essay
Petrography of Snaketown pottery
Excavations at Snaketown, Harold S. Gladwin, Emil W. Haury, E. B. Sayles, Nora Gladwin • (25) • Published In 1965 • Pages: 230-232
By: Gladwin, Nora.
Abstract
This is a petrographic analysis of pottery from Snaketown in Arizona and the Mogollon culture of southwestern New Mexico, in terms of the rock temper used in both places. Generally speaking, Snaketown tempering is a coarse granitic schist or gneiss, high in quartz and mica, with a moderate amount of feldspar, and low in volcanic material. On the other hand, in Mogollon pottery, volcanic rocks, or minerals derived from them, are the major, if not the only, constituents. Gladwin concludes that there is a reasonable assurance that the wares common both to Mogollon and to Snaketown are intrusive in Snaketown from the Mogollon area, and not vice versa (pp. 230-232).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 2009
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 2000-500 BP (AD 1-1500)
- Coverage Place
- Snaketown, Arizona, United States
- Notes
- By Nora Gladwin
- For bibliographical references see document 53:Gladwin
- LCCN
- 65023304
- LCSH
- Hohokam culture
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Arizona--Snaketown
- Snaketown Site (Ariz.)