essay

Tradition Summary: Basketmaker

Human Relations Area Files • New Haven, Conn. • Published In 2011 • Pages:

By: Smiley, Francis.

Abstract
This is a summary of the Basketmaker II Tradition. Information is presented on major aspects of the Basketmaker II archaeological tradition.
Subjects
Identification
Culture summary
tradition
Basketmaker
HRAF PubDate
2011
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2009
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
3000-750 BP
Coverage Place
Colorado Plateau: northern Arizona and New Mexico, western Colorado, southwest Utah, and far southern Nevada, United States
Notes
The major tradition summary is from "Basketmaker II" by Francis Smiley from the Encyclopedia of Prehistory, Volume 6, Peter N. Peregrine and Melvin Ember, eds. New York: Plenum Publishing Corporation, 2001. We thank Peter N. Peregrine for bibliographic suggestions. Sarah Berry wrote the additional information on Basketmaker III, the synopsis, and indexing notes in 2009. The indexing notes were written by Sarah Berry in 2009.
Includes bibliographical references.
LCSH
Basket-Maker Indians