Archaeological Investigations at the Mule Mountain Site, AZ FF:9:29 (ASM)
Creators: name: J. Homer Thiel
Publisher: name: Center for Desert Archaeology
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: Bisbee, AZ
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/84516/bisbee-az
subject: Mule Mountain
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/84515/mule-mountain
subject: Cochise (County)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/7354/cochise-county
subject: Interstitial Zone D
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/83753/interstitial-zone-d
subject: Arizona (State / Territory)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/79515/arizona-state-territory
subject: PaleoIndian
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/4/paleoindian
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: Archaic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/8/archaic
subject: Mule Mountain site
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/105834/mule-mountain-site
subject: AZ FF:9:29 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/105753/az-ff929-asm
subject: Ceramic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/1/ceramic
subject: Fauna
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/4/fauna
subject: Glass
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/6/glass
subject: Metal
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/11/metal
subject: Activity Analysis
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/98168/activity-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: Heritage Management
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/24/heritage-management
subject: Research Design / Data Recovery Plan
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/9/research-design-data-recovery-plan

description: An archaeological survey conducted by Desert Archaeology on a parcel of state land slated for sale resulted in the discovery of a small historic site. This site is located at the base of the Mule Mountains and consists of a small, dry-laid rock foundation and an associated artifact scatter. The site was potentially eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places under criterion D. As a result, it was decided to mitigate the site prior to its transfer to private ownership. Desert Archaeology mapped the site, collected all artifacts from the surface, and placed a test unit inside the foundation. The findings suggest that the foundation was built between 1880 and 1900 and was probably covered with a tent or some other perishable material. The presence of at least one male and possibly a female is demonstrated by the artifact assemblage. In all likelihood, the nineteenth-century residents of the site were conducting prospecting or ranching activities in the vicinity.