Results of Monitoring at AZ AA:16:39 (ASM) and Phase 2 Archaeological Data Recovery and Monitoring at AZ AA:16:410 (ASM), Avra Valley, Pima County, Arizona

Summary

The results of archaeological monitoring at AZ AA:16:39 (ASM) and the results of phase 2 data recovery at AZ AA:16:410 (ASM) and subsequent monitoring are detailed in this report. Following recommendations from phase 1 data recovery (Wocherl 2000b), the work was conducted pursuant to the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) initiated by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), as lead federal agency for this project. Under authority of Arizona State Museum (ASM) Permit Number 2000-107ps(A1), Desert Archaeology, Inc., completed phase 2 data recovery between 27 November 2000 and 8 December 2000, and post-excavation monitoring on 20 and 21 December 2000.

A total of 720 m2 was mechanically stripped to reveal the extent of known archaeological features and to locate additional features. Two 24-m-long strip trenches were excavated in the western site area to further explore the correlation between surface artifact density and subsurface finds. Six known cultural features and 10 newly discovered features were investigated further. They included: a pit structure, an extramural surface or possible pit structure, 8 extramural pits, 3 roasting pits, a trash concentration, and 2 inhumations. During post-mitigation construction, approximately 100 m of trench excavation within site boundaries were monitored, including a section of the phase 2 mechanically stripped area. No cultural features were encountered during monitoring.

Excavations and subsequent construction monitoring at AA:16:410 provided a unique opportunity to examine a small Hohokam settlement in a relatively isolated area with few impacts from later prehistoric or historic land use. This situation allows exploration of various research questions important in Avra Valley prehistory, such as chronology, subsistence base, permanence of occupation, and internal and regional organization of sites.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Desert Archaeology DAHA Resources   •
• Digital Archive of Huhugam Archaeology (DAHA)

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Contact(s): Desert Archaeology, Inc.

Contributor(s): Jenny L. Adams; Robert Ciaccio; Bob Dayhoff; Michael W. Diehl; James M. Heidke; John McClelland; Ellen C. Ruble; R. Jane Sliva; Arthur W. Vokes; Jennifer A. Waters; Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Repository(s): Desert Archaeology, Inc.

Prepared By(s): Desert Archaeology, Inc.

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Permit Number(s): 2000-107ps(A1)

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