Archaeological Investigations At AZ U:6:61 (ASU), a Prehistoric Limited Activity Site In South-Central Arizona

Summary

This report documents the archaeological investigations at AZ U:6:61 (ASU), an extensive artifact scatter on a Quaternary river terrace above the Salt River in south-central Arizona. The study involved the technological and functional analysis of the lithic assemblage and the statistical analysis of the spatial distribution of artifacts and features within the site area. The distribution of artifacts also was examined in the non-site portions of the study area. The analyses indicate that the site represents a multicomponent, low intensity occupation of the terrace oriented toward the exploitation of the natural food resources of the desert and the riverine environments and the lithic raw material resources of the terrace gravels. The time range for prehistoric utilization of the area may extend from the late Archaic to the Hohokam Classic period.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SHESC: Arizona State University Anthropological Research Papers   •
• National Archeological Database (NADB)

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Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Center for Digital Antiquity

Sponsor(s): Bureau of Reclamation

Prepared By(s): Arizona State University (ASU)

Record Identifiers

Library of Congress Card Catalog No.(s): 80-620023

Technical Paper No.(s): 4

NADB document id number(s): 2202399

NADB citation id number(s): 000000166503

Notes

General Note: Sent from: Arizona State University

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