essay
The Late Pithouse period
archaeological synthesis of south-central and southwestern New Mexico, by Steven A. LeBlanc and Michael E. Whalen • Albuquerque, New Mexico • Published In 1980 • Pages: 143-204
By: Anyon, Roger.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document presents an archaeological synthesis of south-central and southwestern New Mexico with particular emphasis on the Late Pithouse period of these regions. The author discusses three major phases of the Late Pithouse period (Georgetown, San Francisco, and Three Circle) in reference to styles in ceramics, domestic and ceremonial architecture, intra and inter-regional trade, and burial practices. Several methods of dating artifacts from this period are briefly described in the text.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- Ceramic technology
- Typologies and classifications
- Structures
- Refuse disposal and sanitary facilities
- Burial practices and funerals
- Historical reconstruction
- Settlement patterns
- 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
- 5: Excellent Primary 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
- 1350 BP - 1000 BP (AD 650 - AD 1000)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Late Pithouse Period, New Mexico, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Roger Anyon
- For bibliographical references see document 37: LeBlanc and Whalen
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Antiquities