book chapter

The Duncan Project: a study of the occupation duration and settlement pattern of an early Mogollon pithouse village

Office of Cultural Resource Management, Department of Anthropology, Arizona State UniversityTempe, Arizona • Published In 1984 • Pages:

By: Lightfoot, Kent G..

Abstract
This document is the Cultural Resources Management report on the survey, field collections, and excavations at the Duncan site. It describes the analysis of the artifacts and the pithouses. This early pithouse village was a short duration seasonal village occupied during the summer and early fall probably long enough to grow corn. It was only reoccupied for 2-3 summers. Most of the activities occurred in an open area that functioned as a communal plaza. The tools were mostly multi-purpose tools. The settlement probably consisted of a nomadic band of 12-28 persons and each household was autonomously engaging in similar domestic, maintenance, and subsistence activities.
Subjects
Identification
Archaeological excavation methods
Settlement patterns
Cereal agriculture
Production and supply
Annual cycle
General tools
Household
Community structure
tradition
Mogollon
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2010
Field Date
1980-1981
Coverage Date
1600 BP-1500 BP (AD 400-AD 500)
Coverage Place
Duncan site (AZ CC:8:2(ASU)), Arizona, United States
Notes
By Kent G. Lightfoot
Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-145)
LCSH
Mogollon culture
Indians of North America