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Quantitative approaches to spatial patterning in the Hohokam village: testing in the village segment model

hohokam village revisitedGlenwood Springs, Colo.Published In 2000 • Pages: 167-195

By: Howard, Jerry B..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Village segments in Hohokam villages consist of circular arrays of clustered residential and refuse disposal areas with cemeteries situated around large open areas such as plazas. The application of rigorous quantitative techinques is present here to test the model of Hohokam village organization, originally developed through visual pattern inspection. Quantitative methods provide more precisely defined and detailed sets of land-use units as well as methods for replication of results. The applicability of these quantitative tedhniques to the definition of feature patterning and land-use zones is assessed, and both the positive aspects and notes of caution are discussed (p.167).
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Settlement patterns
Organization and analysis of results of research
Refuse disposal and sanitary facilities
Heating and lighting equipment
Burial practices and funerals
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
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
2000-500 BP (AD 1-1500)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
La Ciudad de Los Hornos (Los Hornos), Arizona, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Jerry B. Howard
Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-195)
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Hohokam culture