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DOCUMENT Full-Text Katherine Spielmann. Hoski Schaafma. Sharon Hall. Melissa Kruse-Peeples. John Briggs.

The Legacies on the Landscape Project is an ongoing collaboration between ecology and archaeology faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students at Arizona State University. The project was born out of the recognition that strongly integrated interdisciplinary research was essential for understanding human-ecosystem interactions. Our particular case study is focused on understanding the long-term legacy of prehistoric human land use on the ecology of semi-desert grasslands in the Southwestern...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sarah Ventre.

When trying to analyze human impact on the environment one of the first questions that comes to mind is what long-term effects agriculture has on the land. This research examines the effect of agricultural terracing in terms of soil content and fertility. Specifically, does prehistoric agricultural terracing affect the number and type of seeds in the soil, and thereby the soil’s fertility? Soil fertility is a complex question and studies have been done to analyze the chemical content of soils...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Will Russell.

Although not ubiquitous, unique cultural features known as “racetracks” are characteristic (Ahlstrom et al. 1992) of the Perry Mesa Tradition (Fish et al. 1975), which existed in Central Arizona’s mesa and canyon complex between ca A.D. 1300 and 1400 (Ahlstrom et al. 1992) . Prior to this season’s research, eight racetracks had been identified at pueblos upon Perry Mesa and neighboring Black Mesa (Wilcox et al. 2001). As a result of research this semester, the number of confirmed and likely...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Connie L. Stone.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file for the Little Obsidian site, located on Bureau of Land Management land. The site is comprised of grinding features, petroglyphs, and artifact scatter. The file consists of a site data form, topographic and hand drawn maps of the site location, a list of botanical species in the vicinity, and eight color photographs of the site and its features. The earliest dated document is from 1997.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Fred Kraps.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file for Lower Stoddard, comprised of a domestic structure, located on State Trust land. The file consists of a cultural resource vandalism report form, cultural resource photograph log form, hand drawn site map, and four black and white photographs. The earliest dated document is from 2007.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Brad Geech. Don Mather. Judi Myers. Judy Taylor.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file for the Lower Stoddard Site, comprised of a room block and sherd and lithic scatter, located on State Trust land. The file consts of a site data form, heritage inventory record, hand drawn site map, three color photographs of the site, and three color photographs of artifacts.

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The Lower Verde Archaeological Project is a long-term, sustained research effort combining the expertise of individuals in several related fields, including paleobotany, geomorphology and pedology, soil geography, petrography, and bioarchaeology along with archaeologists and skilled materials analysts. The laboratory manual reflects this multidisciplinary and cooperative project structure. It is the collaborative effort of a number of individuals, whose contributions are listed in the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Charlotte Sasonkin.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file that consists of the MacDonald Townsite and Mine, comprised of a mining, milling, and townsite from circa 1901 to 1903, located on Prescott National Forest land. The file consists of a site data form. The earliest dated document is from 1995.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Teresa L. Pinter. Jessica A. Jensen. Lourdes Aguila. Glenn S. L. Stuart.

At the request of the Bureau of Reclamation–Phoenix Area Office, ACS conducted surface collection, mapping, and soil coring at AZ T:4:150(ASM), a multicomponent rockshelter site in Lake Pleasant Regional Park. The site is being impacted by increased visitation and Reclamation is seeking to mitigate those impacts. The investigations identified four features; these included a thermal pit (Feature 1), a rock ring (Feature 2), the rockshelter (Feature 3), and a previously unrecorded rockpile...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Will Russell. Nanebah Nez.

Poised between the Sonoran Desert and Colorado Plateau, Perry Mesa and Black Mesa constitute a rugged landform split by the Agua Fria River of central Arizona. This landscape was largely unoccupied prior to the late thirteenth century but witnessed a steady and rapid stream of immigrants beginning around A.D. 1250-1275. Today, the region is enjoying newfound archaeological attention, much of which is focused on why immigrants chose this place as a destination and how they survived after...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Charlotte Sasonkin.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file that consists of the site Mesa Top Pueblo, comprised of a 14-to-17-room pueblo with one large separate room, located on Prescott National Forest land. The file consists of a site data form.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Scott Wood. Elaine Zamora. Joseph Crary.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file for the Mesquite Flat site, comprised of a Hohokam village with accompanying artifact scatter, located on Tonto National Forest land. The site may have seen additional use by Southeastern Yavapai or Apache. The file consists of a site data form, two maps of the site location, an unlabeled site information form, and a preliminary inventory form. The earliest dated document is from 1987.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jim McKie.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file for MIR Fort, comprised of walled hilltop site, located on Prescott National Forest land. The file consists of a site data form and two maps of the site location.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jim McKie. David L. Taylor.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file for the Monument Hill Ruin, located on Prescott National Forest land. The site consists of multiple loci with two pueblos, a pit house hamlet, pictographs, sheet trash, a roasting pit, and associated artifacts. A historic fence runs through the prehistoric site. The file consists of a site data form, two site steward heritage inventory record forms, rock art photo logs, four pages of field notes, and 37 pages of pictograph drawings. The earliest dated...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael S. Foster. Chris North. Jim Hasbargen.

