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Northwest Mexico: The Prehistory of Sonora, Chihuahua, and Neighboring Areas

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This article surveys research in Northwest Mexico (Sonora and Chihuahua), with an emphasis on the Early Agricultural period to the Late Prehistoric period. Middle range societies that are diverse in scale and organization characterize this region. Significant advancements in our understanding of these societies have been made in recent years, but substantial challenges remain in building interpretative frameworks that account for both regional diversity and incorporate macroscale interactions. Topics covered in this review include the adoption of agriculture, population movements, bases of social differentiation, and interactions between organizationally disparate groups. These issues demonstrate the relevance of the Northwest to research on the organization of middle range societies.

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I thank the eight semi-anonymous reviewers who greatly improved the quality of this manuscript. I also am indebted to archaeologists at INAH Sonora, who provided hard-to-acquire literature as well as explanations and background, particularly John Carpenter. I also thank David Phillips for maintaining his online bibliography of Northwest Mexico. All mistakes and errors are my own.

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Pailes, M. Northwest Mexico: The Prehistory of Sonora, Chihuahua, and Neighboring Areas. J Archaeol Res 25, 373–420 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10814-017-9103-5

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