The Roosevelt Community Development Study: Stone and shell artifacts
Author : Mark D. Elson
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Page : 306 pages
File Size : 46,78 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Social Science
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Author : Mark D. Elson
Publisher :
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 46,78 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Social Science
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Author : Mark D. Elson
Publisher :
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 20,82 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Social Science
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Author : Mark D. Elson
Publisher :
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 45,3 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Social Science
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Author : Mark Q. Sutton
Publisher : Kendall Hunt
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 17,8 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780787281533
Author : Mark D. Elson
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 23,94 MB
Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0816536597
For more than a hundred years, archaeologists have investigated the function of earthen platform mounds in the American Southwest. Built by the Hohokam groups between A.D. 1150 and 1350, these mounds are among the few monumental structures in the Southwest, yet their use and the nature of the groups who built them remain unresolved. Mark Elson now takes a fresh look at these monuments and sheds new light on their significance. He goes beyond previous studies by examining platform mound function and social group organization through a cross-cultural study of historic mound-using groups in the Pacific Ocean region, South America, and the southeastern United States. Using this information, he develops a number of important new generalizations about how people used mounds. Elson then applies these data to the study of a prehistoric settlement system in the eastern Tonto Basin of Arizona that contained five platform mounds. He argues that the mounds were used variously as residences and ceremonial facilities by competing descent groups and were an indication of hereditary leadership. They were important in group integration and resource management; after abandonment they served as ancestral shrines. Elson's study provides a fresh approach to an old puzzle and offers new suggestions regarding variability among Hohokam populations. Its innovative use of comparative data and analyses enriches our understanding of both Hohokam culture and other ancient societies.
Author : Mark D. Elson
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Page : 490 pages
File Size : 41,65 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Archaeological surveying
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Author : Alexandra Mack
Publisher : Vedams eBooks (P) Ltd
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 42,43 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9788179360040
Author : Jenny L. Adams
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Page : 324 pages
File Size : 16,56 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
Archaeologists Refer to Stone artifacts that are altered or used to alter other items through abrasion, pecking, or polishing as "ground stone." This includes mortars and pestles used to process vegetal materials, pigments, clays, and tempers; abraders, polishing stones, and hammerstones for manufacturing other artifacts; and artifacts shaped by abrasion or pecking, such as axes, pipes, figurines, ornaments, and architectural pieces. Because there is a fuzzy set between flaked and ground stone artifacts, some analysts state that ground stone includes any stone item not considered flaked. This manual presents a flexible yet structured method for analyzing stone artifacts and classifying them in meaningful categories. The analysis techniques record important attributes based on design, manufacture, and use. Part I contains discussions on determining function, classification, attributes of grinding technology, use-wear analysis, modeling tool use, utilization of ethnographic and experimental resources, and research suggestions. Part II contains definitions and descriptions of artifact types. Here the author also seeks to unravel the knot that has developed around conflicting application of terms. Ground Stone Analysis will be a significant reference for any archaeological fieldworker or student who encounters such artifacts.
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Page : 340 pages
File Size : 38,51 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Archaeological surveying
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Author : Jenny L. Adams
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Page : 96 pages
File Size : 45,84 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Social Science
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