TY - JOUR
T1 - Identical rock types with different chemistry
T2 - Sourcing phyllite-tempered Hohokam pottery from the Phoenix basin, Arizona
AU - Abbott, David
AU - Watts, Joshua
N1 - Funding Information:
We greatly appreciate the assistance from several individuals and organizations. Analyses of the Veres ceramics were undertaken as part of the AM Ranch Development Project completed by Northland Research, Inc., under contract to PK Development, L.L.C. Thanks to John Marshall and Johna Hutira for their support. The Fort Mountain chemical analyses were completed as part of a data recovery project conducted by Archaeological Research Services, Inc., on behalf of Superstition Crushing, L.L.C. Thanks to Scott Kwiatkowski, Ross Curtis, Lyle Stone, and Tom Wright for their support and sharing ideas and information about the Fort Mountain sites. The microprobe assays of the Grapevine Wash ceramics were funded by SWCA, Inc., as part of their contract with Desert Mountain Properties for the Saguaro Forest project. We greatly appreciate the support of Doug Mitchell and Michael Foster. Funding for all of the remaining chemical research was provided by a grant from the James S. McDonnell Foundation ( #21002035 ; Studying Complex Systems/21st Century Research) awarded to Ann Kinzig of the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University.
PY - 2010/7
Y1 - 2010/7
N2 - The organization of ceramic production and distribution among the ancient Hohokam of the Phoenix basin, Arizona, has been documented in recent years with much detail. Based on diverse temper and clay compositions, the provenance of individual ceramics is routinely determined with considerable precision. One exception is phyllite-tempered pottery, which was made in one corner of the basin but also across a broad upland zone adjacent to the north. The phyllite-tempered pottery from different production sources cannot be distinguished on the basis of their temper type. As shown with assays with an electron microprobe, however, both the temper and clay fractions are chemically diverse and geographically distinct, allowing many of the phyllite-tempered wares to be sourced. Among the phyllite-tempered ceramics consumed in the Phoenix basin, some are shown to have been made locally, but, surprisingly, large numbers were imported from the northern uplands. Their numbers support the idea that the connection between the Phoenix basin and the northern uplands was a prominent component of the Hohokam regional economy despite the great difference between them in settlement size and density.
AB - The organization of ceramic production and distribution among the ancient Hohokam of the Phoenix basin, Arizona, has been documented in recent years with much detail. Based on diverse temper and clay compositions, the provenance of individual ceramics is routinely determined with considerable precision. One exception is phyllite-tempered pottery, which was made in one corner of the basin but also across a broad upland zone adjacent to the north. The phyllite-tempered pottery from different production sources cannot be distinguished on the basis of their temper type. As shown with assays with an electron microprobe, however, both the temper and clay fractions are chemically diverse and geographically distinct, allowing many of the phyllite-tempered wares to be sourced. Among the phyllite-tempered ceramics consumed in the Phoenix basin, some are shown to have been made locally, but, surprisingly, large numbers were imported from the northern uplands. Their numbers support the idea that the connection between the Phoenix basin and the northern uplands was a prominent component of the Hohokam regional economy despite the great difference between them in settlement size and density.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jas.2010.01.022
DO - 10.1016/j.jas.2010.01.022
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77952550649
SN - 0305-4403
VL - 37
SP - 1612
EP - 1622
JO - Journal of Archaeological Science
JF - Journal of Archaeological Science
IS - 7
ER -