Roosevelt Rural Sites Study

Part of: Theodore Roosevelt Dam Archaeological Project

The Roosevelt Rural Sites Study (RRSS) was one of three data recovery mitigative studies that the Bureau of Reclamation funded to investigate the prehistory of the Tonto Basin in the vicinity of Theodore Roosevelt Dam. The series of investigations constituted Reclamation's program for complying with historic preservation legislation as it applied to the raising and modification of Theodore Roosevelt Dam. Reclamation contracted with Statistical Research, Inc. to conduct this study.

The RRSS was a two-year project designed to study small habitation, agricultural, and resource processing sites, which are located away from the main centers of prehistoric habitation in the Tonto Basin, and to contribute to an ongoing synthetic study of Tonto Basin prehistory. The specific research focus of the Roosevelt Rural Sites Study in Reclamation's overall compliance program was the evolution of prehistoric rural land-use systems in the Tonto Basin. Twenty-nine prehistoric sites grouped into six study areas located in the bajada zone surrounding the lake on lands administered by the Tonto National Forest comprise the data base for this study.

Site Name Keywords
Grapevine Vista • Riser Site • AZ V:8:211(ASM) • AZ V:8:213(ASM) • AZ V:8:215(ASM) • AZ V:8:239(ASM) • AZ V:8:241(ASM) • AZ V:8:52(ASM) • AZ V:8:78(ASM) • AZ V:8:178(ASM)

Site Type Keywords
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Settlements • Encampment • Hamlet / Village • Domestic Structures • House • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Agricultural or Herding • Agricultural Field or Field Feature • Hunting / Trapping

Other Keywords
Rural Settlement • Tonto Basin Prehistory • Agriculture • Settlement patterns • Phytolith Analysis • Ethnobotanical Report • Pine Creek complex • Cline Terrace complex • Rock Island complex • Soil Analysis

Culture Keywords
Ancestral Puebloan • Hohokam • Salado

Investigation Types
Site Evaluation / Testing • Environment Research • Archaeological Overview • Data Recovery / Excavation • Research Design / Data Recovery Plan • Ethnographic Research • Bioarchaeological Research • Ethnohistoric Research

Material Types
Macrobotanical • Ceramic • Fauna • Ground Stone • Human Remains • Pollen • Chipped Stone • Shell • Dating Sample • Wood

Temporal Keywords
Hohokam pre-Classic period • Sacaton Phase • Gila Phase • Archaic • Hohokam Classic period • Roosevelt Phase • Hohokam Early Classic period

Geographic Keywords
Salt River • Gila County (County) • Arizona (State / Territory) • United States of America (Country) • North America (Continent) • Roosevelt Lake • Theodore Roosevelt Dam • Sierra Ancha • Mazatzal Mountains • USA (Country)