Neal W Ackerly
Biographic Data
| ID | 110851 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Neal W Ackerly |
| GIVEN NAMES | Neal W |
| FAMILY NAME | Ackerly |
| SIGNATURE | ACKERLY N W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Arizona State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Railroads, Recycling, Waste Disposal, and Remnant Refuse: Factors Affecting the Structure and Composition of Historical Archaeological Sites
Antelope Wells: An Early Customs Station on the Mexican Border
The Antelope Wells Customs Station (LA170810) is an informal U.S. Customs complex established ca. 1916 that remained in operation until the early 1950s. The site consists of a thrice-modified building, the original exhibiting architectural characteristics consistent with Pueblo Revival style architecture, while a succession of later additions extend through the late 1940s. The Antelope Wells complex represents a relatively uncommon early twentiet…
Dividing New Mexico's Waters, 1700-1912
Understanding Complexity in the Prehistoric Southwest
Mimbreno and Gileno Apache Irrigation Systems, 1853-1859
The Mimbres Valley of southwestern New Mexico was the locus of Mimbres civilizations, as well as a center for later historic Apache occupations. Prehistoric Mimbres peoples relied on some small-scale irrigation systems, and there appears to have been some limited irrigation among the Apache in Spanish Colonial times. For the most part, however, irrigation agriculture appears to have been episodic and limited in extent during both prehistoric and …
Canals and Communities: Small-Scale Irrigation Systems
From the mountains of South America to the deserts of northern Africa to the islands of south Asia, people have devised myriad ways of moving water to sustain their communities and nourish their crops. Many of these irrigation methods have been used over long periods of time and continue to function in diverse ecological and sociopolitical contexts. This book presents case studies and comparative essays about local institutions for managing water…
This does not compute: The All-American Pipeline Project revisited
In 1989, ANTIQUITY published the ambitions and methods of a remarkable project to automate and computerize the recording and analysis of artefacts from a very large salvage program in the western United States. Here is a follow-up that explains why the methods did not realize the ambitions, and questions whether those ambitions were well chosen
False Causality in the Hohokam Collapse
Water-logging and salinization of agricultural lands are often cited as factors contributing to the collapse of Hohokam society. The interaction of these two factors is reviewed and their impact on historic Anglo agricultural production is evaluated. Data indicate that water-logging and salinization begin to affect agricultural production within 50–100 years following the start of canal use. Assuming that analogous processes affected prehistoric …
Specialization and the Middle/Upper Paleolithic Transition [and Comments and Reply]
Discussions of the differences between the Middle and the Upper Paleolithic usually oppose them as if they differed in essence and resort to lists of features apparently disconnected among themselves. This approach may be questioned; in fact, we are dealing with successive stages of a continuous evolutionary process, and we ought to be seeking, on a broader geographical and chrono-cultural basis, a unifying principle of which the features conside…
Formative Period Political Differentiation in the Southern Valley of Mexico: A Comment on Steponaitis
Irrigation, Water Allocation Strategies, and the Hohokam Collapse
This paper explores potential structural characteristics and archaeological indicators of two models of water allocation that may have been implemented by Hohokam groups in central Arizona. One model, termed “regulated competition.” presumes the existence of institutionalized regulatory mechanisms. The second model, termed “unregulated competition,” presumes no such mechanism. Unregulated competition better explains the occurrence of (1) high den…
More on the Paleolithic/Mesolithic Transition
Controlling Pressure in Experimental Lithics Research
The amount of pressure exerted per unit area is critical in microwear formation. Previous researchers have incorrectly assumed that amount of pressure per unit area can be controlled by controlling the amount of external pressure [i.e., load] applied during implement usage. Research has shown that even when the external force is constant, the fracture threshold varies depending on the amount of implement edge is contact with a worked item. Since …
Specialization and the Middle/Upper Paleolithic Transition [and Comments and Reply]
Discussions of the differences between the Middle and the Upper Paleolithic usually oppose them as if they differed in essence and resort to lists of features apparently disconnected among themselves. This approach may be questioned; in fact, we are dealing with successive stages of a continuous evolutionary process, and we ought to be seeking, on a broader geographical and chrono-cultural basis, a unifying principle of which the features conside…
False Causality in the Hohokam Collapse
Water-logging and salinization of agricultural lands are often cited as factors contributing to the collapse of Hohokam society. The interaction of these two factors is reviewed and their impact on historic Anglo agricultural production is evaluated. Data indicate that water-logging and salinization begin to affect agricultural production within 50–100 years following the start of canal use. Assuming that analogous processes affected prehistoric …
Formative Period Political Differentiation in the Southern Valley of Mexico: A Comment on Steponaitis
Controlling Pressure in Experimental Lithics Research
