Fremont Pine Nut Camps in the Mahogany Mountains of Southwestern Utah: Data Recovery Investigations for the Jumbo Exploration Project, Iron County, UT

Author(s): Heidi Roberts; Keith Hardin

Year: 2019

Summary

This report describes HRA Inc., Conservation Archaeology’s (HRA) data recovery investigations

at three archaeological sites (42IN3543, 42IN3556, and 42IN3561) located near Gold Springs in Iron

County, Utah. The archaeological sites (42IN3543, 3556, and 3561) were initially recorded as large diffuse

prehistoric artifact scatters that dated to the Formative Period (A.D. 900-1300) (Table 1). Excavations

identified the remains of circular or oval brush shelters associated with thermal features and Fremont

pottery. Two sites also contained small assemblages of Intermountain Brown Ware ceramics. The

macrobotanical samples processed from two of the sites contained pine nut shells, pine cones, or pine

nuts, which suggests that the main subsistence focus was pine nut processing in the fall. Highly

fragmented burnt bones, some from mule deer, were also collected from the hearths and floor features of

all three sites. No evidence for the use of cultigens was found in the macrobotanical samples or pollen

records.

Cite this Record

Fremont Pine Nut Camps in the Mahogany Mountains of Southwestern Utah: Data Recovery Investigations for the Jumbo Exploration Project, Iron County, UT. Heidi Roberts, Keith Hardin. 2019 ( tDAR id: 472124) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8472124

Keywords

Culture
Fremont • Post-Formative

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Dating Sample • Fauna • Fire Cracked Rock • Ground Stone • Macrobotanical • Mineral • Pollen • Quartz crystal

Site Name
First Hearth • Shining Star • Sweet Spot

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Fremont brush shelters • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

Geographic Keywords
Southwestern Utah

Temporal Keywords
Fremont

Spatial Coverage

min long: -114.609; min lat: 37.639 ; max long: -113.32; max lat: 39.32 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Principal Investigator(s): Heidi Roberts

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