essay

Ethnographic analogs: strategies for reconstructing archaeological cultures

understanding complexity in the prehistoric southwest • 16 • Published In 1994 • Pages: 233-244

By: Levy, Jerrold E..

Abstract
Levy uses ethnographic analogy to speculate on the social systems of the Hohokam and the Anasazi. Only the data that pertain to the Anasazi were indexed for Outline of Cultural Materials codes.
Subjects
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Comparative evidence
Kin groups
Social relationships and groups
tradition
Early Anasazi
HRAF PubDate
2012
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2011
Field Date
not specified
Coverage Date
800-70 BP (AD 1200-1930)
Coverage Place
Arizona, United States
Notes
Jerrold E. Levy
Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-244)
LCCN
94006317
LCSH
Indians of North America--Southwest, New--Antiquities--Computer simulation
Adaptation (Biology)--Mathematical models
Archaeology--Southwest, New--Methodology
Southwest, New--Antiquities