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Obsidian geochemistry and lithic technology: inferences for archaic hunter-gatherer procurement ranges
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: 171-190
By: Shackley, M. Steven.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Shackely examines the obsidian artifacts at Picacho, most of which came from the Buried Dune site (40 pieces out of 48 pieces of obsidian analyzed). The obsidian assemblage is examined to determine how it was used and then it was sourced by x-ray fluorescence. The results indicate two different groups with two different lithic procurement ranges utilized the area around the Picacho Reservoir during the Archaic.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Laboratory analysis of materials other than dating methods in archaeology
- Organization and analysis of results of research
- Mineral resources
- Lithic industries
- Land use
- Location
- 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 and Hohokam periods
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Picacho Reservoir area, south-central 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