Life in the Foothills: Archaeological Investigations in the Tortolita Mountains of Southern Arizona
Creators: name: Fernandez, Rachel
Publisher: name: Center for Desert Archaeology
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Dove Mountain
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/84557/dove-mountain
subject: Marana, AZ
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/80031/marana-az
subject: Arizona (State)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/84371/arizona-state
subject: Tucson Basin
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/2758/tucson-basin
subject: Pima (County)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/7353/pima-county
subject: Historic Native American
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/30/historic-native-american
subject: PaleoIndian
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/4/paleoindian
subject: Middle Rincon phase
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/9188/middle-rincon-phase
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: Tortolita phase
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/9189/tortolita-phase
subject: Huhugam
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/8166/huhugam
subject: Sedentary period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/9190/sedentary-period
subject: Early Rincon phase
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/9191/early-rincon-phase
subject: Archaic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/8/archaic
subject: Historic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/25/historic
subject: Middle Archaic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/10/middle-archaic
subject: AZ AA:12:83
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104206/az-aa1283
subject: Desert Tortoise site
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104205/desert-tortoise-site
subject: AZ AA:12:170
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104208/az-aa12170
subject: Wild Burro Canyon site
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104207/wild-burro-canyon-site
subject: AZ AA:12:785
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104210/az-aa12785
subject: Ruelas Canyon site
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104209/ruelas-canyon-site
subject: AZ AA:12:783
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104212/az-aa12783
subject: AZ AA:12:157
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104211/az-aa12157
subject: AZ AA:12:787
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104214/az-aa12787
subject: AZ AA:12:784
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104213/az-aa12784
subject: AZ AA:12:786
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104202/az-aa12786
subject: AZ AA:12:84 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104204/az-aa1284-asm
subject: Atlatl Ridge site
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104203/atlatl-ridge-site
subject: Funerary and Burial Structures or Features
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/301/funerary-and-burial-structures-or-features
subject: Hamlet / Village
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/254/hamlet-village
subject: Domestic Structures
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/256/domestic-structures
subject: Burial Pit
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/307/burial-pit
subject: Pit House / Earth Lodge
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/263/pit-house-earth-lodge
subject: Rock Art
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/361/rock-art
subject: Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/251/domestic-structure-or-architectural-complex
subject: Petroglyph
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/363/petroglyph
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: Ceramic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/1/ceramic
subject: Basketry
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/17/basketry
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: 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
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/10/macrobotanical
subject: Ceramic Attribute Analysis
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/4750/ceramic-attribute-analysis
subject: Flaked Stone Analysis
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/89387/flaked-stone-analysis
subject: Site Stewardship Monitoring
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/19/site-stewardship-monitoring
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: Heritage Management
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/24/heritage-management

description: The Dove Mountain sites are situated on the southern flanks of the Tortolita Mountains in the northern Tucson Basin. The parcel is bounded by Cochie Canyon on the west and contains Wild Burro Canyon and Ruelas Canyon within its boundaries. The project was conducted for Cottonwood Properties prior to residential development. Thirty-three sites were investigated during one of three testing and data recovery phases. An additional 15 sites were recorded, although no additional archaeological work was conducted at these because they were either completely collected when they were first discovered, or they were recommended as ineligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. Except three sites, the Dove Mountain sites were small and occupied for only a limited time. The time frame in which they were occupied ranged from the Middle Archaic period through the Historic era. The sites functioned in a variety of ways, including limited-activity sites such as temporary camps or single petroglyph panels, small seasonal sites, larger habitation sites, and a large concentration of Western Archaic rock art. The historic sites related to ranching activities during the 1920s through the 1940s. This report focuses on data recovery at the final nine sites investigated. The eight prehistoric sites ranged in age from the Late Archaic/Early Agricultural period through the Classic period, with the heaviest use of the area during the Pioneer through the Sedentary period (A.D. 500-1150). The single historic site, AZ AA:12:786 (ASM), dates to the 1930s.