Abstract
The Mimbres Mogollon region of southwestern New Mexico has been a key area where evidence of the ritual dedication and retirement of communal structures has been found. We present data that extends these activities to domestic contexts, documenting evidence for the incorporation of dedicatory objects during pithouse construction and the ritual retirement of several Late Pithouse period (AD 550–1000) structures in the Mimbres region. We suggest that symbolic activities associated with construction and abandonment were important components of Late Pithouse period occupations and discuss the implications of their presence in relation to household rituals.
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