Mimbres during the Twelfth Century: Abandonment, Continuity, and Reorganization
author: Nelson, Margaret C.
source date: 1999
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Examines the late Classic Mimbres period and the abandonment of the Mimbres Valley. Challenges the notion of total collapse, presenting evidence for reorganization and population movement to the Upper Gila and elsewhere. A key text for understanding what happened to the Mimbres people after the Classic period.