Fig 1.
The map shows the late pre-Hispanic distribution of major settlements ca. 1250–1300 C.E., and the locations of the Zuni and Mesa Verde areas and of Chaco Canyon.
Fig 2.
Late 13th Century Shift in Zuni Settlement Organization.
Organization shifts from dispersed room blocks (Scribe S) to planned villages (Pueblo de los Muertos).
Fig 3.
A Conceptual Diagram of a Discrete Socio-ecological System (Mesa Verde or Zuni) in the Late Pre-Hispanic Southwestern US.
The diagram shows the system boundary, drivers, and variables.
Table 1.
System Drivers and Variable States in the Case Studies.
Fig 4.
Non-critical and Critical Transformations in the US Southwest.
In 4b: f1 and f2 are fold bifurcation points where a small forcing can cause a sudden qualitative change in a system.
Fig 5.
Examples of Southwestern Public Architecture.
Clockwise from upper left: Long House Plaza, Mesa Verde [Courtesy of Mesa Verde National Park; photo by Robert D. Jensen]; Atsinna plaza, Zuni [Keith Kintigh]; Hubbard tri-wall, Aztec Ruin National Monument [Donna Glowacki]; reconstructed great kiva, Aztec Ruin National Monument [Matthew Peeples].
Fig 6.
Coefficients of Variation in Settlement Size for Zuni and Mesa Verde Region Sites over Time.
Plots of the El Malpais annual precipitation reconstruction and of the 9-year running mean are provided at the top of the figure to illustrate climate trends during this period.
Fig 7.
Coefficients of Variation for Zuni and Mesa Verde Great Kiva and Plaza Space over Time.
Plots of the El Malpais annual precipitation reconstruction and of the 9-year running mean are provided at the top of the figure to illustrate climate trends during this period.
Table 2.
Frequency of Zuni Communal Structure Types.
Table 3.
Frequency of Central Mesa Verde Communal Structure Types.