Faunal Material from the Gillespie Dam Site, AZ T:13:18 (ASM)

Tiffany Clark

Faunal Material from the Gillespie Dam Site, AZ T:13:18 (ASM)

Year: 2010

Summary

Data recovery efforts undertaken by Desert Archaeology, Inc. at the Gillespie Dam site (AZ T:13:18 [ASM]) in central Arizona resulted in the recovery of relatively small faunal assemblage. This report provides a brief description of the 37 bone specimens that were obtained from these excavations. Though conclusions are limited by the size of the assemblage, the findings of this study indicate that the residents of the Sedentary or early Classic period village followed a fairly typical Hohokam subsistence strategy that focused on the procurement of locally available small game animals. The faunal data also shed light on the nature of long-distance ties in southwestern Arizona with the recovery of a marine crab claw from a pithouse structure at the site suggesting at least occasional interactions with populations along the Gulf of California.

Cite this Record

Faunal Material from the Gillespie Dam Site, AZ T:13:18 (ASM). Tiffany Clark. 2010 ( tDAR id: 375820) ; doi:10.6067/XCV89K49F5

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

Gillespie Dam Site

Data Set Structure

Measurement Column

Count Column

Coded Column

Filename Column

Integration Column (has Ontology)

Table Information: view_entered_data

Column Name	Data Type	Type	Category	Coding Sheet	Ontology	Search
BURNING	BIGINT	Coded Value	Fauna	Gillespie Dam Site, burning	none	true
NUMBER_OF_FRAGMENTS	Total number of bones for an individual specimen
NUMBER_OF_FRAGMENTS	BIGINT	Count	Fauna	none	none	true
NISP	Number of Identified Specimens (with refits taken into account)
NISP	BIGINT	Count	Fauna	none	none	true
COMMENTS	General Comments
COMMENTS	VARCHAR	Uncoded Value	Fauna	none	none	true
PROJECT_ID	Specific identification number for the project
PROJECT_ID	BIGINT	Uncoded Value	Provenience and Context	none	none	true
PROJECT_SPECIFIC_NUM1	Project specific information
PROJECT_SPECIFIC_NUM1	BIGINT	Uncoded Value	Provenience and Context	none	none	true
PROJECT_SPECIFIC_NUM2	Project specific information
PROJECT_SPECIFIC_NUM2	BIGINT	Uncoded Value	Provenience and Context	none	none	true
PROJECT_SPECIFIC_CODE1	Project specific information
PROJECT_SPECIFIC_CODE1	BIGINT	Uncoded Value	Provenience and Context	none	none	true
AMOUNT_PRESENT	BIGINT	Coded Value	Fauna	Gillespie Dam, Percent Complete	none	true
FUSION	fusion
FUSION	BIGINT	Coded Value	Fauna	Gillespie Dam Site, Bone fusion	none	true
BONE_PART	bone part
BONE_PART	BIGINT	Coded Value	Fauna	Gillespie Dam, Bone Portion	none	true
ANIMAL_MODIFICATIONS	BIGINT	Coded Value	Fauna	Gillespie Dam, Animal Modification	none	true
NATURAL_MODIFICATIONS1	BIGINT	Coded Value	Fauna	Gillespie Dam, Natural Modification	none	true
Stratum	BIGINT	Coded Value	Provenience and Context	Stratum Description, Coding Sheet, Gillespie Dam	none	true
TAXON_LEVEL_2	BIGINT	Uncoded Value	Fauna	none	none	true
ELEMENT	Element
ELEMENT	BIGINT	Coded Value	Fauna : Element	Gillespie Dam Site, Element	Fauna Element Ontology	true
SIDE	Side
SIDE	BIGINT	Coded Value	Fauna	Gillespie Dam, Side	none	true
PROJECT_SPECIFIC_CODE2	Project specific codes
PROJECT_SPECIFIC_CODE2	BIGINT	Uncoded Value	Provenience and Context	none	none	true
PROJECT_SPECIFIC_CHAR1	Project specific characters
PROJECT_SPECIFIC_CHAR1	BIGINT	Uncoded Value	Provenience and Context	none	none	true
ENTERED	Indicates who entered the data
ENTERED	VARCHAR	Uncoded Value	Provenience and Context	none	none	true
LAST_MODIFIED	Indicates date that the dataset was last modified
LAST_MODIFIED	VARCHAR	Uncoded Value	Provenience and Context	none	none	true
Feature	BIGINT	Uncoded Value	Provenience and Context	none	none	true
TAXON_LEVEL_1	VARCHAR	Uncoded Value	Fauna	none	none	true
NATURAL_MODIFICATIONS2	BIGINT	Coded Value	Fauna	Gillespie Dam, Natural Modification	none	true
PRINT_SITE_NUMBER	ASM Site number
PRINT_SITE_NUMBER	VARCHAR	Uncoded Value	Provenience and Context	none	none	true
ASM_CATNUM	ASM catalog number
ASM_CATNUM	BIGINT	Uncoded Value	Provenience and Context	none	none	true
PROJECT_CODE	ASM project code
PROJECT_CODE	VARCHAR	Uncoded Value	Provenience and Context	none	none	true
Modified	Refers to modifications associated with specific stratum (MIXED = mixed deposit, FF = floor fill, FL = floor)
Modified	VARCHAR	Uncoded Value	Provenience and Context	none	none	true
HUMAN_MODIFICATIONS	BIGINT	Coded Value	Fauna	Gillespie Dam, Human Modification	none	true
Level	BIGINT	Uncoded Value	Provenience and Context	none	none	true
Fe. Type	VARCHAR	Uncoded Value	Provenience and Context	none	none	true
BREAK	BIGINT	Coded Value	Fauna	Gillespie Dam Site, Breakage	none	true
ORIG_FUSION	Blank column
ORIG_FUSION	BIGINT	Uncoded Value	Fauna	none	none	true
Coll Type	BIGINT	Coded Value	Provenience and Context	Collection Type Codes	none	true
FIELD_NUMBER	Number used to denote bag in the field.
FIELD_NUMBER	BIGINT	Uncoded Value	uncategorized	none	none	true
Unit	Unit number
Unit	BIGINT	Uncoded Value	Provenience and Context	none	none	true
OBSERVATION	Specimen identification number.
OBSERVATION	BIGINT	Uncoded Value	Fauna	none	none	true