The Lake Pleasant Project: A Preliminary Report on the Excavation of the Beardsley Canal Site, a Colonial Hohokam Village on the Agua Fria River, Central Arizona
Author(s): Paul R. Fish
Year: 1971
Summary
The following preliminary report outlines the archaeological investigation of a site within the right-of-way of Arizona Highway Department Project S-434-505 (Lake Pleasant Section) on State Route 74, the Morristown-New River Highway. The excavated portion of the site will be destroyed by construction of the roadway. Excavation was carried out by the Arizona State Museum in cooperation with the Arizona State Highway Department under the Statewide Archaeological Highway Salvage Program.
Cite this Record
The Lake Pleasant Project: A Preliminary Report on the Excavation of the Beardsley Canal Site, a Colonial Hohokam Village on the Agua Fria River, Central Arizona. Paul R. Fish. 1971 ( tDAR id: 190440) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8190440
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Keywords
Culture
Hohokam
Material
Ceramic
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Chipped Stone
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Fauna
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Ground Stone
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Shell
Site Name
AZ T:3:4 (ASM)
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Beardsley Canal site
Site Type
Archaeological Feature
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Cremation
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Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
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Domestic Structures
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Funerary and Burial Structures or Features
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Hamlet / Village
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Hearth
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Pit
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Pit House / Earth Lodge
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Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno
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Settlements
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Shade Structure / Ramada
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Trash Deposit
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
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Site Evaluation / Testing
General
Canal
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Colonial Hohokam Architecture
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Colonial Hohokam Cremations
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Colonial Hohokam Village
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Hohokam Water Control Devices
Geographic Keywords
04013 (Fips Code)
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Arizona (State / Territory)
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Lake Pleasant / Agua Fria River
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Maricopa (County)
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North America (Continent)
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United States of America (Country)
Temporal Keywords
Colonial Period
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Pioneer Period
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Prehistoric
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Sedentary Period
Spatial Coverage
min long: -112.577; min lat: 33.74 ; max long: -112.074; max lat: 33.927 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Salt River Project Cultural Resource Manager
Prepared By(s): Arizona State Museum
Submitted To(s): Arizona Highway Department
Record Identifiers
NADB document id number(s): 1000292
Arizona Highway Department Project(s): S-434-505
SRP Library Barcode No.(s): 00030412
NADB citation id number(s): 000000012287
File Information
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| 1971_Fish_TheLakePleasant_OCR_PDFA_Redacted.pdf | 3.20mb | Sep 23, 2021 11:06:46 AM | Public | ||
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| 1971_Fish_TheLakePleasant_OCR_PDFA.pdf | 3.70mb | Dec 15, 1971 | Mar 27, 2017 1:17:06 PM | Confidential | |
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Contact(s): Salt River Project Cultural Resource Manager