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Hohokam archaeology in the eighties: an outside view

exploring the hohokam : prehistoric desert peoples of the american southwest (1)Published In 1991 • Pages: 461-483

By: Feinman, Gary M..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This study focuses on several key issues or areas of debate which the author believes to be particularly relevant for archaeologists working both in southern Arizona and in other regions. These areas involve topics in which significant changes in interpretation have occurred in recent years, such as in the origins of the Hohokam, Mesoamerican connections, bone implements and blood sacrifice, organizational scale and spatial variation, and in the organizational and demographic differences between the historic population of southern Arizona (e.g., the Pima and Papago), and the earlier Hohokam people.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Historical reconstruction
Acculturation and culture contact
Reviews and critiques
General tools
Bone, horn, and shell technology
Animal by-products
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
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)
southern Arizona, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Gary M. Feinman
Includes bibliographical references (p. 474-483)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
90022509
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Hohokam culture