Life in the Valley of Gold: Archaeological Investigations at Honey Bee Village, a Prehistoric Hohokam Ballcourt Village Part 1
Creators: name: Fernandez, Rachel
Publisher: name: Archaeology Southwest
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Arizona (State / Territory)
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subject: Tucson Basin
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subject: Pima (County)
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subject: Oro Valley, AZ
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subject: Early Agricultural period
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subject: Rillito Phase
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subject: Vahki Phase
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subject: Snaketown Phase
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subject: Gila Butte Phase
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subject: Preclassic Period
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subject: Cañada del Oro Phase
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/6132/canada-del-oro-phase
subject: Santa Cruz Phase
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subject: Early Rincon
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subject: Sweetwater Phase
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subject: Hohokam
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subject: Huhugam
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subject: Archaic
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subject: Middle Archaic
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subject: AZ AA:12:271 (ASM)
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subject: Abused Ridge Site
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subject: Golder Ranch Road Site
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subject: Tortolita Vistas
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subject: AZ BB:9:88 (ASM)
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subject: AZ BB:9:68 (ASM)
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subject: AZ BB:9:120 (ASM)
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subject: Honey Bee Village
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subject: Shell
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subject: Ceramic
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subject: Chipped Stone
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subject: Archaeological Overview
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subject: Historic Background Research
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subject: Data Recovery / Excavation
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subject: Records Search / Inventory Checking
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subject: Research Design / Data Recovery Plan
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description: Approximately 61 percent (74 percent if only the extant portions of the site are considered) of the 60.5-acre Hohokam settlement known as Honey Bee Village, AZ BB:9:88 (ASM) (Arizona State Museum site files designation) was mechanically tested and horizontally exposed during excavations in 2006-2007 by Desert Archaeology, Inc., under contract with Pima County and Rancho Vistoso Partners, LLC. Honey Bee Village is located in the Town of Oro Valley north of Tucson. The core of the village was set aside as a preserve, and only surface documentation was conducted in that area. Elsewhere on the preserved portions of the site most of the village plan was exposed, and excavations revealed 2,004 primary features. This is part 1 of 2