Old Town site

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Old Town site is a significant archaeological location associated with the Mimbres branch of the Mogollon culture in the American Southwest.

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Old Town site canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mimbres culture site
archaeological site
associatedWith Mimbres pottery tradition
linked to: Mimbres pottery

Mogollon culture
chronologyMethod ceramic seriation
radiocarbon dating
country United States
culture Mimbres branch of the Mogollon culture
linked to: Mogollon culture
excavatedBy archaeologists
hasArchaeologicalSignificance key site for study of Classic Mimbres period
major Mimbres village
hasEvidenceOf agriculture
domesticated maize
hunting and gathering
irrigation or floodwater farming
hasFeature burial areas
pithouses
plaza areas
pueblo roomblocks
trash mounds
hasMaterialRemains architectural remains
botanical remains
faunal remains
human burials
heritage pre-Columbian North America
locatedIn American Southwest
New Mexico
partOf Mimbres Valley region
linked to: Mimbres Valley
produced Mimbres Black-on-white ceramics
linked to: Mimbres pottery

ground stone artifacts
painted ceramic bowls
stone tools
region Southwestern United States
significance important for understanding Mimbres ceramic iconography
important for understanding Mimbres settlement patterns
important for understanding Mimbres social organization
important for understanding Mimbres subsistence strategies
studiedInDiscipline Southwestern archaeology
archaeology
timePeriod Classic Mimbres period
Late Pithouse to Classic Mimbres transition
usedFor permanent habitation

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Mimbres branch hasMajorSite Old Town site