Cline Terrace Mound Data: Lithic Material Types from Screened Contexts

Part of the Roosevelt Platform Mound Study: Cline Terrace Mound (DRAFT) project

Year: 1997

Summary

The Cline Terrace Mound Data tables provide a summary of the artifacts recovered during Arizona State University (ASU), Office of Cultural Resource Management's (OCRM) Roosevelt Platform Mound Study (RPMS) excavations at Cline Terrace Mound (AZ U:4:33, AZ U:4:132, AR-03-12-06-132). The Cline Terrace Mound table Lithic Material Types from Screened Contexts presents a summary of the lithic (source) material type of the lithic artifacts recovered from excavated contexts that were screened.

The table lists designated archaeological contexts - strata - at the site, and then provides the frequency (count) of lithic artifacts with different source material type designations. Note that it provides a count of artifacts (NOT individual lithic pieces) identified to material type.

The strata represent major natural or cultural depositional events such as erosional fill, roof fall, floor contexts, and sterile substrate. Strata are depicted as horizontal rows of interconnected boxes on a Harris Matrix. Within a feature, each stratum is designated by the feature number (e.g., 10, 11, 12, etc.) and a letter that designates a particular stratum (e.g., A, B, C). The letters are assigned in descending order. Mixed levels and artifacts collected out of context are designated by a "?". Artifacts from each feature (or mixed context) are tallied according to strata. Please see column metadata for further detail. Please also see the data table "Cline Terrace Mound Data: Strata" for further data about each stratum, including the assigned stratum type, at the following tDAR url: https://core.tdar.org/dataset/394140

The Cline Mound Terrace Data tables were originally published on the Roosevelt Platform Mound Monograph Series No. 7 titled "A Salado Platform Mound on Tonto Creek, Report on the Cline Terrace Mound, Cline Terrace Complex." The tables were published in an appendix at the end of the volume. Please see the report volume at the following tDAR URL:

Cite this Record

Cline Terrace Mound Data: Lithic Material Types from Screened Contexts. Tempe, Arizona: Office of Cultural Resource Management, Arizona State University. 1997 ( tDAR id: 394228) ; doi:10.6067/XCV84M96KJ

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Data Set Structure

Measurement Column
Count Column
Coded Column
Filename Column
Integration Column (has Ontology)

