essay

Settlement patterns and subsistence

synthesis of tonto basin prehistory : the roosevelt archaeology studies, 1989 to 1998Tempe, Ariz. • Published In 1998 • Pages: 85-104

By: Rice, Glen, Oliver, Theodore J. (Theodore James).

Abstract
This article is an examination of the relationship between subsistence and the distribution of settlements in the Tonto Basin of Arizona. On the basis of the material obtained from the analysis of data from the Tonto Basin, three competing hypotheses about the relationships between subsistence and settlement systems have been rejected. Two of these hypotheses were based on the premise that there should be a high degree of cooperation between neighboring settlements, while the third suggested that there was considerable competition between settlements for access to agriculturtal land. The major portion of this document discusses the analysis of the authors' data from the Tonto Basin and why they (the authors) believe that it conflicts with the hypotheses noted above.
Subjects
Settlement patterns
Laboratory analysis of materials other than dating methods in archaeology
Tillage
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Historical reconstruction
Chronologies and culture sequences
Diet
Soil
tradition
Hohokam
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
John Beierle; 2009
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
2000-500 BP (AD 1-1500)
Coverage Place
Tonto basin, Arizona, United States
Notes
Glen E. Rice ; Theodore J. Oliver
For bibliographic references see document 122:Rice
LCCN
98053066
LCSH
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