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Physical anthropology synthesis of the Roosevelt Platform Mound study

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

By: Turner, Christy G..

Abstract

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.

HRAF PubDate

2010

Region

North America

Sub Region

Southwest and Basin

Document Type

essay

Evaluation

Creator Types

Archaeologist

Physical Anthropologist

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary 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

Christy G. Turner II

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