Definition: The Pecos Pueblo site is a Native American adobe village site in the American southwest, visited by the Spanish conquistador in the 16th century. Excavated by archaeologist A.V. Kidder in the early 20th century, the town is now part of a National Monument.
Kidder, Alfred V.1932 The artifacts of Pecos. In Papers of the Southwestern Expedition 6. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Shafer, Harry J. 1977 Art and Territoriality in the Lower Pecos Archaic. Plains Anthropologist 22(75):13-22.
Reff, Daniel T. 1993 An alternative explanation of subsistence change during the early historic period at Pecos Pueblo. American Antiquity 58(3):563-564.
This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar. Any mistakes are the responsibility of Kris Hirst.
Kidder, Alfred V.1932 The artifacts of Pecos. In Papers of the Southwestern Expedition 6. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Shafer, Harry J. 1977 Art and Territoriality in the Lower Pecos Archaic. Plains Anthropologist 22(75):13-22.
Reff, Daniel T. 1993 An alternative explanation of subsistence change during the early historic period at Pecos Pueblo. American Antiquity 58(3):563-564.
This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar. Any mistakes are the responsibility of Kris Hirst.
