Seymour 2025. Classic arrowheads, both metal and stone, all from the San Geronimo III site. S-1251 is the specimen used to define this type, but S-283 and S-1653 seem to be variations on this style, other than possessing only a single side notch.

What were armas de la tierra? Seymour discusses the unconventional weapons from the Coronado expedition which shed light on battles and first encounters with the Sobaipuri O’odham. buff.ly/wVKZ1A1
#Archaeology #SouthwestHistory #CoronadoExpedition #FirstContact

Doolittle 2025. A map of the Río Sonora, the San Pedro River, the recently discovered site that may be San Gerónimo III, the widely accepted route of Coronado, and a new link connecting the new site to the established route.

What route did the Coronado expedition (1539–1542) really take? Doolittle revisits the famed expedition route, revealing new evidence and a revised path through the Southwest. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#Archaeology #SouthwestHistory #CoronadoExpedition #Arizona #Sonora

Schmader 2023. Items recovered on surface or by metal detection at Piedras Marcadas Pueblo. (A) chain mail, (B) bronze clothing lace tags (aglets), (C) brass clothing fasteners, (D) copper needles, (E) wrought iron nail, (F) bronze buckle, (G) bronze horse bridle cinch, (H) bronze belt loop, (I) steel sword or dagger tip, (J) bronze medallion, (K) lead arquebus (musket) balls, (L) copper crossbow boltheads, (M) chipped stone arrow point and spear point. Artifact photos by M. Schmader, 2020.

Schmader’s research at Piedras Marcadas Pueblo uncovers evidence of fierce Tiwa resistance during Coronado’s 1540s expedition through New Mexico. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #Archaeology #PuebloResistance #NewMexico #CoronadoExpedition

Seymour 2025. Classic arrowheads, both metal and stone, all from the San Geronimo III site. S-1251 is the specimen used to define this type, but S-283 and S-1653 seem to be variations on this style, other than possessing only a single side notch.

What were armas de la tierra? Unconventional weapons from the Coronado expedition shed light on battles and first encounters with the Sobaipuri O’odham. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#Archaeology #SouthwestHistory #CoronadoExpedition #FirstContact #IndigenousHeritage

The Bronze Cannon: Oldest known firearm discovered in Arizona Archaeologists found America's oldest firearm, a bronze cannon from the Coronado expedition, reshaping history.

The Bronze Cannon: Oldest known firearm discovered in Arizona: Archaeologists found America's oldest firearm, a bronze cannon from the Coronado expedition, reshaping history.

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