Book
The Hohokam, desert farmers & craftsmen: excavations at Snaketown, 1964-1965
University of Arizona Press • Tucson • Published In 1976 • Pages:
By: Haury, Emil W. (Emil Walter).
Abstract
Haury returned to Snaketown to conduct additional excavations partly in response to a colleague's statements about the Hohokam chronology. Haury hoped to update the Hohokam chronology, understand Hohokam origins, to evaluate the Mesoamerican influences on them, and to examine irrigation agriculture. Consequently, he uncovered broad areas within Snaketown, excavating mounds, houses, and canals. He managed to find and excavate several main canals and a feeder canal and uncovered some repairs to the feeder canal. Haury describes and analyzes his findings including such things as houses, mound architecture, ceramics, tools, art, shellwork, caches, a few cremations, wells, metal products, and perishable items. He examines the evidence for trade and cultural contact with Mesoamerica. He also examines some of the evidence for finding today's Pima Indians as the descendants of the Hohokam.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry; 2009
- Field Date
- 1964-1965
- Coverage Date
- 2300-600 BP (300 BC-AD 1400)
- Coverage Place
- Snaketown, Phoenix basin, Arizona, United States
- Notes
- Emil W. Haury
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-398) and index
- LCCN
- 74031610
- LCSH
- Hohokam culture
- Snaketown Site (Ariz.)