The Fort Mountain Archaeological Project, Volume 2: Archaeological Investigations at the Fort Mountain Site
Author(s): Scott Kwiatkowski
Year: 2010
Summary
The Fort Mountain Site, AZ T:8:5 (ASM) / AZ T:8:34 (ASU), is a masonry-walled Hohokam compound atop Fort Mountain, a volcanic butte adjacent to Cave Creek in northern Phoenix, Arizona. The site also includes a number of petroglyphs. Excavation results indicate that the compound included three masonry rooms, one possible ramada, two courtyards, two corridors, two extramural areas, and two surface artifact concentrations along with the enclosing masonry wall. Petroglyphs included spirals, quadrupeds, anthropomorphs, circles, concentric circles, and lizards. Ceramics and other artifacts are consistent with the early Classic period, ca. A.D. 1150-1300. Likley functions for this hilltop site are (1) astronomical observatory, (2) short-term habitation, and (3) ceremonial use.
Cite this Record
The Fort Mountain Archaeological Project, Volume 2: Archaeological Investigations at the Fort Mountain Site. Scott Kwiatkowski. ARS Project Report 2003:042, Volume 2. Tempe, Arizona: Archaeological Research Services, Inc. 2010 ( tDAR id: 380489) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8GQ6XC8
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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Fire Cracked Rock
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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:8:34 (ASU)
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AZ T:8:5 (ASM)
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Fort Mountain Site
Site Type
Archaeological Feature
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Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
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Rock Art
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
General
Archaeoastronomy
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Cave Creek
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Fortified Hill Site
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Fort Mountain
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Hohokam
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Hohokam ceramics
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Hohokam Early Classic Period
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Hohokam lithics
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Hohokam macrobotanical
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Hohokam Northern Periphery
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Hohokam Pollen Studies
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Hohokam rock art
Geographic Keywords
Fort Mountain, Cave Creek, Arizona
Temporal Keywords
Hohokam Early Classic period
Temporal Coverage
Calendar Date: 1150 to 1300
Spatial Coverage
min long: -112.072; min lat: 33.671 ; max long: -112.036; max lat: 33.723 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Principal Investigator(s): Lyle M. Stone
Repository(s): Pueblo Grande Museum
Notes
General Note: This is the second of two volumes in the Fort Mountain Archaeological Project report. Volume 1 contains descriptive and analytical data for five small habitation and agricultural sites near the base of Fort 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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