Connected and Isolated

A Discussion About Gallina Archaeology with no Resolutions

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ID7897239
AuthorsL Borck (0000-0003-0037-7249, Universiteit Leiden, Leiden, Netherlands, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume83
Issue4
Pages443-449
Publication date2017-10-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueKIVA (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0023-1940 • E-ISSN: 2051-6177
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00231940.2017.1391600
OpenAlexW2768700709
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited10

I wrote a pretty nice introduction for this Kiva issue devoted to Gallina archaeology.After my first read through though, I realized it was pointless.Not because this research did not deserve an introduction or because all Southwestern researchers are caught up on recent developments in Gallina archaeology.It is more that the archaeology in the Gallina region does not need another introduction.Because of the ever-present lists of material traits and cultural patterns present in almost every article, thesis, dissertation, and book chapter devoted to Gallina archaeology (pointed bottom pot-check, tri-notched axes-check, combed shaft straightenerscheck, historically seen as isolated-check, violence-check)-something that seems rare in publications for other culture areas-there are already many good introductions. 1 But most important, while this is the first special issue devoted to the topic, this is not the beginning of Gallina archaeology.After more than 130 years of research in the region, it is time to move past introductions.As the time is not quite-nor likely ever will be-ripe for a conclusion, this is going to be a discussion.Because the inhabitants living between AD 1100 and 1300 in the highlands mostly west of the Rio Chama and centered on the Llaves

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