Table Information: clinemound_screened_lithic_material

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
Azurite Frequency of lithic artifacts made from Azurite and/or frequency of azurite mineral specimens. Azurite was identified through reference to the following characteristics: "hydrous copper carbonate, striated, granular, pale–blue streak" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Chipped Stone : Count none none true
Basalt Frequency of lithic artifacts made from Basalt. Basalt was identified through reference to the following characteristics: "very fine–grained black or grey volcanic rock, totally opaque" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Chipped Stone : Count none none true
Bornite Frequency of lithic artifacts made from Bornite. Bornite was identified through reference to the following characteristics: " 'peacock rock'; brown–bronze; tarnishes purple, blue and black; may be granular or solid" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Chipped Stone : Count none none true
Serpentine Frequency of lithic artifacts made from Serpentine and/or frequency of mineral specimens identified as Serpentine. Serpentie was identified through reference to the following characteristics: "platy or fibrous; light to dark green; smooth – greasy feel (asbestos)" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Mineral : Count none none true
Calcite Crystal Frequency of lithic artifacts and/or mineral specimens identified as Calcite crystals. Calcite crystals were identified through reference to the following characteristics: "white or light grey; transparent to opaque; tapered crystals; masses" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Mineral : Count none none true
Greenstone Frequency of lithic artifacts made from Greenstone. Greenstone was identified through reference to the following characteristics: "ancient metamorphosed basalt; greenish in color; texture of basalt" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Chipped Stone : Count none none true
Jasper Frequency of lithic artifacts made from Jasper. Jasper was identified through reference to the following characteristics: "red, brown or black, grey, white; compact texture; thin strata zones; silica precipitate from volcanic deposits at mid–ocean depths; hard" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Chipped Stone : Count none none true
Mica Frequency of mineral specimens identified as Mica.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Mineral : Count none none true
Slate/Shale Frequency of lithic artifacts made from Slate/Shale. Slate/Shale was identified through reference to the following characteristics: "cemented grains of silt and clay; grey, red, green, black; salmon colored spots are common" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Chipped Stone : Count none none true
Steatite Frequency of lithic artifacts made from Steatite. Steatite was identified through reference to the following characteristics: "talc; pearly luster; feels slippery; white to greenish; darkens with heat" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Chipped Stone : Count none none true
Argillite Frequency of lithic artifacts made from Argillite. Argillite was identified through reference to the following characteristics: "red, green, or grey, very fine–grained, clay rich, easily scratched" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Chipped Stone : Count none none true
Asbestos Frequency of lithic artifacts made from Asbestos and/or frequency of asbestos mineral specimens. Asbestos was identified through reference to the following characteristics: "fibrous, white, may be in sheet or thin layer" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Mineral : Count none none true
Tuff Frequency of lithic artifacts made from Tuff. Tuff (volcanic ash) was identified through reference to the following characteristics: "white, fine–particles; may contain biotite mica; very soft" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Ground Stone : Count none none true
Turquoise Frequency of lithic artifacts made from Turquoise and/or frequency of mineral specimens identified as Turquoise. Turquoise was identified through reference to the following characteristics: "hydrated copper aluminum phosphate; light blue or blue–green; streak white–green; waxy luster" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Mineral : Count none none true
Vesicular Basalt Frequency of lithic artifacts made from Vesicular Basalt. Vesicular Basalt was identified through reference to the following characteristics: "basalt with gas–bubble holes or vesicles" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Ground Stone : Completeness none none true
TOTAL The total number of lithic (stone) artifacts across all identified lithic source material types in a given stratum.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Sandstone Frequency of lithic artifacts made from Sandstone. Sandstone was identified through reference to the following characteristics: "rounded sand particles (.02–2 mm size) with others; binding cement" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Chipped Stone : Count none none true
Stratum Identifies a major natural or cultural depositional event such as erosional fill, roof fall, floor contexts, and sterile substrate (i.e., a single archaeological context in both horizontal and vertical space). Strata are depicted as horizontal rows of interconnected boxes on a Harris Matrix. A stratum is a combination of an individual feature and a context in or associated with that feature. For example, Feature 10 might be a structure with an erosonial fill stratum, a roof fall stratum, a floor stratum, and a sterile substrate stratum. Within each feature, each stratum is designated by the feature number (e.g., 10, 11, 12, etc.) and a letter that designates a particular stratum (e.g., A, B, C). The levels excavated in a feature were aggregated into individual feature strata (e.g., Levels 1 - 3 = Stratum A). A feature's stratum letters are assigned in descending order. A context letter of "?" designates a mixed level or context or artifacts collected out of context. Examples: 0? = General Cultural Fill/No Feature and Indeterminate context 10A = Feature 10 and Context A 10B = Feature 10 and Context B 10C = Feature 10 and Context C 22? = Feature 22 and Mixed and/or Undefined context 22A - Feature 22 and Context A Each stratum (e.g., 10C) is assigned to a stratum type. The stratum data are presented in a separate stratum data table. Please see the data table Cline Terrace Mound Data: Strata at the following tDAR url: https://core.tdar.org/dataset/394140 Examples: 10A = Feature 10 and Context A = Feature 10, erosional fill 10B = Feature 10 and Context B = Feature 10, roof fall 10C = Feature 10 and Context C = Feature 10, floor Artifacts collected from each feature are tallied according to strata. For example, artifacts collected from Feature 10 are tallied for Stratum A, Stratum B, Stratum C, etc.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Stratum none none true
