The Prehistory of Sun City Vistoso, Arizona
Author(s): Douglas B. Craig
Year: 1988
Summary
This report presents the results of testing and data recovery efforts at four sites in Sun City Vistoso: AZ BB:9:152 (ASM), AZ BB:9:153 (ASM), AZ BB:9:154 (ASM), and AZ BB:9:190 (ASM). All four sites are Hohokam limited activity sites dating to the Sedentary period. Testing operations consisted of excavating narrowly-spaced backhoe trenches in an attempt to identify subsurface cultural features. No subsurface features were identified at AZ BB:9:152 and AZ BB:9:154; consequently, no further work was done at those two sites. Subsurface features were identified at AZ BB:9:153 and AZ BB:9:190, with the result being that testing was expanded to include data recovery. At AZ BB:9:190, a small roasting pit was partially excavated. At AZ BB:9:153, three pithouses were excavated in addition to several extramural features. Analysis of the materials from AZ BB:9:153 focused on trying to understand the activities which took place at the site and the factors that led to the formation of the archaeological record. The results of the study suggest that AZ BB:9:153 functioned as a seasonal farmstead that was occupied at least twice over a roughly 150 year time period (ca., A.D. 1000 to 1150).
Cite this Record
The Prehistory of Sun City Vistoso, Arizona, 9. Douglas B. Craig. 1988 ( tDAR id: 448417) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8448417
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Keywords
Material
Ceramic
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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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Macrobotanical
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Pollen
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Shell
Site Name
AZ BB:9:152 (ASM)
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AZ BB:9:153 (ASM)
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AZ BB:9:154 (ASM)
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AZ BB:9:190 (ASM)
Site Type
Archaeological Feature
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Artifact Scatter
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Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
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Domestic Structures
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Hearth
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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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Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno
Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview
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Data Recovery / Excavation
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Records Search / Inventory Checking
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Site Evaluation / Testing
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Systematic Survey
Geographic Keywords
Arizona (State / Territory)
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Pima (County)
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Tucson Basin
Temporal Keywords
Hohokam Early Classic period
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Hohokam Sedentary period
Spatial Coverage
min long: -111.129; min lat: 32.368 ; max long: -110.934; max lat: 32.49 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Desert Archaeology, Inc.
Contributor(s): Suzzanne K. Fish; Charles Miksicek
Prepared By(s): Institute for American Research
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