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Engaging and easy to read . . . While this is a 'must read' book for anyone studying the Hohokam, its contributions reach beyond southern Arizona. Anyone interested in the topics of irrigation theory, community organization, or applications of ceramic analysis should read this book. --Journal of Field Archaeology Abbott delivers on his claims. His book is a model of explicit clarity, both in terms of the presentation of his methods, data analyses, and interpretative findings and also in terms of the application of his data to the earlier work of Hohokam scholars and to current general models of irrigation community social organization. The value of this book goes far beyond the small community of Hohokam archaeologists itself. --Journal of Anthropological Research This is a very innovative study...Abbott's conclusions will have to be addressed in any future discussion of Hohokam social organization in the Phoenix Basin. --Stephen Plog, University of Virginia Abbott's analysis is a landmark in Hohokam studies. He reaches beyond specific analyses of ceramics to understand the context in which vessels were produced, distributed, and used. --Barbara Mills, University of Arizona

Engaging and easy to read . . . While this is a 'must read' book for anyone studying the Hohokam, its contributions reach beyond southern Arizona. Anyone interested in the topics of irrigation theory, community organization, or applications of ceramic analysis should read this book. &#151 Journal of Field Archaeology Abbott delivers on his claims. His book is a model of explicit clarity, both in terms of the presentation of his methods, data analyses, and interpretative findings and also in terms of the application of his data to the earlier work of Hohokam scholars and to current general models of irrigation community social organization. The value of this book goes far beyond the small community of Hohokam archaeologists itself. &#151 Journal of Anthropological Research

Engaging and easy to read . . . While this is a 'must read' book for anyone studying the Hohokam, its contributions reach beyond southern Arizona. Anyone interested in the topics of irrigation theory, community organization, or applications of ceramic analysis should read this book. <i>Journal of Field Archaeology</i> Abbott delivers on his claims. His book is a model of explicit clarity, both in terms of the presentation of his methods, data analyses, and interpretative findings and also in terms of the application of his data to the earlier work of Hohokam scholars and to current general models of irrigation community social organization. The value of this book goes far beyond the small community of Hohokam archaeologists itself. <i>Journal of Anthropological Research</i> This is a very innovative study...Abbott's conclusions will have to be addressed in any future discussion of Hohokam social organization in the Phoenix Basin. Stephen Plog, University of Virginia Abbott's analysis is a landmark in Hohokam studies. He reaches beyond specific analyses of ceramics to understand the context in which vessels were produced, distributed, and used. Barbara Mills, University of Arizona

Engaging and easy to read . . . While this is a 'must read' book for anyone studying the Hohokam, its contributions reach beyond southern Arizona. Anyone interested in the topics of irrigation theory, community organization, or applications of ceramic analysis should read this book. --Journal of Field Archaeology Abbott delivers on his claims. His book is a model of explicit clarity, both in terms of the presentation of his methods, data analyses, and interpretative findings and also in terms of the application of his data to the earlier work of Hohokam scholars and to current general models of irrigation community social organization. The value of this book goes far beyond the small community of Hohokam archaeologists itself. --Journal of Anthropological Research This is a very innovative study...Abbott's conclusions will have to be addressed in any future discussion of Hohokam social organization in the Phoenix Basin. --Stephen Plog, University of Virginia Abbott's analysis is a landmark in Hohokam studies. He reaches beyond specific analyses of ceramics to understand the context in which vessels were produced, distributed, and used. --Barbara Mills, University of Arizona

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David R. Abbott is Research Associate at the Arizona State Museum in Tucson and author of Centuries of Decline during the Hohokam Classic Period at Pueblo Grande. His articles have appeared in various edited volumes and in Kiva and American Antiquity. The dissertation on which this book is based won the 1995 Society for American Archaeology Dissertation Prize.

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