Hohokam Archaeology Along Phase B of the Tucson Aqueduct Central Arizona Project, Volume 1: Syntheses and Interpretations

Part of the Tucson Aqueduct Project Phase B project

Author(s): John C. Ravesloot

Editor(s): Jon S. Czaplicki

Year: 1989

Summary

This is the first of five volumes that report the results of the Tucson Aqueduct Phase B Project, The excavation was funded by the United States Bureau of Reclamation under Contract No, 6-CS-30-03500 from December 1985 to December 1988, Volume 1 presents syntheses and interpretations of the analyses that resulted from the investigation of 13 Hohokam sites in the Avra Valley west of Tucson, Arizona, The Tucson Aqueduct Phase B Project involved excavation or surface collection and mapping of several different kinds of Hohokam sites, Sites investigated during the 1986 and 1987 field seasons included Fastimes (AZ AA:12:384 [ASM]), a group of at least five farmsteads; Water World (AZ AA:16:94[ASM]), a ballcourt village; two farmstead-field house sites (AZ AA:16:97[ASM] and AZ AA:16:161[ASM]); a so-called protohistoric site (AZ AA:11:26[ASM]); four limited-activity sites (AZ AA:12:383[ASM], AZ AA:12:465[ASM], AZ AA:12:481[ASM], and AZ AA:12:484[ASM]--the latter named Hawk's Nest, which excavation revealed to be a small farmstead); and four lithic-quarry sites (AZ AA:16:95[ASM], AZ AA:16:96[ASM], AZ AA:16:157[ASM], and AZ AA:16:175[ASM]), Volumes 2, 3, and 4 discuss data recovery at these sites.

Cite this Record

Hohokam Archaeology Along Phase B of the Tucson Aqueduct Central Arizona Project, Volume 1: Syntheses and Interpretations. John C. Ravesloot, Jon S. Czaplicki. Arizona State Museum Archaeological Series ,178. Tucson, Arizona: Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona. 1989 ( tDAR id: 406221) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8K35WK4

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Keywords

Culture
Historic • Hohokam

Material
Building Materials • Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Dating Sample • Fauna • Ground Stone • Human Remains • Macrobotanical • Pollen • Shell

Site Name
AZ AA:11:26(ASM) • AZ AA:12:383(ASM) • AZ AA:12:384(ASM) • AZ AA:12:465(ASM) • AZ AA:12:481(ASM) • AZ AA:12:484(ASM) • AZ AA:16:157(ASM) • AZ AA:16:161(ASM) • AZ AA:16:175(ASM) • AZ AA:16:94(ASM) • AZ AA:16:95(ASM) • AZ AA:16:96(ASM) • AZ AA:16:97(ASM) • Fastimes • Hawk's Nest site • Water World

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Domestic Structures • Funerary and Burial Structures or Features • Hamlet / Village • Hearth • House • Midden • Pit • Quarry • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno • Settlements • Storage Pit • Trash Midden

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

General
Avra Valley • Field Houses • Quarry Activity

Geographic Keywords
Avra Valley • Brawley Wash • Rillito Creek • Santa Cruz River • Tucson Mountains

Temporal Keywords
Early Colonial Period • Hohokam pre-Classic period • Late Pioneer Period • Rillito Phase

Spatial Coverage

min long: -111.242; min lat: 32.091 ; max long: -110.989; max lat: 32.399 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

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

Principal Investigator(s): Lynn S. Teague; Jon Czaplicki

Project Director(s): John C. Ravesloot

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

Repository(s): Huhugam Heritage Center

Prepared By(s): Cultural Resource Management Division, Arizona State Museum

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

Record Identifiers

Bureau of Reclamation Contract No.(s): 6-CS-30-03500

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