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