essay

An evaluation of subsistence and specialization at the Marana sites

studies in the hohokam community of marana • (15) • Published In 1987 • Pages: 235-248

By: Fish, Suzanne K..

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

Fish discusses the types of settlements and land use found within the four zones withing the Marana community. The Marana community is comprised of more than 320 sites and covers an area of about 50 square kilometers. She concentrates on summarizing the data and comparing the sites of Rancho Derrio (AZ AA:12:3), Rancho Bajo(AZ AA:12:1), and Muchas Casas (AZ AA 12:2). Although all three of these sites fall within a single zone there is evidence for agricultural specialization at each site, in particular with the production of agave at Rancho Derrio and the exploitation of cholla and saguaro at Muchas Casas.

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

Land use

Agriculture

Collecting

Flora

Settlement patterns

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

1550-650 BP (AD 450-1350)

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

Suzanne K. Fish

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