Deer Valley - Adobe Dam Site
Part of: Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve Digital Collections
Adobe Dam Site
Site Name Keywords
Adobe Dam Site
Site Type Keywords
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex •
Domestic Structures •
Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features •
Agricultural or Herding •
Water Control Feature •
Archaeological Feature •
Artifact Scatter •
Rock Alignment •
Rock Art •
Petroglyph
Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview •
Consultation •
Data Recovery / Excavation •
Site Evaluation / Testing •
Heritage Management
Material Types
Ceramic •
Chipped Stone •
Fauna •
Ground Stone •
Shell
Geographic Keywords
Arizona (State / Territory) •
United States of America (Country) •
Maricopa County (County) •
North America (Continent) •
Skunk Creek •
Hedgpeth Hills •
Deer Valley •
Adobe Dam Project •
USA (Country)
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Archaeological Investigations in the Adobe Dam Project Area (1983)
DOCUMENT Full-Text
The Adobe 4 archaeological mitigation program was carried out at the site of a flood control dam to be constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Skunk Creek in north Phoenix, Arizona. The project area, which covers approximately 750 h, is situated 30 km north of the Salt River. Thus, it is located within the northern Hohokam periphery. This study presents information concerning prehistoric land use in the study area during the Colonial and Sedentary periods. The primary goal of the...