transported or are the feathers moved north alone in “handfuls”, (Borson, 133). What is known is that the feathers are not from a local resource Casas Grandes.
Other goods excavated in Chaco Canyon brings to light trade goods as well. From the Mayan Complex to the American Southwest, the presence of small copper bells has been noted in the archaeological record. During the excavation of Pueblo Bonito in 1899, George H. Pepper noted “… a small number of bells…” among the many artifacts unearthed at the site, (2Noble, 29). Other sites throughout the American Southwest have produced a total of 672 in 113 sites, with Chaco Canyon included. Current studies have implied that these bells from the American Southwest are the Western Mexico, (Boyce,3,36).…show more content… For the Mogollon culture, whose range includes portions of Chihuahua, Mexico, that saw the emergence of maize culture earlier at about 300 B.C., this meant reservoirs and dams are being constructed, (Lipovac, 6). Again, the archaeological evidence shows macaws play a role here. The only evidence of the breeding of macaws is seen within a site at a sub-division of the Mogollon sphere, depending on which resource used, of Casas Grande in the north-central Mexico state of…show more content… This relationship of influence and contact is not one way. For exchange to occur there must be something of value to be exchanged. One such item is turquoise. While this subject is being explored, questions remain. The exact details of this trade paths to localities, such as Teuchitlan in west Mexico, and Mesoamerica shows uses of turquois and that the primary source of turquois is found in the American Southwest, (Powell). What evidence the record has is that Basketmaker III sees the beginning of processing of turquoise found in the surrounding areas where turquois seen used as offerings, (Mathien, 104, 115). Over time, during the Ancestral Pueblo period, the archaeological record indicates an increasing of turquoise processing from a broader network of sources, with the possibility of this network stretching to Nevada and Colorado, (Mathien, 104-105). Examples of works include turquoise mosaics at Ridge Ruin, (Colton,315), and a Turquoise-encrusted cylinder from Chaco Canyon, (1.Noble, Plate
