Bison Assemblages from the Sierra Blanca Region, Southeastern New Mexico
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5982066 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jonathan C Driver (0000-0002-9782-641X, Simon Fraser University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 245-263 |
| Publication date | 1990-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | KIVA (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0023-1940 • E-ISSN: 2051-6177 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00231940.1990.11758147 |
| OpenAlex | W2485009991 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 9 |
Assemblages of animal bones from late prehistoric (about A.D. 1150 to 1450) pueblos in the Sierra Blanca region, New Mexico, regularly include remains of bison. Many parts of the bison skeleton are either missing or underrepresented, and the assemblages are dominated by ribs. This pattern of element representation is almost certainly the result of human selection of bones for long-distance transport, but it is difficult to determine whether the bison were acquired through trade or through extended hunting expeditions. In view of other evidence for exchange in commodities between the Sierra Blanca region and the Pecos Valley to the east, trade is postulated as the most likely mechanism. A review of other bison remains from eastern New Mexico dating to the same time period shows that bison are rare in sites to the west and northwest of the Sierra Blanca, and more common in sites to the east
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| Citations per year | 0.4 |
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| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |