Uplands Complex Data: Special Artifacts from All Contexts

Part of the Roosevelt Platform Mound Study: Report and Data Sets on the Uplands Complex (DRAFT) project

Creator(s): Archaeological Research Institute, Arizona State University

Year: 1997

Summary

The Uplands Complex 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) research at 52 sites located in four study areas in the bajadas and foothill-transition zone that surround and define the Tonto Basin. The Uplands Complex table Special Artifacts from All Contexts presents a summary of fine, elaborate, rare, and/or otherwise special goods recovered from all investigated contexts (both screened and unscreened) at Uplands Complex sites. In general, it presents a list of fine goods and other artifacts that received a Stage 3 Special analysis.

The table lists archaeological sites and designated archaeological contexts - strata - at each site. 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. In this table, the archaeological contexts - strata - are identified by a combination of numbering systems: the ASM site number, a colon, the feature number, and the stratum letter designation (EX: U:3:198:006A, U:3:198:006B). 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 Uplands Complex Strata data tables for further data about each stratum, including the assigned stratum type, at the following tDAR urls:

https://core.tdar.org/dataset/394287

https://core.tdar.org/dataset/394290

https://core.tdar.org/dataset/394289

https://core.tdar.org/dataset/394288

The table then provides the frequency (count) of different special artifacts for each stratum. The table presents counts of special artifacts in the following artifact categories: bifaces, drills, and projectile points; large stone implements; ceramic manufacturing materials; disks and whorls (ceramic and stone); stone jewelry; shell jewelry; manuports (rare minerals or other stone objects); grinding implements, mortars, and pestles; and miscellaneous artifacts.

The Uplands Complex Data tables were originally published in the Roosevelt Platform Mound Monograph Series No. 5 titled "Classic Period Settlement in the Uplands of Tonto Basin, Roosevelt Platform Mound Study: Report on the Uplands Complex." The tables were published in an appendix at the end of the volume. Please see the report volume at the following tDAR URL: https://core.tdar.org/document/394286

Cite this Record

Uplands Complex Data: Special Artifacts from All Contexts. Archaeological Research Institute, Arizona State University. Tempe, Arizona: Office of Cultural Resource Management, Arizona State University. 1997 ( tDAR id: 394334) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8NV9M88

