essay
Hohokam cultural evolution in the Phoenix basin
exploring the hohokam : prehistoric desert peoples of the american southwest • (1) • Published In 1991 • Pages: 231-278
By: Doyel, David E. (David Elmond).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The Doyel article presented here discusses cultural evolutionary changes in Hohokam society of the Phoenix Basin area of Arizona, dating from the Late Archaic to the Classic/Post Classic periods, roughly from 600 BC to 1400 AD. These changes involve technology, agriculture, architecture, burial practices, canal construction, ceramics, trade, population growth, rituals, and various other aspects of an expanding society
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- Historical reconstruction
- Sociocultural trends
- Settlement patterns
- Structures
- External trade
- 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
- 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)
- Phoenix basin, Arizona, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- David E. Doyel
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-278)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 90022509
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Hohokam culture