Archaeological Testing at Site AZ U:9:148 (ASM), Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona
Author(s): Douglas R. Mitchell; Joseph Crary
Year: 1996
Summary
Archaeological testing was conducted at the Sunset Colony residential development parcel in Mesa, Arizona. Test trenches were excavated to identify the presence and distribution of subsurface features Nine prehistoric features were identified and a site number was assigned to this area. AZ U:9:148 (ASM) The features included 2 pits and 7 irrigation features. One of the irrigation features, a canal, max represent an extension of canal alignments that were documented in the early part of this century. These irrigation features appear to have been constructed and used by the Hohokam sometime between AD 800 and 1450. This testing program successfully documented and recorded the resources within the project area No further archaeological work is recommended.
Cite this Record
Archaeological Testing at Site AZ U:9:148 (ASM), Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, 135. Douglas R. Mitchell, Joseph Crary. 1996 ( tDAR id: 446175) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8446175
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Keywords
Material
Basalt
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Ceramic
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Chipped Stone
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Gila Polychrome
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Ground Stone
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Hammerstone
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metate
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Plainware
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Quartzite
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Red-on-Buff
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Redware
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Salado Polychrome
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Shell
Site Name
AZ U:9:148 (ASM)
Site Type
Agricultural or Herding
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Archaeological Feature
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Artifact Scatter
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Canal or Canal Feature
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Pit
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Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features
Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview
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Data Recovery / Excavation
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Historic Background Research
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Records Search / Inventory Checking
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Research Design / Data Recovery Plan
Geographic Keywords
Arizona (State / Territory)
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Mesa, AZ
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Phoenix Basin
Temporal Keywords
Classic Period
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Gila Butte Phase
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Preclassic Period
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Sacaton Phase
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Santa Cruz Phase
Spatial Coverage
min long: -111.853; min lat: 33.443 ; max long: -111.825; max lat: 33.46 ;
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Submitted To(s): Housing Resource Corporation
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| 95-134_OCR_PDFA_Redacted.pdf | 1.72mb | Feb 11, 2021 9:41:46 AM | Public | ||
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| 95-134_OCR_PDFA.pdf | 1.81mb | Jul 1, 1996 | Jun 7, 2018 9:59:19 AM | Confidential | |
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