The heartland of the Gallina region includes some of the least known and most rugged backcountry in northern New Mexico. From the early 1100s to the late 1200s, this forbidding landscape was home to a population of Ancestral Pueblo people. Although these inhabitants left dense and obvious evidence of settlement, archaeologists are still—even after almost a century of research—trying to understand the origin and demise of those populations, as well as changes that occurred over the nearly 200 years they lived in the region. Fortunately, there has been a revival of interest in the area since the 1980s, including a recent surge in research addressing many of the topics discussed in this issue.
Ordinary, yet Distinct: The Allure of Gallina — J. Michael Bremer
In Brief: Who or What Is Gallina? — Lewis Borck
Visualization: Upper San Juan Traditions — Lewis Borck, Erik Simpson, J. Michael Bremer, and Catherine Gilman
An Introduction to Gallina Archaeology — Lewis Borck and J. Michael Bremer
In Brief: Migration Routes and Violence — Lewis Borck
Gallina’s Enigmatic Towers — Adam Byrd
How Far Would You Go? Resource Selection in Dangerous Times — Connie Constan
What They Made and Used: Initial Clues to Gallina Identity — Jacqueline Marie Kocer
Household Activities in a Gallina Settlement — Paula A. Massouh
New Insights on Settlement and Mobility in the Gallina Heartland — Ronald H. Towner, Galen L. McCloskey, Benjamin A. Bellorado, and Rebecca R. Renteria
In Brief: Herbert Dick’s Gallina Collection — Denver Burns
Origins of Gallina Identity — Erik Simpson
In Brief: The Rosa Roots of Gallina Farming — Benjamin A. Bellorado
Gallina as a Social Movement — Lewis Borck
Appraising the Gallina-to-Jemez Migration Model — Michael L. Elliott
Preservation Spotlight: Gallina Country — J. Michael Bremer
The heartland of the Gallina region includes some of the least known and most rugged backcountry in northern New Mexico. From the early 1100s to the late 1200s, this forbidding landscape was home to a population of Ancestral Pueblo people. Although these inhabitants left dense and obvious evidence of settlement, archaeologists are still—even after almost a century of research—trying to understand the origin and demise of those populations, as well as changes that occurred over the nearly 200 years they lived in the region. Fortunately, there has been a revival of interest in the area since the 1980s, including a recent surge in research addressing many of the topics discussed in this issue.
Lewis Borck (left) and Alison Hostad documenting a Gallina pithouse on the Santa Fe National Forest. The remains of the structure are past Borck’s left shoulder, behind the tree. Courtesy of Santa Fe National Forest.
Household Activities in a Gallina Settlement — Paula A. Massouh
