essay
Thoughts on Hohokam chronology
exploring the hohokam : prehistoric desert peoples of the american southwest • (1) • Published In 1991 • Pages: 61-149
By: Dean, Jeffrey S..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Ever since the archaeological remains found in the Sonoran Desert have been assigned the name Hohokam, a number of chronologies have been suggested by various archaeologists to explain the origin of this tradition in the Southwest. Following a brief consideration of the nature of the Hohokam chronology problem, the contributions of each of the chronometric approaches are individually assessed. Ceramic cross dating and seriation are considered to the extent that new information helps elucidate the problem. The bulk of these analyses, however, is focused on aspects of independent chronometry, particularly archaeomagnetc and radiocarbon dating, that impinge on Hohokam chronology building. This facet of the study involves theoretical and methodological consideration and the evaluation of a large number of dates. The results of these analyses are used to evaluate the chronology of Hohokam origins, development, and demise (p. 62).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- Dating methods in archaeology
- Reviews and critiques
- Place names
- 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.
- 4: Excellent Secondary 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)
- Arizona, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Jeffery S. Dean
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 144-149)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 90022509
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Hohokam culture