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).
Subjects
Exchange transactions
External trade
Chronologies and culture sequences
Acculturation and culture contact
Social relationships and groups
tradition
Hohokam
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