This article surveys research in Northwest Mexico (Sonora and Chihuahua), with an
emphasis on the Early Agricultural period to the Late Prehistoric period. Middle range …

Recent research conducted in southern Sonora, Mexico provides an opportunity to revisit
debates about interaction between Mesoamerica and the North American Southwest (NAS) …

This article revises the spatial and temporal boundaries of the Casas Grandes tradition
associated with northwest Chihuahua, Mexico, based on new data collected in neighboring …

This paper presents provenance data on mundane and rare artifact classes from eastern
Sonora in order to revise interpretations of the political economy of late prehistoric Northwest …

Recent excavations at the Postclassic period (circa ad 1000–1521) mortuary mound of El
Cementerio (SON P: 10: 8), located along the Río Yaqui in central Sonora, Mexico, have …

Obsidian provenance data plays a central role in reconstructions of patterns of interaction
and trade in the North American Southwest. Unfortunately, there has been much less …

We review some of the most significant research trends as well as emerging issues in the
archaeology of the American Southwest and Northwest Mexico. Among the many topics …

Mortuary rituals are compared and contrasted in order to better understand social interaction
between the Tucson Basin Hohokam of southern Arizona and the Trincheras tradition …

Traditionally, interpretations of Rio Sonora/Serrana's social organization often focus on long-
distance trade, relying heavily on ethnohistorical sources. The local ceramic tradition …