essay
The changing role of the Tucson Basin in the Hohokam regional system
exploring the hohokam : prehistoric desert peoples of the american southwest • (1) • Published In 1991 • Pages: 279-345
By: Doelle, William H., Wallace, Henry D..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This paper follows several important themes through time. The first is the definition of the Tucson Basin as a distinctive component of the Hohokam regional system. In particular, the degree of variation between the Hohokam of the Tucson and Phoenix basins is addressed. It is also necessary to explore the meaning of this regional variation. The second theme is the rapid pace of change that is increasingly evident in Hohokam prehistory. The authors' approach to this task is to focus on the changing structure of the Hohokam village in the Tucson Basin. The social units that comprised Hohokam villages are then examined and consideration given to the manner in which they are integrated. Doelle and Wallace also addressed the problem of how village structure and integrative mechanism changed; in general they found a trend of increasing social differentiation over time. A final theme that emerges from this discussion is the increasing importance of the Tucson Basin to the development of Hohokam archaeology (p. 280).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Historical reconstruction
- Ceramic technology
- Settlement patterns
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- Sociocultural trends
- Recreational structures
- Production and supply
- Functional and adaptational interpretations
- 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)
- Tucson basin, Arizona, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- William H. Doelle ; Henry D. Wallace
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-345)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 90022509
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Hohokam culture