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Archaeological lessons from an Apache wickiup

New perspectives in archeologyChicagoPublished In 1968 • Pages: 151-159

By: Longacre, William A, Ayers, James E..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article, representing an early work in the 'new archaeology,' describes the material remains of a single-family camp that was excavated some two years after it was abandoned. The purpose of the article is to demonstrate that archaeological remains provide information about past behaviors and social organization. In addition to describing the physical site, the authors present their hypotheses about activities and composition of the camp group and the information drawn from an informant (an Apache woman who had often visited the camp) in an effort to test the validity of their hypotheses.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Culture summary
Prehistory
Dwellings
Building interiors and arrangement
Grounds
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Western Apache
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2002
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southwest and Basin
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Archaeologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Eleanor C. Swanson ; 1980
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1965
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
ca. 1962-1963
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Fort Apache Indian Reservation, east central Arizona, United States
NotesAdditional notes
William A. Longacre and James E. Ayers
Includes bibliographical references (p. 159)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
67027386
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Western Apache Indians