Paul R Fish
Biographic Data
| ID | 145307 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paul R Fish |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paul R |
| FAMILY NAME | Fish |
| SIGNATURE | FISH P R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Arizona |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 264 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Evidence for Large-scale Agave Cultivation in the Marana Community
Evolution and Structure of the Classic Period Marana Community
The Marana Community in the Hohokam World
This account of Classic Period settlement in the Tucson Basin between A.D. 1100 and 1300 is the first comprehensive description of the organization of territory, subsistence, and society in a Hohokam community of an outlying region. Broad recovery of settlement patterns reveals in unique detail the developmental history of the Marana Community and its hierarchical structure about a central site with a platform mound. Remains of diverse agricultur…
Sedentism and Settlement Mobility in the Tucson Basin Prior to A.D. 1000
Assessments of mobility versus sedentism for archaeological cultures necessarily take the form of arguments. Although there are a number of more or less consensually recognized attributes which tend to be considered, there are no unequivocal classes of evidence of sedentism or mobility. Both redundancy and diversity in resources contribute to the probability of preagricultural sedentism in the Tucson Basin. The few additional taxa on low uplands …
Trincheras Sites in Time, Space, and Society
Mesoamerican Connections
This chapter reviews the evidence for Mesoamerican presence or influence in the U.S. Southwest. Objects, symbols, and practices of apparent Mesoamerican origin, especially in the Hohokam region, include copper bells, macaws, shell trumpets, and other similar objects. The explanations that archaeologists have proposed for such presence come down to agricultural displacement, trade, and coercive domination. The review shows that Mesoamerican connec…
Key Issues and Topics in the Archaeology of the American Southwest and Northwestern Mexico
We review some of the most significant research trends as well as emerging issues in the archaeology of the American Southwest and Northwest Mexico. Among the many topics being studied that we could discuss, we have chosen to focus on engaged archaeology, “big data”, the research potential of museum collections, agriculture, social organization, regional connectivity, and culture history
Refining the Role Ofcerros De Trincherasin Southern Arizona Settlement
Cerros de trincheras in northern Sonora and southern Arizona have traditionally been interpreted as short-term, defensive refuges. This paper reviews recent evidence concerning the functions of such sites by focusing on survey, mapping, and excavation results gained over the past 12 years at several Tucson Basin cerros de trincheras. This evidence suggests that the Tucson Basin sites, and probably other cerros de trincheras as well, were not used…
Prehistory and early history of the Malpai Borderlands
Prehispanic and early historic archaeological information for the Malpai Borderlands of southwest New Mexico and southeast Arizona is reviewed using data derived from field reconnaissance, discussion with relevant scholars, archival resources from varied agencies and institutions, and published literature. Previous regional research has focused on late prehistory (A.D. 1200 to 1450), shaping the scope of cultural historical overview and providing…
Plausible Ethnographic Analogies for the Social Organization of Hohokam Canal Irrigation
This paper presents the results of a juxtaposition of archaeological findings on Hohokam irrigation and ethnographic research on the social organization of irrigation. There are no ethnographic or historic records pertaining to the Hohokam, so the comparative ethnographic approach is perhaps more productive than in other situations. Several forms of canal irrigation organization are considered, including politically centralized, acephalous, priva…
Incremental events in the construction of sambaquis, southeastern Santa Catarina
A construção de cômoros artificiais (mounds) é um fenômeno de amplo alcance em termos globais. Neste artigo são examinados alguns dos processos responsáveis pela construção destas estruturas no litoral sul de Santa Catarina, tomando-se como referência os trabalhos realizados no sambaqui Jaboticabeira II, município de Jaguaruna. Além da análise dos processos envolvidos na construção daquele sambaqui, procura-se chamar a atenção para os aspectos so…
Padrões de assentamento e formação de sambaquis em Santa Catarina
Culture and Contact
Prehistoric Desert Farmers of the Southwest
Infrastructures are material forms that allow for the possibility of exchange over space. They are the physical networks through which goods, ideas, waste, power, people, and finance are trafficked. In this article I trace the range of anthropological ...Read More
Southwest and northwest
Refining the Role ofCerros de Trincherasin Southern Arizona Settlement
Cerros de trincheras in northern Sonora and southern Arizona have traditionally been interpreted as short-term, defensive refuges. This paper reviews recent evidence concerning the functions of such sites by focusing on survey, mapping, and excavation results gained over the past 12 years at several Tucson Basin cerros de trincheras. This evidence suggests that the Tucson Basin sites, and probably other cerros de triincheras as well, were not use…
An assessment of abandonment processes in the Hohokam Classic Period of the Tucson Basin
