essay

Houses, households, and household organization

hohokam millennium • Santa Fe, N.M. • Published In 2007 • Pages: 31-37

By: Craig, Douglas B..

Abstract
Archaeologists see the pattern of houses arranged around an open space or courtyard as representing extended family households. These courtyard groups are considered to be the primary social unit in Hohokam society. Some of these courtyard groups were occupied for several hundred years, indicating property rights that lasted generations. These households probably also owned rights to fields with field houses and garden plots along canal systems.
Subjects
Household
Settlement patterns
Dwellings
Grounds
Real property
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
1900-550 BP (AD 100-1450)
Coverage Place
Salt-Gila River basins, Arizona, United States
Notes
Douglas B. Craig and T. Kathleen Henderson
For bibliographical references see document 89:Fish and Fish
LCCN
2007024336
LCSH
Hohokam culture--Arizona--Phoenix
Excavations (Archaeology)--Arizona--Phoenix
Phoenix (Ariz.)--Antiquities