essay

Irrigation, production, and power in Phoenix Basin Hohokam society

hohokam millennium • Santa Fe, N.M. • Published In 2007 • Pages: 82-89

By: Doyel, David E. (David Elmond).

Abstract

Doyel sees the elaborate society of the Hohokam as based on elite control of agricultural surpluses and it was this surplus that emerging leaders used to their advantage to become chiefs. Your average Hohokam did not make many of the products they used every day. Many items were made by specialists or had to be traded for, such as pottery, metates, shell ornaments, stone knives, arrow points, and pigments.

HRAF PubDate

2010

Region

North America

Sub Region

Southwest and Basin

Document Type

essay

Evaluation

Creator Type

Archaeologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

Analyst

Sarah Berry; 2009

Field Date

no date

Coverage Date

1200-500 BP (AD 800-1500)

Coverage Place

Phoenix basin, Arizona, United States

Notes

David E. Doyel

For bibliographical references see document 89:Fish and Fish

LCCN

2007024336

LCSH

Hohokam culture--Arizona--Phoenix

Excavations (Archaeology)--Arizona--Phoenix

Phoenix (Ariz.)--Antiquities