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Southwest platform mounds from an ethnographic perspective
hohokam village revisited • Glenwood Springs, Colo. • Published In 2000 • Pages: 345-372
By: Elson, Mark D..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
After 100 years of research, it seems doubtful that archaeological excavations alone will resolve question of platform mound function. A cross-cultural study based on eight cases of platform-using groups indicates that, regardless of whether the mounds were inhabited, the groups that used them were socially complex. In the American Southwest it is likely that these groups were ranked, and possibly in the Phoenix Basin, stratified. Ethnographic research shows that all mound-using groups had inherited and institutionalized leadership positions. It is suggested that ehnographic studies open up new and interesting avenues to explore the roles of platform mounds in prehistoric societies (p. 345).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Structures
- Historical reconstruction
- Comparative evidence
- Water supply
- Real property
- Status, role, and prestige
- Kin groups
- 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
- 850-650 BP (AD 1150-1350)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- southern and central Arizona, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Mark D. Elson
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 364-372)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Hohokam culture