The Spatial Analysis of Housing Structures in Relation to Mortuary Features at Las Canopas (AZ T:12:137[ASM])

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Las Canopas (AZ T:12:137[ASM]) is a large prehistoric Hohokam village located on the south side of the Salt River with the site being occupied from the Estrella phase of the Pioneer period (AD 650–675) to the Civano phase of the Classic period (AD 1300–1450). During recent Phase II excavations at the site by Chronicle Heritage, a total of 285 mortuary features were encountered. The mortuary features were commonly located within housing structures floors and outside of houses often in discrete clusters. Statistical analysis conducted on the spatiality of mortuary features and housing structures suggests a shift in Hohokam society resulting in significant relationships created by the living relatives.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Record Identifiers

Abstract Id(s): 39922.0