Treatments of abandonment in the archaeological literature of the southwestern United States have commonly focused on adverse conditions precipitating departure from a previously inhabited locale. However, decisions as to the timing and mode of prehistoric abandonments were made in the light of conditions at destinations as well as points of departure, and cannot be fully understood from either partial perspective. The more inclusive process, whi…
Prehistoric landscapes of the sonoran desert Hohokam
Prehistoric Agricultural Strategies in the Southwest
Early Corn Remains from Tumamoc Hill, Southern Arizona
The tandem accelerator mass spectrometer provided critical dating of corn remains in Archaic levels of juxtaposed Archaic and Hohokam occupations on Tumamoc Hill in Tucson, Arizona. This new radiometric technology confirmed an Archaic placement suggested by stratigraphy and artifact distributions. The small sample of intact remains resembles other directly-dated early corn in the Southwest and reinforces an interpretation of preceramic cultivator…
Archeology
Rethinking the Middle/Upper Paleolithic Transition [and Comments and Replies]
This paper critically examines previous statements concerning the nature of the Middle/Upper Paleolithic transition in Western Europe. Mellars's overview of the transition in southwestern France forms the point of departure for discussion. Several of Mellars's contentions are modified in light of methodological weaknesses and recently available data. It is suggested that many observed Middle/Upper Paleolithic differences are best understood with …
Beyond Tools
In recognition of the ubiquitous presence of debitage and the often unique circumstances under which it becomes incorporated in the Paleolithic archaeological record, the potential of this artifact category for behavioral interpretation is explored by various comparative methods. Assemblages from Combe Grenal, Corbiac, Pech de l'Azé, Qafzeh, and Tabun were examined for qualitative and quantitative attributes. The resulting data is analyzed in con…
Consistency in Archaeological Measurement and Classification
Little attention has been paid by archaeologists to the important problem of replicability of observational units. The studies presented in this paper involve examinations of discrepancy occurring at various levels in lithic and ceramic classification. Standardized typologies, as well as qualitative and quantitative attributes are considered. The results are discussed in terms of observer bias, influence of training, measurement error, and the im…
Recent Research On Tucson Basin Prehistory
The study of Tucson’s prehistory has been pursued with an unprecedented intensity in recent years, and it seemed essential that the new results that were emerging be shared on a broader basis. This volume is the outcome of papers prepared for the Second Tucson Basin Conference in conjunction with the 1986 fall meeting of the Arizona Archaeological Council
Rethinking the Middle/Upper Paleolithic Transition [and Comments and Replies]
This paper critically examines previous statements concerning the nature of the Middle/Upper Paleolithic transition in Western Europe. Mellars's overview of the transition in southwestern France forms the point of departure for discussion. Several of Mellars's contentions are modified in light of methodological weaknesses and recently available data. It is suggested that many observed Middle/Upper Paleolithic differences are best understood with …
Incremental events in the construction of sambaquis, southeastern Santa Catarina
A construção de cômoros artificiais (mounds) é um fenômeno de amplo alcance em termos globais. Neste artigo são examinados alguns dos processos responsáveis pela construção destas estruturas no litoral sul de Santa Catarina, tomando-se como referência os trabalhos realizados no sambaqui Jaboticabeira II, município de Jaguaruna. Além da análise dos processos envolvidos na construção daquele sambaqui, procura-se chamar a atenção para os aspectos so…
Consistency in Archaeological Measurement and Classification
Little attention has been paid by archaeologists to the important problem of replicability of observational units. The studies presented in this paper involve examinations of discrepancy occurring at various levels in lithic and ceramic classification. Standardized typologies, as well as qualitative and quantitative attributes are considered. The results are discussed in terms of observer bias, influence of training, measurement error, and the im…
Plausible Ethnographic Analogies for the Social Organization of Hohokam Canal Irrigation
This paper presents the results of a juxtaposition of archaeological findings on Hohokam irrigation and ethnographic research on the social organization of irrigation. There are no ethnographic or historic records pertaining to the Hohokam, so the comparative ethnographic approach is perhaps more productive than in other situations. Several forms of canal irrigation organization are considered, including politically centralized, acephalous, priva…
Beyond Tools
In recognition of the ubiquitous presence of debitage and the often unique circumstances under which it becomes incorporated in the Paleolithic archaeological record, the potential of this artifact category for behavioral interpretation is explored by various comparative methods. Assemblages from Combe Grenal, Corbiac, Pech de l'Azé, Qafzeh, and Tabun were examined for qualitative and quantitative attributes. The resulting data is analyzed in con…
The Marana Community in the Hohokam World
