essay

The role of exchange and interaction in Salt-Gila Basin Hohokam prehistory

exploring the hohokam : prehistoric desert peoples of the american southwest • (1) • Published In 1991 • Pages: 383-415

By: Crown, Patricia L..

Abstract

This paper explores exchange in material goods and the interaction of the Hohokam with contemporaneous populations. Crown emphasizes several important points in this study: (1) exchange and interaction in southern Arizona have a long history, predating the period traditionally defined as Hohokam; (2) linkages between populations in southern Arizona and their neighbors become more visible archaeologically through time as increasing frequencies of clearly identifiable exotic goods both enter and leave the Hohokam area; (3) a Hohokam regional system can be defined on the basis of architecture and artifactual evidence; (4) materials may have moved through this regional system in different spheres of exchange; and (5) a variety of procurement strategies were employed to obtain goods from outside of the Hohokam area. These points reveal that, although the Hohokam could attain self-sufficency, at no time were they self-contained (p. 383).

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

Salt-Gila River basins, Arizona, United States

Notes

Patricia L. Crown

Includes bibliographical references (p. 409-415)

LCCN

90022509

LCSH

Hohokam culture