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Middle Archaic animal utilization in south-central Arizona
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: 315-340
By: Bayham, Frank E..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Bayham analyzed the archaeofaunal remains from 19 sites in the Picacho Reservoir study area. Only three of the sites produced sufficient quantities of bone dated to the Middle Archaic: the Arroyo site, Locus L; the Buried Dune site; and the Gate site. The faunal remains indicate 'that duration of occupation and frequency of use were the most important factors explaining intersite variability...' (pate 339). Bayham also examines and discusses the effects of faunalturbation on site formation.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Fauna
- Post depositional processes in archaeological sites
- Cultural participation
- Settlement patterns
- Cultural stratigraphy
- 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; 5000–2000 BP
- 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
- Frank E. Bayham
- For bibliographical references see document 22: Bayham, Morris, Shackley
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America--Antiquities