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Physical anthropology synthesis of the Roosevelt Platform Mound study

synthesis of tonto basin prehistory : the roosevelt archaeology studies, 1989 to 1998Tempe, Ariz.Published In 1998 • Pages: 181-191

By: Turner, Christy G..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is an analysis of the human skeletal remains from the Roosevelt Platform Mound site located in the Tonto Basin of Arizona. The research design for this study included nine descriptive domains and their related theoretical and problem-oriented considerations. These domains, as applied to the examination of the skeletal remains, included sex ratio, life span, somatic measurements, life history, health, discrete traits, bone alteration, spatial coherence, and biocultural associations (p. 181). The sample chosen for study was based on the material gathered from six years of field work by the Roosevelt Platform Mound Study group (RPMS), supplemented by burial excavations by the author and his graduate students.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Anthropometry
Organization and analysis of results of research
Racial identification
Morbidity
Genetics
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 TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Archaeologist
Physical Anthropologist
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.
5: Excellent Primary 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
Christy G. Turner II
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