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Data Set Structure

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

Table Information: upland_all_special

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
Raw Clay Frequency of raw clay in a given stratum. Raw clay is any "paste, whole or fragmented unformed pieces, fired or unfired" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 3-18; see also pp. 3-20 for notes about Stage 3 analysis of raw clay).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Ceramic : Count none none true
Drill Frequency of lithic artifact type Drill in a given stratum. Drills received a Stage 3 Special Lithic Analysis for projectile points, bifaces, and unifaces (see A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-15 -- 4-18 and associated form for details of the analysis).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Chipped Stone : Count none none true
SITE The archaeological sites from which the special artifacts were recovered. In this table, sites are identified by an Arizona State Museum (ASM) site number. Arizona State Museum numbers begin with the designation "AZ." They then use a three-part numbering system. A letter, beginning with "A" and continuing to "FF", designates one of many arbitrary rectangles that divide the state into rectangular units, each of which includes 16 U.S.G.S topographic maps in a 15-minute series. The letter is followed by a number that refers to a 15-minute series map in a given rectangular unit. The numbers begin with 1 in the northwest corner and continue to 16 in the southeast corner. The map number is followed by a site number, which are allocated sequentially within a 15-minute series map. Each of these elements are separated by colons. At the end of the number, it is customary to provide a short-hand for the state institution that assigned the number (e.g., ASM, ASU, NAU), as several institutions have assigned site numbers throughout Arizona. EX: AZ U:8:23(ASM) Site AZ U:8:23(ASM) also has a a Tonto National Forest site number: AR-03-12-06-177. Please see the Roosevelt Platform Mound Study Site Concordance Table to match the ASM number(s) to the Tonto National Forest number(s).
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Site none none true
Biface Frequency of lithic artifact type Biface in a given stratum. Bifaces are lithic artifacts that have been "retouched, thinned on both surfaces" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-7 and 4-11). Bifaces received a Stage 3 Special Lithic Analysis for projectile points, bifaces, and unifaces (see A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-15 -- 4-18 and associated form for details of the analysis).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Chipped Stone : Count none none true
Agave Knife Frequency of lithic artifact type Agave Knife (Tabular/Spall Tool) in a given stratum. Tabular/spall tools are "relatively large, flat tools with unifacial and/or bifacial retouch. Tabular tools are made from platey material and are thin and flat. Spalls have the dorsal side partially or completely covered with cortex and are made from granular material" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-11). Agave knives (tabular/spal tools) received a Stage 3 Special Lithic Analysis (see A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-19 and associated form for details).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Ground Stone : Count none none true
Polishing Stone Frequency of lithic artifact type Polishing Stone in a given stratum. A polishing stones is a "small, fine–grained pebble, worn lustrous by polishing pottery" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-7 and 4-11).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Chipped Stone : Count none none true
Perforated Ceramic Disk Frequency of the ceramic artifact type Perforated Ceramic Disk in a given stratum. Ceramic Disks were analyzed as part of the Stage 3 Ceramic Analysis Projects: Disks (Ceramic and Lithic) (see A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 3-40 -- 3-43 for details).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Ceramic : Count none none true
Perforated Stone Disk Frequency of lithic artifact type Perforated Stone Disk in a given stratum. Stone disks were analyzed as part of the Stage 3 Ceramic Analysis Projects: Disks (Ceramic and Lithic) (see A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 3-40 -- 3-43 for details).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Chipped Stone : Count none none true
Unperforated Ceramic Disk Frequency of the ceramic artifact type Unperforated Ceramic Disk in a given stratum. Ceramic Disks were analyzed as part of the Stage 3 Ceramic Analysis Projects: Disks (Ceramic and Lithic) (see A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 3-40 -- 3-43 for details).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Ceramic : Count none none true
Flat Stone Bead Frequency of lithic fine goods ornament type Flat Stone Bead in a given stratum. Lithic artifacts that were designated as Fine Goods were examined in a Stage 3 Special Lithic Analysis for fine goods. These artifacts were identified to particular ornament types - Flat Stone Bead in this case - during that analysis (see A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-20 and associated form for details of the analysis).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Chipped Stone : Count none none true
Stone Pendant Frequency of lithic fine goods ornament type Stone Pendant in a given stratum. Lithic artifacts that were designated as Fine Goods were examined in a Stage 3 Special Lithic Analysis for fine goods. These artifacts were identified to particular ornament types - Stone Pendant in this case - during that analysis (see A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-20 and associated form for details of the analysis).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Chipped Stone : Count none none true
Sharpening Stone Frequency of groundstone artifact type Sharpening Stone in a given stratum. A Sharpening Stone is a "stone with one or more V shaped grooves; grooves may cross each other; usually gritty texture for sanding" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 5-4 to 5-5). Sharpening stones received a Stage 3 Special Groundstone Analysis as part of the special analysis for Abraders/Shaft Straigheners (see A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 5-9 -- 5-11 and associated form).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Ground Stone : Count none none true
Mano Frequency of groundstone artifact type Mano in a given stratum. A Mano is a "hand stone; flattened ground surface; ends may be modified" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 5-4 to 5-5).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Ground Stone : Count none none true
Mano Preform Frequency of groundstone artifact type Mano Preform in a given stratum. A Mano Preform is a "partially shaped mano" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 5-4 to 5-5).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Ground Stone : Count none none true
Metate, Full Trough Frequency of groundstone artifact type Full Trough Metate in a given stratum. A Full Trough Metate is a metate with a "definite ridge along both sides; both ends open; ground material removable from either end" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 5-4 to 5-5). Full Trough Metates received a Stage 3 Special Groundstone Analysis for metate use-wear (see A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 5-17 -- 5-18 and associated form for analysis details).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Ground Stone : Count none none true
