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San Pedro stage

Cochise cultural sequence in southeastern Arizona, E.B. Sayles with the collaboration of Ernst Antevs [et al • (42) • Published In 1983 • Pages: 125-131

By: Sayles, E. B. (Edwin Booth).

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

The San Pedro stage marks the final phase of the Cochise developmental sequence, and is primarily known from artifacts obtained from: (1) sites exposed in arroyo banks with geological context; (2) caves, and (3) surface sites, identified typologically by artifactual remains. Some of the characteristic features of this stage are: well-defined pits (straight-sided, bell-shaped, and flare-rimmed); the use of pit ovens; burial pits; the presence of houses in the form of shallow pits; a wide range of projectile point forms; and further development from the previous Chiricahua state of stone grinding and flaked tools. Each of these characteristic features, as noted above, are discussed in detail in the text.

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

Chronologies and culture sequences

Identification

Cultural stratigraphy

Lithic industries

General tools

Weapons

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

John Beierle; 2010

Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document

1935-1937, 1953

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

3500-2000 BP (1500-1 BC)

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

Arizona, United States

NotesAdditional notes

E. B. Sayles

For bibliographical references see document 32: Sayles

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

83001083

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Cochise culture

Paleo-Indians--Arizona

Arizona--Antiquities