Schist Frequency of lithic artifacts made from Schist. Schist was identified through reference to the following characteristics: "visible flakey plates; lustrous; micas, chlorite, hornblende, quartz; includes micaceous schist and phyllite schist" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Chipped Stone : Count none none true
Gneiss Frequency of lithic artifacts made from Gneiss. Gneiss was identified through reference to the following characteristics: "coarse–grained, foliation layers, with feldspars, micas, quartz" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Chipped Stone : Count none none true
Granite Frequency of lithic artifacts made from Granite. Granite was identified through reference to the following characteristics: "coarse–grained, light–colored rock; pink, white, or grey quartz; more pink than white feldspar, micas; may have pyroxene" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Chipped Stone : Count none none true
Gypsum Frequency of lithic artifacts made from Gypsum and/or frequency of mineral specimens identified as Gypsum. Gypsum was identified through reference to the following characteristics: "soft white to grey–green; evaporite from sea or salty ponds; very soft; contains calcite and other minerals" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Mineral : Count none none true
Hematite/Ochre/Limonite Frequency of mineral specimens identified as Hematite, Ochre, and/or Limonite. Hematite, ochre, and/or limonite were identified through reference to the following characteristics: "iron oxide; rust red to purple to black; adheres to quartz or mica; also limonite – dull, rusty yellow iron oxide; makes red streak" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Mineral : Count none none true
Limestone Frequency of lithic artifacts made from Limestone. Limestone was identified through reference to the following characteristics: "contains calcite; even grained or crystalline; easily scratched" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Chipped Stone : Count none none true
Malachite Frequency of lithic artifacts made from Malachite and/or frequency of raw mineral specimens identified as malachite. Malachite was identified through reference to the following characteristics: "hydrous copper carbonate; banded; emerald–green; light green streak" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Mineral : Count none none true
Metavolcanic Frequency of lithic artifacts made from Metavolcanics. Metavolcanics were identified through reference to the following characteristics: "metamorphosed rhyolite with large phenocrysts; combinations of green, red, grey; may have flow banding" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Chipped Stone : Count none none true
Obsidian Frequency of lithic artifacts made from Obsidian. Obsidian was identified through reference to the following characteristics: "volcanic glass, no grain structure, transluscent, grey–black" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Chipped Stone : Count none none true
Plagioclase Crystal Frequency of lithic artifacts idenfitied as Plagioclase crystals. Plagioclase crystals were identified through reference to the following characteristics: "tabular crystals; white to dark grey; hard (6–6.5 Mohs); opaque" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Chipped Stone : Count none none true
Quartz Frequency of lithic artifacts made from Quartz. Quartz was identified through reference to the following characteristics: "clear glassy or milky white mineral, can’t be scratched by knife" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Chipped Stone : Count none none true
Quartzite Frequency of lithic artifacts made from Quartzite. Quartzite was identified through reference to the following characteristics: "bonded quartz grains tightly welded, breaks through grains" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Chipped Stone : Count none none true
Rhyolite Frequency of lithic artifacts made from Rhyolite. Rhyolite was identified through reference to the following characteristics: "fine–grained, light colored volcanic rock (white, grey, red, purple); may show flow banding, translucent" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Chipped Stone : Count none none true
Cryptocrystaline Silicate Frequency of lithic artifacts made from Cryptocrystaline Silicates (CCS) (yellow chert). Cruptocrystaline Silicates were identified through reference to the following characteristics "granular cryptocrystalline silica: yellow (mustard–brown) color only" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Chipped Stone : Count none none true
Chalcedony Frequency of lithic artifacts made from Chalcedony. Chalcedony was identified through reference to the following characteristics: "fibrous cryptocrystalline silica; translucent; waxy luster" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Chipped Stone : Count none none true
Chert Frequency of lithic artifacts made from Chert. Chert was identified through reference to the following characteristics: "granular cryptocrystalline silica: usually light color" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Chipped Stone : Count none none true
Conglomerate Frequency of lithic artifacts made from Conglomerate. Conglomerate was identified through reference to the following characteristics: "cemented rounded particles (> 2mm diameter); binding cement" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Chipped Stone : Count none none true
Diabase Frequency of lithic artifacts made from Diabase. Diabase was identified through reference to the following characteristics: "medium–grained, dark grey rock with pyroxene and white feldspars; 'salt and pepper” appearance' " (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Chipped Stone : Count none none true
Diorite Frequency of lithic artifacts made from Diorite. Diorite was identified through reference to the following characteristics: "white feldspars, biotite and hornblende; very dark color; large crystals" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Chipped Stone : Count none none true
Fossil Frequency of lithic artifacts and/or mineral specimens identified as Fossils. Fossils were identified as "any fossil, often crynoids" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-12 -- 4-13).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Mineral : Count none none true

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1320 to 1450

Spatial Coverage

min long: -111.264; min lat: 33.767 ; max long: -111.242; max lat: 33.792 ;

Record Identifiers

Roosevelt Monograph Series(s): 7

Anthropological Field Studies(s): 36

Roosevelt Platform Mound Study, Complex(s): Cline Terrace

Bureau of Reclamation Contract No.(s): 9-CS-32-06230

Roosevelt Platform Mound Study, Management Group(s): Cline Terrace Mound

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