The Evolution of Hohokam Ceremonial Systems
Author(s): David R. Wilcox
Year: 1987
Summary
The close similarity in the cosmological structure of the Mesoamerican and historic Pueblo cultures is shown to extend to the Hohokam as well. P.H. Cushing's proposal of this hypothesis is reviewed and date from the Casa Grande, the site structure of Hohokam villages, and the distributional parameters of Hohokam ballcourts are brought into relation to construct a general model of the evolution of Hohokam ceremonial systems. Further comparisons with the Chacoan system are suggested and the linkage of the Southwest to the Mesoamerican great tradition is argued.
Draft manuscript of a published article: Wilcox, D. R. (1987). "The evolution of Hohokam ceremonial systems." In Carlson, J., and Judge, W. J. (eds.), Astronomy and ceremony in the prehistoric Southwest. Papers of the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology 2: 149-168.
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The Evolution of Hohokam Ceremonial Systems. David R. Wilcox. 1987 ( tDAR id: 458530) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8458530
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Keywords
Site Name
Casa Grande
Investigation Types
Heritage Management
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Historic Background Research
Geographic Keywords
Casa Grande, AZ
Spatial Coverage
min long: -114.346; min lat: 30.751 ; max long: -108.369; max lat: 35.532 ;
Record Identifiers
MS(s): 588
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