K E Hanson
Biographic Data
| ID | 38884 |
|---|---|
| NAME | K E Hanson |
| GIVEN NAMES | K E |
| FAMILY NAME | Hanson |
| SIGNATURE | HANSON K E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Arizona |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9262-4408 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
From Exclusive to Inclusive: The Changing Role of Plaza Spaces in the Ancestral Pueblo World (AD 800-1550)
The plaza is one of the most important elements of the built environment for bringing people together in the Pueblo World of the US Southwest. Yet, the myriad ways in which plazas were designed and used vary greatly through time. Although plazas have been significant components of Ancestral Pueblo site layouts for hundreds of years, nearly every research study has been based on the enclosed plazas of the Pueblo IV period. In this article, we eval…
The Social Construction of Backdirt in Chaco Archaeology
Archaeologists routinely create backdirt during excavation, but it is rarely acknowledged and remains surprisingly undertheorized. In this paper, we treat backdirt as a uniquely archaeological product that is socially constructed and guided by culturally and historically situated motivations. Using Chaco Canyon as a case study, we examine the ways in which project priorities changed over nearly 150 years of excavation and (more recently) re-excav…
Color and Chaco Performance: Spatial Histories of Blue-Green Paint Production at Pueblo Bonito
Vibrant and colorful plaza-based performances are one of the key hallmarks of the Pueblo ceremonial calendar, providing goodwill and communicating community histories, traditions, and knowledge. While the archaeological record may be silent on many details of these performances, a focus on the materiality of performance preparations is possible. In this paper, I rely upon the reanalysis of legacy collections from Pueblo Bonito to consider the pro…
This Place Belongs to Us: Historic Contexts as a Mechanism for Multivocality in the National Register
Since the creation of the National Register of Historic Places, determining eligibility for listing on it has become the fundamental process driving archaeology in the United States. This process affects how archaeological sites are identified, recorded, evaluated, and ultimately how they are protected. Yet less than 6% of properties on the National Register are archaeological sites. Although scholars often lament the rigidity of the National Reg…
Acorn Processing and Pottery Use in the Upper Great Lakes: An Experimental Comparison of Stone Boiling and Ceramic Technology
The adoption of pottery in the Upper Great Lakes region occurs quite late compared to the greater Eastern Woodlands. Recent organic residue analyses suggest that the earliest pottery in the Upper Great Lakes region was likely used to process acorns. Through experimental means using temperature as a proxy, this paper evaluates the efficacy of leaching tannins from acorns by comparing two regionally available cooking technologies: stone boiling ver…
This Place Belongs to Us: Historic Contexts as a Mechanism for Multivocality in the National Register
Since the creation of the National Register of Historic Places, determining eligibility for listing on it has become the fundamental process driving archaeology in the United States. This process affects how archaeological sites are identified, recorded, evaluated, and ultimately how they are protected. Yet less than 6% of properties on the National Register are archaeological sites. Although scholars often lament the rigidity of the National Reg…
Color and Chaco Performance: Spatial Histories of Blue-Green Paint Production at Pueblo Bonito
Vibrant and colorful plaza-based performances are one of the key hallmarks of the Pueblo ceremonial calendar, providing goodwill and communicating community histories, traditions, and knowledge. While the archaeological record may be silent on many details of these performances, a focus on the materiality of performance preparations is possible. In this paper, I rely upon the reanalysis of legacy collections from Pueblo Bonito to consider the pro…
The Social Construction of Backdirt in Chaco Archaeology
Archaeologists routinely create backdirt during excavation, but it is rarely acknowledged and remains surprisingly undertheorized. In this paper, we treat backdirt as a uniquely archaeological product that is socially constructed and guided by culturally and historically situated motivations. Using Chaco Canyon as a case study, we examine the ways in which project priorities changed over nearly 150 years of excavation and (more recently) re-excav…
Acorn Processing and Pottery Use in the Upper Great Lakes: An Experimental Comparison of Stone Boiling and Ceramic Technology
The adoption of pottery in the Upper Great Lakes region occurs quite late compared to the greater Eastern Woodlands. Recent organic residue analyses suggest that the earliest pottery in the Upper Great Lakes region was likely used to process acorns. Through experimental means using temperature as a proxy, this paper evaluates the efficacy of leaching tannins from acorns by comparing two regionally available cooking technologies: stone boiling ver…
This Place Belongs to Us: Historic Contexts as a Mechanism for Multivocality in the National Register
Since the creation of the National Register of Historic Places, determining eligibility for listing on it has become the fundamental process driving archaeology in the United States. This process affects how archaeological sites are identified, recorded, evaluated, and ultimately how they are protected. Yet less than 6% of properties on the National Register are archaeological sites. Although scholars often lament the rigidity of the National Reg…
Color and Chaco Performance: Spatial Histories of Blue-Green Paint Production at Pueblo Bonito
Vibrant and colorful plaza-based performances are one of the key hallmarks of the Pueblo ceremonial calendar, providing goodwill and communicating community histories, traditions, and knowledge. While the archaeological record may be silent on many details of these performances, a focus on the materiality of performance preparations is possible. In this paper, I rely upon the reanalysis of legacy collections from Pueblo Bonito to consider the pro…
The Social Construction of Backdirt in Chaco Archaeology
Archaeologists routinely create backdirt during excavation, but it is rarely acknowledged and remains surprisingly undertheorized. In this paper, we treat backdirt as a uniquely archaeological product that is socially constructed and guided by culturally and historically situated motivations. Using Chaco Canyon as a case study, we examine the ways in which project priorities changed over nearly 150 years of excavation and (more recently) re-excav…
From Exclusive to Inclusive: The Changing Role of Plaza Spaces in the Ancestral Pueblo World (AD 800-1550)
The plaza is one of the most important elements of the built environment for bringing people together in the Pueblo World of the US Southwest. Yet, the myriad ways in which plazas were designed and used vary greatly through time. Although plazas have been significant components of Ancestral Pueblo site layouts for hundreds of years, nearly every research study has been based on the enclosed plazas of the Pueblo IV period. In this article, we eval…
Archaeology (4 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (4 works) · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · History (3 works) · Archaeology and Natural History (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Acorn (1 works) · Aesthetics (1 works)