Portals to the Past: Public Architecture and Storytelling Traditions in Hohokam Society

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Why Platform Mounds? Part 2: Regional Comparisons and Tribal Histories" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Culture is adaptive, and defined as a group's learned, shared set of beliefs and behavior patterns that are transmitted across generations. Research at Hohokam sites indicates the presence of long-term well-established residential groups who tend to reside next to public spaces, the location of platform mounds in the Classic Period. This spatial circumstance creates the ideal situation for storytelling traditions and their ritual performances that integrate and maintain the community. The architecture, spatial design, and associated features of platform mounds demonstrates the creation of special places where ritual performances can be performed for the community.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)   •
• Why Platform Mounds? Part 2: Regional Comparisons and Tribal Histories

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Abstract Id(s): 24278