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Investigations at a Classic period community complex

studies in the hohokam community of marana • (15) • Published In 1987 • Pages: 1-22

By: Rice, Glen.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

Rice provides a description of the Classic Hohokam community of Marana. It was a complex of residential neighborhoods and their associated fields and gathering areas. Arizona State University conducted excavations at the sites of Muchas Casas, Rancho Derrio, and Rancho Bajo in the spring and early summer of 1985. Their excavation methods are described and maps of the sites and areas of excavation are also provided.

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Identification

Archaeological excavation methods

Land use

Maps

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

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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

Sarah Berry; 2009

Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document

1985

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

900-650 BP (AD 1100-1350)

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

Marana community, Arizona, United States

NotesAdditional notes

Glen Rice

Contract No. 5-CS-30-02570

For bibliographical references see document 147:Rice

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Hohokam culture

Indians of North America Arizona Antiquities

Excavations (Archaeology) Arizona

Arizona Antiquities