Results of Phase 2 Data Recovery at the Southern Margin of the West Branch Site, AZ AA:16:3 (ASM), Pima County, Arizona
Author(s): Deborah Swartz
Year: 2005
Summary
Current excavations at the West Branch site, AZ AA:16:3 (ASM), by Desert Archaeology, Inc., focused on a small portion of the southern end of the site prior to private construction. Artifacts will be curated at the Arizona State Museum (ASM) with accession number 2003-0382.
Forty-one features identified within the project area included: 7 structures, 2 extramural surfaces, 3 trash concentrations, 1 horno, 1 roasting pit, 6 burial features, and 21 additional extramural pits. The horno and small cemetery are the first of their kind found at the site. Ceramic analysis of the excavated deposits dated the features from Early Rincon through Middle Rincon 2 (A.D. 950-1080).
Analyses found evidence of ceramic production, including possible specialization in specific ceramic wares by locus, as well as limited evidence of shell production. The pollen and macrobotanical remains indicate an economy oriented toward floodplain agriculture supplemented with agave, wild resources, and small animals as part of the subsistence regime.
An interpretation of site structure based on previous projects conducted at the site, the strong evidence of craft specialization, the subsistence remains, and the high diversity and density of the artifact assemblage all suggest West Branch functioned as a permanently settled village site, at least during the Middle Rincon phase when it was the most intensively inhabited.
Cite this Record
Results of Phase 2 Data Recovery at the Southern Margin of the West Branch Site, AZ AA:16:3 (ASM), Pima County, Arizona, 01. Deborah Swartz. 2005 ( tDAR id: 448139) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8448139
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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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Figurine
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Ground Stone
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Macrobotanical
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Mineral
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Pollen
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Shell
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Worked Animal Bone
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Worked shell
Site Name
AZ AA:16:3 (ASM)
Site Type
Archaeological Feature
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Ash Pit
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Cemetery
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Crematorium
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Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
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Extramural pit
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Extramural Surface
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Funerary and Burial Structures or Features
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Hamlet / Village
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Pit
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Pit House / Earth Lodge
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Post Hole / Post Mold
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Puddling Pit
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Refuse Pit
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Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno
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Rock-Filled Pit
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Secondary Cremation
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Settlements
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Storage Pit
Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview
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Data Recovery / Excavation
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Systematic Survey
General
Archeomagnetic Dating
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Flotation Sample
Geographic Keywords
Pima (County)
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Tucson Basin
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West Branch of Santa Cruz River
Temporal Keywords
Early Rincon
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Middle Rincon
Spatial Coverage
min long: -111.026; min lat: 32.148 ; max long: -110.993; max lat: 32.174 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Desert Archaeology, Inc.
Contributor(s): Jenny L. Adams; Michael W. Diehl; James M. Heidke; India S. Hesse; John McClelland; Elizabeth J. Miksa; Stacy L. Ryan; Susan J. Smith; Deborah L. Swartz; Arthur W. Vokes; Jennifer A. Waters
Prepared By(s): Desert Archaeology, Inc.
Submitted To(s): Centres, Inc.
Record Identifiers
Pima County Department of Transportation Rightof- way Permit Number(s): P03RW03324
Arizona State Museum (ASM) Accession Number(s): 2003-0382
Arizona Antiquities Act Project Specific Permit Number(s): 2003-134ps
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