Confirmed Tracks

Part of the Racetrack project

Creator(s): Will Russell

Year: 2016

Summary

Data on confirmed racetracks

Cite this Record

Confirmed Tracks. Will Russell. 2016 ( tDAR id: 401717) ; doi:10.6067/XCV81N82SJ

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Data Set Structure

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

Table Information: Confirmed_Tracks

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
# rooms Estimated number of rooms in nearest pueblo
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Architecture : Other none none true
Pueblo Does the racetrack align with the nearest pueblo architecture?
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Architecture : Other none none true
R Pit Presence or absence of roasting pit
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Architecture : Other none none true
1940 Number of corresponding, 1940 aerial image
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Photograph : ID none none true
Ceramics noted Incomplete listing of surface ceramics noted during project visitation. See Russell and Freeman (2010a) and other project publications for details.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Ceramic : Type none none true
W&H Pottery Ceramic artifacts reported in Wilcox and Holmlund (2007) at the associated site. Parenthesized numbers indicate counts. Bracketed numbers indicate appendices in Wilcox and Holmlund (2007)
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Ceramic : Type none none true
Length Length of racetrack running surface, given in meters
BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Bearing Azimuth orientation of racetrack, given as degrees east of north
BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Adj Archit Any architecture, other than large pueblos, that are spatially associated with the racetrack
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Rock Features Stone sub-features associated with the racetrack
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Plaza Loc Location of any plaza(s) associated with the racetrack, in relation to the racetrack
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Notes Miscellaneous notes concerning racetrack
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Align w/ What does the racetrack align with, if anything?
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Architecture : Other none none true
Dates Dates associated with track or adjacent pueblo
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Ownership Owner of property upon which track is located
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Drainage Nearest major drainage to the track
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Location method Means by which the track was initially located
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Finder Individual who first identified the track
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Adj clearing Any clearings adjacent to the racetrack
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Northing UTM Northing, Zone 12
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : North none none true
Easting UTM Easting, Zone 12
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : East none none true
Status Extent of research. Confirmed = visited in person and identified as a prehispanic racetrack. Analyzed = visited in person, confirmed as a prehispanic racetrack, mapped, and recorded
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Site Number(s) Institutional site numbers assigned to the site with which the racetrack in question is associated
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Site none none true
Period Broad temporal period. Early = ca. 1150-1300 C.E., Late = ca. 1300-1450 C.E., Multicomponent = ca. 1150-1450 C.E.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Date none none true
Area General area within north-central Arizona. BM = Black Mesa, PM = Perry Mesa, CC = Cave Creek, MV = middle Verde River
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Horizontal Location none none true
Track Name Common name for racetrack; often taken from nearest archaeological site or geographic feature
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Horizontal Location none none true

Keywords

Culture
Ancestral Puebloan • Hohokam • Perry Mesa Tradition

Material
Building Materials • Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Dating Sample • Fire Cracked Rock • Ground Stone

Site Type
racetrack

Investigation Types
Architectural Documentation • Architectural Survey • Consultation • Ethnographic Research • Ethnohistoric Research • Geophysical Survey • Ground Disturbance Monitoring • Heritage Management • Historic Background Research • Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis • Reconnaissance / Survey • Remote Sensing • Site Evaluation / Testing • Site Stabilization • Site Stewardship Monitoring • Systematic Survey

General
racetracks, race tracks, racing, ritual, religion

Geographic Keywords
Agua Fria National Monument • Agua Fria River • Central Arizona • Middle Verde River Valley • Perry Mesa • Tonto National Forest

Temporal Keywords
Early Postclassic • Late Postclassic • Perry Mesa Tradition • Pueblo III • Pueblo IV

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1250 to 1450

Spatial Coverage

min long: -112.626; min lat: 33.518 ; max long: -111.11; max lat: 34.764 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Will Russell

Principal Investigator(s): David Abbott; Katherine Spielmann

Project Director(s): Will Russell

Landowner(s): BLM, Agua Fria National Monument; USFS, Prescott National Forest; USFS, Tonto National Forest

Sponsor(s): Arizona State University (ASU)

File Information

  Name Size Creation Date Date Uploaded Access
Confirmed_Tracks.xls 37.50kb Feb 3, 2016 Aug 3, 2016 3:21:46 PM Confidential
confirmed tracks; including UTMs
  • Translated version Confirmed_Tracks_translated.xls (19.00kb)
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