essay

The Early Pithouse period

archaeological synthesis of south-central and southwestern New Mexico, by Steven A. LeBlanc and Michael E. WhalenAlbuquerque, New MexicoPublished In 1980 • Pages: 119-141

By: LeBlanc, Steven A..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
According to the authors the Early Pithouse period in southwestern New Mexico has not been adequately recognized in the literature. Based on work within the study area and surrounding areas LeBlanc and Whalen present in this study a summary of early pithouse diagnostic traits, as well as data on settlement patterns, population dynamics, subsistence, communal and residential structures, and concluding with a section on suggestions for future research in the area.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Settlement patterns
Historical reconstruction
Tillage
Chronologies and culture sequences
Public structures
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
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
John Beierle; 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
1800 BP - 1450 BP (AD 200 - AD 550)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Early Pithouse Period, New Mexico, United States
NotesAdditional notes
by Steven A. LeBlanc
For bibliographical references see document 37: LeBlanc and Whalen
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Indians of North America--New Mexico--Antiquities