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Stone: implements and bowls

Excavations at Snaketown, Harold S. Gladwin, Emil W. Haury, E. B. Sayles, Nora Gladwin (25)Published In 1965 • Pages: 101-120

By: Sayles, E. B. (Edwin Booth).

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document illustrates and describes in detail the various stone implements, bowls, carved effigies, and weapons found at the Snaketown archaeological site in Arizona. In this study Sayles groups these stone objects into three main groups: abrading tools, ground or polished tools, and chipped implements. These are described for each of the chronogical periods and phases generally recognized by archaeologists as occurring at Snaketown.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Lithic industries
Chronologies and culture sequences
General tools
Utensils
Weapons
Visual arts
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Hohokam
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
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Archaeologist
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.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle; 2009
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
2000-500 BP (AD 1-1500)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Snaketown, Arizona, United States
NotesAdditional notes
By E. B. Sayles
For bibliographical references see document 53:Gladwin
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
65023304
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Hohokam culture
Excavations (Archaeology)--Arizona--Snaketown
Snaketown Site (Ariz.)