San Agustin Basin-Bat Cave Carton, N.M.
Anthropology 351-Sothwest Archeology
San Agustin Basin Bat Cave in Catron, New Mexico where Archaeologist believe that the far southwest edge of the Horse Spring Basin was well-known as rock shelter Bat Cave (Dick1965; Wills1988) stated that no paleoindians materials were reported, only a few scattered artifacts that had been recovered from the shorelines around Horse Springs Basin (Hurt, McKnight 1949). The names refer to complex of the rock shelter that was occupied about 10,000 years ago. Evidence found from early maize agriculture. Excavations in the 1940’s at the cave created rich deposits of small early looking corn cobs. Showing that the period gives some idea as to how deep into the antiquity maize was harvested and consumed in the Southwestern America. A similar piece of charcoal gives date before 6000 B.P (years before present). Archaeological have also uncovered proof that the corn (popcorn) had been around long before Europeans arrival to the New World. The cave became a gate way in the north that was a broaden of corn, beans, and squash. Later findings would revile that it was an indigenous gourd and not a squash. Findings would also include stone artifacts of human inhabitation spanning 5,000 years ago. The cave was formed by an ancient wave that was covered by an inland sea about 35 miles long and 165ft deep 15,000 years ago. Late Archaic occupation represents a use of the cave as seasonal (summer-fall) base camp (Wills 1988a, 1988b). It was stated to be possible that by the time Horse Springs finally disappeared and bare that human habitation was few. The cave site became a low intensity use. Samples found of the maize in the U.S. Southwest it contained geological mass dating back ca.14, ooo - 10,500 B.P. but there is no evidence for human functional proof during that time period. But from evidence available information from the site from later excavations it stated that the oldest cultural components from the site was from “Buff Sand”
San Agustin Basin Bat Cave in Catron, New Mexico where Archaeologist believe that the far southwest edge of the Horse Spring Basin was well-known as rock shelter Bat Cave (Dick1965; Wills1988) stated that no paleoindians materials were reported, only a few scattered artifacts that had been recovered from the shorelines around Horse Springs Basin (Hurt, McKnight 1949). The names refer to complex of the rock shelter that was occupied about 10,000 years ago. Evidence found from early maize agriculture. Excavations in the 1940’s at the cave created rich deposits of small early looking corn cobs. Showing that the period gives some idea as to how deep into the antiquity maize was harvested and consumed in the Southwestern America. A similar piece of charcoal gives date before 6000 B.P (years before present). Archaeological have also uncovered proof that the corn (popcorn) had been around long before Europeans arrival to the New World. The cave became a gate way in the north that was a broaden of corn, beans, and squash. Later findings would revile that it was an indigenous gourd and not a squash. Findings would also include stone artifacts of human inhabitation spanning 5,000 years ago. The cave was formed by an ancient wave that was covered by an inland sea about 35 miles long and 165ft deep 15,000 years ago. Late Archaic occupation represents a use of the cave as seasonal (summer-fall) base camp (Wills 1988a, 1988b). It was stated to be possible that by the time Horse Springs finally disappeared and bare that human habitation was few. The cave site became a low intensity use. Samples found of the maize in the U.S. Southwest it contained geological mass dating back ca.14, ooo - 10,500 B.P. but there is no evidence for human functional proof during that time period. But from evidence available information from the site from later excavations it stated that the oldest cultural components from the site was from “Buff Sand”