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Mobile agriculturalists and the emergence of sedentism: perspectives from northern Mexico

American anthropologist • 94 (3) • Published In 1992 • Pages: 601-620

By: Hard, Robert J., Merrill, William L..

Abstract
Hard and Merrill examine factors affecting residential mobility among a Raramuri (Tarahumara) community in Chihuahua, Mexico. These residentially mobile agriculturalists move from their principal residences to growing-season residences associated with distant fields, to winter locations, and to a ceremonial center. The authors discuss the data collected in relation to theoretical models which explain sedentism as a result of a shift in economic patterns from hunting and gathering to agriculture.
Subjects
Travel
Tillage
Settlement patterns
Annual cycle
Dwellings
culture
Tarahumara
HRAF PubDate
1997
Region
Middle America and the Caribbean
Sub Region
Northern Mexico
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ronald N. Johnson ; 1996
Field Date
1977-1989
Coverage Date
1977-1983
Coverage Place
Rejogochi, Chihuahua, Mexico
Notes
Robert J. Hard, William L. Merrill
Includes bibliographical references (p. 617-620)
LCCN
17015424
LCSH
Tarahumara Indians