Refined Canal Ages and Implications for the Organization of Turney’s Canal System 2, Phoenix, Arizona

Author(s): Kathy Henderson

Year: 2021

Summary

This is a presentation from the 2021 Arizona Archaeological Council (AAC) Fall symposium on "The Archaeology of Canals in the Arizona Desert".

Archaeological projects conducted by Desert Archaeology northwest of the Park of Four Waters provided opportunity to obtain refined ages for the use of the primary main canals that compose Turney’s Canal System 2. When canal age and destination are considered, as defined by the villages that the canals served, it is seen that System 2 is composed of four separate irrigation systems, each probably managed by separate irrigation groups. At least until the 1300s when a single massive canal was built that superseded the operation of the previous four systems. The evidence leading to these observations and conclusions will be the substance of this paper

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Refined Canal Ages and Implications for the Organization of Turney’s Canal System 2, Phoenix, Arizona. Kathy Henderson. Presented at 2021 Arizona Archaeological Council (AAC) Fall symposium, Pueblo Grande Museum, Phoenix, AZ. 2021 ( tDAR id: 468713) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8468713

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Keywords

Culture
Hohokam

Site Name
Pueblo Grande

Site Type
Canal • Irrigation

General
AAC • Arizona Archaeological Council • Canal System 2 • Park of the Four Waters • PHX Sky Train 44th Street Station • Prehistoric Irrigation

Geographic Keywords
Arizona • Phoenix • Southwest

Temporal Keywords
Classic • Pre-Classic • Prehistoric

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Arizona Archaeological Council; Kathy Henderson

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Contact(s): Arizona Archaeological Council; Kathy Henderson