Hohokam Farming Settlements in North Scottsdale: Archaeological Excavations at AZ U:1:183 (ASM) and AZ U:1:186 (ASM)

Editor(s): Chris D. North

Year: 2001

Summary

This report discusses excavation results at two Hohokam farmsteads (AZ U:1:183 [ASM] and AZ U:1:186 [ASM]) in north Scottsdale, Arizona. Data recovery investigations identified one pithouse and several extramural features at both sites. In addition, a pole-and-brush-lined surface structure was identified at AZ U:1:186 (ASM) that suggests the pithouse may have functioned as a cold-season dwelling while the surface structure served as a warm-season dwelling. Architecture and material culture indicate that both sites date to the Sedentary period (A.D. 950-1150). Trade goods demonstrate that occupants of both sites had access to ceramics and jewelry typically found at large Hohokam villages. The implications of these findings are discussed in the final chapter of this volume, which places the two farmsteads investigated by SWCA into a regional context.

Cite this Record

Hohokam Farming Settlements in North Scottsdale: Archaeological Excavations at AZ U:1:183 (ASM) and AZ U:1:186 (ASM), 344. Chris D. North. 2001 ( tDAR id: 441093) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8441093

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

Keywords

Culture
Archaic • Historic • Hohokam • Huhugam

Material
Axe • Buffware • Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Core • Fauna • Ground Stone • Macrobotanical • Mano • metate • Plainware • polishing stone • Pollen • Projectile Point • Redware • Scraper • Shell • Tabular Knife

Site Name
AZ U:1:183 (ASM) • AZ U:1:186 (ASM)

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Artifact Scatter • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Domestic Structures • Entryway • Hearth • Midden • Non-Thermal Pit • Pit • Pit House / Earth Lodge • Storage Pit • Trash Midden

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Data Recovery / Excavation • Historic Background Research • Records Search / Inventory Checking • Research Design / Data Recovery Plan

General
Ceramic Analysis • Fauna analysis • Hohokam Farming • Lithic Analysis • Macrobotanical Analysis • Pollen Analyiss • Shell Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Maricopa (County) • Paradise Valley, AZ • Phoenix Basin • Scottsdale, AZ • Sonoran Desert

Temporal Keywords
Sedentary Period

Spatial Coverage

min long: -111.996; min lat: 33.521 ; max long: -111.809; max lat: 33.72 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): SWCA Environmental Consultants

Contributor(s): Joshua S. Edwards; Jim Hasbargen; Susan J. Smith; Kristopher Shepard; Mary-Ellen Walsh

Project Director(s): Doug Mitchell

Prepared By(s): SWCA Environmental Consultants

Submitted To(s): Grayhawk Development

File Information

  Name Size Creation Date Date Uploaded Access
01-344_OCR_PDFA.pdf 3.45mb Dec 1, 2001 Mar 30, 2018 12:15:06 PM Public

This Resource is Part of the Following User Created Collections