Dynamics of the Thirteenth-century Depopulation of the Northern San Juan
The View from Cedar Mesa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5981682 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R G Matson (0000-0002-6537-0841, University of British Columbia, corresponding author), William D Lipe (Washington State University), Diane Curewitz, Diane C Curewitz (Washington State University) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 324-349 |
| Publication date | 2015-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | KIVA (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0023-1940 • E-ISSN: 2051-6177 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00231940.2016.1147162 |
| OpenAlex | W1851693902 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 27 |
Tree-ring dates and ceramic seriations are used to refine the chronology of Pueblo depopulation of the Cedar Mesa-Natural Bridges area of southeastern Utah. The early to mid-1200s saw increased occupation in the canyons, but mesa settings continue to be inhabited throughout as well. Wood-cutting for construction tapers off in the 1250s and ends in the 1260s, well before the onset of 1276–1299 “great drought.” Factors contributing to the depopulation are reviewed, including regional evidence for shorter growing seasons. Widespread warfare may have motivated people to leave areas of low population density, such as Cedar Mesa, to join the more secure large settlements that continued to grow in southwestern Colorado, even as overall population in that area began to decline
Archaeology · Canyon · Cartography · Chronology · Geography · Human settlement · Mesa · Population · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Natural History · Demography · Tree-ring climate responses
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 0,9 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |