essay
Desert as context: the Hohokam environment
exploring the hohokam : prehistoric desert peoples of the american southwest • (1) • Published In 1991 • Pages: 29-60
By: Fish, Suzanne K., Nabhan, Gary Paul.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Agricultural technology represents a major arena of interaction between the Hohokam and their Sonoran Desert environment which provided resources and opportunities that figured prominently in the development of the cultural identity of the people. This study discusses the various environmental factors, such as location, climate, water resources, natural flora (as the basis of diet), etc., all of which have contributed to the technology and development of the Hohokam people.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Topography and geology
- Climate
- Soil
- Flora
- Settlement patterns
- Water supply
- Tillage
- 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
- 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)
- Arizona, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Suzanne K. Fish ; Gary P. Nabhan
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 52-60)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 90022509
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Hohokam culture