Archaeological Testing at AZ EE:1:225 and :226 (ASM), Rancho Sahuarita, Sahuarita, Arizona
Author(s): Gavin H. Archer
Year: 2000
Summary
Archaeological testing fieldwork at Rancho Sahuarita sites AZ EE:1:225 and :226 (ASM) was completed on November 19, 1999. This testing phase followed the Archaeological Research Guidelines (ARG approved by the Town of Sahuarita (WestLand Resources and SWCA 1998). The guidelines provide a culture history and research design. AZ EE:1:225 and :226 (ASM) are two of a cluster of late pre-Classic Hohokam sites located along the west side of the Santa Cruz River in Sahuarita, Arizona.
To summarize, the archaeological testing at sites AZ EE:1:225 and :226 (ASM) involved surface artifact collection and backhoe trench excavation. Features discovered in the backhoe trenches were recorded but not excavated. Artifacts unearthed by trenching were collected. Human remains were unearthed during test excavations and were treated in accordance with the existing Agreement of Burial Discoveries.
Preliminary testing was conducted at these sites in 1997 (Tucker 1997). At AZ EE:1:225 (ASM), three features were discovered in 1997: two pithouses and one midden. In the current testing phase, two additional features were discovered: one pithouse and one secondary cremation burial. At AZ EE:1:226 (ASM), one feature, a midden, was discovered in 1997. Two features, an ash lens and a secondary human cremation, were discovered in the current testing phase.
Both sites are eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places and will be adversely affected by the Rancho Sahuarita development. SWCA recommends a program of data recovery at both sites to investigate the known features and mitigate the adverse effects of development to these cultural properties. Data recovery field and analytic methods should follow those described in detail in the ARG.
Cite this Record
Archaeological Testing at AZ EE:1:225 and :226 (ASM), Rancho Sahuarita, Sahuarita, Arizona, 344. Gavin H. Archer. 2000 ( tDAR id: 446213) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8446213
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Keywords
Material
Ceramic
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Chipped Stone
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Fire Cracked Rock
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Ground Stone
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Human Remains
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Plainware
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Red-on-Brown
Site Name
AZ EE:1:225 (ASM)
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AZ EE:1:226 (ASM)
Site Type
Funerary and Burial Structures or Features
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Midden
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Pit
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Pit House / Earth Lodge
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
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Historic Background Research
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Research Design / Data Recovery Plan
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Site Evaluation / Testing
General
Ceramics Analysis
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lithics analysis
Geographic Keywords
Arizona (State / Territory)
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Rancho Sahuarita
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Tucson Basin
Temporal Keywords
Classic Period
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Colonial Period
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Prehistoric
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Sedentary Period
Spatial Coverage
min long: -110.997; min lat: 31.943 ; max long: -110.968; max lat: 31.978 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): SWCA Environmental Consultants
Contributor(s): Linda M. Gregonis; India S. Hesse
Prepared By(s): SWCA Environmental Consultants
Submitted To(s): Westland Resources, Inc.
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