Phase 1 Archaeological Testing Report and Phase 2 Data Recovery Proposal for the ADOT Sycamore Creek Project, Tonto Basin, Arizona
Creators: name: Huckell, Bruce B.
name: Randolph, Brenda G.
name: Desruisseaux, Danielle
Publisher: name: Center for Desert Archaeology
Year: 1993
Subjects: subject: Tonto Basin
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/92/tonto-basin
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: Archaic Period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5726/archaic-period
subject: Late Preclassic Site
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/7746/late-preclassic-site
subject: Middle Archaic Period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/6134/middle-archaic-period
subject: Clovis
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/5/clovis
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:3:275 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/83865/az-u3275-asm
subject: AZ U:3:273 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/83868/az-u3273-asm
subject: AZ U:3:277 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/83870/az-u3277-asm
subject: AZ U:3:276 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/83869/az-u3276-asm
subject: Sycamore Creek Project
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/105728/sycamore-creek-project
subject: AR-03-12-06-1374
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/105730/ar-03-12-06-1374
subject: AR-03-12-06-1375
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/105729/ar-03-12-06-1375
subject: AZ U:3:274 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/90724/az-u3274-asm
subject: AR-03-12-06-202
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/105732/ar-03-12-06-202
subject: AR-03-12-06-1376
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/105731/ar-03-12-06-1376
subject: AR-03-12-06-204
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/105734/ar-03-12-06-204
subject: AR-03-12-06-1373
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/105733/ar-03-12-06-1373
subject: AR-03-12-06-203
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/105735/ar-03-12-06-203
subject: AZ U:3:278 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/90730/az-u3278-asm
subject: AZ U:3:279 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/90732/az-u3279-asm
subject: Pit
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/355/pit
subject: Artifact Scatter
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/340/artifact-scatter
subject: Pit House / Earth Lodge
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/263/pit-house-earth-lodge
subject: Post Hole / Post Mold
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/359/post-hole-post-mold
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: Wood
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/15/wood
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: Fire Cracked Rock
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/5/fire-cracked-rock
subject: Ground Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/7/ground-stone
subject: Macrobotanical
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/10/macrobotanical
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: Site Evaluation / Testing
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/10/site-evaluation-testing

description: This report presents the results of the Phase 1 testing of seven prehistoric archaeological sites falling within the proposed right-of-way for the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Sycamore Creek Project, within the Tonto Basin, Gila County, central Arizona. The project is funded by the Federal Highway Administration and occurs on Arizona Department of Transportation right-of-way across Tonto National Forest land. The seven tested sites include a late Preclassic pithouse village [AZ U:3:275 (ASM)/AR-03-12- 06-1373]; four early Classic period residential compound sites [AZ U:3:273 (ASM)/AR-03-12-06-1376; AZ U:3:276 (ASM)/AR-03-12-06-202; AZU:3:277 (ASM)/AR-03-12-06-203; and AZU:3:278 (ASM)/AR-03-12-06- 204]; and two Classic period artifact scatters, one with architecture [AZ U:3:274 (ASM)/AR-03-12-06-1374] and one without [AZ U:3:279 (ASM)/AR-03-12-06 1375]. The nature of the project, its location within the Tonto Basin, the local environment, the regional culture history, the sites within the project boundaries, and the preliminary research design are all described. Results of testing are presented, including the positions of the sites within the project area, the methods used to test each site, and the contents and condition of each site as revealed by the testing. Features encountered at each are briefly described, along with the artifact assemblages. The results of testing are evaluated, and a recommendation is made that further work be conducted at only four sites: the late Preclassic pithouse village [AZ U:3:275 (ASM)/AR- 03-12-06-1373] and three of the early Classic period residential compound sites [AZ U:3:273 (ASM) /AR-03- 12-06-1376; AZ U:3:276 (ASM)/AR-03-12-06-202; and AZ U:3:277 (ASM)/AR-03-12-06 203]. A research design, implementation strategy, and plan of work are presented for Phase 2 data recovery investigations at these sites.