essay
Ritual, exchange, and the development of regional systems
architecture of social integration in prehistoric pueblos • (1) • Published In 1989 • Pages: 143-154
By: Plog, Stephen.
Abstract
The importance of ritual in integrating Southwestern societies has long been recognized. From Steward's study of room-to-kiva ratios to more recent analyses, archaeologists have examined the frequency of ceremonial or ritual structures to infer aspects of community organization. The importance of ritual in the initial development of larger regional networks of exchange and alliance has been less frequently addressed. Theoretical and empirical studies are summarized which suggest that an association between ritual and regional networks was an important component of the development of agricultural villages. This association in then tested, using archaeological information from a large survey area on northern Black Mesa in northeastern Arizona (p. 143).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2012
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 2011
- Field Date
- No Date
- Coverage Date
- 1500-950 BP (AD 500-1050)
- Coverage Place
- Northern Black Mesa, Northeastern Arizona, United States
- Notes
- Stephen Plog
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-154)
- LCCN
- 89081117
- LCSH
- Pueblo architecture
- Pueblos--Social aspects--Southwest, New.
- Indians of North America--Southwest, New--Social life and customs