Archaeological Data Recovery at AZ EE:1:301 (ASM), Town of Sahuarita, Pima County, Arizona
Creators: name: Tucker, David B.
Publisher: name: SWCA, Inc. Environmental Consultants
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Arizona Upland Subdivision
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/83821/arizona-upland-subdivision
subject: Arizona (State / Territory)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/335/arizona-state-territory
subject: Tucson Basin
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/2758/tucson-basin
subject: Sahuarita, AZ
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/83845/sahuarita-az
subject: Pima (County)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/7353/pima-county
subject: Sedentary Period
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subject: Rincon Phase
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subject: Sacaton Phase
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/214/sacaton-phase
subject: Hohokam
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/21/hohokam
subject: Huhugam
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/8166/huhugam
subject: AZ EE:1:301 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/101185/az-ee1301-asm
subject: Domestic Structures
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/256/domestic-structures
subject: Archaeological Feature
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/339/archaeological-feature
subject: Pit House / Earth Lodge
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/263/pit-house-earth-lodge
subject: Hearth
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/343/hearth
subject: Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/251/domestic-structure-or-architectural-complex
subject: Midden
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/347/midden
subject: Pollen
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/13/pollen
subject: Handstone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2637/handstone
subject: Shell
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/14/shell
subject: Plainware
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/174/plainware
subject: polishing stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2574/polishing-stone
subject: Manuport
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2766/manuport
subject: Pestle
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2192/pestle
subject: Black-on-Brown
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2769/black-on-brown
subject: Rhyolite
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/248/rhyolite
subject: Punder
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2776/punder
subject: Quartzite
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/217/quartzite
subject: Red-on-Black
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2777/red-on-black
subject: Redware
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/444/redware
subject: Phylite
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/1244/phylite
subject: Awl
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/95/awl
subject: Ceramic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/1/ceramic
subject: Chipped Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2/chipped-stone
subject: Mano
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/131/mano
subject: Fauna
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/4/fauna
subject: Red-on-Buff
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2629/red-on-buff
subject: Ground Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/7/ground-stone
subject: Core
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2121/core
subject: Red-on-Brown
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2635/red-on-brown
subject: Andesite
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/524/andesite
subject: Archaeological Overview
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/1/archaeological-overview
subject: Historic Background Research
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/18/historic-background-research
subject: Data Recovery / Excavation
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/5/data-recovery-excavation
subject: Records Search / Inventory Checking
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/8/records-search-inventory-checking
subject: Research Design / Data Recovery Plan
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/9/research-design-data-recovery-plan
subject: Site Evaluation / Testing
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/10/site-evaluation-testing

description: Between May 28 and June 6, 2008, SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted Phase II archaeological data recovery at AZ EE:1:301 (ASM) on the Sahuarita Duval property in the Town of Sahuarita, Pima County, Arizona. The project was conducted through a contractual agreement with Sahuarita Plaza Investors, LLC, in anticipation of proposed commercial development. Prior to any development on the privately owned property, it was necessary for Sahuarita Plaza Investors, LLC, to comply with pertinent ordinances regarding the preservation of cultural resources or mitigation of impacts to those resources. AZ EE:1:301 (ASM) had been previously recorded (Brown 2000) on the property, and a recent survey by SWCA (Barr 2007) had identified the site’s extent within the parcel. A treatment plan was developed (Ezzo 2008), and Phase I data recovery was carried out through the excavation of backhoe trenches. Two adjacent features were identified, and recommendations for further data recovery were made (Euler 2008). Phase II data recovery investigations were conducted at the site through mechanical stripping of a large area over the identified features. After scraping, it became apparent that Features 1 and 2, which had been identified during Phase I data recovery, were parts of the same pit house feature and was designated Feature 1. An additional feature was also identified, which was designated Feature 3. These features were excavated, and the results of these excavations and analyses are presented in this report. This data recovery report consists of nine chapters. Following this introduction, Chapter 2 presents field methods and feature descriptions. Analyses of various material types are presented in Chapters 3 (ceramics), 4 (flaked stone), 5 (ground stone), 6 (faunal remains and marine shell), 7 (macrobotanical), and 8 (pollen). Chapter 9 synthesizes the analytical data and presents an interpretation of the site in light of Tucson Basin prehistory and the historic contexts developed in the research design.