essay

Tradition Summary: Early Desert Archaic

Human Relations Area Files • New Haven, Conn. • Published In 2011 • Pages:

By: Roth, Barbara.

Abstract
This is a summary of the Early Desert Archaic Tradition. Information is presented on major aspects of the Early Desert Archaic archaeological tradition.
Subjects
Identification
Culture summary
tradition
Early Desert Archaic
HRAF PubDate
2011
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2010
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
10,000-8000 BP
Coverage Place
Eastern Great Basin and the Southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, southwestern Colorado, southeastern Utah).
Notes
The major tradition summary is from "Early Desert Archaic" by Barbara Roth from the Encyclopedia of Prehistory, Volume 6, Peter N. Peregrine and Melvin Ember, eds. New York: Plenum Publishing Corporation, 2001. We thank Peter N. Peregrine for bibliographic suggestions. Sarah Berry wrote the collection overview in 2010. The indexing notes were written by Sarah Berry in 2010.
Includes bibliographical references.
LCSH
Indians of North America--Antiquities
Paleo-Indians Southwest, New