essay

The Snaketown Canal

Excavations at Snaketown, Harold S. Gladwin, Emil W. Haury, E. B. Sayles, Nora Gladwin (25) • Published In 1965 • Pages: 50-58

By: Haury, Emil W. (Emil Walter).

Abstract
This is an extensive study of the Snaketown canal system. The author describes the importance of these canals to agriculture, the exploratory test excavations made at the canal sites, and the dating of the canals by means of the analysis of the pottery sherds found within them.
Subjects
Water supply
Ceramic technology
Historical reconstruction
Chronologies and culture sequences
Tillage
tradition
Hohokam
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle; 2009
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
1500-1100 BP (AD 500-900)
Coverage Place
Snaketown, Arizona, United States
Notes
By Emil W. Haury
For bibliographical references see document 53:Gladwin
LCCN
65023304
LCSH
Hohokam culture
Excavations (Archaeology)--Arizona--Snaketown
Snaketown Site (Ariz.)