essay

Formation processes and intrasite variability at the Buried Dune and the Arroyo site, loci D and G

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: 157-169

By: Shackley, M. Steven, Koski, Steven H., Swidler, Nina.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
'Three sites within the project area exhibited quantities or a quality of data that were considered to warrant more intensive intrasite investigation using first stage attributes. ... The intra-site focus here will be to examine the vertical variability through the dune. ...[A]ny chronological shifts in the tool assemblage/activity functions may be detectable through the strata ...' (page 157). The tool assemblages were then used to determine settlement patterns and land use.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
General tools
Sociocultural trends
Chronologies and culture sequences
Land use
Settlement patterns
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
Middle Archaic; 4600–3900 BP and 510 ± 60 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Buried Dune site; Arroyo site, Loci D and G; and Gate site; Arizona, United States
NotesAdditional notes
M. Steven Shackley, Steven H. Koski, Nina Swidler
For bibliographical references see document 22: Bayham, Morris, Shackley
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Indians of North America--Antiquities