essay

The northern Tucson Basin research setting

studies in the hohokam community of marana (15)Published In 1987 • Pages: 23-29

By: Henderson, T. Kathleen, Fish, Suzanne K., James, Steven.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Henderson, Fish, and James describe the previous research in the Tucson basin, provide an environmental context by describing the geology, climate and the flora and fauna, and a summary of the what is known about the Hohokam in the Tuscon basin.They summarize the two areas of major debate: 'the nature of Rillito-Rincon settlement and subsistence ... and the nature of the Sedentary-Classic transition.' (page 25).
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Reviews and critiques
Geography
Chronologies and culture sequences
Sociocultural trends
Settlement patterns
Production and supply
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
Sarah Berry; 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
1550-650 BP (AD 450-1350)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Tucson basin, Arizona, United States
NotesAdditional notes
T. Kathleen Henderson, Suzanne K. Fish, and Steven James
Contract No. 5-CS-30-02570
For bibliographical references see document 147:Rice
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Hohokam culture
Indians of North America Arizona Antiquities
Excavations (Archaeology) Arizona
Arizona Antiquities