essay

The social consequences of irrigation agriculture: a perspective from Meddler Point

roosevelt community development study: new perspectives on tonto basin prehistory • (15) • Published In 1995 • Pages: 227-249

By: Craig, Douglas B..

Abstract
Craig presents a model of the potential agricultural strategies and examines the connection between construction of the platform mound near the end of the Meddler Point site's abandonment and a shift to a centralized form of irrigation management, but one that was structured horizontally rather than vertically. Craig examines environmental conditions for period of time before and after the site's abandonment and suggests that the mound 'served a largely ritual, non-domestic function...' (page 228) that would have made it a high level integrative facility.
Subjects
Agriculture
Real property
Water supply
Structures
Social relationships and groups
Status, role, and prestige
tradition
Hohokam
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
1200-675 BP (AD 800-1325)
Coverage Place
Meddler Point site (AZ V:5:4/26), Arizona, United States
Notes
Douglas B. Craig
Submitted to Arizona Projects Office, Bureau of Reclamation, Contract No. 1-CS-32-01220
For bibliographical references see document 31:Elson et al
LCSH
Hohokam culture