Testing Alternative Settlement Models at Las Colinas with Polychrome Dating

Summary

An understanding of the nature of late Classic period settlement at Las Colinas is an important element in understanding the broader social changes that took place across the Phoenix Basin during this time. One perspective on settlement at Las Colinas figures prominently in the recent "core decay" model proposed for the Phoenix Basin Hohokam. In response to this model, we propose new alternative scenarios for late Classic period settlement at Las Colinas. We test these alternative settlement models through an examination of ceramic data, principally from the polychrome pottery that appears in the Phoenix Basin during the late Classic period as a sign and signature of new social arrangements. Finally, we discuss the implications of our study for broader understandings of social change and settlement dynamics in late Hohokam prehistory.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 82nd Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC (2017)   •
• Walls, Mounds, and Pots: Examining the Classic Period Hohokam

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Abstract Id(s): 16339