Archaeological Testing at the Romero Ruin
Author(s): Deborah L. Swartz
Year: 1991
Summary
During the fall of 1990, archaeologists from the Center for Desert Archaeology conducted a limited testing program at the Romero Ruin, AZ BB:9:1, a large prehistoric Hohokam village with an overlying historic component, located in Catalina State Park, approximately 10 miles north of Tucson, Arizona. The testing program was undertaken for four reasons: 1) To offset the potential impacts to the archaeological deposits that might result from the construction of a proposed interpretive trail and from the reconstruction and stabilization efforts; 2) To gain information on the construction techniques and condition of architectural features to aid stabilization and reconstruction efforts; 3) To evaluate the tentative trail alignment and provide information to finalize the trail location so that it would minimize the impacts to archaeological remains and maximize the interpretive value of the features; 4) To provide new information to aid in the interpretation of the site. The work was funded by the Coronado National Forest, an Acquisition and Development Grant from the State Historic Preservation Office, and in-kind contributions from the Center for Desert Archaeology and Catalina State Park. The Acquisition and Development grant was awarded for the prestabilization archaeological testing of the compound wall and two historic structures. This report describes the results of the test excavations and provides recommendations for the development of an interpretive program for the public.
Cite this Record
Archaeological Testing at the Romero Ruin, 2. Deborah L. Swartz. 1991 ( tDAR id: 448421) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8448421
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Keywords
Culture
Anglo-American
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Historic
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Historic Native American
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Hohokam
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Huhugam
Material
Ceramic
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Chipped Stone
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Fauna
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Ground Stone
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Macrobotanical
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Shell
Site Name
AZ BB:9:1 (ASM)
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Romero Ruin
Site Type
Archaeological Feature
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Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
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Hamlet / Village
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Settlements
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Stone Wall
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Trash Mound
Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview
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Architectural Documentation
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Architectural Survey
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Data Recovery / Excavation
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Site Evaluation / Testing
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Site Stabilization
Geographic Keywords
Arizona (State / Territory)
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Pima (County)
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Tucson Basin
Temporal Keywords
Prehistoric
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Rillito Phase
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Rincon Phase
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Tanque Verde Phase
Spatial Coverage
min long: -110.989; min lat: 32.372 ; max long: -110.905; max lat: 32.433 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Desert Archaeology, Inc.
Contributor(s): Douglas B. Craig; James Heidke; Steven R. James; Jonathan Mabry; Charles Miksicek; Coronado National Forest; Catalina State Park
Repository(s): Desert Archaeology, Inc.
File Information
| Name | Size | Creation Date | Date Uploaded | Access | |
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| tr91-02_final_OCR_PDFA_Redacted.pdf | 54.81mb | Apr 30, 2020 3:59:16 PM | Public | ||
| tr91-02_final_OCR_PDFA.pdf | 56.00mb | Jan 1, 1991 | Apr 9, 2019 11:50:38 AM | Confidential | |
| This file is the unredacted version of the resource. | |||||
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