Archaeological Testing and Data Recovery at AZ EE:1:221 (ASM) and EE:1:222 (ASM), Rancho Sahuarita, Pima County, Arizona

Author(s): Gavin H. Archer; Linda M. Gregonis; Dawn M. Greenwald; Richard G. Halloway

Year: 1999

Summary

Archaeological testing and data recovery was conducted at AZ EE:1:221 and :222 (ASM), two of several known Hohokam sites in and near the Rancho Sahuarita Block Plat. Both are Rincon phase habitation sites with pithouse, mortuary, extramural storage, and other remains. Located along the Santa Cruz River, they were farming hamlets within a larger, dispersed settlement.

Archaeological testing was conducted at AZ EE:1:221 and :222 (ASM) November 9-20, 1998. On November 19, 1998, human remains found at AZ EE:1:222 (ASM) were repatriated to the Tohono O’odham Nation. The trenches were backfilled on November 24, 1998. Testing was conducted in accordance with the Rancho Sahuarita Specific Plan, the Archaeological Research Guidelines - Rancho Sahuarita Block Plat (ARG) (WestLand Resources and SWCA 1998), and SWCA’s plan of work for the sites (Euler 1998) . Repatriation was carried out in accordance with an existing burial agreement between SWCA and the Tohono O’odham Nation (A.R.S. 41-865, Case No. 96-30).

Archaeological data recovery was conducted at AZ EE:1:221 and :222 (ASM) December 7 18, 1998. On December 10, 1998, additional human remains found at AZ EE:1:222 (ASM) were repatriated to the Tohono O’odham Nation. The excavations were backfilled on December 21, 1998. Data recovery was conducted in accordance with the Rancho Sahuarita Specific Plan, the ARG (WestLand Resources and SWCA 1998), and SWCA’s plan of work for the sites (Archer 1998). Repatriation was carried out in accordance with an existing burial agreement between SWCA and the Tohono O’odham Nation (A.R.S. 41-865, Case No. 96-30).

Cite this Record

Archaeological Testing and Data Recovery at AZ EE:1:221 (ASM) and EE:1:222 (ASM), Rancho Sahuarita, Pima County, Arizona, 149. Gavin H. Archer, Linda M. Gregonis, Dawn M. Greenwald, Richard G. Halloway. 1999 ( tDAR id: 446197) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8446197

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Keywords

Culture
Hohokam • Huhugam

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Fauna • Fire Cracked Rock • Ground Stone • Human Remains • Macrobotanical • Pollen • Shell

Site Name
AZ EE:1:221 (ASM) • AZ EE:1:222 (ASM)

Site Type
Artifact Scatter • Funerary and Burial Structures or Features • Hearth • Pit • Pit House / Earth Lodge • Post Hole / Post Mold • Storage Pit

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Data Recovery / Excavation • Records Search / Inventory Checking • Research Design / Data Recovery Plan • Site Evaluation / Testing

General
Animal Bone and Marine Shell Analysis • Botanical Analysis • Ceramic Analysis • Lithic Analysis • Radiocarbon Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Arizona (State / Territory) • Rancho Sahuarita, Tucson • Santa Cruz River • Tucson Basin

Temporal Keywords
Early Sedentary Period • Late Colonial Period • Middle Sedentary Period • Prehistoric • Rincon Phase

Spatial Coverage

min long: -111.005; min lat: 31.956 ; max long: -110.942; max lat: 32.004 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): SWCA Environmental Consultants

Prepared By(s): SWCA Environmental Consultants

Submitted To(s): Westland Resources, Inc.

Record Identifiers

Case No.(s): 96-30

A.R.S.(s): 41-865

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