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Chaco and Hohokam: Prehistoric Regional Systems in the American Southwest (School of American Research Advanced Seminar Series)
Synopses & ReviewsBook News Annotation:Papers and discussions (from a 1987 seminar held at the School of
American Research in Santa Fe, New Mexico), along with a chapter that
summarizes and synthesizes the presentations, offer new data, current
thinking, and a set of case studies on two of the Southwest's most
sophisticated cultures of prehistoric times. The authors examine
settlement patterns, subsistence economy, exchange of goods, and
social organization--with an emphasis on explaining and comparing
cultural origins, growth, maintenance, and decline.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-360) and index. Table of ContentsChaco: current views of prehistory and the regional system / W. James Judge — Settlement patterns and the Chaco region / Stephen H. Lekson — Chacoan subsistence / R. Gwinn Vivian — Material distributions and exchange in the Chaco system / H. Wolcott Toll — Sociopolitical complexity and the Chaco system / Lynne Sebastian — The Hohokam: current views of prehistory and the regional system / Patricia L. Crown — Form and variation in Hohokam settlement patterns / David A. Gregory — The quest for subsistence sufficiency and civilization in the Sonoran Desert / W. Bruce Masse — Hohokam exchange and interaction / David E. Doyel — Hohokam social complexity / David R. Wilcox — The comparative context of social complexity / Charles L. Redman. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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