essay

A Grasshopper perspective on the Mogollon of the Arizona mountains

dynamics of southwest prehistoryWashington, D.C.Published In 1989 • Pages: 65-97

By: Reid, J. Jefferson.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Reid presents a synopsis of the history of Mogollon studies and of the Mogollon themselves. He includes a map of Mogollon sites in Arizona and New Mexico and a list of diagnostic characteristics. The Mogollon environment is described. 'The Arizona mountains final and most dramatic prehistoric occupation is best documented [by examining] the Grasshopper region…' (page 81). Reid then describes Grasshopper Pueblo including its community structure and organization, social inequality and complexity, exchange, and abandonment.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Culture summary
Identification
Settlement patterns
Household
Community
Interpersonal relations
Exchange and transfers
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Mogollon
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
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Sarah Berry; 2010
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
725 BP-600 BP (AD 1275-AD 1400)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Grasshopper Pueblo, Arizona, United States
NotesAdditional notes
J. Jefferson Reid
Includes bibliographical references (p. 90-97)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
89005954
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Mogollon culture
Indians of North America