Archaeological Investigations at Small Sites on the Upper Bajada of the Tortolita Mountains, Northern Tucson Basin
Creators: name: Swartz, Deborah L.
Publisher: name: Center for Desert Archaeology
Year: 1998
Subjects: 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: Tortolita Mountains
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/80602/tortolita-mountains
subject: Maricopa (County)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/3900/maricopa-county
subject: Tucson, AZ
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/76651/tucson-az
subject: Classic Period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/125/classic-period
subject: Sedentary Period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5504/sedentary-period
subject: Colonial Period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5377/colonial-period
subject: Late Sedentary
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/6308/late-sedentary
subject: Agua Caliente phase
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/6391/agua-caliente-phase
subject: Early Classic Period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5628/early-classic-period
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: Archaic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/8/archaic
subject: Early Archaic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/9/early-archaic
subject: Late Archaic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/11/late-archaic
subject: AZ AA:12:172 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/105854/az-aa12172-asm
subject: AZ AA:12:171 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/105853/az-aa12171-asm
subject: AZ AA:12:181 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/105856/az-aa12181-asm
subject: AZ AA:12:173 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/105855/az-aa12173-asm
subject: AZ AA:12:188 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/105858/az-aa12188-asm
subject: AZ AA:12:182 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/105857/az-aa12182-asm
subject: AZ AA:12:236 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/105860/az-aa12236-asm
subject: AZ AA:12:235 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/105859/az-aa12235-asm
subject: AZ AA:12:237 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/105861/az-aa12237-asm
subject: AZ AAT2.T69 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/105852/az-aat2t69-asm
subject: AZ:AA:12:152 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/105851/azaa12152-asm
subject: boulder shelter
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/3661/boulder-shelter
subject: Trash Midden
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/351/trash-midden
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: 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: Shell
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/14/shell
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: Fauna
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/4/fauna
subject: Ground Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/7/ground-stone
subject: STONE, ANIMAL BONE, AND SHELL ANALYSES
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/161013/stone-animal-bone-and-shell-analyses
subject: Pollen and Macrofloral Analysis
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/160742/pollen-and-macrofloral-analysis
subject: Archaeological Overview
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/1/archaeological-overview
subject: Data Recovery / Excavation
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/5/data-recovery-excavation
subject: Reconnaissance / Survey
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/7/reconnaissance-survey
subject: Heritage Management
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/24/heritage-management
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: This project encompasses a portion of the area owned by Cottonwood Properties known as the Dove Mountain Development in the southern foothills of the Tortolita Mountains. Testing was conducted at 11 sites and more extensive excavations were done at three sites. The sites selected for more intensive investigations were the only ones that had evidence of habitation structures. Site AZ AA:12:172 (ASM) contained a single pithouse and, although only plain ware ceramics were recovered, the archaeomagnetic sample indicated a late Sedentary or early Classic period date. At AZ AA:12:173 (ASM), one pithouse was excavated and is thought to date to the Agua Caliente phase. Artifacts at AZ AA:12:237 (ASM) indicate use of the site during the Late Archaic period as well as during the Hohokam Colonial, Sedentary, and Classic periods. The habitation structure at this site was a boulder shelter. The project sites showed that this area was probably continuously used for resource exploitation from the Early Archaic period to the Hohokam Classic period.