At the time when prehistoric populations were uprooting and relocating themselves across much of the Southwest, an influx of thousands of immigrants possibly arrived onto the elevated and windswept terrain of Perry Mesa in central Arizona. During the Late Classic (A.D. 1280–1400), the expanded populations built large and imposing pueblos equally spaced along the mesa edge and overlooking 1000-foot cliffs. How so many people moved to Perry Mesa in late prehistory is a question we address with survey and ceramic analyses. We assess three migration scenarios: (1) a rapid deployment of a large population en masse for defense; (2) a prolonged migration stream, whereby newcomers steadily arrived to join founder groups, and (3) a scenario that truly was not a migration at all, but rather a local reorganization including the construction of the big pueblos. We also consider how the Perry Mesa case contributes to theory building for migration processes.

当史前人口在西南大部分地区连根拔起并重新安置时，成千上万的移民可能会涌入亚利桑那州中部佩里梅萨的高地和风吹过的地形。在晚古典时期（公元 1280-1400 年），扩大的人口建造了沿着台地边缘等距分布并俯瞰 1000 英尺悬崖的大型和壮观的普韦布洛。在史前晚期，有多少人搬到佩里梅萨是我们通过调查和陶瓷分析解决的问题。我们评估了三种迁移情景：（1）快速部署大量人口进行防御；(2) 长期的迁移流，新来者不断地加入创始人团体，以及 (3) 一个根本不是迁移的场景，而是当地的重组，包括建造大普韦布洛。我们还考虑了 Perry Mesa 案例如何为迁移过程的理论构建做出贡献。