Perry Mesa Tradition (Culture Keyword)

IMAGE Legacies on the Landscape Project, Arizona State University.

Aerial Image of Survey Areas Adjacent to Pueblo la Plata, Control Mesa, Bull Tank Farm/Fortified Garden, and Pueblo Pato

DOCUMENT Full-Text Todd Passick.

The purpose of this paper is to examine the agave surrounding three different pueblos located in the Agua Fria National Monument and to separate them into typologies which can then be compared to known species in the area to determine weather hyrbridiaztion had occurred. This analysis will help determine whether agaves on these three fields have been hybridized, either intentionally by early inhabitants, or by natural occurrences. This is done by placing the plants into groups based on...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Katie Johnson.

Many activities affect soil composition, wind, rain, volcanic activity, time, and mammals are just a few examples. Humans are one of the many organisms that affect soil; however they have a measurable impact in a short horizon of time compared to many of the other agents of soil formation. Human activities impact soil formation in many ways ranging from agricultural practices to building and mining, and even war. Understanding how agricultural processes impact the landscape is helpful as it...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Melissa Kruse.

The prevailing interpretations of settlement patterns in the Perry Mesa region of central Arizona (ca. A.D. 1275-1400) focus on the defensive posture of the large aggregated villages. Other factors that may have influenced the locations of residential settlements, such as the distribution of agricultural land, have not been fully explored. This study addresses these issues by examining the relationship between residential site size and the distribution of agricultural land. The environmental...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Legacies on the Landscape Project, Arizona State University.

Bibliographic references for research in the Agua Fria National Monument area

DOCUMENT Full-Text Paul Shockey. Christopher Watkins.

Project Description: Archaeological ceramics were systematically collected from the surface of three archaeological sites (Richinbar Ruin, Pueblo Pato, and Pueblo La Plata) within the Agua Fria National Monument. The fieldwork was part of the National Science Foundation sponsored “Alliance and Landscape: Perry Mesa, Arizona in the Fourteenth Century” project (BCS-0613201), administered by Dr. David R. Abbott and Dr. Katherine Spielmann of the Arizona State University School of Human Evolution...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Paul Shockey. Christopher Watkins.

Archaeological ceramics were systematically collected from the surface of five archaeological sites (Las Mujeres [aka Squaw Creek Ruin], Big Rosalie, Polles Pueblo, Mercer Ruin, Ister Flat Ruin) within the Tonto National Forest. The fieldwork was part of the National Science Foundation sponsored “Alliance and Landscape: Perry Mesa, Arizona in the Fourteenth Century” project (BCS-0613201), administered by Dr. David R. Abbott and Dr. Katherine Spielmann of the Arizona State University School of...

DATASET Legacies on the Landscape Project, Arizona State University.

Analytical Graphs and Data Derived from Rock Analyses from Transects at Pueblo la Plata

DATASET Legacies on the Landscape Project, Arizona State University.

Analytical Graphs Derived from Artifact Analyses from Transects at Pueblo la Plata

DATASET Legacies on the Landscape Project, Arizona State University.

Analytical Graphs Derived from Woody Plant Analyses from Transects at Pueblo la Plata

DOCUMENT Full-Text Melissa Kruse-Peeples.

Understanding agricultural land use requires the integration of natural factors, such as climate and nutrients, as well as human factors, such as agricultural intensification. Employing an agroecological framework, I use the Perry Mesa landscape, located in central Arizona, as a case study to explore the intersection of these factors to investigate prehistoric agriculture from A.D. 1275-1450. Ancient Perry Mesa farmers used a runoff agricultural strategy and constructed extensive alignments,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Katherine Spielmann. Melissa Kruse-Peeples.

The spring 2004 pilot archaeological research at La Plata Pueblo was designed to begin acquiring data concerning the distribution, contents, and depth of midden deposits at the site. Midden of some depth is necessary for the Legacies project goals in order to obtain sufficient samples of 1) ceramics for an accumulations study and 2) well-preserved faunal and floral remains for comparative analysis with contemporary data on plant and animal distributions. Our data collection strategy involved a...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Lisa Baldwin. Caitlin Wichlacz.

Artifact and rock distributions were noticeably different across the landscape surrounding Pueblo La Plata. By sampling artifact and rock densities along three transects, we attempted to determine what the independent distribution patterns were for artifacts and for rocks. By combining our results, we hoped to see whether or not there was a correlation between artifact and rock densities across the site. We expected to see a drop in artifact densities farther from the pueblo, where less human...

DATASET Legacies on the Landscape Project, Arizona State University.

Artifact Data from Surface Collections and Observations at Legacies Sites

DATASET Legacies on the Landscape Project, Arizona State University.

Ceramic Counts from Prehistoric Sites on the Agua Fria National Monument

DATASET Legacies on the Landscape Project, Arizona State University.

Ceramic Types Encountered at Prehistoric Sites on the Tonto National Forest

IMAGE Legacies on the Landscape Project, Arizona State University.

Collection Map for Soils Used in 2007 Grow Experiment

DATASET Legacies on the Landscape Project, Arizona State University.

A Collection of Data from Small Sites Recorded during Survey at Pueblo la Plata

IMAGE Will Russell.

Graph comparing construction material mound heights for outlying structures at Pueblo Pato and Pueblo la Plata. The average mount height at Pueblo Pato is larger than at Pueblo la Plata, although the latter has a wider range of mound heights.

IMAGE Will Russell.

Graph comparing the distance of outlying structures to Pueblo la Plata on one hand and the number of rooms per structure on the other. Shows a general pattern wherein larger outliers tend to be closer to the pueblo.

IMAGE Will Russell.

Graph comparing the distance of outlying structures to Pueblo la Plata on one hand and the size of these structures (estimated floor area) on the other. Pattern suggests that outlying structures near the pueblo tend to be larger in size.

IMAGE Will Russell.

Pie chart showing the proportions of outlying structures at Pueblo la Plata with various room counts. Most outliers consist of one room. In general, there is a negative correlation between the number of rooms in a structure and their prevalence.

IMAGE Legacies on the Landscape Project, Arizona State University.

Graphs comparing differences in soil sediment types at Pueblo la Plata, Bull Tank Farms, and Richinbar Ruin. Samples were taken from agricultural terraces with varying degrees of anthropogenic modification.

IMAGE Legacies on the Landscape Project, Arizona State University.

Compilation of Plan Maps, Showing Construction Sequence at Pueblo la Plata

DOCUMENT Full-Text Caitlin Wichlacz.

Temper analysis of plain ware ceramics from Pueblo La Plata indicates that none of the pottery contains local sand. La Plata is located atop Perry Mesa in central Arizona, where basalt dominates the geology. Petrographic thin-section analysis confirmed the observation that basalt was not present, thereby implying that the tempering materials used to make the pottery were not locally obtained. Unless local potters went far afield to procure their temper, the pueblo residents probably obtained...