essay
Figurines and miscellaneous clay objects
Excavations at Snaketown, Harold S. Gladwin, Emil W. Haury, E. B. Sayles, Nora Gladwin • (25) • Published In 1965 • Pages: 233-245
By: Haury, Emil W. (Emil Walter).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document discusses the evolutionary trends of Snaketown figurines, from the early Vahki phase of the Pioneer Period through the Sacaton Phase of the Sedentary. Those of the Pioneer Period show comparatively little change. But thereafter significant differences occur. The most obvious trend in the sequence lies in the gradual addition of features which altered a stereotyped and conventional form of head to one of realistic lines, each successive addition or change becoming valuable as a diagnostic. Torsos and body postures underwent only minor chages during the Pioneer and Colonial Periods. During the Sacaton Phase of the Sedentary Period, bodies of clay were given up, possibly in favor of those made of perishable materials such as fibers and textiles. Heads, however, were still being made of clay, probably because of the difficulty of making good representations with any other material. Figurines definitely associated with Classic Period remains have not been found and we must either suppose that the trait, begun in clay, continued in materials that have not lasted, or that it became extinct (p. 238).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Visual arts
- Ceramic technology
- 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.
- 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
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 2000-900 BP (AD 1-1100)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Snaketown, Arizona, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- By Emil W. Haury
- 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.)