essay
Excavations in the locality of the El Riego Oasis
Excavations and reconnaissance, by R. S. MacNeish, et al • 5 • Published In 1972 • Pages: 14-65
By: MacNeish, Richard S., García Cook, Angel.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a detailed study of the excavations by Richard S MacNeish and Angel Garcia Cook at the El Riego cave site between April 24 and May 29, 1961. The site includes ten occupation levels ranging in time from 7500 BC to 1550 AD. Although the text describes each level in detail, it is only occupation level 3, layer 4, that has been indexed with OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) codes relevant to the Highland Mesoamerican Archaic time period. These codes include information on chronology, stratification, artifacts and their manufacture, and the ways of life of the inhabitants.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Cultural stratigraphy
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- Archaeological excavation methods
- Lithic industries
- Weapons
- General tools
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Highland Mesoamerican Archaic
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- General Middle America and the Caribbean
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle; 2008
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1959-1961
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 7000-4000 BP (5000-2000 BC)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- El Riego Oasis, Tehuacán valley, Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- Richard S. MacNeish and Angel Garcia Cook
- For bibliographical references see document 2: MacNeish
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 67017873
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of Mexico--Mexico--Tehuacán River Valley--Antiquities/Ethnobotany--Mexico--Tehuacán River Valley/Indians of Mexico--Ethnobotany--Mexico--Tehuacán River Valley/Tehuacán River Valley (Mexico)--Antiquities