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Lithic technology and mobility strategies at Picacho

Prehistoric hunter-gatherers of south central Arizona: the Picacho Reservoir Archaic Project, by Frank E. Bayham, Donald H. Morris, M. Steven Shackley (13)Published In 1986 • Pages: 109-156

By: Shackley, M. Steven.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Shackley analyzes the lithic data from the Archaic sites to examine assemblage differences and to understand more about the activities that may have occurred at the various sites. In particular he was interested in determining whether the sites were used by foraging or collecting groups to learn more about mobility strategies.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Organization and analysis of results of research
Lithic industries
General tools
Settlement patterns
Land use
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Middle-Late 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.
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
Sarah Berry; 2010
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1983-1984
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
Archaic and Pioneer Hohokam periods
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Buried Dune, Arroyo, and Gate sites, Picacho Reservoir area, Arizona, United States
NotesAdditional notes
M. Steven Shackley
For bibliographical references see document 22: Bayham, Morris, Shackley
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Indians of North America--Antiquities