Keywords

Casas Grandes, Viejo period, archaeology

Abstract

Since Charles Di Peso’s excavations from 1958 to 1961, there has been little research on the Viejo period (700–1200 A.D.) in the northern Casas Grandes area. As director of the Proyecto Arqueológico Chihuahua, Jane Kelley and her colleagues have added significantly to our knowledge of this time period in the southern area where this cultural tradition also flourished. Following her lead, we recently embarked to better understand the Viejo period in the north by excavating at a site along the Palanganas River, just south of the Casas Grandes River valley. This paper reports the initial results of our 2015 excavations at the Vista del Valle site with an emphasis on architecture and site integrity.

Original Publication Citation

Searcy, Michael T., and Todd Pitezel 2015 Recent Explorations in Viejo Period Archaeology at the Vista del Valle Site in Chihuahua, Mexico. Paper presented at the 48th Annual Chacmool Conference, Calgary, Canada.