The Cemetery and Architectural Features of the Stadium Locus of Tempe Plaza (AZ U:9:72 ASU)
Author(s): Tammy Stone
Year: 1991
Summary
In January of 1988, during construction activities in the parking lot of the Arizona State University football stadium, a number of prehistoric features (cultural surfaces and cremations) were encountered. Construction activities were temporarily halted, and salvage excavation was undertaken by the Office of Cultural Resource Management of Arizona State University under the direction of Glen Rice and Paul Minnis (Laurene Montero and Philip Weiss, crew chiefs). Excavation was carried out during January and February. Funding was provided by the Office of Planning and Construction at Arizona State University in the fall of 1988 to allow initial laboratory processing and analysis of material recovered during fieldwork and to produce this report on the excavation and preliminary analysis. The report is divided into three main sections. Section I contains introductory remarks and information on the excavation of the site. A description of the features investigated at the site and their associated material is included. Section II contains an overview of the laboratory procedures undertaken in the initial processing of the material recovered from the site. This is followed by several chapters dealing with the analysis of each material class recovered. Section III synthesizes the data presented in Sections I and II. An analysis of the mortuary data is undertaken in an attempt to reconstruct the social organization of the inhabitants of the site. Also, current theories concerning the political and social structure of the early Classic period Hohokam are reviewed, and the information gained from the Stadium Locus excavation and analysis is integrated into our knowledge of this time period.
Cite this Record
The Cemetery and Architectural Features of the Stadium Locus of Tempe Plaza (AZ U:9:72 ASU). Tammy Stone. 1991 ( tDAR id: 410792) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8410792
Keywords
Culture
Classic Hohokam
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Sedentary
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Soho Phase
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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Human Remains
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Macrobotanical
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Shell
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Textile
Site Name
AZ U:9:72 (ASU)
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Stadium Locus
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Tempe Plaza
Site Type
Archaeological Feature
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Burial Pit
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Cemetery
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Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
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Domestic Structures
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Funerary and Burial Structures or Features
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Hearth
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Midden
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Pit
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Pit House / Earth Lodge
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Post Hole / Post Mold
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Refuse Pit
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Rock Alignment
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Trash Midden
Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview
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Bioarchaeological Research
Geographic Keywords
Arizona
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Arizona State University
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Arizona State University Football Stadium
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Tempe
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Tempe Plaza
Temporal Coverage
Calendar Date: 1150 to 1300
Spatial Coverage
min long: -111.951; min lat: 33.415 ; max long: -111.916; max lat: 33.445 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Salt River Project Cultural Resource Manager
Contributor(s): Mark Brodbeck; Karen A. Atwell
Repository(s): Salt River Project, Tempe, AZ
Submitted To(s): The Office of Cultural Resource Management, Arizona State University
Record Identifiers
Office of Cultural Resource Management Report No.(s): 79
SRP Library Barcode No.(s): 00091057
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| 1991_Stone_TheCemetary_OCR_PDFA.pdf | 50.02mb | Feb 1, 1991 | Aug 23, 2016 8:07:43 AM | Confidential | |
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