essay

The fossil vertebrates

stratigraphy and archaeology of Ventana Cave, Arizona, by Emil W. Haury; collaborators: Kirk Bryan [and othersTucsonPublished In 1950 • Pages: 126-148

By: Colbert, Edwin H. (Edwin Harris).

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Colbert analyzed the fossil vertebrate mammal bones from the cave. More recent analyses of the deposits from Ventana Cave indicated that the bones of the extinct fauna may have been from an underlying Pleistocene deposit that did not have any artifacts. Therefore, the data pertaining to extinct mammals was not marked for Outline of Cultural Materials codes. The fauna indicate the climate was moister and either savannah or plains with persistent streams when the first two strata were laid down: the conglomerate and the volcanic debris.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Fauna
Cultural stratigraphy
Climate
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Early Desert Archaic
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.
Paleontologist
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; 2010
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
12,000-8700 BP (10,000-6700 BC)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Ventana Cave, Arizona, United States
NotesAdditional notes
By Edwin H. Colbert
For bibliographical references see document 15:Haury
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
51000802
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Indians of North America--Arizona
Indians of North America
Ventana Cave (Ariz.)