essay

Historical processes in the prehistoric Southwest

understanding complexity in the prehistoric southwest16Published In 1994 • Pages: 203-232

By: Haas, Jonathan, Ladd, Edmund J., Levy, Jerrold E., McGuire, Randall H., Yoffee, Norman.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Haas et al. take a look at broad pan-Southwestern historical processes. They compare the broad sweeps of history among the Hohokam, the Mogollon, and at Chaco Canyon. Summaries of these traditions are provided in this document. Only the data that pertain to the Anasazi were indexed for Outline of Cultural Materials codes.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Comparative evidence
Culture summary
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
1700-400 BP (AD 300-1600)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Jonathan Haas, Edmund J. Lass, Jerrold E. Levy, Randall H. McGuire, and Norman Yoffee
Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-232)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
94006317
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Indians of North America--Southwest, New--Antiquities--Computer simulation
Adaptation (Biology)--Mathematical models
Archaeology--Southwest, New--Methodology
Southwest, New--Antiquities