POTTERY MOUND: THE 1954 FIELD SEASON By Jean H. Ballagh David A. Phillips, Jr. Maxwell Museum Technical Series No. 2 Maxwell Museum of Anthropology MSC01, 1050, 1 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001 www.unm.edu/~maxwell Copyright 2006 by the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, University of New Mexico TABLE OF CONTENTS Page List of Figures.................................................................................................................................. v List of Photos.................................................................................................................................. vi List of Tables.................................................................................................................................. vi Preface by David A. Phillips, Jr., and Jean H. Ballagh....……………........................................ vii 1. INTRODUCTION..................................................……………………………......................... 1 LA 416, Pottery Mound: The Site....................................................................................... 1 The 1954 Field School........................................................................................................ 4 2. FIELD METHODS.................................................................................................................... 12 3. ROOMS..................................................................................................................................... 17 Room Block A................................................................................................................... 17 Room A-1 (B-1) [Notebook 2003.23.6]................................................................ 17 Room A-2 (C-1) [Notebook 2003.23.9]................................................................ 19 Room A-3 (D-1) [Notebook 2003.23.10].............................................................. 21 Room A-4 (E-1) [Notebook 2003.23.11].............................................................. 27 Room A-5 [Notebook 2003.23.7].......................................................................... 29 Room A-6 [Notebooks 2003.23.1 and .3].............................................................. 31 Room A-7/A-8 (B-3a/B-3b) [Notebook 2003.23.3].............................................. 32 Room A-7 (B-3b)................................................................................................... 34 Room A-8............................................................................................................... 35 Rooms A-9 and A-10 (C-3a/C-3b) [Notebook 2003.23.5].................................... 36 Room A-9 (C-3a)................................................................................................... 39 Room A-10 (C-3b)................................................................................................. 39 Room A-11 (D-3) [Notebook 2003.23.4].............................................................. 42 Room A-12 (F-2) [Notebook 2003.23.8]............................................................... 43 “Room F-3” (and Kiva 3) [Loose Notes]............................................................... 48 Central Block..................................................................................................................... 51 Room A-13 (G-5) [Notebook 2003.23.12]............................................................ 51 Room A-14 (H-5) [Notebooks 2003.23.11]........................................................... 52 Room A-15 (I-4) [Notebook 2003.23.2]................................................................ 53 Rooms H-9, H-10, I-9, and I-10 [Notebook 2003.23.5]........................................ 57 Room A-17 (1sub1) [Notebook 2003.23.7]........................................................... 60 Room A-18 (2sub2) [Notebooks 2003.23.3 and .7]............................................... 61 Room A-19 (2sub1) [Notebook 2003.23.7]........................................................... 62 Room A-20 (3sub1) [Notebook 2003.23.3]........................................................... 63 Room A-22 (3sub2) [Notebook 2003.23.3]........................................................... 64 Room A-23 (4sub2) [Notebook 2003.23.3]........................................................... 66 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS, continued Page CHAPTER 3, ROOMS, continued Unidentified Rooms...........................................................................................................67 Unidentified Room 1 [Notebooks 2003.23.1 and .5]............................................. 67 Unidentified Room 2 [Notebook 2003.23.1]......................................................... 69 Unidentified Room 3 [Notebook 2003.23.1]......................................................... 69 Unidentified Room 4 [Notebooks 2003.23.2 and .12]........................................... 69 Unidentified Room 5 [Notebook 2003.23.3]......................................................... 70 Unidentified Room 6 [Notebook 2003.23.4]......................................................... 70 Unidentified Room 7 [Notebook 2003.23.8]......................................................... 70 Unidentified Room 8 [Loose Notes]...................................................................... 70 4. KIVAS....................................................................................................................................... 72 Kiva 1 [Notebooks 2003.21.1., .2, .7., .8, .10, and .12].....................................................72 Kiva 3 [Notebooks 2003.21.4, .5, and .8]..........................................................................78 Kiva 4 [Notebook 2003.21.1]............................................................................................ 80 5. STRATIGRAPHIC TESTS....................................................................................................... 81 Northwest Trench Area Test [Notebooks 2003.23.9 and .10]........................................... 81 Southeast Trench Area Test [Notebook 2003.23.9].......................................................... 83 6. BURIALS.................................................................................................................................. 84 Burial 1 [Notebooks 2003.23.1, .3, and .11]..................................................................... 84 Burial 2 [Notebooks 2003.23.2, .7, and .12]..................................................................... 84 Burial 3 [Notebooks 2003.23.4 and .8]............................................................................. 85 Burial 4 [Notebook 2003.23.4]......................................................................................... 85 Burial 5 [Notebooks 2003.23.4 and .8]............................................................................. 86 Burial 6 [Notebooks 2003.23.4 and .8]............................................................................. 86 Burial 7 [Notebooks 2003.23.4 and .8]............................................................................. 86 Burial 8 [Notebook 2003.23.10]....................................................................................... 87 Burial 9 [Notebooks 2003.23.4 and .8]............................................................................. 87 Burial 10............................................................................................................................ 87 Burial 11 [Notebooks 2003.23.7 and .9]........................................................................... 87 Burial 12 [Notebook 2003.23.6]........................................................................................88 Burial 13 [Notebooks 2003.23.7 and .9]........................................................................... 88 Burial 14 [Notebook 2003.23.4]........................................................................................88 Burial 15 [Notebook 2003.23.5]........................................................................................88 Burial 16 [Notebooks 2003.23.6 and .7]........................................................................... 89 Burial 17 [Notebook 2003.23.9]........................................................................................90 Burial 18 [Notebook 2003.23.11]......................................................................................90 Burial 19 [Notebook 2003.23.11]......................................................................................90 Burial 20 [Notebook 2003.23.4]........................................................................................90 Burial 21 [Notebook 2003.23.11]......................................................................................91 Burial 22 [Loose Notes].................................................................................................... 91 iii TABLE OF CONTENTS, continued Page CHAPTER 6, BURIALS, continued Burial 23 [Notebook 2003.23.6]........................................................................................91 Burial 24 [Notebook 2003.23.5]........................................................................................91 Burial 25 [Notebook 2003.23.4]........................................................................................92 Burial 26 [Notebook 2003.23.4]........................................................................................92 Burial 27 [Notebook 2003.23.6]........................................................................................92