The amount of pressure exerted per unit area is critical in microwear formation. Previous researchers have incorrectly assumed that amount of pressure per unit area can be controlled by controlling the amount of external pressure [i.e., load] applied during implement usage. Research has shown that even when the external force is constant, the fracture threshold varies depending on the amount of implement edge is contact with a worked item. Since …
Irrigation, Water Allocation Strategies, and the Hohokam Collapse
This paper explores potential structural characteristics and archaeological indicators of two models of water allocation that may have been implemented by Hohokam groups in central Arizona. One model, termed “regulated competition.” presumes the existence of institutionalized regulatory mechanisms. The second model, termed “unregulated competition,” presumes no such mechanism. Unregulated competition better explains the occurrence of (1) high den…
Understanding Complexity in the Prehistoric Southwest
Mimbreno and Gileno Apache Irrigation Systems, 1853-1859
The Mimbres Valley of southwestern New Mexico was the locus of Mimbres civilizations, as well as a center for later historic Apache occupations. Prehistoric Mimbres peoples relied on some small-scale irrigation systems, and there appears to have been some limited irrigation among the Apache in Spanish Colonial times. For the most part, however, irrigation agriculture appears to have been episodic and limited in extent during both prehistoric and …
More on the Paleolithic/Mesolithic Transition
Controlling Pressure in Experimental Lithics Research
The amount of pressure exerted per unit area is critical in microwear formation. Previous researchers have incorrectly assumed that amount of pressure per unit area can be controlled by controlling the amount of external pressure [i.e., load] applied during implement usage. Research has shown that even when the external force is constant, the fracture threshold varies depending on the amount of implement edge is contact with a worked item. Since …
Irrigation, Water Allocation Strategies, and the Hohokam Collapse
This paper explores potential structural characteristics and archaeological indicators of two models of water allocation that may have been implemented by Hohokam groups in central Arizona. One model, termed “regulated competition.” presumes the existence of institutionalized regulatory mechanisms. The second model, termed “unregulated competition,” presumes no such mechanism. Unregulated competition better explains the occurrence of (1) high den…
More on the Paleolithic/Mesolithic Transition
Specialization and the Middle/Upper Paleolithic Transition [and Comments and Reply]
Discussions of the differences between the Middle and the Upper Paleolithic usually oppose them as if they differed in essence and resort to lists of features apparently disconnected among themselves. This approach may be questioned; in fact, we are dealing with successive stages of a continuous evolutionary process, and we ought to be seeking, on a broader geographical and chrono-cultural basis, a unifying principle of which the features conside…
Formative Period Political Differentiation in the Southern Valley of Mexico: A Comment on Steponaitis
False Causality in the Hohokam Collapse
Water-logging and salinization of agricultural lands are often cited as factors contributing to the collapse of Hohokam society. The interaction of these two factors is reviewed and their impact on historic Anglo agricultural production is evaluated. Data indicate that water-logging and salinization begin to affect agricultural production within 50–100 years following the start of canal use. Assuming that analogous processes affected prehistoric …
This does not compute: The All-American Pipeline Project revisited
In 1989, ANTIQUITY published the ambitions and methods of a remarkable project to automate and computerize the recording and analysis of artefacts from a very large salvage program in the western United States. Here is a follow-up that explains why the methods did not realize the ambitions, and questions whether those ambitions were well chosen
Mimbreno and Gileno Apache Irrigation Systems, 1853-1859
The Mimbres Valley of southwestern New Mexico was the locus of Mimbres civilizations, as well as a center for later historic Apache occupations. Prehistoric Mimbres peoples relied on some small-scale irrigation systems, and there appears to have been some limited irrigation among the Apache in Spanish Colonial times. For the most part, however, irrigation agriculture appears to have been episodic and limited in extent during both prehistoric and …
Canals and Communities: Small-Scale Irrigation Systems
From the mountains of South America to the deserts of northern Africa to the islands of south Asia, people have devised myriad ways of moving water to sustain their communities and nourish their crops. Many of these irrigation methods have been used over long periods of time and continue to function in diverse ecological and sociopolitical contexts. This book presents case studies and comparative essays about local institutions for managing water…
Dividing New Mexico's Waters, 1700-1912
Understanding Complexity in the Prehistoric Southwest
Antelope Wells: An Early Customs Station on the Mexican Border
The Antelope Wells Customs Station (LA170810) is an informal U.S. Customs complex established ca. 1916 that remained in operation until the early 1950s. The site consists of a thrice-modified building, the original exhibiting architectural characteristics consistent with Pueblo Revival style architecture, while a succession of later additions extend through the late 1940s. The Antelope Wells complex represents a relatively uncommon early twentiet…
Railroads, Recycling, Waste Disposal, and Remnant Refuse: Factors Affecting the Structure and Composition of Historical Archaeological Sites
Archaeology (9 works) · Geography (9 works) · History (8 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (6 works) · Ecology (6 works) · Ecology (6 works) · Archaeology and Natural History (5 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Geology (5 works) · History (5 works)