Archaeological Testing at Valencia Vieja West, AZ BB:13:15 (ASM)
Creators: name: Ruble, Ellen C.
Publisher: name: Desert Archaeology, Inc.
Year: 1999
Subjects: 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: Tucson, AZ
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/76651/tucson-az
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: Tortolita Phase
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/6025/tortolita-phase
subject: Early Ceramic period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5978/early-ceramic-period
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: Valencia Vieja West
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/105901/valencia-vieja-west
subject: AZ BB:13:15 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/21552/az-bb1315-asm
subject: Bell Pit
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/1839/bell-pit
subject: Domestic Structures
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/256/domestic-structures
subject: Archaeological Feature
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/339/archaeological-feature
subject: Pit
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/355/pit
subject: Pit House / Earth Lodge
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/263/pit-house-earth-lodge
subject: Hearth
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/343/hearth
subject: Post Hole / Post Mold
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/359/post-hole-post-mold
subject: Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/251/domestic-structure-or-architectural-complex
subject: Ash
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/157/ash
subject: Hammerstone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/94/hammerstone
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: Mano
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/131/mano
subject: Charcoal
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/20/charcoal
subject: Ground Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/7/ground-stone
subject: Building Materials
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/8/building-materials
subject: Daub
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/712/daub
subject: Metate fragment
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2793/metate-fragment
subject: Macrobotanical
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/10/macrobotanical
subject: Ceramic Analysis
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/133439/ceramic-analysis
subject: Artifact Analysis
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/3318/artifact-analysis
subject: Flotation Analysis
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/86773/flotation-analysis
subject: Archaeological Overview
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/1/archaeological-overview
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: Research Design / Data Recovery Plan
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/9/research-design-data-recovery-plan
subject: Site Evaluation / Testing
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/10/site-evaluation-testing

description: Archaeological testing was conducted in the northwest portion of the Valencia site, AZ BB:13:15 (ASM), to determine if significant subsurface archaeological remains were present in a City of Tucson parcel that may be acquired and developed by Pima Community College. The information collected from this project contributes to defining Valencia Vieja, the Early Ceramic period occupation of the Valencia site. Fifteen new features were discovered in 1,120 m of backhoe trenches that were strategically placed across the parcel. Architectural details, the location of houses, and ceramic data suggest that this portion of Valencia Vieja is an extension of the Tortolita and a late Agua Caliente component of the site. Portions of the Valencia site that were located on Arizona State Trust Land and land owned by the City of Tucson were placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. Included in the National Register boundaries is AZ BB:13:74 (ASM), a Middle Rincon subphase site, and the City of Tucson parcel tested during this project. Results from this phase of testing, the assessment of potential effects, and recommendations are provided in this report.