Vanishing River Volume 4: Chapter 09: Environmental Variability and Agricultural Economics along the Lower Verde River, A.D. 750 - 1450

Part of the Lower Verde Archaeological project

Author(s): Carla R. Van West; Jeffrey Altschul

Editor(s): Stephanie M. Whittlesey; Richard Ciolek-Torello; Jeffrey Altschul

Year: 1997

Summary

In Chapter 9, Van West and Altshcul examine late prehistoric period agriculture in the Transition Zone of central Arizona, and consider how agricultural production influenced population zone in this area. They begin with a description of the Transition Zone’s environmental context. They then present evidence for prehistoric agriculture in the LVAP project area. These authors use these data to model potential agricultural productivity in Horseshoe Basin. Next, they model the population sizes on the landscape and the overall carrying capacity through time. Van West and Altschul compare their estimated agricultural productivity and carrying capacity for the LVAP area with the productivity and capacity in nearby Tonto Basin. Finally, they conclude with a discussion of the sustainability of agriculture in the Transition Zone of central Arizona.

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Vanishing River Volume 4: Chapter 09: Environmental Variability and Agricultural Economics along the Lower Verde River, A.D. 750 - 1450. Carla R. Van West, Jeffrey Altschul, Stephanie M. Whittlesey, Richard Ciolek-Torello, Jeffrey Altschul. In Vanishing River: Landscapes and Lives of the Lower Verde Valley: The Lower Verde Archaeological Project: Overview, Synthesis, and Conclusions. Pp. 337-392. Tucson, AZ: Statistical Research, Inc. Press. 1997 ( tDAR id: 5905) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8XP72WX

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Keywords

Culture
Hohokam • Mogollon

Material
Building Materials • Macrobotanical • Pollen • Wood

Site Name
AZ O:14:124 (ASU) • AZ O:14:13 (ASM) • AZ O:14:138 (ASU) • AZ O:14:145 (ASU) • AZ O:14:22 (ASM) • AZ O:14:63 (ASM) • AZ O:14:64 (ASM) • AZ O:14:65 (ASM) • AZ O:14:66 (ASM) • AZ O:14:70 (ASM) • AZ O:14:71 (ASM) • AZ O:14:76 (ASM) • AZ O:14:76 (ASU) • AZ O:14:90 (ASU) • AZ O:14:91 (ASU) • AZ O:14:98 (ASM) • AZ U:2:129 (ASM) • AZ U:2:164 (ASM) • AZ U:2:165 (ASM) • AZ U:2:2 (ASM) • AZ U:2:227 (ASU) • AZ U:2:23 (ASM) • AZ U:2:25 (ASM) • AZ U:2:29 (ASM) • AZ U:2:58 (ASM) • AZ U:2:58 (ASU) • AZ U:2:59 (ASM) • AZ U:2:63 (ASM) • AZ U:2:66 (ASM) • AZ U:2:67 (ASM) • AZ U:2:70 (ASM) • AZ U:2:71 (ASM) • AZ U:2:78 (ASM) • AZ U:2:80 (ASM) • AZ U:2:90 (ASM) • AZ U:2:91 (ASM) Show More

Site Type
Agricultural Field or Field Feature • Agricultural or Herding • Canal or Canal Feature • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Rock Alignment • Terrace • Water Control Feature

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Data Recovery / Excavation • Environment Research • Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis • Systematic Survey

General
agricultural productivity • agricultural sustainability • carrying capacity • geomorphology • hydrology • population estimates

Geographic Keywords
Central Arizona • Davenport Wash area • Horseshoe Basin • Ister Flat • Lime Creek area • lower Verde River • McCoy Mesa • Mullen Mesa

Temporal Keywords
Hohokam Classic period • Hohokam Colonial period • Hohokam Early Classic period • Hohokam Late Classic period • Hohokam pre-Classic period • Hohokam Sedentary period

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 750 to 1450

Spatial Coverage

min long: -111.845; min lat: 33.804 ; max long: -111.591; max lat: 34.082 ;

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