Archaeological Test and Data Recovery Program at Site AZ T:12:220 (ASM) (Las Cremaciones)
Author(s): John L. Czarzasty; Denise To; Kathleen Peterson; Glen E. Rice
Year: 2006
Summary
Las Cremaciones is a prehistoric Hohokam village located on the south side of the Salt River in the Phoenix basin between Turney’s (1929) Canal Seven and Canal Three. The site may have been occupied for nearly 900 years, from the Estrella Phase (A.D. 500) through the Civano Phase (A.D. 1400), although the main occupation probably occurred during the Santa Cruz and Sacaton phases (A.D. 900 to 1100). The two ball courts at the site would date to these phases. When originally recorded in 1940 the site had about 15 trash mounds and at least 8 cremation cemeteries, and covered a 40-acre area (Bostwick 1993:204, 217-219); these features are no longer visible on the surface of the site, although artifacts are abundant.
This report presents the results of a data recovery project conducted to comply with A.R.S. 41-865 and the City of Phoenix ordinance on historic preservation. The project investigated a Middle-to-Late Sacaton phase cremation cemetery located on the eastern margin of the site and called the Eastern Cemetery of Las Cremaciones, The excavation of the Eastern Cemetery of Las Cremaciones addressed four sets of research issues above and beyond determining whether or not any portion of a cemetery associated with the Sedentary period village of AZ T:12:220 (ASM) (Las Cremaciones) (referred to in the remainder of this report by the prior site number AZ T:12:4 [PG] [Las Cremaciones]). These research questions address the relative age of the cemetery, the health of the population of Las Cremaciones, the involvement of Las Cremaciones in long distance trade, and the variability in grave goods. Based on stylistic analysis of the decorated pottery (Chapter 3), the cemetery found to be within the project area was in use during the middle and late Sacaton phase, or approximately A.D. 1050 to 1150 (Chapter 3).
Cite this Record
Archaeological Test and Data Recovery Program at Site AZ T:12:220 (ASM) (Las Cremaciones), 483. John L. Czarzasty, Denise To, Kathleen Peterson, Glen E. Rice. 2006 ( tDAR id: 446758) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8446758
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Keywords
Culture
Hohokam
Material
Ceramic
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Chipped Stone
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Fauna
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Ground Stone
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Human Remains
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Pollen
Site Name
AZ T:12:220 (ASM)
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Las Cremaciones
Site Type
Ball Court
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Funerary and Burial Structures or Features
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Trash Mound
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
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Site Evaluation / Testing
Geographic Keywords
Arizona
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Phoenix, Arizona
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Phoenix Basin
Temporal Keywords
Civano Phase
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Classic Period
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Estrella Phase
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Late Sacaton Phase
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Sacaton Phase
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Santa Cruz Phase
Temporal Coverage
Calendar Date: 500 to 1400 (Estrella through Civano site occupation)
Calendar Date: 900 to 1100 (Santa Cruz through Sacaton site occupation)
Spatial Coverage
min long: -112.147; min lat: 33.375 ; max long: -112.131; max lat: 33.393 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): City of Phoenix Archaeology Office
Prepared By(s): Office of Cultural Resource Management, Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University
Submitted To(s): Pueblo Grande Museum
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