@article{1cf6b1d679584ad5b7852f46e25d3b96,
title = "In-Field Obsidian XRF Analysis of Sites in the Lion Mountain Area and Gallinas Mountains of West-Central New Mexico",
abstract = "The Gallinas Mountains of west-central New Mexico were home to agriculturalists between ca. a.d. 850 and 1450. Ongoing research of the Lion Mountain Archaeology Project (LMAP) has allowed for in-field analysis of surface obsidian artifacts via portable handheld energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (ED-XRF). Influenced by principles of preservation archaeology and the archaeological repository curation crisis, the LMAP has sought to design and conduct field research to gather the most data with the least amount of impact to sites. Non-destructive in-field analysis via portable handheld ED-XRF subscribes to these goals while also providing answers to significant questions about human behavior. Results show that variable patterns of obsidian source utilization and procurement strategies existed both through time and between contemporaneous populations. These results are indicative of a shifting system of exchange and social interaction between residents of the region and surrounding areas during the Ancestral Pueblo occupation of the area.",
keywords = "American Southwest, electron dispersive X-ray fluorescence, obsidian, portable handheld XRF",
author = "Schaefer, {Jonathan M.} and Eckert, {Suzanne L.} and Huntley, {Deborah L.} and Ferguson, {Jeffrey R.}",
note = "Funding Information: This research was made possible by GRA funding through the University of Missouri Department of Anthropology and MURR Archaeometry Laboratory NSF grant #1912776, with additional support from the Arizona State Museum{\textquoteright}s Alan Burgan Fund. We would like to thank the staff at the Cibola National Forest Service (CNFS) Magdalena District Office (especially Blair Mills) and the CNFS Albuquerque Supervisors Office (especially Jeremy Kulisheck) and all those who helped in survey and data collection (especially Fran Maiuri, Carl Evertsbusch, Alesha Marcum-Heiman, and Timothy de Smet), as well as Dr. Todd VanPool and Dr. Clayton Blodgett of the University of Missouri for their guidance on statistical analysis and GIS, respectively. Additional thanks goes out to Octavius Seowtewa and the rest of the Zuni Cultural Resources Advisory Team for their continued guidance and support of the ongoing LMAP. Finally, we would like to thank the anonymous reviewers for their insightful feedback; however, all mistakes remain our own. Funding Information: This research was made possible by GRA funding through the University of Missouri Department of Anthropology and MURR Archaeometry Laboratory NSF grant #1912776, with additional support from the Arizona State Museum{\textquoteright}s Alan Burgan Fund. We would like to thank the staff at the Cibola National Forest Service (CNFS) Magdalena District Office (especially Blair Mills) and the CNFS Albuquerque Supervisors Office (especially Jeremy Kulisheck) and all those who helped in survey and data collection (especially Fran Maiuri, Carl Evertsbusch, Alesha Marcum-Heiman, and Timothy de Smet), as well as Dr. Todd VanPool and Dr. Clayton Blodgett of the University of Missouri for their guidance on statistical analysis and GIS, respectively. Additional thanks goes out to Octavius Seowtewa and the rest of the Zuni Cultural Resources Advisory Team for their continued guidance and support of the ongoing LMAP. Finally, we would like to thank the anonymous reviewers for their insightful feedback; however, all mistakes remain our own. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Trustees of Boston University 2023.",
year = "2023",
doi = "10.1080/00934690.2023.2221520",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "48",
pages = "337--349",
journal = "Journal of Field Archaeology",
issn = "0093-4690",
publisher = "Maney Publishing",
number = "5",
}