Table 20.4. Dating the Tested Sites Using the Ratio of McElmo Black-on-White
to Mesa Verde Black-on-White Pottery

Site McElmo:Mesa Verde
Weight Ratio
McElmo:Mesa Verde
Count Ratio
Inferred Date Range
(A.D.)
Kenzie Dawn Hamlet 1:1.4 1:1.5 1140-1210
G and G Hamlet 1:1.8 1:1.2 1180-1210
Lillian's Site 1:2.9 1:3.2 1210-1250
Roy's Ruin 1:3.2 1:4.0 1210-1250
Troy's Tower 1:3.4 1:4.3 1210-1250
Shorlene's Site 1:4.9 1:3.4 1210-1250
Lester's Site 1:7.2 1:8.3 1250-1280
Mad Dog Tower 1:9.1 1:5.0 1250-1280
Lookout House 1:10.7 1:8.3 1250-1280
Catherine's Site 1:18.6 1:17.3 1250-1280
Castle Rock Pueblo 1:20.6 1:7.9 1250-1280
Stanton's Site 1:23.9 1:23.4 1250-1280
Saddlehorn Hamlet 1:34.2 1:25.7 1250-1280