[Aztlan] Ancient village found on Mexico border

[michael ruggeri]

Listeros,

An ancient village dating between 700-1200 CE has been uncovered near  
the Tucson Basin on the Mexico/US border. Ceramic analysis shows some  
Hohokam characteristics but the mix of artifacts show the village to  
be a frontier site peripheral to Mexico and the north. 23 pit houses,  
97 thermal pits, 5 dog burials and 69 human burials have been found. A  
"stone jaw bone" with a serrated edge probably used for scraping hides  
was uncovered and a lot of deer bone.

Mexican archaeologists are also interested in the site.

The Sierra Vista Journal has the story here;
http://www.svherald.com/articles/2009/01/09/news/doc4966f5869ba07167469550.prt

A tiny URL;
http://tinyurl.com/9tz87y

Mike Ruggeri


Mike Ruggeri's The Casas Grandes World and the Turquoise Road
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Ruggeri's The Ancient Southwest
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