essay

Prehistoric cooperation and competition in the western Anasazi area

dynamics of southwest prehistory • Washington, D.C. • Published In 1989 • Pages: 99-148

By: Gumerman, George J., Dean, Jeffrey S..

Abstract
Gumerman and Dean propose a different way to view the 'character of Anasazi society.' They see the Western Anasazi archaeological record as showing 'regional interactive behavior [that is] far less complex than that implied by the concept of formal political alliances. The alternation of periods of widespread interaction with intervals of more localized interchange may be explained as reflections of cooperational-retribution-cooperation (CRC) behavior rather than of participation in formal political alliances...[H]igh spatial variability in climate may have enhanced interareal information exchange (i.e., increased cooperation), while periods of uniform climatic conditions reduced the need for information exchange and cooperation...and stimulated competition and retributive behavior...' (page 136).
Subjects
Culture summary
Sociocultural trends
Mutual aid
Competition
Instigation of war
tradition
Basketmaker
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2009
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
Basketmaker II-III; 2560-1175 BP (560 BC-AD 825)
Coverage Place
northern Arizona and southern Utah; United States
Notes
George J. Gumerman and Jeffrey S. Dean
Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-148)
LCCN
89005954
LCSH
Indians of North America--Southwest, New--Antiquities--Congresses
Excavations (Archaeology)--Southwest, New--Congresses
Southwest, New--Antiquities--Congresses