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Comment on social integration and Anasazi architecture

architecture of social integration in prehistoric pueblos (1)Published In 1989 • Pages: 169-173

By: Ferguson, T. J. (Thomas John).

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Ferguson examines the integrative role kivas play in Pueblo social structure and how archaeologists think the social structure has changed through time. The author begins this study with comments on Kroeber's ethnographic investigation of how kivas functioned to integrate Zuni society in 1916 which he (the author) believes is pertinent to the intellectual history of how archaeologists have conceptualized Puebloan social organization. In concluding this article Ferguson presents a brief discussion on the role of architecture in integrating society.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Dwellings
Religious and educational structures
Settlement patterns
Reviews and critiques
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
John Beierle; 2011
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
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)
Southwestern United States
NotesAdditional notes
T. J. Ferguson
Includes bibliographical references (p. 173)
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