Perry Mesa Tradition (Culture Keyword)
226-246 (246 Records)
The level of constructedness of archaeological sites can provide insight into the amount of planning, labor and time invested into building structures. Further understanding into the time, labor and planning invested into architecture can allow for inferences to made on the residential mobility of the population, intensity of surrounding land use and social importance assigned to each pueblo (Cameron 1999). This paper will explore and compare the architectural constructedness of small sites...
Spring 2004 Architecture Studies at Pueblo La Plata (2004)
Studies of the architecture of Pueblo La Plata, particularly room construction sequences, formed one component of the Legacies on the Landscape project research in 2004. The goals of this portion of the project were to improve our understanding of how the pueblo was built, and to gain a sense of population size and changes over time. In particular, we wished to determine whether a sizeable core area of rooms (representing the first construction phase of the pueblo) was visible, and whether the...
Summary of Extant Collections from Excavations on the Agua Fria National Monument (2012)
Basic data concerning collections from excavations by various projects on the Agua Fria National Monument
Topographic Map of Agricultural Areas and Units on Control Mesa (2008)
Topographic map of agricultural areas and units on Control Mesa, which is the interfluve south of Pueblo la Plata
Topographic Map of Agricultural Units on Control Mesa (2008)
Topographic map of agricultural units on Control Mesa, which is the interfluve south of Pueblo la Plata
Topographic Map of Pueblo Pato, Outlying Structures, and Survey Boundary (2008)
Topographic Map of Pueblo Pato, Outlying Structures, and Survey Boundary
Topographic Map of Recorded Archaeological Sites Adjacent to Bull Tank Farm (2008)
Topographic map section showing Bull Tank Farm as well as archaeological sites that had previously been recorded in the immediate area
Topographic Map of Survey Locations Adjacent to Pueblo la Plata, Control Mesa, Bull Tank Farm/Fortified Garden, and Pueblo Pato (2008)
Topographic Map of Survey Locations Adjacent to Pueblo la Plata, Control Mesa, Bull Tank Farm/Fortified Garden, and Pueblo Pato
Topographic Map of Survey Locations within the Agua Fria National Monument (2009)
Topographic Map of Survey Locations within the Agua Fria National Monument
Topographic Map Showing 2004 Survey Transects near Pueblo la Plata and on Control Mesa (2004)
Topographic Map Showing 2004 Survey Transects near Pueblo la Plata and on Control Mesa
Topographic Map Showing 2005 Transects Adjacent to Richinbar Ruin (2005)
Topographic Map Showing 2005 Transects Adjacent to Richinbar Ruin
Topographic Map Showing Agave Fields near Pueblo la Plata (2005)
Topographic Map Showing Agave Fields near Pueblo la Plata
Topographic Map Showing Results of 2007 Survey of Control Mesa (2007)
Topographic map showing results of 2007 survey on Control Mesa, which is the interfluve south of Pueblo la Plata
Toward Common Ground: Racing as an Integrative Strategy in Prehistoric Central Arizona (2011)
Throughout the Southwestern United States and Mesoamerica, indigenous peoples have used running and racing as means of religious expression, environmental control, personal sacrifi ce, and community cohesion. In such contexts , the physical location of racing w as often unimportant, and manufactured facilities were relatively rare. In the Perry Mesa region of Central Arizona, ho wever, constructed racetracks were highly formalized and elaborated. Along with their associated plazas, they represent...
Wall Orientation for Outlying Structures at Pueblo la Plata (2007)
When project personnel recorded the outlying structures at Pueblo la Plata, reference was made to walls running "north/south" and walls running "east/west". This graph illustrates the variability in precise wall orientation, with black arrows corresponding with walls running "north/south" and red arrows corresponding with walls running "east/west". Results suggest there was no consistent attempt to orient outlying structures to the cardinal directions.
The Walls Still Stand: Reconstructing Population at Pueblo la Plata (2005)
The Agua Fria National Monument, a 71,000-acre parcel of land encompassing two mesas and a river valley, is a region rich with human prehistory. The landscape is freckled with sites dating to the 13th and 14th centuries, ranging in size from a single agricultural field to pueblos of one hundred or more rooms. One particular Pueblo, Pueblo La Plata, was the focus of my research as I attempted to reconstruct its changing population through the remains of its residential structure.
Woody Plant Data Collected from Transects at Richinbar Ruin (2004)
Woody Plant Data Collected from Transects at Richinbar Ruin
Woody Plant Frequency Data from Transects at Pueblo la Plata (2004)
Woody Plant Frequency Data from Transects at Pueblo la Plata
Woody Plant Morphological Data from Transects at Pueblo la Plata (2004)
Woody Plant Morphological Data from Transects at Pueblo la Plata
Woody Species Diversity (2005)
Graph showing woody species diversity along several pedestrian survey transects at Richinbar Ruin (Black Mesa)
Woody Vegetation Expansion in a Desert Grassland: Prehistoric Human Impact? (2007)
Woody plant encroachment into grasslands and savannas is a global phenomenon with undisputed environmental and economic consequences. In central Arizona, the location of our study, it is well known that mesquite, juniper, and cacti account for the majority of the woody plant expansion into arid grasslands. Using aerial photographs (1940 and 2001), we quantified an increase in woody vegetation in this area. We estimated that from 1940 to 2001, the amount of woody vegetation at our study site...