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Hohokam to Akimel O’Odham: Obsidian Acquisition at the Historic Period Sacate Site (GR-909), Gila River Indian Community, Arizona

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Chris R. Loendorf ,
Craig M. Fertelmes  and
Barnaby V. Lewis
Chris R. Loendorf
Affiliation:
Cultural Resources Management Program, Gila River Indian Community, Sacaton, AZ 85147 (chris.loendorf@gric.nsn.us)
Craig M. Fertelmes
Affiliation:
Cultural Resources Management Program, Gila River Indian Community, Sacaton, AZ 85147 (craig.fertelmes@gric.nsn.us)
Barnaby V. Lewis
Affiliation:
Tribal Historic Preservation Office, Gila River Indian Community, Sacaton, AZ 85147 (barnaby.lewis@gric.nsn.us)
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Abstract

Obsidian provenance studies within the Phoenix Basin of south-central Arizona have become increasingly comprehensive during the last four decades. As a result, broad regional and temporal trends have been defined regarding Preclassic (ca. A.D. 650–1150) and Classic period (ca.A.D. 1150–1450) socioeconomic interactions in the Hohokam core area. However, Historic period patterns are still poorly understood, and these data are essential for understanding the relationship between the prehistoric Hohokam and historical Akimel O’Odham. The association between the Akimel O’Odham and Hohokam has been debated since Euro-Americans first visited the area in the late 1600s, yet this issue is still not fully resolved. This article presents analyses of historical obsidian from the Sacate site that suggest that long-term trends in cultural patterns within the Phoenix Basin continued unbroken into the Historic period. These continuities provide another line of evidence that the Akimel O’Odham are the direct cultural descendants of the Hohokam.

Resumen

Resumen

Los estudios sobre las fuentes de origen de la obsidiana dentro de la Cuenca de Phoenix en la región sud-central de Arizona han llegado a ser cada vez más completos durante las últimas cuatro décadas. Como resultado, amplios patrones espacio-temporales han sido definidos con respecto a los periodos Pre-Clásico (ca. d.C. 650–1150) y Clásico (ca. d.C. 1150–1450) destacando las interacciones socioeconómicas en el núcleo de la cultura Hohokam. Sin embargo, las interacciones durante el período Histórico todavía no son claras, y estos datos son esenciales para comprender la relación entre los Hohokam prehistóricos y los Akimel O’Odham históricos. La asociación entre los O’Odham y los Hohokam ha sido debatida desde que los primeros Euroamericanos visitaron la región al final de los 1600; no obstante, este tema todavía no está resuelto completamente. Este trabajo resume los resultados del análisis de obsidiana histórica del sitio Sacate, lo que sugiere que a largo plazo los patrones culturales dentro de la Cuenca de Phoenix continuaron intactos durante el período Histórico. Esta continuidad es fuerte evidencia de que los Akimel O’Odham son los descendientes de los Hohokam.

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American Antiquity , Volume 78 , Issue 2 , April 2013 , pp. 266 - 284
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Copyright © 2013 by the Society for American Archaeology.

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