The Henderson Site Burials: Glimpses of a Late Prehistoric Population in the Pecos Valley

Description

The Henderson site is a small, late prehistoric pueblo in southeastern New Mexico. It sits on a crest overlooking the Hondo River in Chaves County. The site contains a multiroom structure with two phases of occupation: the first around AD 1200 and the second around AD 1300 to 1400. This volume presents descriptions and analysis of the ten burials found at the Henderson site. Acknowledgments Table of Contents List of Tables List of Figures 1. The Henderson Site Introduction Site Description and Chronology Size and Configuration Grid System Excavation Units Chronology Architecture Non-burial Artifacts Subsistence 2. The Henderson Site Burials Introduction Burial Descriptions Methods Feature 1 Feature 3 Feature 8 Feature 9 Feature 21 Feature 25 Feature 29 Feature 36 Feature 40 Feature 41 3. Discussion The Henderson Population Mortuary Treatment Skeletal Morphology, Summary, and Comparisons: Crania Skeletal Morphology, Summary, and Comparisons: Postcrania Health and Lifeways Conclusions Appendix 1: Stages of Fusion of Ossification Centra Appendix 2: Degree of Dental Attrition Appendix 3: Dental Measurements Appendix 4: Cranio-Facial and Mandibular Measurements Appendix 5: Postcranial Measurements Appendix 6: Estimated Stature of Henderson Population Appendix 7: Selected Cranial Non-Metric Traits Appendix 8: Selected Dental Traits Appendix 9: Isolated Human Skeletal Elements Appendix 10: Artifacts from Feature 3 Burial Appendix 11: Artifacts from Feature 8 Burial Appendix 12: Artifacts from Feature 25 Burial Appendix 13: Artifacts from Feature 29 Burial Appendix 14: Artifacts from Feature 36 Burial Appendix 15: Artifacts from Feature 40 Burial Appendix 16: Perishable Vegetal Artifacts from Henderson Appendix 17: Lot Number System References Cited