The Lower Verde Archaeological Project: Vanishing River Reports: Volume 3
Site Name Keywords
01-1157 •
AZ U:2:90 •
01-277 •
AZ U:2:58 •
01-1149 •
AZ U:2:63 •
01-1154 •
AZ U:2:91 •
01-279 •
Crash Landing Site (AZ U:2:78)
Site Type Keywords
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex •
Settlements •
Encampment •
Hamlet / Village •
Domestic Structures •
Pit House / Earth Lodge •
Room Block / Compound / Pueblo •
Shade Structure / Ramada •
Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features •
Agricultural or Herding
Culture Keywords
Hohokam •
Sinagua •
Salado •
Historic •
Historic Native American •
Yavapai •
Western Apache •
Euroamerican •
Spanish
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation •
Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis •
Research Design / Data Recovery Plan •
Bioarchaeological Research •
Archaeological Overview •
Reconnaissance / Survey •
Site Evaluation / Testing •
Systematic Survey •
Environment Research •
Ethnohistoric Research
Material Types
Ceramic •
Chipped Stone •
Fauna •
Ground Stone •
Human Remains •
Shell •
Dating Sample •
Building Materials •
Macrobotanical •
Mineral
Temporal Keywords
Hohokam pre-Classic period •
Hohokam Colonial period •
Hohokam Sedentary period •
Hohokam Classic period •
Hohokam Early Classic period •
Hohokam Late Classic period •
Protohistoric •
Historic
Geographic Keywords
lower Verde River •
Arizona (State / Territory) •
United States of America (Country) •
Maricopa County (County) •
North America (Continent) •
Central Arizona •
US (ISO Country Code) •
USA (Country)
Resources Inside This Collection (Viewing 1-6 of 6)
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Vanishing River Guide to Volumes 1 - 3: The Electronic Volumes Originally on CD (1997)
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This document is a guide that describes the creation of Volumes 1 through 3 in electronic format, and that outlines the use of the electronic resources as originally presented on CD. It does contain some information that future users may find useful in working with the pdf files. For example, it contains very helpful information regarding the organization of information. It also contains a guide that explains how to cite all of the resources in these documents properly.
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Vanishing River Volume 3: Material Culture and Physical Anthropology: Part 1: Chapters 1-6 (1997)
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Volume 3 of the Lower Verde Archaeological Project (LVAP) treats the material culture recovered during data recovery efforts at the Pre-Classic and Classic period sites in the project area. Volume 3, Part 1 describes the ceramic assemblages collected during LVAP field work, and provides results of stylistic and technological analysis performed on the colllections. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the analytic methods used for ceramics and the characteristics of LVAP ceramic collections. It...
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Vanishing River Volume 3: Material Culture and Physical Anthropology: Part 2: Chapter 7 (1997)
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This chapter presents the analysis of flaked and ground stone artifacts from LVAP. It is divided into three sections. First, the analytic methods are presented. Second, an overview of lithic sourcing, technology, and typology is presented. Third, descriptions of the lithic collections from the project sites are provided. The chapter closes with discussion and conclusions. Detailed analytic methods are provided in appendixes. Specific attributes and definitions are provided in Appendix M....
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Vanishing River Volume 3: Material Culture and Physical Anthropology: Part 3: Chapter 8-9 (1997)
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Volume 3, Part 3 continues the presentation of the material culture analysis recovered from Pre-Classic and Classic period sites investigated during the LVAP. Chapter 8 describes the shell artifacts collected from archaeological sites and activity areas in the project area. The Lower Verde Archaeological Project excavations produced a shell collection of 1,280 pieces from eight sites. It is estimated that this represents approximately 635 individual artifacts and unworked fragments or whole...
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Vanishing River Volume 3: Material Culture and Physical Anthropology: Part 4: Chapter 10 (1997)
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Volume 3, Part 4 of the LVAP report discusses the mortuary remains encountered during the project's investigations. Chapter 10 describes the human skeletal and dental remains uncovered during data recovery efforts at three archaeological sites: Roadhouse Ruin (AZ U:2:73/167), Scorpion Point Village (AZ U:2:80/819), and CTC site (AZ U:2:95/1134). The chapter treats both inhumations and cremations. Note that the chapter does not describe mortuary features or burial treatment.
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The Lower Verde Archaeological Project
PROJECT
The Lower Verde Archaeological Project (LVAP) was a four-year data recovery project conducted by Statistical Research, Inc. (SRI) in the lower Verde River region of central Arizona. The project was designed to mitigate any adverse effects to cultural resources from modifications to Horseshoe and Bartlett Dams. The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Arizona Project’s Office sponsored the research program in compliance with historic preservation legislation. The LVAP’s...