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Moving out of the Archaic on the edge of the Southwest

American antiquity • 59 (4) • Published In 1994 • Pages: 622-638

By: Whalen, Michael E..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

Whalen discusses the transition from mobile foragers to semi-sedentary farmers in the Rio Grande valley of south-central New Mexico and western Texas. The seasonal mobility pattern changes through the first millennium AD as winter base camps show greater and more persistent use. This can be seen in the archaeological record with larger houses, use of interior and exterior storage pits, and large communal structures. The communal structures also indicate a change in decision making at the community level.

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Identification

Settlement patterns

Annual cycle

Sociocultural trends

Community structure

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

article

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

no date

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

5000–1000 BP (3000 BC–AD 1000)

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

Rio Grande valley, New Mexico and Texas, United States

NotesAdditional notes

Michael E. Whalen

Includes bibliographical references (p. 635-638)

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

46036122

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Indians of North America--Antiquities