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Community dynamics and archaeological dynamics: some considerations of middle-range theory
ancient southwestern community : models and methods for the study of prehistoric social organization • Albuquerque • Published In 1994 • Pages: 55-65
By: Mills, Barbara J..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Mills is interested in the roll of middle-range theory in archaeology. She points out cases in the Southwest where it had been used to determine the duration of occupation, the range of activities at a site, and the patterns of reoccupation.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Settlement patterns
- Ceramic technology
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Early Anasazi
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2012
- 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; 2011
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not specified
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- Pueblo I-III; 1300-700 BP (AD 700-1300)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Cedar Mesa, Arizona and Colorado Plateau, Colorado and New Mexico, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Barbara J. Mills
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-65)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 93036796
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America--Southwest, New--Antiquities
- Indians of North America--Southwest, New--Social life and customs--Congresses.