Culture and Ecology of Chaco Canyon and the San Juan Basin

Tables1.1. Sets of aerial photographs of Chaco Canyon and selected outlying Chacoan sites ..... " 112.1. Five alluvial units identified by Hall ................................... 302.2. Plants important for discriminating habitats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 422.3. PDSI values ................................................. " 533.1. Evidence for Paleoindian use of the Chaco area ............................ 643.2. Breakdown of presedentary sites recorded during transect survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 643.3. Archaic and unknown component types by survey area examined after additional landswere added to the park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... " 663.4. Lithic assemblages from Archaic sites in four areas added to the park . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 673.5. Projectile points assigned to the Archaic Period from four areas added to the park . . . . .. 683.6. Comparison of chipped stone materials recovered from Atlatl Cave and the two dunesites located in the same rincon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 886.1. Estimates of land in Chaco Canyon available for crop production. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1826.2. Estimated acres of farm land needed per person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1836.3. Estimated population in Chaco Canyon that could be supported by agriculture ....... 1846.4. Estimates of populations at excavated sites based on faunal remains .............. 1846.5. Bonito phase population estimates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1866.6. Pierson's population estimates for Chaco Canyon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1886.7. Windes's small-house population estimates, based on adjusted inventory survey ...... 1896.8. Unusual architectural features found in great houses ........................ 2066.9. Estimates of ceramic imports into Chaco Canyon by period ................... 2116.10. Percentages of lithic imports into Chaco Canyon by period .................. " 2126.11. Proj ected ceramic consumption rates for four sites in Chaco Canyon . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 21711.1. Major ecological zones and expected subsistence behavior defined by Binford (2001) . .. 33411.2. Population thresholds identified by Binford (2001) ......................... 33711.3. Comparison of differences among Eastern and Western Pueblo groups ............ 341A.1. Sites excavated or examined by the Hyde Exploring expedition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 346A.2. Sites excavated or examined by the National Geographic Society expedition . . . . . . . .. 348A.3. Sites excavated or examined by the School of American Research/University ofNew Mexico field schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 351A.4. Sites excavated or examined by the National Park Service between 1937 and 1969 . . . .. 355A.5. Excavations and tests conducted by the Chaco Project ...................... , 358xi