The Swarts Ruin: A Typical Mimbres Site in Southwestern New Mexico
author: Cosgrove, Harriet S. & Cosgrove, C. Burton
source date: 1932
availability: public_domain

The landmark Peabody Museum excavation report of the Swarts Ruin, a Classic Mimbres pueblo site in Grant County. Describes the excavation of 100+ rooms, hundreds of complete Mimbres black-on-white bowls, burial practices, and architectural details. The foundational text for understanding Mimbres archaeology. The Cosgroves' meticulous documentation of the pottery and its archaeological context remains the essential reference.