Book

Hohokam ballcourts and their interpretation

Arizona State Museum • Tucson • Published In 1983 • Pages:

By: Wilcox, David R., Sternberg, Charles.

Abstract

This report is a systematic, comparatiave study of Hohokam features inferred to be ballcourts. It is designed to contribute to our understanding of the cultural significance of Snaketown, an internationally renowned national historic landmark. The ballcourt hypothesis is carefully reassessed and supporting evidence is adduced. A model of the changing structure of the Hohokam regional system is derived from an analysis of the ballcourts and other data. Connections between the Southwest and Mesoamerical implied by the ballcourts are also briefly examined, and a new hypothesis of Southwest-Mesoamerican contact is presented (p. ix).

HRAF PubDate

2010

Region

North America

Sub Region

Southwest and Basin

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Type

Archaeologist

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

John Beierle; 2009

Field Date

1954-1980

Coverage Date

2000-500 BP (AD 1-1500)

Coverage Place

Phoenix basin, Arizona, United States

Notes

by David R. Wilcox and Charles Sternberg

Submitted by Cultural Resource Management Division, Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona to Western Archaeological Center, National Park Service

Purchase Order No. CX81000-0-0009

Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-296)

LCSH

Hohokam culture