Journal article
MOBILE HORTICULTURALISTS IN THE WESTERN PAPAGUERÍA
The Kiva (Tucson, Ariz.), Vol.74(1), pp.33-69
09/2008
DOI: 10.1179/kiv.2008.74.1.002
Abstract
Excavations at two sites in the western Papaguerían desert of southwestern Arizona contribute to our understanding of cultural chronology, subsistence strategies, population mobility, and land-use adaptations in one of the least investigated archaeological areas of the U.S. Southwest. The sites, Mobak and Rainy Day, are located in the northeastern corner of the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range in Maricopa County, Arizona, and were investigated in 1998. These localities reflect a 2,000-year history of seasonal resource procurement and processing, with evidence for at least occasional Ak-Chin-style cultivation of maize and squash. Our evidence suggests that prehistoric inhabitants practiced a flexible land-use strategy based on casual agriculture and movements between desert and riverine environments.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- MOBILE HORTICULTURALISTS IN THE WESTERN PAPAGUERÍA
- Creators
- MATTHEW E. Hill - University of IowaJ. SIMON Bruder - 7500 N Dreamy Draw Drive Suite 145 Phoenix, AZ 85020-4668MARGARET E. Beck - University of IowaBRUCE G. Phillips - Ecoplan
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Kiva (Tucson, Ariz.), Vol.74(1), pp.33-69
- DOI
- 10.1179/kiv.2008.74.1.002
- ISSN
- 0023-1940
- eISSN
- 2051-6177
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/2008
- Academic Unit
- Anthropology
- Record Identifier
- 9984271553702771
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