Tracks through Time: Urban Archaeology along the METRO Light Rail Corridor, Volume IV, Part II: Paleoethnobiological Analyses and Archaeological Synthesis

Editor(s): Allan J. Schilz; Margerie Green; Lourdes Aguila; Glennda Gene Luhnow

Year: 2011

Summary

This book presents the results of the archaeological investigations that were conducted along then Light Rail route before and during its construction. As with any project that receives federal funding, METRO was legally required to undertake archaeological investigations along the project corridor; but production of this volume reflects not only METRO's commitment to legal compliance with environmental laws, but also the commitment of the cities of Phoenix, Tempe, and Mesa to preserve and protect the rich prehistoric and historic heritage upon which they are built— a heritage that is reflected in the very name of Phoenix.

As a result of our investigations, we encountered a wealth of archaeological materials, investigated 1,049 features, and recovered over a quarter of a million artifacts— not surprising given that the Light Rail route traverses numerous prehistoric villages that were occupied by the Hohokam about 1,000 years ago. While only a very few of these artifacts can be described in this volume, most of them are curated (stored under controlled conditions so they can be preserved for future generations of researchers) at three local museums— Pueblo Grande Museum in Phoenix, the Tempe Historical Museum in Tempe, and the Arizona Museum of Natural History in Mesa. Here we discuss some of the more interesting prehistoric and historic artifacts and features that we found, and relate how their analysis has advanced what we know about the prehistoric and early historic occupations of the Phoenix metropolitan area.

This is volume 4 part 2 of the reports for Tracks through Time: Urban Archaeology along the METRO Light Rail Corridor. This report details the artifact research within the excavations. The types of artifacts examined in this report are faunal, l analyses and a summary of the artifact based research.

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Tracks through Time: Urban Archaeology along the METRO Light Rail Corridor, Volume IV, Part II: Paleoethnobiological Analyses and Archaeological Synthesis. Allan J. Schilz, Margerie Green, Lourdes Aguila, Glennda Gene Luhnow. 2011 ( tDAR id: 440660) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8440660

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Keywords

Culture
Historic • Hohokam

Material
Dating Sample • Fauna • Fire Cracked Rock • Macrobotanical • Pollen • Wood

Site Name
AZ T:12:222(ASM) • AZ T:12:289(ASM) • AZ T:12:290 (ASM) • AZ T:12:291 (ASM) • AZ T:12:293(ASM) • AZ T:12:385 (ASM) • AZ U:9:1(ASM) • AZ U:9:165 (ASM) • AZ U:9:189(ASM) • AZ U:9:2 (ASM) • AZ U:9:285 (ASM) • AZ U:9:286 (ASM) • AZ U:9:44(ASU) • Hayden Canal • La Plaza • Las Acequias • Pueblo Grande • Salt River Valley Canal

Site Type
Adobe Pit House • Adobe Room • Adobe Structure • Agricultural or Herding • Artifact Concentration • Artifact Scatter • Auger • Canal or Canal Feature • Cremation • Depression • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Domestic Structures • Floor • Hearth • house-in-pit • Inhumation • Midden • Pit • Pit House / Earth Lodge • Post Hole / Post Mold • pot rest • Refuse Pit • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno • Rock Alignment • Room • Trash Dump • Trash Midden • Trash Pit Show More

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Environment Research • Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis • Site Evaluation / Testing • Site Stewardship Monitoring

General
Archaeological Synthesis • Metro Light Rail Corridor • Paleoethnobiological Analyses

Geographic Keywords
Arizona (State / Territory) • Maricopa (County) • Mesa, AZ • Phoenix, AZ • Phoenix Basin • Tempe, AZ

Temporal Keywords
Classic Hohokam • Colonial Hohokam • Hohokam • Hohokam Pioneer period • Hohokam Sedentary period

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 600 to 775 (Late Pioneer Period)

Calendar Date: 775 to 1500 (Colonial through Classic Period)

Calendar Date: 1300 to 1500 (Late Classic Period)

Calendar Date: 1150 to 1500 (Classic Period)

Calendar Date: 950 to 1150 (Sedentary Period)

Calendar Date: 1300 to 1500 (Late Classic Period)

Calendar Date: 850 to 1150 (Late Colonial through Sedentary Period)

Calendar Date: 300 to 600 (Middle Pioneer Period)

Calendar Date: 950 to 1500 (Sedentary through Classic Period)

Calendar Date: 950 to 1500 (Late Sedentary through Early Classic Period)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -112.137; min lat: 33.366 ; max long: -111.778; max lat: 33.453 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): City of Phoenix Archaeology Office

Contributor(s): Lourdes Aguila; Sean Bergin; Jennifer L. Bowler; Jamie R. Boyd; Michael Droz; Deborah L. Ferguson; Andrea Gregory; Emily A. Higgins; Thomas E. Jones; Glennda Gene Luhnow; Alex Miller; Walter R. Punzmann; E. Melanie Ryan; Allan J. Schilz; Scott Solliday; Quinlan Stefaniak; Glenn S. L. Stuart; Joanne C. Tactikos; Victoria D. Vargas; Jennifer L. Bower; Eric Dosh; Shawn Fackler; Paige B. Florie; J.C. Kliner; Alissa Letendre; Stanley Plum; Jonathan Spiandorello; Christopher Thompson; M. John Matirko; Linda M. Shilling

Prepared By(s): Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd.

Submitted To(s): Valley Metro Rail, Inc.

Record Identifiers

Cultural Resources Report No.(s): 147

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