Journal article
Hohokam and Patayan interaction in southwestern Arizona: evidence from ceramic compositional analyses
Journal of archaeological science, Vol.34(2), pp.289-300
2007
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2006.05.003
Abstract
Ceramic raw material use is one line of evidence for prehistoric territorial boundaries and social interaction. In this paper, we characterize the raw materials used by Hohokam and Patayan potters along the western Hohokam frontier, using data from oxidation analysis, laser-ablation inductively-coupled plasma spectrometry, and petrographic analysis. The sample includes 150 sherds from three sites (AZ Z:1:29[ASM], AZ Z:1:30[ASM], and BMGR-02-F-04) south of Gila Bend, Arizona. Similar Lower Gila River sediments were used for Hohokam and Patayan ceramics during the period A.D. 700–1150. Patayan potters apparently used clay sources from an area dominated by Hohokam settlements, and their ceramics were transported at least 50
km into the desert interior, perhaps representing seasonal movements between the river and the desert.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Hohokam and Patayan interaction in southwestern Arizona: evidence from ceramic compositional analyses
- Creators
- Margaret E Beck - University of California, Los AngelesHector Neff - California State University, Long Beach
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of archaeological science, Vol.34(2), pp.289-300
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jas.2006.05.003
- ISSN
- 0305-4403
- eISSN
- 1095-9238
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2007
- Academic Unit
- Anthropology
- Record Identifier
- 9984270194702771
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