The Coronado Project Archaeological Investigations: Studies Along the Coal Haul Railroad Corridor

Author(s): Sara T. Stebbins; Dana Hartman; Steven G. Dosh

Year: 1986

Summary

The results of investigations at 47 archaeological sites along the Coronado railroad corridor from St. Johns, Arizona, to Navajo, Arizona, are presented. Of the 47 sites, 14 were surface collected and recorded, 9 were tested, and 24 were excavated as fully as possible given the constraints of the impact corridor.

Data contributing to the study of the Anasazi-Mogollon (Cibola) culture area are discussed in chapters on environment, architecture, ground stone, shell, and human skeletal remains. An extensive appendix carries thorough descriptions of all 47 sites.

Specific research on the Coronado railroad sites is concerned with the questions of prehistoric land use, the focused analysis of individual sites, and the identification and definition of a Cibola culture distinct from its Anasazi and Mogollon neighbors.

Analyses indicate considerable cross-cultural influences in architectural style, and in trade in the project area. Settlement-subsistence patterns conform to those previously studied in the region of the Little Colorado River drainage in east-central Arizona.

Cite this Record

The Coronado Project Archaeological Investigations: Studies Along the Coal Haul Railroad Corridor. Sara T. Stebbins, Dana Hartman, Steven G. Dosh. Coronado Series ,8. Flagstaff, AZ: Museum of Northern Arizona. 1986 ( tDAR id: 427778) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8427778

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Keywords

Culture
Anasazi • Cibola • Mogollon

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Dating Sample • Decorative stone • Fire Cracked Rock • Ground Stone • Human Remains • Macrobotanical • Pollen • Shell

Site Name
Hardscrabble Village • NA14,637 • NA14,638 • NA14,639 • NA14,640 • NA14,641 • NA14,642 • NA14,644 • NA14,645 • NA14,646 • NA14,647 • NA14,648 • NA14,649 • NA14,650 • NA14,651 • NA14,654 • NA14,656 • NA14,657 • NA14,658 • NA14,659 • NA14,660 • NA14,662 • NA14,663 • NA14,664 • NA14,666 • NA14,667 • NA14,668 • NA14,669 • NA14,670 • NA14,673 • NA14,674 • NA14,675 • NA14,676 • NA14,677 • NA14,678 • NA14,679 • NA14,680 • NA14,681 • NA14,682 • NA14,683 • NA14,684 • NA14,685 • NA14,686 • NA14,687 • NA14,688 • NA14,726 • NA14,727 • NA15,229 • Ninemile Ridge Ruin • Reese Site • The Cottonwood Seep Site • The Landing Site • The Vee site Show More

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Burial Pit • Charcoal Stain • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Domestic Structures • Encampment • Fire-Cracked Rock Cluster • Fire Pit • Funerary and Burial Structures or Features • Hamlet / Village • Hearth • Kiva / Great Kiva • Mound / Earthwork • Pit • Pit House / Earth Lodge • Post Hole / Post Mold • Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno • Room Block / Compound / Pueblo • Settlements • Sipapu • Slab-Lined Pit • Structure • Trash Midden

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Site Evaluation / Testing

General
Coal Haul Railroad • Coronado Project • Salt River Project • SRP

Geographic Keywords
Arizona (State / Territory) • Navajo, AZ • St, Johns, Arizona

Temporal Keywords
Archaic • Basketmaker III • Prehistoric • Pueblo I • Pueblo I-III

Spatial Coverage

min long: -110.984; min lat: 34.012 ; max long: -109.05; max lat: 35.257 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Salt River Project Cultural Resource Manager

Contributor(s): Alan R. Dulaney; Sharon F. Urban

Field Director(s): James E. Bradford; Cherie L. Scheick

Sponsor(s): Salt River Project

Permitting Agency(s): Bureau of Land Management; U.S Forest Service

Prepared By(s): Museum of Northern Arizona

Record Identifiers

MNA Research Paper(s): 32

SRP Library Barcode No.(s): 00030608

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