1st Edition

Death, Society, And Ideology In A Hohokam Community

By Randall H Mcguire Copyright 1992
    221 Pages
    by Routledge

    222 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book examines the burials in the context of the Ciudad community to gain some understanding of the nature of Hohokam social organization. It provides a contrast of the ideology of the Colonial and Sedentary periods and the ideology of the Classic Period.

    1. Introduction 2. Previous Analyses of Hohokam Burials 3. Ethnographic Examples of Cremations 4. Burial Features at La Ciudad 5. Colonial and Sedentary Period Hohokam Cremation Practices 6. Analysis of Grave Lots 7. Summary and Conclusion

    Biography

    Randall H Mcguire