The Fort Mountain Archaeological Project, Volume 1: Archaeological Investigations at Five Prehistoric Sites Near the Base of Fort Mountain in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
Author(s): Ross S. Curtis; Thomas E. Wright
Year: 2012
Summary
Five prehistoric Hohokam sites were investigated near the base of Fort Mountain in northern Phoenix. Three of these sites were small habitation areas linked by a canal, one was a cluster of rockpiles used for agricultural purposes, and one was a a dry-farming system of rock alignments, check dams, and terraces. Collectively, the sites suggest short-term, probably seasonal occupation associated with agricultural activities during the Sedentary/Classic transition and early Classic period in the lower Cave Creek area.
Cite this Record
The Fort Mountain Archaeological Project, Volume 1: Archaeological Investigations at Five Prehistoric Sites Near the Base of Fort Mountain in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. Ross S. Curtis, Thomas E. Wright. ARS Project Report No. 2003:042, Volume 1. Tempe, Arizona: Archaeological Research Services, Inc. 2012 ( tDAR id: 380476) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8ZP45RB
Keywords
Culture
Hohokam
Material
Ceramic
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Chipped Stone
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Dating Sample
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Fauna
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Ground Stone
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Macrobotanical
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Mineral
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Pollen
Site Name
AZ T:8:174 (ASM)
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AZ T:8:175 (ASM
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AZ T:8:176 (ASM)
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AZ T:8:32 (ASU)
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AZ T:8:33 (ASU)
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AZ T:8:35 (ASU)
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AZ T:8:4 (ASM)
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AZ T:8:9 (ASM)
Site Type
Archaeological Feature
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Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
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Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features
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Rock piles
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Water-Related
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
General
Cave Creek
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Fort Mountain
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Hohokam
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Hohokam & Maize Agriculture
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Hohokam & Pollen Studies
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Hohokam Canal
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Hohokam ceramics
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Hohokam dry farming
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Hohokam geomorphological studies
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Hohokam lithics
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Hohokam macrobotanical
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Hohokam Northern Periphery
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Sedentary / Classic Hohokam Site
Geographic Keywords
Fort Mountain, Cave Creek, Arizona
Temporal Keywords
Hohokam Early Classic period
Temporal Coverage
Calendar Date: 1150 to 1300
Spatial Coverage
min long: -112.068; min lat: 33.681 ; max long: -112.037; max lat: 33.72 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Principal Investigator(s): Lyle M. Stone
Repository(s): Pueblo Grande Museum
Notes
General Note: There are three volumes in the Fort Mountain Archaeological Project report. Volume 1 contains background material, descriptive and analytical data, and interpretations of five sites at the base of the mountain. Volume 2 addresses a separate site at the summit of the mountain. Volume 3 is a synthetic ceramic study with implications for the broader Cave Creek area and the northern periphery of the Salt River Valley.
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