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Salado burial practices and social organization
synthesis of tonto basin prehistory : the roosevelt archaeology studies, 1989 to 1998 • Tempe, Ariz. • Published In 1998 • Pages: 193-230
By: Loendorf, Christopher.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The mortuary data from the Platform Mound Study are used to evaluate three alternate models of Classic period social organization in the lower Tonto Basin. The analysis presented in this article focuses on one key dimension: the nature of ranking in Salado society. The data for the analysis were collected from more than 20 Classic period Salado sites in Tonto Basin ... and provide one of the best means of investigating the nature of Salado social organization. The Platform Mound Study recovered 479 burials of which 24 were cremations, but many of these had been disturbed by modern vandalism and prehistoric reuse of settlements. The results discussed here are based on quantitative comparisons of 290 undisturbed burials, with additional cases being included whenever possible (p. 193).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Burial practices and funerals
- Status, role, and prestige
- Organization and analysis of results of research
- Special burial practices and funerals
- 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.
- 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
- Chris Loendorf
- 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