Limited Data Recovery for the Proposed Kindred TCC Facility within the Boundaries of La Ciudad (AZ T:12:1[ASM]), Phoenix, Arizona
Author(s): Douglas R. Mitchell; Todd W. Bostwick
Year: 2014
Summary
PaleoWest Archaeology was contracted to conduct data recovery in advance of the development of a new medical building on St. Luke’s campus. Limited archaeological data recovery was conducted in the project area because of the presence of prehistoric features and the possibility of human remains existing in the area. The parcel is within the boundaries of a large prehistoric site known as La Ciudad (AZ T:12:1[ASM]).
The data recovery project included the excavation of 100 m of trench and overburden removal of approximately 219 square meters. The goal of this phase of work was to search for human burials and excavate a sample of the features that were identified during the testing phase. Excavation occurred at three features identified during testing as pithouses (Features 12, 13, and 18) and one feature (Feature 11) identified as an horno. Other features were identified in the trenches and profiled; additional features were identified in stripped area and recorded. After further investigation, two of the pithouses (Features 13 and 18) were determined to represent borrow pits and the third pithouse may have also been a borrow pit. Fragments of a human cranium were discovered in the fill of the horno, and small fragments of cremated human bone were recovered from two other features. The ceramic assemblage and a C14 date indicate use of the project area during the early Gila Butte phase of the Hohokam Colonial Period, between about A.D. 775 and 850. No further excavation work is recommended for the project area.
Cite this Record
Limited Data Recovery for the Proposed Kindred TCC Facility within the Boundaries of La Ciudad (AZ T:12:1[ASM]), Phoenix, Arizona. Douglas R. Mitchell, Todd W. Bostwick. 2014 ( tDAR id: 445702) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8445702
Keywords
Culture
Hohokam
Material
Ceramic
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Charcoal
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Chipped Stone
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Dating Sample
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Fauna
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Ground Stone
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Hide
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Human Remains
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Macrobotanical
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Pollen
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Shell
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Wood
Site Name
AZ T:12:1 (ASM)
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La Ciudad
Site Type
Archaeological Feature
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Borrow Pit
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Canal
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Historic Pits
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Pit
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Pit House / Earth Lodge
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Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno
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Thermal Pit
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
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Historic Background Research
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Records Search / Inventory Checking
General
Ceramic Analysis
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Lithic Analysis
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Pollen Analysis
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Radiocarbon Dating
Geographic Keywords
Arizona (State / Territory)
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Maricopa (County)
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Phoenix, AZ
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Phoenix Basin
Temporal Keywords
Gila Butte Phase
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Late Pioneer Period
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Snaketown Phase
Temporal Coverage
Calendar Date: 765 to 895 (Hohokam Colonial Period)
Spatial Coverage
min long: -112.054; min lat: 33.442 ; max long: -112.025; max lat: 33.471 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): City of Phoenix Archaeology Office
Contributor(s): Karen R. Adams; Daniel Dybowski; Theresa Ingalls; Andrew D. Lack; Susan J. Smith
Prepared By(s): PaleoWest Archaeology
Submitted To(s): City of Phoenix Archaeology Office; BDP SLMC Facility 1, LLC Phoenix Arizona
Record Identifiers
PaleoWest Archaeology Technical Report(s): 14-126
File Information
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| La-Ciudad-Data-Recovery-Report_OCR_PDFA.pdf | 22.33mb | Dec 1, 2014 | May 16, 2018 9:34:42 AM | Confidential | |
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