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Pottery types at Snaketown

Excavations at Snaketown, Harold S. Gladwin, Emil W. Haury, E. B. Sayles, Nora Gladwin (25)Published In 1965 • Pages: 169-229

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

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a detailed analysis of the pottery types found at the Snaketown site in Arizona, ranging from the Vahki phase of the Pioneer period to the Sacaton phase of the Sedentary. Each type described is discussed from the standpoint of color, form, surface treatment, type site (where found), geograpical range, decoration, and remarks relevant to the particular variety of pottery being studied. The document is heavily illustrated with a number of plates showing the different types of pottery being discussed in the text.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Ceramic technology
Typologies and classifications
Visual arts
Sociocultural trends
Chronologies and culture sequences
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 Emil W. Haury
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.)