essay

The Hohokam as of 1934

Excavations at Snaketown, Harold S. Gladwin, Emil W. Haury, E. B. Sayles, Nora Gladwin (25)Published In 1965 • Pages: 12-18

By: Gladwin, Harold Sterling.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this article Gladwin presents a history of archaeological investigations in the Gila Basin starting with the recognition given to the area by the Hemenway Expedition of 1887-1888. In addition to the historical aspects of this document, there is some limited information on house types, pottery, and the establishment of a chronology for the Hohokam in this area.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Reviews and critiques
Ceramic technology
Dwellings
Historical reconstruction
Chronologies and culture sequences
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Hohokam
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; 2009
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1927-1934
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1887-1934
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Gila River basin, Arizona, United States
NotesAdditional notes
By Harold S. Gladwin
For bibliographical references see document 53:Gladwin
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
65023304
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Hohokam culture
Excavations (Archaeology)--Arizona--Snaketown
Snaketown Site (Ariz.)