Additional Archaeological Testing Within the Adamsville Ruin for Wood Pole Replacements in the Oracle-Coolidge 115 KV Transmission Line, Pinal county, Arizona
Author(s): Michael Stubing; Douglas R. Mitchell
Year: 1998
Summary
Archaeological testing was conducted by SWCA, Inc. in September, 1998 within the Adamsville Ruin near Florence, Arizona. The site is a large Hohokam village containing a platform mound, ball court, numerous trash mounds, and a dense artifact scatter. The testing was done to assess the impact of replacing wood poles that are part of the Oracle-Coolidge 115 KV transmission line. The testing was done at the request of the Western Area Power Administration prior to replacement of three pairs of wood power poles located within the site boundaries. This archaeological work is an extension of a previous archaeological testing program that was conducted at the site to determine the impact of replacing the wood power poles. The current program focused on an area where previous testing had discovered human remains. The testing consisted of the excavation of two 2.2 x 2.2 m test units that were centered around each of the two poles that formed the power pole structure. Three cremations were found within one test unit; dispersed artifacts and burned human bone were present in the other. The artifacts place the features in the Hohokam Classic Period (A.D. 1200-1450). No further excavation is recommended, but archaeological monitoring of the area around the power poles is recommended during the proposed construction activities.
Cite this Record
Additional Archaeological Testing Within the Adamsville Ruin for Wood Pole Replacements in the Oracle-Coolidge 115 KV Transmission Line, Pinal county, Arizona, 203. Michael Stubing, Douglas R. Mitchell. 1998 ( tDAR id: 447744) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8447744
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Keywords
Material
Ceramic
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Chipped Stone
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Ground Stone
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Human Remains
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Shell
Site Name
Adamsville Ruin
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AZ U:15:1 (ASM)
Site Type
Cremation Feature
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Funerary and Burial Structures or Features
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Pit
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
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Records Search / Inventory Checking
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Research Design / Data Recovery Plan
Geographic Keywords
Adamsville, AZ
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Arizona (State / Territory)
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Pinal (County)
Temporal Keywords
Civano Phase
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Classic Period
Spatial Coverage
min long: -111.458; min lat: 33.001 ; max long: -111.414; max lat: 33.017 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): SWCA Environmental Consultants
Contributor(s): Gregory E. Berg; Mary-Ellen Walsh-Anduze
Prepared By(s): SWCA Environmental Consultants
Submitted To(s): Western Area Power Administration
Record Identifiers
Arizona State Museum(s): Case No. 98-14A
File Information
| Name | Size | Creation Date | Date Uploaded | Access | |
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| 98-203_OCR_PDFA.pdf | 1.84mb | Nov 1, 1998 | Dec 5, 2018 3:48:47 PM | Confidential | |
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| 98-203_OCR_PDFA_Redacted.pdf | 2.25mb | Mar 5, 2021 11:41:02 AM | Public | ||
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