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"hohokam tribe"

Archaeologists would not refer to the "hohokam tribe", as we don't know details like tribal organization of the Hohokam cultural tradition. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.172.98.69 (talk) 22:15, 23 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Right, however here we must go by what the reliable verifiable sources cite per policy. Tony the Marine (talk) 22:18, 23 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
- Sorry, but hundreds of "reliable verifiable sources" do not refer to the "Hohokam tribe". See this cursory Google Scholar search. The Hohokam are well studied within archaeology and there are literally hundreds of reliable verifiable sources that reflect a common consensus in academic literature and none of them refer to the Hohokam culture as the "Hohokam tribe". --98.172.98.69 (talk) 23:32, 23 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

- To add to that, even your own source, Encyclopedia Britannica, does not use the terminology "Hohokam tribe", but rather refers to the "Hohokam culture" - exactly as I did in my edit. In fact, the word "tribe" only appears once in the Britannica article, not in reference to the Hohokam culture but to the Salado cultural tradition (this is also inaccurate terminology, but not relevant to this article). What, then is your justification for using outdated and inaccurate terminology that doesn't even reflect the sources you've cited? --98.172.98.69 (talk) 23:35, 23 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Your explanation is reasonable and therefore accepted. I have always stated "Life is a continuous learning process". Thank you for your observation. Tony the Marine (talk) 00:33, 24 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]