Their Own Road: Archaeological Investigations along State Route 260 Payson to Heber – Christopher Creek Section and Sharp Creek Campground

Part of the State Route 260 - Payson to Heber project

Editor(s): Sarah A. Herr; CaraMia R. Whitney

Year: 2014

Summary

Archaeological testing and data recovery were conducted at seven prehistoric or multicomponent sites and three historic period linear sites in advance of highway realignment in the Christopher Creek section and Sharp Creek Campground portion of the State Route 260 – Payson to Heber project. The results of the investigations of the seventeen prehistoric, historic, or multicomponent sites are reported in this volume. The results of the archival research on the historic period sites will be reported in a separate volume.

Cite this Record

Their Own Road: Archaeological Investigations along State Route 260 Payson to Heber – Christopher Creek Section and Sharp Creek Campground. Sarah A. Herr, CaraMia R. Whitney. 2014 ( tDAR id: 459549) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8459549

Keywords

Culture
Central Arizona Tradition

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Fauna • Ground Stone • Human Remains • Macrobotanical • Pollen • Shell

Site Name
AR-03-12-04-1014 (TNF) • AR-03-12-04-1215 (TNF) • AR-03-12-04-1240 (TNF) • AR-03-12-04-1394 (TNF) • AR-03-12-04-1428 (TNF) • AR-03-12-04-1430 (TNF) • AR-03-12-04-1431 (TNF) • AR-03-12-04-1432 (TNF) • AR-03-12-04-1435 (TNF) • AR-03-12-04-1475 (TNF) • AR-03-12-04-1548 (TNF) • AR-03-12-04-379 (TNF) • AR-03-12-04-445 (TNF) • AR-03-12-04-457 (TNF) • AR-03-12-04-748 (TNF) • AR-03-12-04-823 (TNF) • AZ O:12:40 (ASM) • AZ O:12:72 (ASM) • AZ O:12:73 (ASM) • AZ P:9:15 (ASM) • AZ P:9:16 (ASM) • AZ P:9:17 (ASM) • AZ P:9:25 (ASM) • AZ P:9:26 (ASM) • AZ P:9:28 (ASM) • AZ P:9:29 (ASM) • AZ P:9:37 (ASM) • AZ P:9:38 (ASM) • AZ P:9:39 (ASM) • AZ P:9:41 (ASM) • AZ P:9:42 (ASM) • AZ P:9:43 (ASM) Show More

Site Type
Artifact Scatter • Pit House / Earth Lodge • Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno • Settlements

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Reconnaissance / Survey

Geographic Keywords
American Southwest • Arizona • Mogollon Rim Region • Payson, AZ

Spatial Coverage

min long: -111.253; min lat: 34.259 ; max long: -110.97; max lat: 34.333 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Desert Archaeology, Inc.

Landowner(s): Tonto National Forest

Sponsor(s): Arizona Department of Transportation

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Christopher Creek section

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Contact(s): Desert Archaeology, Inc.