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Anthropological Papers: Expanding the View of Hohokam Platform Mounds Vol. II : An Ethnographic Perspective by Mark D. Elson (1998, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Arizona Press
ISBN-100816518416
ISBN-139780816518418
eBay Product ID (ePID)1111394
Product Key Features
Number of Pages160 Pages
Publication NameExpanding the View of Hohokam Platform Mounds Vol. II : an Ethnographic Perspective
LanguageEnglish
SubjectArchaeology, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies
Publication Year1998
TypeTextbook
AuthorMark D. Elson
Subject AreaSocial Science
SeriesAnthropological Papers
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight16.2 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN98-019751
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"Elson's study provides a fresh approach to an old puzzle that synthesizes many earlier studies, and offers new ideas of variability among Hohokam populations. His innovative use of comparative data and analyses enriches and consolidates understanding of Hohokam culture." — Traditional Dwellings & Settlements Review, "Elson's study provides a fresh approach to an old puzzle that synthesizes many earlier studies, and offers new ideas of variability among Hohokam populations. His innovative use of comparative data and analyses enriches and consolidates understanding of Hohokam culture." -- Traditional Dwellings & Settlements Review, "Elson's study provides a fresh approach to an old puzzle that synthesizes many earlier studies, and offers new ideas of variability among Hohokam populations. His innovative use of comparative data and analyses enriches and consolidates understanding of Hohokam culture." -- Traditional Dwellings Settlements Review, "Elson's study provides a fresh approach to an old puzzle that synthesizes many earlier studies, and offers new ideas of variability among Hohokam populations. His innovative use of comparative data and analyses enriches and consolidates understanding of Hohokam culture." - Traditional Dwellings & Settlements Review
Series Volume Number63
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal979.1/55
SynopsisFor 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. ..., 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.
LC Classification NumberE99.H68E49 1998
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