Late Sacaton Phase (Temporal Keyword)

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Archaeological Test and Data Recovery Program at Site AZ T:12:220 (ASM) (Las Cremaciones) (2006)
DOCUMENT Full-Text John L. Czarzasty. Denise To. Kathleen Peterson. Glen E. Rice.

Las Cremaciones is a prehistoric Hohokam village located on the south side of the Salt River in the Phoenix basin between Turney’s (1929) Canal Seven and Canal Three. The site may have been occupied for nearly 900 years, from the Estrella Phase (A.D. 500) through the Civano Phase (A.D. 1400), although the main occupation probably occurred during the Santa Cruz and Sacaton phases (A.D. 900 to 1100). The two ball courts at the site would date to these phases. When originally recorded in 1940 the...


Archaeological Testing at the Salt River Project Rittenhouse Substation, Queen Creek, Arizona (2005)
DOCUMENT Full-Text T. Kathleen Henderson.

This report presents the results of archaeological testing by Desert Archaeology, Inc., at the Rittenhouse Substation, owned and operated by the Salt River Project (SRP) in Queen Creek, Arizona. The work was requested by SRP to determine if significant archaeological remains were present on the property that would be affected by planned expansion of the electrical substation. Fieldwork began on 1 February 2005, and was completed in seven person-days, on 3 February 2005. A total of 203 m (666 ft)...


Archaeology at the Gillespie Dam Site: Data Recovery Investigations for the Palo Verde to Pinal West 500 kV Transmission Line, Maricopa County, Arizona (2011)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Alaina Harmon

In this report, the results of data recovery efforts conducted for the Palo Verde to Pinal West transmission line project at the Gillespie Dam site, AZ T:13:18 (ASM), in the Gila Bend area of the Gila River are presented. The site is a prehistoric Hohokam-Patayan settlement with an overlay of Historic era material. Fieldwork primarily occurred within the construction staging area of a transmission tower. Although covering less than an acre, the staging area contained surprising numbers of...


Ceremony and Symbolism at Los Guanacos: Excavations at the Salt River Project Kyrene Generating Station (2003)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Saarah Munir

This report presents the results of the data recovery phase at the Hohokam village site of Guanacos (AZ U:9:116 [ASM]), as part of the proposed expansion of the existing Kyrene Generating Station in Tempe, Arizona, by the Salt River Project (SRP). Prior to construction of the generating station, SRP implemented an archaeological data recovery project within the proposed project area and contracted with SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants (SWCA) to conduct the investigations. The project was...


Crismon Ruin: A Hohokam Settlement at the Head of the Lehi Canal System (2011)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: adam brin

Crismon Ruin is a large Hohokam settlement located on the lower terraces of the Salt River, near the head of the prehistoric Lehi Canal System. Data recovery excavations at the site were conducted in the spring and early summer of 2001. Over 500 archaeological features were documented during the fieldwork, including prehistoric pithouses, adobe rooms, borrow pits, pits, homos, roasting pits, inhumation and cremation burials, canals, and other miscellaneous features. Most of these features...


A Cultural Inventory of the Salt River Indian Reservation, Arizona (1972)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Alaina Harmon

This document consists of site descriptions for sites located on the Salt River Indian Reservation Lands. Those contributing content to the report include Gerald Bair, Susan B. Belt, Dav Buge, Thomas Cartledge, William G. Holiday, Susanne LaFollette, Minnabell E. Laughlin, Chad Phinney, Erwin R. Ray, Linda Richards, Helen P. Wells, Regge N. Wiseman, Robert York, and Betsy R. Zeligs.


A Fortified Hilltop in the Phoenix Mountains (1990)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Todd W. Bostwick.

On March 1, 1989, Dr. David Doyel and Todd Bostwick of the City of Phoenix Archaeology Division were accompanied by Park Ranger David Stamper on an inspection of an archaeological site located on Shaw Butte in northern Phoenix. This field trip was requested by Sarah Hall-Jara, North Mountain Park Manager, in order to evaluate a site which is present within the boundaries of the City of Phoenix North Phoenix Mountains Preserve. Because the mountain preserve is a popular place for hiking by local...


Shaw Butte Fortified Hill Site Arizona Site Steward File (1991)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Todd Bostwick.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file that consists of the Shaw Butte Fortified Hilltop, comprised of a stone masonry compound and petroglyphs, located on City of Phoenix land. The file consists of a site data form.