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Palynology of Picacho Reservoir, Arizona

Prehistoric hunter-gatherers of south central Arizona: the Picacho Reservoir Archaic Project, by Frank E. Bayham, Donald H. Morris, M. Steven Shackley (13)Published In 1986 • Pages: 279-298

By: Gish, Jannifer Wyatt.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
'The pollen study for the Picacho Reservoir Archaic Project involved 73 archaeological pollen samples from eight sites. ... Samples from these sites provided area coverage across environmental zones. ... The major objective of the pollen research was a regional environmental reconstruction for the Archaic period in the Picacho Reservoir area. ... Another specific objective was an interpretation of site seasonality and evidence for economic use of plants.' (page 279).
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Flora
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Middle-Late Desert Archaic
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2010
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southwest and Basin
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
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Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Paleobotanist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Sarah Berry; 2010
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1983-1984
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
5000–800 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Picacho reservoir area, south-central Arizona, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Jannifer Gish
For bibliographical references see document 22: Bayham, Morris, Shackley
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Indians of North America--Antiquities