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Salinity Rates and Agricultural Productivity at Robert's Great House, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico

Thress, Jessica

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2016, MA, University of Cincinnati, Arts and Sciences: Anthropology.
The occurrence of salt pollution associated with Ancestral Puebloan water management systems in the high desert environment of Chaco Canyon, New Mexico is debatable. This study measured the salinity levels of sediment samples obtained from twelve solid-sediment cores and two profiles excavations from Robert’s Great House and vicinity. This study demonstrates that the soil salinity is well below deleterious levels for maize production. Additionally, the salts identified by Powder x-ray diffractometry are plant friendly sulfates rather than toxic chlorides. In addition to their natural occurrence, sulfates can be anthropogenic as they are an important aspect of Puebloan culture.
Vernon Scarborough, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Kenneth Tankersley, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
376 p.

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  • Thress, J. (2016). Salinity Rates and Agricultural Productivity at Robert's Great House, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1458643889

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Thress, Jessica. Salinity Rates and Agricultural Productivity at Robert's Great House, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. 2016. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1458643889.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Thress, Jessica. "Salinity Rates and Agricultural Productivity at Robert's Great House, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1458643889

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)