Archaeological Investigations of the Early Agricultural Period Settlement at the Base of A-Mountain, Tucson, Arizona
Creators: name: Diehl, Michael W.
Publisher: name: Center for Desert Archaeology
Year: 1997
Subjects: subject: Arizona (State / Territory)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/335/arizona-state-territory
subject: Sentinel Peak
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/83296/sentinel-peak
subject: Tucson Basin
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/2758/tucson-basin
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: Rillito
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/7758/rillito
subject: Middle Rincon
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/7652/middle-rincon
subject: Early Rincon
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subject: Cienega phase
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/6390/cienega-phase
subject: Agua Caliente phase
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/6391/agua-caliente-phase
subject: Late Rincon
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/7687/late-rincon
subject: Canada del Oro
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/7609/canada-del-oro
subject: Tanque Verde
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/7691/tanque-verde
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: Historic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/25/historic
subject: Clearwater Site
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/100543/clearwater-site
subject: AZ BB:13:6 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/83477/az-bb136-asm
subject: Funerary and Burial Structures or Features
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/301/funerary-and-burial-structures-or-features
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: Burial Pit
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subject: Archaeological Feature
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subject: Pit
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subject: Refuse Pit
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/356/refuse-pit
subject: Pit House / Earth Lodge
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subject: Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
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subject: Midden
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subject: Pollen
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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: Human Remains
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/9/human-remains
subject: Macrobotanical
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subject: Red-on-Brown
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2635/red-on-brown
subject: Ceramic Analysis
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/133439/ceramic-analysis
subject: analysis of other fired clay artifacts
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/161011/analysis-of-other-fired-clay-artifacts
subject: Ground Stone Analysis
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/37474/ground-stone-analysis
subject: Archaeobotanical Analyses
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/161012/archaeobotanical-analyses
subject: Faunal Analysis
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/137099/faunal-analysis
subject: Flaked Stone Analysis
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/89387/flaked-stone-analysis
subject: Historic Background Research
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/18/historic-background-research
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: Research Design / Data Recovery Plan
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/9/research-design-data-recovery-plan

description: This report describes the archaeological investigations related to the A-Mountain Storm Drain project within the Clearwater site (AZ BB:13:6), the prehistoric settlement at the base of A-Mountain. Archaeological resources within the project area represent the Early Agricultural period. During the past five years, portions of about 10 Early Agricultural period archaeological sites have been excavated in floodplain settings within the Tucson Basin. The importance of this recent work is evident when one considers that between 1960 and 1990, only two excavations of Early Agricultural sites were done in this area, and the scale (in terms of area excavated and funds committed to analysis) of both projects was moderate. In order to place the excavation of the Clearwater site in its proper archaeological context, it is important to review the information obtained in these recent studies. This chapter examines some of the issues that surround the study of the Early Agricultural period occupants of the Tucson Basin. The first section discusses general differences between hunter-gatherers and farmers. The second section briefly reviews the Archaic period, which immediately precedes the Early Agricultural period. The third section discusses other Early Agricultural period archaeological sites excavated in the Tucson Basin. This discussion serves to introduce the reader to the extant data base with which information from the Clearwater site may be compared. The fourth section describes current models of Early Agricultural period subsistence and settlement. The final section presents the organization of the entire report and the analyses that follow.