Pre-Altithermal archaeology in the Sierra Pinacate, Sonora, Mexico
Hayden JD. 1976. Pre-Altithermal archaeology in the Sierra Pinacate, Sonora, Mexico. American Antiquity. 41(3):274–289
The 600 square mile volcanic area of the Sierra Pinacate, in extreme northwestern Sonora, Mexico, comprises a unique geologic and ecologic enclave in which archaeological remaims have been undistributed by erosion. Situated in an essentially waterless desert, its semipermanent waterholes have been foci of human activity since man's entry into the region. Diagnostic criteria which involve both archaeologic and geologic elements have been developed for both periods, and their extension to related areas is briefly discussed.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Hayden, Julian
- Units
- SODN
- Keywords
- Archaeology, Geology