PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITES AZ EE: 1:291 (ASM) AND AZ EE:1:293(ASM)
Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings; Sanjay Eksambekar; Jaime Dexter
Year: 2005
Summary
Two prehistoric sites at the Rinker Materials Plant 225 in Green Valley, Arizona were
surveyed in 1999. Rock piles were identified in both the Rinker Site (AZ EE:1:291), and the
Mesquacia Site (AZ EE:1:293). Although rock piles have typically been interpreted as being
associated with agricultural activities of the Hohokam, they are now proposed to be
agrobiological sites. Their prime function is interpreted to be the enhancement of plant nutrition
and growth relative to soil management. Ten fill samples collected under rock piles at AZ
EE:1:291 and two fill samples collected under rock piles at AZ EE:1:293 site were examined for
phytoliths. Phytolith analysis was performed in order to provide information regarding the past
environment and possibly subsistence strategies used by the sites' prehistoric inhabitants.
Cite this Record
PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITES AZ EE: 1:291 (ASM) AND AZ EE:1:293(ASM). Linda Scott Cummings, Sanjay Eksambekar, Jaime Dexter. 2005 ( tDAR id: 379286) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8GM86RG
Keywords
Site Name
Mesquacia Site
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Rinker Site
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
General
Feature FIll
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Phytolith Analysis
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Rock Piles
Geographic Keywords
Green Valley, Arizona
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