essay
Evolution and structure of the Classic period Marana community
marana community in the hohokam world • (56) • Published In 1992 • Pages: 20-40
By: Fish, Suzanne K., Fish, Paul R., Madsen, John H. (John Henry).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Fish et al. describe how the Marana community evolved during the Preclassic and through the Classic periods. They compare the area of the settlements of the two periods as a way to estimate relative population for the two periods. The Marana platform mound is described. Land use during the Classic period is discussed. They break up settlement into six sone based on environment, habitation, and economic activities, such as type of agriculture. Site hierarchy is explored.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Settlement patterns
- Structures
- Land use
- Population
- Territorial hierarchy
- 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
- Sarah Berry; 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
- 1300-650 BP (AD 700-1350)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- northern Tucson basin, Arizona, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Suzanne K. Fish, Paul R. Fish, and John H. Madsen
- For bibliographical references see document 79: Fish, Fish, Madsen
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 92008510
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Hohokam culture--Social conditions
- Hohokam culture--Irrigation
- Hohokam culture--Agriculture
- Social archaeology--Santa Cruz River Watershed (Ariz. and Mexico) Santa Cruz River Watershed (Ariz. and Mexico)--Antiquities
- Arizona--Antiquities