This account of Classic Period settlement in the Tucson Basin between A.D. 1100 and 1300 is the first comprehensive description of the organization of territory, subsistence, and society in a Hohokam community of an outlying region. Broad recovery of settlement patterns reveals in unique detail the developmental history of the Marana Community and its hierarchical structure about a central site with a platform mound. Remains of diverse agricultur…
Prehistoric landscapes of the sonoran desert Hohokam
Early Corn Remains from Tumamoc Hill, Southern Arizona
The tandem accelerator mass spectrometer provided critical dating of corn remains in Archaic levels of juxtaposed Archaic and Hohokam occupations on Tumamoc Hill in Tucson, Arizona. This new radiometric technology confirmed an Archaic placement suggested by stratigraphy and artifact distributions. The small sample of intact remains resembles other directly-dated early corn in the Southwest and reinforces an interpretation of preceramic cultivator…
Southwest and northwest
Refining the Role ofCerros de Trincherasin Southern Arizona Settlement
Cerros de trincheras in northern Sonora and southern Arizona have traditionally been interpreted as short-term, defensive refuges. This paper reviews recent evidence concerning the functions of such sites by focusing on survey, mapping, and excavation results gained over the past 12 years at several Tucson Basin cerros de trincheras. This evidence suggests that the Tucson Basin sites, and probably other cerros de triincheras as well, were not use…
Key Issues and Topics in the Archaeology of the American Southwest and Northwestern Mexico
We review some of the most significant research trends as well as emerging issues in the archaeology of the American Southwest and Northwest Mexico. Among the many topics being studied that we could discuss, we have chosen to focus on engaged archaeology, “big data”, the research potential of museum collections, agriculture, social organization, regional connectivity, and culture history
Recent Research On Tucson Basin Prehistory
The study of Tucson’s prehistory has been pursued with an unprecedented intensity in recent years, and it seemed essential that the new results that were emerging be shared on a broader basis. This volume is the outcome of papers prepared for the Second Tucson Basin Conference in conjunction with the 1986 fall meeting of the Arizona Archaeological Council
Refining the Role Ofcerros De Trincherasin Southern Arizona Settlement
Cerros de trincheras in northern Sonora and southern Arizona have traditionally been interpreted as short-term, defensive refuges. This paper reviews recent evidence concerning the functions of such sites by focusing on survey, mapping, and excavation results gained over the past 12 years at several Tucson Basin cerros de trincheras. This evidence suggests that the Tucson Basin sites, and probably other cerros de trincheras as well, were not used…
Consistency in Archaeological Measurement and Classification
Little attention has been paid by archaeologists to the important problem of replicability of observational units. The studies presented in this paper involve examinations of discrepancy occurring at various levels in lithic and ceramic classification. Standardized typologies, as well as qualitative and quantitative attributes are considered. The results are discussed in terms of observer bias, influence of training, measurement error, and the im…
Beyond Tools
In recognition of the ubiquitous presence of debitage and the often unique circumstances under which it becomes incorporated in the Paleolithic archaeological record, the potential of this artifact category for behavioral interpretation is explored by various comparative methods. Assemblages from Combe Grenal, Corbiac, Pech de l'Azé, Qafzeh, and Tabun were examined for qualitative and quantitative attributes. The resulting data is analyzed in con…
Rethinking the Middle/Upper Paleolithic Transition [and Comments and Replies]
This paper critically examines previous statements concerning the nature of the Middle/Upper Paleolithic transition in Western Europe. Mellars's overview of the transition in southwestern France forms the point of departure for discussion. Several of Mellars's contentions are modified in light of methodological weaknesses and recently available data. It is suggested that many observed Middle/Upper Paleolithic differences are best understood with …
Archeology
Early Corn Remains from Tumamoc Hill, Southern Arizona
The tandem accelerator mass spectrometer provided critical dating of corn remains in Archaic levels of juxtaposed Archaic and Hohokam occupations on Tumamoc Hill in Tucson, Arizona. This new radiometric technology confirmed an Archaic placement suggested by stratigraphy and artifact distributions. The small sample of intact remains resembles other directly-dated early corn in the Southwest and reinforces an interpretation of preceramic cultivator…
Prehistoric Agricultural Strategies in the Southwest
Prehistoric landscapes of the sonoran desert Hohokam
An assessment of abandonment processes in the Hohokam Classic Period of the Tucson Basin
Treatments of abandonment in the archaeological literature of the southwestern United States have commonly focused on adverse conditions precipitating departure from a previously inhabited locale. However, decisions as to the timing and mode of prehistoric abandonments were made in the light of conditions at destinations as well as points of departure, and cannot be fully understood from either partial perspective. The more inclusive process, whi…
Prehistoric Desert Farmers of the Southwest
Infrastructures are material forms that allow for the possibility of exchange over space. They are the physical networks through which goods, ideas, waste, power, people, and finance are trafficked. In this article I trace the range of anthropological ...Read More
