The West Branch Site (Site Name Keyword)
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On July 25 and 29, 2003, SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted a Class III cultural resource inventory of a 50-acre parcel of privately-owned land in anticipation of a planned housing development. The work was requested by Mr. Joe Heater and conducted under the authority and conditions of Arizona Antiquities Act Blanket Permit No. 2003-17bl. The survey was required in order to comply with Pima County regulations concerning cultural resources. The project area was thoroughly examined,...
Rincon Phase Decorated Ceramics in the Tuscon Basin: A Focus on the West Branch Site (1986)
Archaeological investigations at the West Branch Site (AZ AA:16:3) produced over 5,000 sherds and re-constructible vessels of Rincon Red-on-brown. A numerical seriation of controlled, unmixed contexts reported in a companion volume (Wallace 19 86a) demonstrated the utility of a division of Rincon Red- on-brown into three subtypes. In this study, the three subtypes, Early, Middle, and Late Rincon Red-on-brown, are described and illustrated with special reference to the West Branch and Valencia...