Archaeological Test Excavations at AZ T:12:191 (ASM): A Hohokam Limited Activity Site Located Just North of Las Cremaciones, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
Creators: name: Kwiatkowski, Scott M.
name: Wright, Thomas E.
Publisher: name: Archaeological Research Services, Inc.
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Phoenix, Arizona
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/77400/phoenix-arizona
subject: Phoenix Basin
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/27/phoenix-basin
subject: Arizona (State / Territory)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/79515/arizona-state-territory
subject: Sacaton Phase
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/214/sacaton-phase
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 T:12:191 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/103806/az-t12191-asm
subject: Las Cremaciones
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/86774/las-cremaciones
subject: AZ T:12:4 (PG)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/86773/az-t124-pg
subject: Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/357/roasting-pit-oven-horno
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: Ground Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/7/ground-stone
subject: Artifact and Biological Sample Analyses
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/160833/artifact-and-biological-sample-analyses
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: 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: Between May 22 and June 3, 2003, Archaeological Research Services, Inc. (ARS), completed test-phase archaeological excavations within a portion of the planned 20 acre Vista Rio residential subdivision (26 total person-field days). The project area is located on private land within a parcel measuring 1,320 feet north south, by 660 feet east-west within the City of Phoenix. The actual area subjected to archaeological investigations was limited to the most potentially archaeologically sensitive 4.51 acres near the southwest corner of the subject property. As a result of this testing project, a small quantity of prehistoric artifacts (n=99) and four pit features were encountered. Following the artifact analyses, it was concluded that the pits likely related to a Sacaton phase (ca. a .d . 950-1150) Hohokam limited activity site that was situated near, but not within, the boundaries of a nearby, large, prehistoric Hohokam village named Las Cremaciones (a.k.a. AZ T:12:4 [PG]). The area containing the four archaeological features was designated Site AZ T:12:191 (ASM). As a result of testing, it appears that very few—if any—cultural materials that would contribute important, new information about either Las Cremaciones or AZ T:12:191 (ASM) remain undisturbed within the planned Vista Rio subdivision location. Also, it is unlikely that prehistoric human remains occur within this area. It is therefore the opinion of ARS that no additional archaeological studies are required within the entire 20-acre planned Vista Rio subdivision parcel.