How the Huacas were?_Frank Salomon

Huacaypata: The sacred qocha of the inca

The KIVA, 2023

The Huatabampo tradition was first defined by Gordon Ekholm, in 1938, and refers to those sites in the coastal plain in northern Sinaloa and southern Sonora lacking architecture but containing well-manufactured plain ceramics with complex shapes. Recent investigations in the region are helping to refine the chronology, geographical extension, cultural attributes, and ethnicity. With 20 radiocarbon dates, we can place this tradition as spanning from 200 BC to AD 1450. The maximum geographical extension ranges from the Middle Rio Yaqui in the north to the Rio San Lorenzo in Sinaloa. The associated sites of this complex are represented by dispersed houses, indicative of ranchería-type settlements, funerary mounds, shell middens, and petroglyph sites. At about AD 1150, Aztatlán pottery and other commodities from southern Sinaloa were incorporated mostly as mortuary offerings. We also provide evidence that the Huatabampo archaeological tradition is a local culture representing the occupation of the Cahitan-speaking groups, Yoremem/Mayos and Yoemem/Yaquis, of the coastal plain.

2020

Hahr-hispanic American Historical Review, 2015

The Kiva, 2023

The Huatabampo tradition was first defined by Gordon Ekholm, in 1938, and refers to those sites in the coastal plain in northern Sinaloa and southern Sonora lacking architecture but containing well-manufactured plain ceramics with complex shapes. Recent investigations in the region are helping to refine the chronology, geographical extension, cultural attributes, and ethnicity. With 20 radiocarbon dates, we can place this tradition as spanning from 200 BC to AD 1450. The maximum geographical extension ranges from the Middle Rio Yaqui in the north to the Rio San Lorenzo in Sinaloa. The associated sites of this complex are represented by dispersed houses, indicative of ranchería-type settlements, funerary mounds, shell middens, and petroglyph sites. At about AD 1150, Aztatlán pottery and other commodities from southern Sinaloa were incorporated mostly as mortuary offerings. We also provide evidence that the Huatabampo archaeological tradition is a local culture representing the occupation of the Cahitan-speaking groups, Yoremem/Mayos and Yoemem/Yaquis, of the coastal plain. Resumen La tradición Huatabampo fue definida por primera vez por Gordon Ekholm, en 1938, y se refiere a aquellos sitios en la planicie costera en el norte de Sinaloa y el sur de Sonora que carecen de arquitectura pero que contienen cerámica lisa fina con formas complejas. Investigaciones recientes en la región están ayudando a refinar la cronología, la extensión geográfica, los atributos culturales y la etnicidad. Con 20 fechas de radiocarbono, podemos colocar esta tradición que abarca desde 200 aC hasta 1450 dC. La extensión geográfica máxima se extiende desde el Medio Río Yaqui en el norte hasta el Río San Lorenzo en Sinaloa. Los sitios asociados de este complejo están representados por casas dispersas, indicativas de rancherías, montículos funerarios, concheros y sitios de petrograbados. Alrededor del año 1150 DC, cerámica Aztatlán y otros productos del sur de Sinaloa se incorporaron principalmente como ofrendas mortuorias. También proporcionamos evidencia de que la tradición arqueológica de Huatabampo es una cultura local que representa la ocupación de los grupos de habla cahita; Yoremem / Mayos y Yoemem / Yaquis, de la planicie costera del sur de Sonora y Norte de Sinaloa.

2019