essay

Southwestern Colorado and southeastern Utah settlement patterns: A.D. 1100 to 1300

prehistoric pueblo world, a.d. 1150-1350TucsonPublished In 1996 • Pages: 86-113

By: Varien, Mark, Lipe, William D., Adler, Michael A., Thompson, Ian, Bradley, Bruce A..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this article the authors examine settlement patterns in southwestern Colorado and southeastern Utah between AD 1100 and 1300. After a presentation of the analytical methods used by the authors, they examine settlement pattern cycles before AD 1100. Next they look south of the San Juan River to assess the impact of trends in the Chaco drainage on settlement patterns north of the river in the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries. A discussion then follows on changing settlement patterns - cycles of population dispersion and aggregation - beginning in AD 1150 and culminating in the abandonment of the region by AD 1300. The article concludes with a synthesis of recent research into the causes of that abandonment (p. 86).
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Settlement patterns
Population
Religious and educational structures
Public structures
Dwellings
Historical reconstruction
Community structure
Sociocultural trends
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
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle; 2011
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
1300-700 BP (AD 700-1300)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Southwestern Colorado and Southeastern Utah, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Mark D. Varien, William D. Lipe, Ian M. Thompson, and Bruce A. Bradley
Based on a conference held at the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center in Cortez, Colo., from Mar. 28 to Apr. 1, 1990. It was organized by William Lipe and Stephen Lekson
Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-113)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
95032452
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Pueblo Indians--Antiquities--Congresses
Pueblo Indians--Land tenure--Congresses
Pueblo Indians--Social conditions--Congresses
Land settlement patterns--Southwest, New--Congresses
Demographic archaeology--Southwest, New--Congresses
Southwest, New--Antiquities--Congresses