Archaeological Phase I and Phase II Data Recovery at Portions of AZ U:10:60 (ASM)-The In-Between Site-Williams Gateway Airport, Maricopa County, Arizona
Creators: name: Foster, Michael S.
Publisher: name: SWCA, Inc. Environmental Consultants
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Mesa, AZ
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subject: Arizona (State / Territory)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/335/arizona-state-territory
subject: Sonoran Desert
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/2772/sonoran-desert
subject: Williams Gateway Airport
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/82263/williams-gateway-airport
subject: Phoenix Basin
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/27/phoenix-basin
subject: Maricopa (County)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/3900/maricopa-county
subject: Classic Period
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subject: Colonial Period
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subject: Preclassic Period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5604/preclassic-period
subject: Civano Phase
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5620/civano-phase
subject: Gila Phase
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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 U:10:60 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/79182/az-u1060-asm
subject: Horno
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/1103/horno
subject: Archaeological Feature
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/339/archaeological-feature
subject: Pit
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/355/pit
subject: Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/357/roasting-pit-oven-horno
subject: Plainware
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/174/plainware
subject: Ceramic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/1/ceramic
subject: Buffware
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/465/buffware
subject: Redware
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/444/redware
subject: Polychrome Bowl
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2748/polychrome-bowl
subject: Pollen Analysis
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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
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: Under contract to the Williams Gateway Airport Authority, SWCA Environmental Consultants conducted Phase I and Phase II data recovery at AZ U:10:60(ASM)—the In-Between Site. The site is thought to represent a plant food procurement and process locus on the Queen Creek Delta. AZ U:10:60 (ASM) has been the subject of extensive archaeological testing and data recovery. A total of 4440 m of trenches have been excavated at the site resulting in the identification of 13 features, including 2 possible pit structures, an horno, and 10 thermal or roasting pits. Phase II data recovery focused on the detailed investigation of five previously identified and one newly identified features. All were exposed in trench profiles and excavated. Information on the size and morphology of the features was obtained and they were sampled for potential analysis of macrobotanical remains (flotation), pollen, and radiocarbon. Three of what appeared to be the better preserved features, Feature IB-1, 4-1, and A, were analyzed for macrobotanical and pollen remains. The results provided some information on the types of fuel wood used (mesquite and salt bush), but were otherwise ambiguous and uninforming. The site appears to have been used sporadically over a long period. Ceramic sherds from it indicate use from the Colonial through Classic periods (A.D. 700/800-1400). It is likely peoples from nearby village sites were the ones using the area for procurement and processing on wild plants. Based on the work completed at AZ U:10:60 (ASM), it is unlikely that further investigation of the site’s prehistoric archaeological remains would yield any additional information of significant or new scientific value. It is believed that any research potential that AZ U:10:60 (ASM) held has been exhausted by past and current investigations. No further archaeological investigation of AZ U:10:60 (ASM) is recommended. Furthermore, considering the lack of new and significant information yielded during the investigations of AZ U:10:60 (ASM), it is recommended that AZ U:10:60 (ASM) is no longer considered eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places under criterion D.