An Investigation of Archaic Subsistence and Settlement in the Harquahala Valley, Maricopa County, Arizona

Author(s): Todd W. Bostwick; Owen K. Davis; Pamela C. Hatch; Johna Hutira; Suzanne M. Lewenstein; Connie L. Stone; Michael R. Waters

Year: 1988

Summary

Eight archaeological sites were investigated within the new right-of-way for a distribution canal and flood control structure to serve the Harquahala Valley irrigation and Drainage District. The majority of the materials in these sites, all of which were mostly surface phenomena, appear to fate to the Archaic stage, a poorly understood time in the prehistoric record of the Southwest. Analysis of data recovered suggests that these sites were campsites used during seasonal exploitation of local resources over a long period of time, perhaps spanning most of the Archaic stage, and also some of the succeeding Formative stage.

Cite this Record

An Investigation of Archaic Subsistence and Settlement in the Harquahala Valley, Maricopa County, Arizona. Todd W. Bostwick, Owen K. Davis, Pamela C. Hatch, Johna Hutira, Suzanne M. Lewenstein, Connie L. Stone, Michael R. Waters. 1988 ( tDAR id: 427925) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8427925

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Keywords

Culture
Archaic • Historic

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Fauna • Fire Cracked Rock • Ground Stone • Macrobotanical • Mineral • Pollen

Site Name
AZ S:12:17 (ASM) • AZ S:7:28 (ASM) • AZ S:7:30 (ASM) • AZ S:7:33 (ASM) • AZ S:7:34 (ASM) • AZ S:7:35 (ASM) • AZ S:7:36 (ASM) • AZ S:7:37 (ASM) • Creosote Flats • Not-Much-To-It • The Apothecary • The Big Feature Site • The Bonus Site • The Lookout • The Sandtrap • Tortoise Sink

Site Type
Agricultural or Herding • Archaeological Feature • Artifact Scatter • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Encampment • Hearth • Pit • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno • Rock Alignment • Settlements • Terrace

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Data Recovery / Excavation • Historic Background Research • Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis • Reconnaissance / Survey • Site Evaluation / Testing

General
Harquahala Valley Irrigation

Geographic Keywords
Arizona (State / Territory) • Centennial Wash • Eagletail Mountains • Harquahala Valley • Highway 10 • Saddle Mountain

Temporal Keywords
Archaic Period • Formative Stage

Spatial Coverage

min long: -113.961; min lat: 32.916 ; max long: -112.879; max lat: 33.619 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Salt River Project Cultural Resource Manager

Project Director(s): Todd W. Bostwick

Sponsor(s): U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation Arizona Projects Office; The Soil Conservation Service

Repository(s): Salt River Project, Tempe, AZ

Prepared By(s): Northland Research, Inc.

Submitted To(s): U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation Arizona Projects Office

Record Identifiers

Task (s): 12

Contract(s): 3-PA-30-00740

Salt River Project Catalog No.(s): 51697 51698; 3A.137

Salt River Project Barcode No.(s): 00030562

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