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Episodic use of a marginal environment: a synthesis
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: 359-381
By: Bayham, Frank E., Morris, Donald H..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Bayham and Morris present a synthesis of the prehistoric use and environmental changes that occurred in the Picacho reservoir area. 'The long-term pattern of episodic use of the ... study area coincides with temperature maxima which are inferred to indicate periods of increased summer monsoon rains.' (page 380). The sites are described and their characteristics for the various stages described also - Middle Archaic site characteristics, Late Archaic/Transitional site characteristics, etc. Bayham and Morris also describe the environmental and climatic changes that occurred in the area.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Culture summary
- Settlement patterns
- Climate
- Topography and geology
- Soil
- 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 to Late Archaic/Transitional periods; 4910–1840 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 and Donald H. Morris
- For bibliographical references see document 22: Bayham, Morris, Shackley
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America--Antiquities