essay
Structuring the temporal dimension for Tonto Basin prehistory
synthesis of tonto basin prehistory : the roosevelt archaeology studies, 1989 to 1998 • Tempe, Ariz. • Published In 1998 • Pages: 11-32
By: Rice, Glen.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article discusses the influence of the Salado horizon on the cultures of the Tonto Basin in Arizona. The Salado horizon, an archaeological phase, is defined by the appearance of Gila Polychrome ware in the late prehistoric periods of areas extending from the Phoenix Basin on the west to the Rio Grande river on the east. In this work Rice evaluates and critiques various theories on the origin and development of this horizon in the Southwest. In addition to the above a large part of this document deals with operational problems associated with the use of radiocarbon, archaeomagnetic, and tree-ring dating of sites in the Tonto Basin, and the rejection of those radiocarbon dates relevant to petroglyphs.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Dating methods in archaeology
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- Historical reconstruction
- Ceramic technology
- Reviews and critiques
- 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)
- Tonto basin, Arizona, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Glen E. Rice
- For bibliographic references see document 122:Rice
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 98053066
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Salado culture--Arizona--Tonto Basin
- Pueblo architecture--Arizona--Tonto Basin
- Pueblo Indians--Commerce
- Pueblo Indians--Funeral rite and ceremonies
- Land settlement patterns--Arizona--Tonto Basin
- Subsistence economy--Arizona--Tonto Basin
- Tonto Basin (Ariz.)--Antiquities