Chiricahua National Park, Arizona

Part of: WACC documents organized by park

WACC documents associated with archaeological work at the park.

Site Name Keywords
Faraway Ranch • Camp at Bonita Cañon

Site Type Keywords
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Archaeological Feature • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Non-Domestic Structures • Domestic Structures • Agricultural or Herding

Other Keywords
Buffalo Soldiers

Culture Keywords
Historic • African American • Hohokam • Euroamerican • Mogollon

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Data Recovery / Excavation • Site Evaluation / Testing • Systematic Survey

Material Types
Ceramic • Glass • Metal • Chipped Stone • Building Materials • Fauna

Geographic Keywords
US (ISO Country Code) • Arizona (State / Territory) • Cochise County (County) • United States of America (Country) • North America (Continent) • Arizona • Chiricahua Mountains • Sulphur Springs Valley

Resources Inside This Collection (Viewing 1-3 of 3)

Documents
  • The Archeology of Faraway Ranch, Arizona: Prehistoric, Historic, and 20th Century (1984)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Mark F. Baumler.

    From its tenuous beginning as an 1880s pioneer homestead in the Chiricahua Mountains, to its development into a thriving 20th century Arizona ranch, Faraway Ranch exemplifies the changing history of rural life on the western frontier. This report chronicles a part of that history through its material remains, as revealed by the first complete archeological survey of the now-abandoned ranch property. Intended primarily as an inventory and management tool for the National Park Service...

  • The Camp at Bonita Cañon: A Buffalo Soldier Camp in Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona (1987)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Martyn D. Tagg.

    This report presents the results of the CHIR 86B archeological project, whose main objective was to record and evaluate the significance of an 1885-1886 Tenth Cavalry "Buffalo Soldier" camp in Chiricahua National Monument. It states the reasons for the project, presents a summary of previous work in and near the project area, and discusses the background history of the "Buffalo Soldier" in the U.S. military and the part they played in the Geronimo Campaign in southern Arizona, including the Camp...

Projects