The Northern Frontier in the History of the Greater Southwest
Keywords
Fremont, Virgin, archaeology, maize
Abstract
The northern frontier of the Southwest was occupied prehistorically by people archaeologists lump into two broad groups under the labels of Fremont and Virgin, or variants of those names. My goal is to provide a introduction to the archaeology of these areas and to put forward some ideas about how those areas, and the people who lived in them relate to broad trends in the history of the Greater Southwest. In particular, I focus on two main processes: (1) the spread of maize horticulture west to southeastern Nevada and north to the shores of the Great Salt Lake, and (2) changes that occurred in the Fremont and Virgin regions contemporaneous with (and probably in response to) the expansion of regions contemporaneous with (and probably in response to) the expansion of the Chaco regional system. These changes included population increases, population movement, and the development of regional trade networks.
Original Publication Citation
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Allison, James R., "The Northern Frontier in the History of the Greater Southwest" (2019). Faculty Publications. 6650.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/6650
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2019
Publisher
University Press of Colorado
Language
English
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Anthropology