Archaeology of the Ak Chin Indian Community West Side Farms Project: The Archaeological Data Recovery Program

Editor(s): Robert E. Gasser; Christine K. Robinson; Cory Dale Breternitz

Year: 1990

Summary

This volume contains descriptive data for the major Hohokam, protohistoric, and historic sites investigated during the Ak Chin Farms Data Recovery project. It contains six chapters. It includes a chronological review of settlement patterns for the Ak-Chin area, in-depth reports on sites Va-Pak (AZ T:16:85 [ASM]), Beeth Ha-ha-a (AZ T:16:83n5 [ASM]), Watch Frog (AZ T:16:16 [ASM]), and Whimsy Flat (AZ T:16:71 [ASM]), as well as an examination of the historic period sites in the projket area. The volume concludes with two appendices: one containing the archaeomagnetic dates and one containing the radiocarbon dates from all sites investigated.

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Archaeology of the Ak Chin Indian Community West Side Farms Project: The Archaeological Data Recovery Program, 3. Robert E. Gasser, Christine K. Robinson, Cory Dale Breternitz. Soil Systems Publications in Archaeology ,9. Phoenix, AZ: Soil Systems, Inc. 1990 ( tDAR id: 377897) ; doi:10.6067/XCV82Z16C7

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Keywords

Culture
Historic • Historic Native American • Hohokam

Material
Ceramic • Dating Sample • Ground Stone • Macrobotanical • Shell • Wood

Site Name
AZ T:16:16(ASM) • AZ T:16:17(ASM) • AZ T:16:20(ASM) • AZ T:16:23(ASM) • AZ T:16:52(ASM) • AZ T:16:53(ASM) • AZ T:16:55(ASM) • AZ T:16:56(ASM) • AZ T:16:57(ASM) • AZ T:16:61(ASM) • AZ T:16:71(ASM) • AZ T:16:83(ASM) • AZ T:16:84(ASM) • AZ T:16:85(ASM) • AZ T:16:95(ASM) • Beeth Ha-ha-a • Frog Pot • Painted Horse • Va-pak • Watch Frog • Whimsy Flat

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Domestic Structures • Funerary and Burial Structures or Features • Hamlet / Village • Hearth • Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno • Settlements

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Architectural Documentation • Data Recovery / Excavation • Site Evaluation / Testing

General
Ak-Chin Indian community, AZ • Hohokam • Hohokam Agriculture

Geographic Keywords
Ak-Chin Indian Community • Estrella Mountains • Sacaton Mountains • Vekol Valley Southern Arizona

Temporal Keywords
Historic Period • Hohokam Classic period • Hohokam Colonial period • Hohokam Pioneer period • Protohistoric Period

Temporal Coverage

Radiocarbon Date: 1850 to 200

Spatial Coverage

min long: -112.179; min lat: 32.994 ; max long: -112.062; max lat: 33.081 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

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

Principal Investigator(s): Cory Dale Breternitz

Project Director(s): Robert E. Gasser; W. Bruce Masse

Landowner(s): Ak-Chin Indian Community

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

Permitting Agency(s): Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pheonix Area Office

Prepared By(s): Soil Systems, Inc.

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

Record Identifiers

ARPA Permit No.(s): SSI/Ak/PAO-001a

Bureau of Reclamation Contract No.(s): 5-07-30-W0058

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