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Kayenta Anasazi settlement transformations in northeastern Arizona, A.D. 1150 to 1350

prehistoric pueblo world, a.d. 1150-1350TucsonPublished In 1996 • Pages: 29-47

By: Dean, Jeffrey S..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Dean summarizes the Kayenta Anasazi subtradition, examining it from Archaic times through its dispersal out of the San Juan drainage to the Hopi Mesas. He compares it to the Chaco subtradition and speculates as to why Chaco had so little influence in this area. Dean stresses Kayenta mobility and describes their settlement patterns.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Culture summary
Location
Settlement patterns
Internal migration
Sociocultural trends
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
1100-650 BP (AD 900-1350)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
northeastern Arizona and southeastern Utah, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Jeffrey S. Dean
Based on a conference held at the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center in Cortez, Colo., from Mar. 28 to Apr. 1, 1990. It was organized by William Lipe and Stephen Lekson
Includes bibliographical references (p. 43-47)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
95032452
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Pueblo Indians--Antiquities--Congresses
Pueblo Indians--Land tenure--Congresses
Pueblo Indians--Social conditions--Congresses
Land settlement patterns--Southwest, New--Congresses
Demographic archaeology--Southwest, New--Congresses
Southwest, New--Antiquities--Congresses