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Zuni Origins: Toward a New Synthesis of Southwestern Archaeology
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by David A. Gregory (Editor), David R. Wilcox (Editor), William H. Doelle (Foreword by)
David A. Gregory
Zuni Origins: Toward a New Synthesis of Southwestern Archaeology
544
by David A. Gregory (Editor), David R. Wilcox (Editor), William H. Doelle (Foreword by)
David A. Gregory
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The Zuni are a Southwestern people whose origins have long intrigued anthropologists. This volume presents fresh approaches to that question from both anthropological and traditional perspectives, exploring the origins of the tribe and the influences that have affected their way of life. Utilizing macro-regional approaches, it brings together many decades of research in the Zuni and Mogollon areas, incorporating archaeological evidence, environmental data, and linguistic analyses to propose new links among early Southwestern peoples.
The findings reported here postulate the differentiation of the Zuni language at least 7,000 to 8,000 years ago, following the initial peopling of the hemisphere, and both formulate and test the hypothesis that many Mogollon populations were Zunian speakers. Some of the contributions situate Zuni within the developmental context of Southwestern societies from Paleoindian to Mogollon. Others test the Mogollon-Zuni hypothesis by searching for contrasts between these and neighboring peoples and tracing these contrasts through macro-regional analyses of environments, sites, pottery, basketry, and rock art. Several studies of late prehistoric and protohistoric settlement systems in the Zuni area then express more cautious views on the Mogollon connection and present insights from Zuni traditional history and cultural geography. Two internationally known scholars then critique the essays, and the editors present a new research design for pursuing the question of Zuni origins.
By taking stock and synthesizing what is currently known about the origins of the Zuni language and the development of modern Zuni culture, Zuni Origins is the only volume to address this subject with such a breadth of data and interpretations. It will prove invaluable to archaeologists working throughout the North American Southwest as well as to others struggling with issues of ethnicity, migration, incipient agriculture, and linguistic origins.
The Zuni are a Southwestern people whose origins have long intrigued anthropologists. This volume presents fresh approaches to that question from both anthropological and traditional perspectives, exploring the origins of the tribe and the influences that have affected their way of life. Utilizing macro-regional approaches, it brings together many decades of research in the Zuni and Mogollon areas, incorporating archaeological evidence, environmental data, and linguistic analyses to propose new links among early Southwestern peoples.
The findings reported here postulate the differentiation of the Zuni language at least 7,000 to 8,000 years ago, following the initial peopling of the hemisphere, and both formulate and test the hypothesis that many Mogollon populations were Zunian speakers. Some of the contributions situate Zuni within the developmental context of Southwestern societies from Paleoindian to Mogollon. Others test the Mogollon-Zuni hypothesis by searching for contrasts between these and neighboring peoples and tracing these contrasts through macro-regional analyses of environments, sites, pottery, basketry, and rock art. Several studies of late prehistoric and protohistoric settlement systems in the Zuni area then express more cautious views on the Mogollon connection and present insights from Zuni traditional history and cultural geography. Two internationally known scholars then critique the essays, and the editors present a new research design for pursuing the question of Zuni origins.
By taking stock and synthesizing what is currently known about the origins of the Zuni language and the development of modern Zuni culture, Zuni Origins is the only volume to address this subject with such a breadth of data and interpretations. It will prove invaluable to archaeologists working throughout the North American Southwest as well as to others struggling with issues of ethnicity, migration, incipient agriculture, and linguistic origins.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780816533404 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | University of Arizona Press |
| Publication date: | 11/01/2015 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 544 |
| File size: | 33 MB |
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About the Author
David A. Gregory is a staff archaeologist at Desert Archaeology, Inc. He has thirty years experience in Arizona archaeology and has directed numerous projects in the Phoenix and Tucson basins. David R. Wilcox is senior research archaeologist and special assistant to the deputy director at the Museum of Northern Arizona.
Table of Contents
Foreword by William H. DoellePreface: Constructing and Refining a Research Design for the Study of Zuni Origins
David A. Gregory and David R. Wilcox
Acknowledgments
Part I Large-Scale Contexts for the Study of Zuni Origins: Language, Culture, and Environment
1 Introduction: The Structure of Anthropological Inquiry into Zuni Origins
David R. Wilcox and David A. Gregory
2 Prehistoric Cultural and Linguistic Patterns in the Southwest since 5000 BC
Cynthia Irwin-Williams
3 The Zuni Language in Southwestern Areal Context
Jane H. Hill
4 Archaeological Concepts for Assessing Mogollon-Zuni Connections
Jeffery J. Clark
5 The Environmental Context of Linguistic Differentiation and Other Cultural Developments in the Prehistoric Southwest
David A. Gregory and Fred L. Nials
6 Zuni-Area Paleoenvironment
Jeffrey S. Dean
Part II Placing Zuni in the Development of Southwestern Societies: From Paleoindian to Mogollon
7 The Archaic Origins of the Zuni: Preliminary Explorations
R. G. Matson
8 Zuni Emergent Agriculture: Economic Strategies and the Origins of Zuni
Jonathan E. Damp
9 A Mogollon-Zuni Hypothesis: Paul Sidney Martin and John B. Rinaldo’s Formulation
David A. Gregory
10 Adaptation of Man to the Mountains: Revising the Mogollon Concept
David A. Gregory and David R. Wilcox
11 Mogollon Trajectories and Divergences
Michael W. Diehl
Part III Zuni in the Puebloan World: Mogollon-Zuni Connections
12 Zuni in the Puebloan and Southwestern Worlds
David R. Wilcox, David A. Gregory, and J. Brett Hill
13 A Regional Perspective on Ceramics and Zuni Identity, AD 200–1630
Barbara J. Mills
14 Mogollon Pottery Production and Exchange
C. Dean Wilson
15 Rock Art of the Zuni Region: Cultural-Historical Implications
Polly Schaafsma and M. Jane Young
16 Mogollon and Zuni Perishable Traditions and the Question of Zuni Origins
Laurie Webster
17 Exchange Networks for Exotic Goods in the Southwest and Zuni’s Place in Them
Arthur W. Vokes and David A. Gregory
Part IV Zuni from the Late Prehistoric to the Middle Place
18 Late Prehistoric and Protohistoric Settlement Systems in the Zuni Area
Keith W. Kintigh
19 Zuni Traditional History and Cultural Geography
T. J. Ferguson
Part V Zuni Origins: Future Directions and Critical Commentary
20 A New Research Design for Studying Zuni Origins and Similar Anthropological Problems
David A. Gregory and David R. Wilcox
21 Comments on Zuni Origins: Toward a New Synthesis of Southwestern Archaeology
Don D. Fowler
22 From Out of the Southwest, a New Kind of Past
Stephen A. Kowalewski
References Cited
About the Contributors
Index
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