The Esteban Park Apartments Data Recovery Project: End of Fieldwork Report

Author(s): Kris Dobscheutz

Year: 2005

Summary

Between January 18 and July 1, 2005, archaeologists from Environmental Planning Group (EPG) conducted data recovery at a portion of the Las Canopas Site (AZ T:12:137[ASM]) within the City of Phoenix. Las Canopas is a large Hohokam village that extends more than 1 mile. Previous testing at the site identified at total of 46 features, including 5 cremations and 5 inhumations (Dobschuetz 2004b). Data recovery efforts focused on expanding those areas where human remains were identified to determine whether more human remains and associated funerary objects were present at the site.

Individuals participating in the project include Kris Dobschuetz as principal investigator; Scott Wilcox as Field Director; April Tutt as Crew Chief, with field crew Jennifer Epperson, Gretchen Gallagher, Mark Howe, Kim Kennedy, Peter Marckman, C. Scott Crownover, Barbara Miller, Gina Gage, and Bill Elsey. Volunteers at the site include Matthew Thomas. Bruce Phillips of EcoPlan Associates, Inc. served as the project geomorphologist. ReBecca Hill of Soil Systems, Inc. served as project osteologist. The fieldwork required a total of 431 person-days to complete.

The following report is a summary of the project accomplishments and preliminary findings of the data recovery program at this site. The report also includes a general assessment of the nature, number, and quality of the features found and investigated during the project. Following a brief discussion of research themes, the preliminary findings of the testing and data recovery are summarized. The final section details the laboratory procedures to be used as the project progresses. Once the analysis is completed, a final report will be compiled detailing the results of the analysis.

This is the final draft of the report.

Cite this Record

The Esteban Park Apartments Data Recovery Project: End of Fieldwork Report, 1553. Kris Dobscheutz. 2005 ( tDAR id: 439936) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8439936

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Keywords

Culture
Hohokam

Material
Beads • Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Dating Sample • Fauna • Ground Stone • Human Remains • Shell • Unidentified Red-on-Buff

Site Name
AZ T:12:137 (ASM) • Las Canopas

Site Type
Animal Burial • Ash Pit • Canal or Canal Feature • Cremation • Domestic Structures • Hearth • Infant Burial • Inhumation • Pit • Pit cremation • Pit House / Earth Lodge • Post Hole / Post Mold • Pot Bust • Refuse Pit • Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno • Rock Alignment • Urn Cremation

Investigation Types
Consultation • Data Recovery / Excavation • Heritage Management • Historic Background Research • Reconnaissance / Survey • Systematic Survey

General
Ceramic Artifact Analysis • Cultural Resource Management • Faunal Remains Analysis • Human Remains Analysis • Laboratory Analyses • Radiocarbon Dating Analysis • Shell Artifact Analysis • Stone Artifact Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Arizona (State / Territory) • Maricopa (County) • Phoenix, AZ • Phoenix Basin

Temporal Keywords
Hohokam

Spatial Coverage

min long: -112.021; min lat: 33.375 ; max long: -111.997; max lat: 33.427 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): City of Phoenix Archaeology Office

Contributor(s): April Tutt

Field Director(s): Scott Wilcox

Principal Investigator(s): Kris Dobscheutz

Prepared By(s): Environmental Planning Group

Submitted To(s): City of Phoenix Archaeology Office; Esteban Group LLC

Record Identifiers

EPG Cultural Resource Technical Report No.(s): 2005-1553

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