essay
Agricultural potential and carrying capacity in southwestern Colorado, A.D. 901 to 1300
prehistoric pueblo world, a.d. 1150-1350 • Tucson • Published In 1996 • Pages: 214-227
By: Van West, Carla R. (Carla Rebecca).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The research described in this study is based on dendroclimatic data. Its goals are to reconstruct a local expression of high-frequency variation in regional climate, as has been modeled by tree-ring data ...and to observe the effects of this variation on the distribution and productivity of arable land farmed by dryland agricultural techniques and the regional potential human carrying capacity. An approach pioneered by Rose and his colleagues ... was further developed to reconstruct soil moisture values and potential agricultural yield for specific soils in given elevational settings on an annual basis during the late occupation of the Mesa Verde area, from AD 901 to 1300 (p. 214).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Tillage
- Organization and analysis of results of research
- Production and supply
- Population
- Historical reconstruction
- 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
- 5: Excellent Primary 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
- 1099 - 700 BP (AD 901-1300)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Southwestern Colorado, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Carla R. Van West
- 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. 224-227)
- 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