Dilzhe’ ‘e bii tian: Archaeological Investigations of Apache Sites near Little Green Valley, Arizona, State Route 260 – Payson to Heber Archaeological Project, Gila County, Arizona

Part of the State Route 260 - Payson to Heber project

Editor(s): Sarah A. Herr

Year: 2011

Summary

The four Apache components reported here were excavated as part of the archaeological work conducted in advance of the Arizona Department of Transportation’s realignment of State Route 260 between Payson and Heber. All archaeological work on this project is confined to that portion of the highway below the Mogollon Rim, on Tonto National Forest land and private inholdings. The sites described here were excavated during the Preacher Canyon segment and the Little Green Valley segment of the project. Of seven sites tested in the Preacher Canyon section, three were recommended for data recovery investigations.

Cite this Record

Dilzhe’ ‘e bii tian: Archaeological Investigations of Apache Sites near Little Green Valley, Arizona, State Route 260 – Payson to Heber Archaeological Project, Gila County, Arizona. Sarah A. Herr. 2011 ( tDAR id: 459566) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8459566

Keywords

Culture
Central Arizona Tradition

Site Name
AR-03-12-04-1159 (TNF) • AR-03-12-04-1411 (TNF) • AR-03-12-04-1438 (TNF) • AR-03-12-04-743 (TNF) • AZ O:12:19 (ASM) • AZ O:12:25 (ASM) • AZ O:12:88 (ASM) • AZ O:12:89 (ASM)

Site Type
Artifact Scatter • Brush Structure • Domestic Structures • Hearth • Pit House / Earth Lodge • Refuse Pit • Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno • Settlements

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Ethnographic Research

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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