Metate, Indeterminate Frequency of groundstone artifact type Indeterminate Metate in a given stratum. An Indeterminate Metate is "used for metate fragments, where further determination of artifact class is not possible" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 5-4 to 5-5). Indeteminate Metates received a Stage 3 Special Groundstone Analysis for metate use-wear (see A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 5-17 -- 5-18 and associated form for analysis details).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Ground Stone : Count none none true
Metate, Informal Frequency of groundstone artifact type Informal Metate in a given stratum. An Informal Metate is a "grinding slick; large flat area exhibits wear from grinding; no formal shape; no depth to depression (< 1 cm)" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 5-4 to 5-5). Informal Metates received a Stage 3 Special Groundstone Analysis for metate use-wear (see A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 5-17 -- 5-18 and associated form for analysis details).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Ground Stone : Count none none true
Indeterminate Ground Stone Frequency of groundstone artifact category Indeteminate Ground Stone (Grinding Implement) in a given stratum. An Indeterminate Ground Stone designation is "use[d] if groundstone, and no further definitions are possible due to fragmentary condition" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 5-4 to 5-5).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Ground Stone : Count none none true
Pestle Frequency of groundstone artifact type Pestle in a given stratum. A Pestle is a "hand stone used with a mortar for crushing food, etc.; exhibits high degree of battering on one or both ends" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 5-4 to 5-5). Pestles received a Stage 3 Special Groundstone Analysis (see A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 5-15 to 5-16 and associated form for details of the analysis).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Ground Stone : Count none none true
Projectile Point Frequency of lithic artifact type Projectile Point in a given stratum. Projectile points are "retouched, small, thinned triangular bifaces with hafting elements" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-7 and 4-11). Projectile points received a Stage 3 Special Lithic Analysis for projectile points, bifaces, and unifaces (see A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-15 -- 4-18 and associated form for details of the analysis).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Chipped Stone : Count none none true
Anvil for Lithics Frequency of groundstone artifact type Anvil (for lithics) in a given stratum. An Anvil (for lithics) is a "rock with small crushed, pecked depressions, scattered pockets; used for bipolar percussion" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 5-4 to 5-5). Anvils for lithics received a Stage 3 Special Groundstone Analysis (see A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 5-15 to 5-16 and associated form for details of the analysis).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Ground Stone : Count none none true
Axe Frequency of groundstone artifact type Axe in a given stratum. An Axe is a "blade is ground to a sharp edge; polished surface; rounded end, usually with a 3/4 groove; axe preforms" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 5-4 to 5-5). Axes received a Stage 3 Special Groundstone Analysis for axes and mauls (see A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 5-12 -- 5-14 and associated form).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Ground Stone : Count none none true
Shaft Straightener Frequency of groundstone artifact type Abrader/Shaft Straightener in a given stratum. An Abrader/Shaft Straightener is a "stone with one or more smooth, U shaped grooves; grooves are usually polished; surface lustrous, shiny" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 5-4 to 5-5). Abraders/Shaft Straighteners received a Stage 3 Special Gourndstone Analysis (see A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 5-9 -- 5-11 and associated form).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Ground Stone : Count none none true
Anvil for Pottery Frequency of groundstone artifact type Anvil (for pottery) in a given stratum. An Anvil (for pottery) is a "round, thick biscuit shape; may have indentation in profile, rough surface" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 5-4 to 5-5). Anvils for pottery received a Stage 3 Special Groundstone Analysis (see A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 5-15 to 5-16 and associated form for details of the analysis).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Ground Stone : Count none none true
Crystal Frequency of lithic fine goods ornament/raw material type Crystal in a given stratum. Lithic artifacts that were designated as Fine Goods were examined in a Stage 3 Special Lithic Analysis for fine goods. These artifacts were identified to particular ornament and/or raw material types - Crystals in this case - during that analysis (see A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 4-20 and associated form for details of the analysis).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Mineral : Count none none true
Shrine Stone Frequency of groundstone artifact type Shrine Stone in a given stratum. A Shrine Stone is an "unmodified stone found in an unusual context or group; spheroidal weathered, or flow banded conglomerate" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 5-4 to 5-5). Shrine stones received a Stage 3 Special Groundstone Analysis (see A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 5-15 to 5-16 and associated form for details of the analysis).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Ground Stone : Count none none true
Rubbing Stone Frequency of groundstone artifact type Rubbing Stone in a given stratum. A Rubbing Stone is a "biscuit shaped, or irregular rock (not polished, not a polishing roundstone)" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 5-4 to 5-5). Rubbing Stones received a Stage 3 Special Groundstone Analysis (see A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 5-15 to 5-16 and associated form for details of the analysis).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Ground Stone : Count none none true
Shell Bead Frequency of the shell artifact type Shell Bead in a given stratum.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Shell : Count none none true
Shell Tinkler Frequency of the shell artifact type Shell Tinkler in a given stratum.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Shell : Count none none true
Shell Bracelet Frequency of the shell artifact type Shell Bracelet in a given stratum.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Shell : Count none none true
Palette Frequency of groundstone artifact type Palette in a given stratum. A Palette is a "flat tabular stone, shaped into rectangle; may be decorated; exhibits wear from grinding pigment" (A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 5-4 to 5-5). Palettes received a Stage 3 Special Groundstone Analysis (see A Laboratory Plan for Salado Research, pp. 5-15 to 5-16 and associated form for details of the analysis).
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Ground Stone : Count none none true
TOTAL The total number of special/fine goods in a given stratum.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized 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 erosional 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 Uplands Complex Strata data tables at the following tDAR urls: https://core.tdar.org/dataset/394287 https://core.tdar.org/dataset/394290 https://core.tdar.org/dataset/394289 https://core.tdar.org/dataset/394288 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

