essay

On the outside looking in: The concept of the periphery in Hohokam archaeology

exploring the hohokam : prehistoric desert peoples of the american southwest • (1) • Published In 1991 • Pages: 347-382

By: McGuire, Randall H..

Abstract

Most contemporary archaeologists work with an explicit concept of a Hohokam core surrounded by areas that are in some sense peripheral to that core. For the Hohokam the Phoenix Basin is generally regarded as the core and the rest of the Hohokam range as the periphery. In this paper McGuire discusses the development of the concept of periphery and how it has affected three regions in the Southwest and Mexico - the Papagueria, the Middle Verde Valley, and the Trincheras culture of northern Sonora. Each of the regions is described briefly, the historical development of the concept of core and periphery discussed, and the usefulness of the concept critically evaluated. This evaluation is then used to reappraise temporal and spatial relationships in the Hohokam system from the outside looking in (pp. 3-4).

HRAF PubDate

2010

Region

North America

Sub Region

Southwest and Basin

Document Type

essay

Evaluation

Creator Type

Archaeologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

Analyst

John Beierle; 2009

Field Date

no date

Coverage Date

2000-500 BP (AD 1-1500)

Coverage Place

Arizona, United States

Notes

Randall H. McGuire

Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-382)

LCCN

90022509

LCSH

Hohokam culture