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Ritual and nonritual activities in Mesa Verde region pit structures
architecture of social integration in prehistoric pueblos • (1) • Published In 1989 • Pages: 73-87
By: Varien, Mark, Lightfoot, Ricky R..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Varien and Lightfoot use the data from the Duckfoot site, a site that was fully excavated, to analyze the distribution of artifacts and features across the site. '[They] have tried to demonstrate some of the variation in pit structure assemblages and suggest ways that the variation might be patterned. [They show] the distribution of domestic activities, present the evidence for shared use, and suggest that ritual activity was greater in pit structures than in other areas of the site.' (page 85).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Architecture
- Dwellings
- Household
- Sacred objects and places
- Cultural stratigraphy
- Ritual
- 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
- 5: Excellent Primary 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
- no date given
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1150-1100 BP (AD 850-900)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Duckfoot site, Mesa Verde, Colorado, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Mark D. Varien and Ricky R. Lightfoot
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-87)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 89081117
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Pueblo architecture
- Pueblos--Social aspects--Southwest, New.
- Indians of North America--Southwest, New--Social life and customs