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DOCUMENT Full-Text Thomas Wright. David Abbott. Andrew Christenson. Terry Coriell. Jeffrey Eighmy. Jannifer Gish. Beau Goldstein. Jeffrey Hathaway. Scott Kwiatkowski. Bruce Phillips. Scott Solliday. Arthur Vokes.

Data recovery within a small portion of La Plaza, AZ U:9:165 (ASM), revealed both prehistoric and historic remains. The prehistoric component included seven structure remnants, four cremation burials, six pits, 17 canal segments, and three miscellaneous features. Absolute and relative dates suggest occupation by the Hohokam during portions of the Colonial, Sedentary, and early Classic periods. The habitation-related features and burials were clustered in the northwest corner of the project...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Christopher Garraty. Travis Cureton. Erik Steinbach. Paula Scott.

Recent archaeological and historical investigations at the Hohokam site of La Plaza revealed robust evidence that a Classic period platform mound once stood in the north part of Arizona State University’s Tempe campus. Maps from the late 1800s and early 1900s documented three Hohokam platform mounds within La Plaza. However, these mounds were leveled by the early to mid-1900s, and archaeologists today can only approximate their locations based on old maps of dubious accuracy. An earlier...