This document presents a National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility testing and Native American Consultation plan for the proposed White Peak Ranch development in northwest Maricopa County, Arizona. Vistancia, L.L.C. is planning a 3825-acre housing development in the White Peak Ranch parcel. A cultural resources survey identified 16 archaeological sites within the proposed development (Hasbargen 2003). Although the project is located on private land, the proposed development will...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Connie L. Stone. Pat Jessup.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file for the New River Community Park site, comprised of a Hohokam habitation with accompanying terrace, trails, masonry structure footings, and artifact scatter. The site is located on Bureau of Land Management, Arizona State Land Department, and privately owned land. The file consists of a site data form, Arizona Bureau of Land Management Cultural Resource Site Record, site environment form, and map of the site location.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Connie L. Stone.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file for the Ocotillo Nitch Site, comprised of sherd and lithic scatter, located on Bureau of Land Management land. The file consists of a site data form and map of the site location.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Robert P. Powers. Nancy E. Pearson.

It has been 30 years since Paul and Suzanne Fish (1977) prepared the first archeological overview and assessment of the Verde Valley. During that time, as the saying goes, “everything has changed, and nothing has changed.” One very significant change is that, as a result of federal legislation requiring archeological survey and evaluation of archeological resources prior to federally financed or sanctioned land modification activities, hundreds of compliance driven archeological surveys and a...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Will Russell. Hoski Schaafsma. Katherine A. Spielmann.

Throughout the Southwestern United States and Mesoamerica, prehistoric people used running and racing as a means of religious expression, personal sacrifice and community cohesion. In such context, the physical location of racing was often unimportant and constructed facilities were relatively rare. In the Perry Mesa region of Central Arizona, however, manufactured “racetracks” were highly formalized and represent the only form of communal architecture in this area. We studied these features...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Melissa Kruse.

A common issue of the Legacies on the Landscape project in the Perry Mesa region in Central Arizona is determining if the differences in the landscape are the result of prehistoric land use or if these differences in ecosystem structure represent a preexisting landscape patchiness that attracted prehistoric people to certain locales. This analysis investigates the settlement patterns of Perry Mesa as they relate to warfare and/or the perceived threat of warfare in the region. Perry Mesa...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jim McKie.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file for the PBT site, located on Prescott National Forest Land. The site is comprised of a potentially prehistoric circular rock alignment, artifact scatter, and a historical rock wall. The file consists of a site data form, map of the site location, and two black and white photographs. The earliest dated document is from 1998.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Mary Ownby.

Report provides the results of petrographic analyses of pottery and sand samples from Perry Mesa, central Arizona. The samples are plain ware dated to the Late Classic (A.D. 1280–1400; Pueblo III to Pueblo IV) from four major and several smaller sites. Results indicate several specific paste recipes that could have been made on Perry Mesa, but likely not at the major sites. Some pottery was also acquired from areas to the east of Perry Mesa. Companion to Kiva article, Abbott et al. 2021, "An...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd..

At the request of the Bureau of Reclamation–Phoenix Area Office (PXAO), ACS conducted Phase 1 cultural resource assessments and investigations at AZ T:4:150(ASM), a multicomponent rockshelter site in Lake Pleasant Regional Park, in 2008. The site was being impacted by increased visitation and Reclamation is seeking to mitigate those impacts. ACS archaeologists completed surface collection, mapping, and soil coring at the site. These investigations confirmed that the site held the potential to...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd..

At the request of the Bureau of Reclamation–Phoenix Area Office (PXAO), ACS conducted Phase 1 cultural resource assessments and investigations at AZ T:4:150(ASM), a multicomponent rockshelter site in Lake Pleasant Regional Park, in 2008. The site was being impacted by increased visitation and Reclamation is seeking to mitigate those impacts. ACS archaeologists completed surface collection, mapping, and soil coring at the site. These investigations confirmed that the site held the potential to...

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At the request of the Bureau of Reclamation-Phoenix Area Office, ACS conducted Phase 2 data recovery at the Lake Pleasant Rockshelter site (AZ T:4:150[ASM]), Yavapai County, Arizona. Based on the results of Phase 1 investigations conducted at the site (Pinter et al. 2009), Reclamation determined that potentially significant subsurface cultural deposits were present that could provide important new data on prehistoric, protohistoric, and historic Native American and Euroamerican occupation of the...