Archaeological Investigations of Selected Mortuary Contexts at AZ AA:12:321 (ASM), Marana, Pima County, Arizona
Editor(s): J. Homer Thiel; Mark D. Elson
Year: 2011
Summary
A summary of the mortuary remains recovered by Desert Archaeology, Inc., personnel during excavations at AZ AA:12:321 (ASM) is provided in this report. The site is situated in the northwestern Tucson Basin approximately 1 km west of the Santa Cruz River, in the town of Marana, Pima County, Arizona. Additional compliance, management, and legal information for the current project is provided in the Compliance Summary in the front matter of this report. AA:12:321, also referred to as the Silverbell-Coachline site, is thought to be a component of the larger Redtail site, AZ AA:12:149 (ASM), because the two sites are in close proximity, they date to the same time periods, and they are joined by a low-density artifact scatter. However, two separate site numbers have been assigned to areas of the site, A:12:149 north of the road and AA:12:321 to the south. As discussed in greater detail below, the AA:12:149 portion of the site was investigated by Desert Archaeology (then called the Institute for American Research) in 1987, resulting in the excavation of 49 Hohokam Pioneer and Colonial period (A.D. 500950) pithouses, extramural pits, and mortuary features. The archaeological investigations reported here cover a limited set of prehistoric features, 24 secondary cremations and three extramural (non-burial) pits, excavated at AA:12:321. Subsequent to these excavations, archaeologists from Tierra Right of Way Services, Ltd., more intensively investigated an expanded portion of the Desert Archaeology project area. They found 40 pithouses, 94 extramural pits, and an additional 144 mortuary features. Tierra Right of Way is preparing a report about those excavations. That report combines and integrates the mortuary features excavated by Desert Archaeology with those recovered by Tierra Right of Way.
Cite this Record
Archaeological Investigations of Selected Mortuary Contexts at AZ AA:12:321 (ASM), Marana, Pima County, Arizona, 12. J. Homer Thiel, Mark D. Elson. 2011 ( tDAR id: 448235) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8448235
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Keywords
Culture
Hohokam
Material
Ash
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Ceramic
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Charcoal
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Chipped Stone
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Fauna
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Fire Cracked Rock
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Ground Stone
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Human Remains
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Shell
Site Name
AA:12:149 (ASM)
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AA:12:321 (ASM)
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Silverbell-Coachline Site
Site Type
Artisan Burial
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Cremation
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Extramural pit
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Funerary and Burial Structures or Features
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Mortuary Feature
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Pithouse
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Pit Structure
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Roasting Pit
Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview
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Data Recovery / Excavation
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Heritage Management
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Site Evaluation / Testing
General
Artifact Analysis
Geographic Keywords
Silverbell-Coachline Site
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Town of Marana
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Tucson Basin
Temporal Keywords
Agua Caliente phase
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Cañada del Oro Phase
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Preclassic
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Rillito Phase
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Sedentary Period
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Snaketown Phase
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Tortolita Phase
Spatial Coverage
min long: -111.264; min lat: 31.933 ; max long: -110.539; max lat: 32.577 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Desert Archaeology, Inc.
Contributor(s): Jenny L. Adams; Mark D. Elson; Janet L. Griffitts; James M. Heidke; Jennifer M. Hushour; Carlos P. Lavayen; Michael W. Lindeman; Michael M. Margolis; Stacy L. Ryan; J. Homer Thiel; Arthur W. Vokes; Jennifer A. Waters
Prepared By(s): Desert Archaeology, Inc.
Submitted To(s): Town of Marana
Record Identifiers
Technical Report No.(s): 2006-12
Arizona State Museum Burial Agreement No.(s): 06-41
Arizona State Museum Accession (ASM) Number(s): 2006-0645
File Information
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| tr2006-12_final_OCR_PDFA_Redacted.pdf | 81.32mb | Nov 10, 2020 4:22:48 PM | Public | ||
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| tr2006-12_final_OCR_PDFA.pdf | 88.17mb | Feb 1, 2011 | Mar 20, 2019 9:04:02 AM | Confidential | |
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