Keywords

Culture
Hohokam • Late Archaic • Salado

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Ground Stone • Mineral • Shell

Site Name
AZ U:3:198(ASM) • AZ U:3:199(ASM) • AZ U:3:202(ASM) • AZ U:3:203(ASM) • AZ U:3:204(ASM) • AZ U:3:205(ASM) • AZ U:3:214(ASM) • AZ U:4:124(ASM) • AZ U:4:4(ASM) • AZ U:4:97(ASM) • AZ U:8:514(ASM) • AZ U:8:515(ASM) • AZ U:8:518(ASM) • AZ U:8:530(ASM) • AZ U:8:531(ASM) • AZ U:8:589(ASM) • AZ U:8:591(ASM)

Site Type
Artifact Scatter • Hamlet / Village • Midden • Petroglyph • Plaza • Post Hole / Post Mold • Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno • Rock Alignment • Room Block / Compound / Pueblo

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Environment Research • Heritage Management • Systematic Survey

Geographic Keywords
Theodore Roosevelt Lake • Tonto Basin • Tonto Creek

Temporal Keywords
Archaic • Gila Phase • Hohokam Classic period • Hohokam pre-Classic period • Miami Phase • Roosevelt Phase

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 660 to 1650

Spatial Coverage

min long: -111.14; min lat: 33.706 ; max long: -110.989; max lat: 33.826 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office

Contributor(s): Owen Lindauer; Peter H. McCartney; Glen E. Rice; Arleyn W. Simon; Ronna J. Bradley; Judi L. Cameron; J. Phil Dering; Suzanne K. Fish; Katherine A. Spielmann

Lab Director(s): Arleyn Simon

Principal Investigator(s): Glen Rice; Charles Redman

Sponsor(s): USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office

Repository(s): Center for Archaeology and Society, Arizona State University

Prepared By(s): Office of Cultural Resource Management, Arizona State University

Submitted To(s): USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office

Record Identifiers

Roosevelt Monograph Series(s): 5

Anthropological Field Studies(s): 34

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

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