Southwest and northwest
Refining the Role ofCerros de Trincherasin Southern Arizona Settlement
Cerros de trincheras in northern Sonora and southern Arizona have traditionally been interpreted as short-term, defensive refuges. This paper reviews recent evidence concerning the functions of such sites by focusing on survey, mapping, and excavation results gained over the past 12 years at several Tucson Basin cerros de trincheras. This evidence suggests that the Tucson Basin sites, and probably other cerros de triincheras as well, were not use…
Culture and Contact
Padrões de assentamento e formação de sambaquis em Santa Catarina
Incremental events in the construction of sambaquis, southeastern Santa Catarina
A construção de cômoros artificiais (mounds) é um fenômeno de amplo alcance em termos globais. Neste artigo são examinados alguns dos processos responsáveis pela construção destas estruturas no litoral sul de Santa Catarina, tomando-se como referência os trabalhos realizados no sambaqui Jaboticabeira II, município de Jaguaruna. Além da análise dos processos envolvidos na construção daquele sambaqui, procura-se chamar a atenção para os aspectos so…
Plausible Ethnographic Analogies for the Social Organization of Hohokam Canal Irrigation
This paper presents the results of a juxtaposition of archaeological findings on Hohokam irrigation and ethnographic research on the social organization of irrigation. There are no ethnographic or historic records pertaining to the Hohokam, so the comparative ethnographic approach is perhaps more productive than in other situations. Several forms of canal irrigation organization are considered, including politically centralized, acephalous, priva…
Prehistory and early history of the Malpai Borderlands
Prehispanic and early historic archaeological information for the Malpai Borderlands of southwest New Mexico and southeast Arizona is reviewed using data derived from field reconnaissance, discussion with relevant scholars, archival resources from varied agencies and institutions, and published literature. Previous regional research has focused on late prehistory (A.D. 1200 to 1450), shaping the scope of cultural historical overview and providing…
Refining the Role Ofcerros De Trincherasin Southern Arizona Settlement
Cerros de trincheras in northern Sonora and southern Arizona have traditionally been interpreted as short-term, defensive refuges. This paper reviews recent evidence concerning the functions of such sites by focusing on survey, mapping, and excavation results gained over the past 12 years at several Tucson Basin cerros de trincheras. This evidence suggests that the Tucson Basin sites, and probably other cerros de trincheras as well, were not used…
Key Issues and Topics in the Archaeology of the American Southwest and Northwestern Mexico
We review some of the most significant research trends as well as emerging issues in the archaeology of the American Southwest and Northwest Mexico. Among the many topics being studied that we could discuss, we have chosen to focus on engaged archaeology, “big data”, the research potential of museum collections, agriculture, social organization, regional connectivity, and culture history
Mesoamerican Connections
This chapter reviews the evidence for Mesoamerican presence or influence in the U.S. Southwest. Objects, symbols, and practices of apparent Mesoamerican origin, especially in the Hohokam region, include copper bells, macaws, shell trumpets, and other similar objects. The explanations that archaeologists have proposed for such presence come down to agricultural displacement, trade, and coercive domination. The review shows that Mesoamerican connec…
Trincheras Sites in Time, Space, and Society
Sedentism and Settlement Mobility in the Tucson Basin Prior to A.D. 1000
Assessments of mobility versus sedentism for archaeological cultures necessarily take the form of arguments. Although there are a number of more or less consensually recognized attributes which tend to be considered, there are no unequivocal classes of evidence of sedentism or mobility. Both redundancy and diversity in resources contribute to the probability of preagricultural sedentism in the Tucson Basin. The few additional taxa on low uplands …
Evidence for Large-scale Agave Cultivation in the Marana Community
Evolution and Structure of the Classic Period Marana Community
The Marana Community in the Hohokam World
This account of Classic Period settlement in the Tucson Basin between A.D. 1100 and 1300 is the first comprehensive description of the organization of territory, subsistence, and society in a Hohokam community of an outlying region. Broad recovery of settlement patterns reveals in unique detail the developmental history of the Marana Community and its hierarchical structure about a central site with a platform mound. Remains of diverse agricultur…
Recent Research On Tucson Basin Prehistory
The study of Tucson’s prehistory has been pursued with an unprecedented intensity in recent years, and it seemed essential that the new results that were emerging be shared on a broader basis. This volume is the outcome of papers prepared for the Second Tucson Basin Conference in conjunction with the 1986 fall meeting of the Arizona Archaeological Council
Geography (19 works) · Archaeology (18 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (14 works) · Archaeology and Natural History (14 works) · History (14 works) · Prehistory (8 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · History (6 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (5 works) · Political science (5 works)