The Antelope Hill Project, Part 1: A Class Ill Archaeological Survey and Treatment Plan of the Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District Quarry at Antelope Hill, Yuma County, Arizona
Creators: name: Altschul, Jeffrey
name: Schneider, Joan S.
name: Doolittle, Christopher J.
Publisher: name: SRI Press
Year: 1996
Subjects: subject: Yuma
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/10272/yuma
subject: Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/82836/wellton-mohawk-irrigation-and-drainage-district
subject: Antelope Hill
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/82835/antelope-hill
subject: Gila River
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/3958/gila-river
subject: Wellton, AZ
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/79147/wellton-az
subject: Arizona (State / Territory)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/79515/arizona-state-territory
subject: Archaic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/8/archaic
subject: AZ X:8:7 ASM
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/81616/az-x87-asm
subject: Antelope Hill
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/81617/antelope-hill
subject: Archaeological Feature
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/339/archaeological-feature
subject: Quechan
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/2180/quechan
subject: Cocopa
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/2181/cocopa
subject: Kamia
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/2182/kamia
subject: Pima
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/2183/pima
subject: Maricopa
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/2184/maricopa
subject: Rock Art
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/361/rock-art
subject: Petroglyph
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/363/petroglyph
subject: Rock Art
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/26/rock-art
subject: Petroglyphs
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2140/petroglyphs
subject: Archaeological Overview
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/1/archaeological-overview
subject: Consultation
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/4/consultation
subject: Systematic Survey
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/12/systematic-survey

description: Antelope Hill (AZ X:8:7 ASM) is a well-known archaeological site in the lower Gila River valley. The hill is located approximately 50 km east of Yuma, Arizona, on the southern terraces of the Gila River. As early as the late 1920s, the various prehistoric and historic cultural elements of the prominent landform had already been recorded by archaeologists. But even prior to this time, explorers had visited or heard tales of the hill beginning with Father Garces in 1775. Both the archaeological evidence and the historical record are consistent. They document use of the hill by various Native Americans, of which the primary groups were the Quechan, Cocopa, Kamia, Pima, and Maricopa. Economic use centered on quarrying and production of milling implements. But the hill also carried a wider cultural significance. The large number of petroglyphs found on the hill have been variously interpreted as territorial markers or as symbols used in ceremonies associated with quarrying activities. Later use of the area by Euro-Americans is also abundant. Military encampments, a Butterfield Stage Station, irrigation works, and transportation corridors were all located on or near Antelope Hill. Clearly, this prominent point was a vital location in the history of the lower Gila River.