Patayan culture
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The Patayan culture was a prehistoric Native American cultural tradition of the lower Colorado River region, known for its riverine agriculture, distinctive pottery, and rock art in what is now the southwestern United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Patayan culture canonical | 2 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological culture
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prehistoric Native American culture ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
ceramic scatters and roasting pits
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habitation sites along terraces and floodplains ⓘ rock art panels in desert mountain ranges ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Havasupai people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hualapai people NERFINISHED ⓘ Mohave people NERFINISHED ⓘ Quechan people NERFINISHED ⓘ Yavapai people NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuman-speaking peoples ⓘ |
| developedAlong | Colorado River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
beans and squash cultivation
ⓘ
hunting of small and large game ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ wild plant gathering ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
semi-sedentary settlement pattern
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small villages and camps ⓘ use of brush and pole structures ⓘ use of ramadas and temporary shelters ⓘ |
| hasSubtradition |
Lower Colorado River Patayan
NERFINISHED
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Lowland Patayan NERFINISHED ⓘ Upland Patayan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| identifiedBy | archaeologists in the 20th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
brownware ceramics
ⓘ
distinctive pottery ⓘ dry farming in desert environments ⓘ floodplain farming ⓘ petroglyphs ⓘ pictographs ⓘ riverine agriculture ⓘ rock art ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baja California NERFINISHED ⓘ California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
Nevada ⓘ Southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ lower Colorado River region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlapsWith |
Ancestral Puebloan culture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hohokam culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | North American Southwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| produced |
coiled basketry
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ground stone implements ⓘ shell ornaments ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| succeededBy | historic Yuman groups ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Prehistoric period
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approximately AD 700–1550 ⓘ post-AD 700 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural fields
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check dams ⓘ irrigation features ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.