Archaeological Testing at a Portion of La Ciudad de Los Hornos: The Superstition Freeway and Priest Drive Locale (AZ U:9:48 ASM)
Creators: name: Chenault, Mark L.
name: Anderson, Kirk
name: Ayres, James E.
Publisher: name: SWCA, Inc. Environmental Consultants
Year: 1991
Subjects: subject: Superstition Freeway
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/80526/superstition-freeway
subject: Tempe
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/54479/tempe
subject: Maricopa County (County)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/439/maricopa-county-county
subject: Priest Drive
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/80524/priest-drive
subject: Arizona (State / Territory)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/79515/arizona-state-territory
subject: Classic Period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/125/classic-period
subject: Late Pioneer Period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5631/late-pioneer-period
subject: Civano Phase
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5620/civano-phase
subject: Hohokam
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/21/hohokam
subject: AZ U:9:48(ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/12989/az-u948asm
subject: Los Hornos
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/565/los-hornos
subject: La Ciudad de Los Hornos
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/12983/la-ciudad-de-los-hornos
subject: Funerary and Burial Structures or Features
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/301/funerary-and-burial-structures-or-features
subject: Burial Pit
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/307/burial-pit
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: 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: Glass
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/6/glass
subject: Ground Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/7/ground-stone
subject: Wormser Canal
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/152046/wormser-canal
subject: Reconnaissance / Survey
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/7/reconnaissance-survey
subject: Site Evaluation / Testing
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/10/site-evaluation-testing

description: SWCA, Inc. Environmental Consultants conducted test excavations at a portion of La Ciudad de los Hornos located south of the Superstition Freeway in Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona. The testing was performed for the Arizona Department of Transportation (Contract Number 90-29), with fieldwork taking place from 21 January 1991 to 18 February 1991. Sixty-eight backhoe trenches (most being 20 m in length) were placed in a systematic pattern throughout the project area. Testing was conducted at a level of from 1 to 3 percent. The project area consisted of a 20.62 acre parcel. A total of 145 archaeological features was discovered and documented during the testing project. Architectural and material culture evidence indicate that the archaeological remains are Hohokam and date from the late Pioneer period through the Classic period. Portions of the historic Wormser Canal were also encountered during testing. It is recommended that a comprehensive data recovery phase be implemented to mitigate possible damage to the prehistoric and historic remains.