essay

Floor assemblages of the Marana community complex

studies in the hohokam community of marana (15)Published In 1987 • Pages: 79-141

By: Rice, Glen.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Rice describes the artifacts found on the floors of the rooms at Muchas Casas Loci A, D, E, and H and at Rancho Derrio Locus 1. The structures were storage rooms, residential rooms, and one ceremonial/meeting room. Considerable manufacturing occured with 'surplus production of ceramic vessels ... [and] other crafts, suggest[ing] a highly integrated community system operating under the management of a centralized leader.'(page 141)
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Dwellings
Outbuildings
Religious and educational structures
Ceramic technology
Production and supply
Community heads
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
essay
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
1150-625 BP (AD 850-1375)
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