essay

Boundary-making strategies in early Pueblo societies: style and architecture in the Kayenta and Mesa Verde regions

ancient southwestern community : models and methods for the study of prehistoric social organizationAlbuquerquePublished In 1994 • Pages: 171-190

By: Hegmon, Michelle.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Hegmon examines architecture and ceramic styles to determine if they can shed light on boundaries. Private storage areas increase with sedentism and regionally distinctive ceramics first appear during the Pueblo I period. Hegmon compares Black Mesa with the Dolores area on Mesa Verde. Dolores, being more densely populated, shows more restricted storage areas and greater diversity of ceramic design styles, as expected. Absence of boundaries, as seems to have been the case on Black Mesa, may have facilitated intercommunity cooperation.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Warehousing
Building interiors and arrangement
Visual arts
Cultural participation
Social relationships and groups
Exchange and transfers
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Early Anasazi
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2012
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; 2011
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
not specified
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1250-1080 BP (AD 750-920)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Kayenta and Mesa Verde regions; Arizona and Colorado, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Michelle Hegmon
Includes bibliographical references (p. 184-188)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
93036796
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Indians of North America--Southwest, New--Antiquities
Indians of North America--Southwest, New--Social life and customs