The Desert Mountain Properties Archaeological Testing Project, Scottsdale, Arizona
Creators: name: System User
Publisher: name: SWCA, Inc. Environmental Consultants
Year: 1998
Subjects: subject: Cave Creek, AZ
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/79838/cave-creek-az
subject: Arizona (State / Territory)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/335/arizona-state-territory
subject: Phoenix Basin
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/27/phoenix-basin
subject: Classic Period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/125/classic-period
subject: Sedentary Period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5504/sedentary-period
subject: Pre-classic period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5857/pre-classic-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: AZ U:1:153 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/103134/az-u1153-asm
subject: AZ U:1:149 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/103133/az-u1149-asm
subject: AZ U:1:168 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/103136/az-u1168-asm
subject: AZ U:1:148 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/103135/az-u1148-asm
subject: AZ U:1:170 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/103138/az-u1170-asm
subject: AZ U:1:154 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/103137/az-u1154-asm
subject: AZ U:1:169 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/103140/az-u1169-asm
subject: AZ U:1:132 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/103139/az-u1132-asm
subject: AZ U:1:150 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/103141/az-u1150-asm
subject: Sheet Midden
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/349/sheet-midden
subject: Masonry Structure
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/1119/masonry-structure
subject: Agricultural Field or Field Feature
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/274/agricultural-field-or-field-feature
subject: House
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/259/house
subject: Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/357/roasting-pit-oven-horno
subject: Pollen
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/13/pollen
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: Ground Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/7/ground-stone
subject: Pollen Analysis
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/3351/pollen-analysis
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
subject: Systematic Survey
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/12/systematic-survey

description: Archaeological test excavations were conducted for Desert Mountain Properties, Inc. in north Scottsdale, Arizona. Testing was conducted at nine prehistoric sites, AZ U:1:132, U:1:148, U:1:149, U:1:150, U:1:153, U:1:154, U:1:168, U:1:169, and U:1:170 (ASM). The sites included two field house loci (U:1:132 and U:1:148), three artifact scatters (U:1:149, U:1:153, U:1:170), one artifact scatter with rock features (U:1:154) and three rock-feature agricultural fields (U:1:150, U:1:168, U:1:169). Two of these last sites also included middens that were probably associated with roasting features. The testing strategy included mapping, surface collections, and hand excavation units. Occupation probably occurred sometime around A.D. 1100 to 1200, associated with the northern periphery Hohokam groups. Botanical analyses found evidence for maize, agave, and cactus at all the sites sampled. Artifacts were dominated by plain ware ceramics and the lithic assemblage contained a significant number of tabular knives and fragments. The three large agricultural field sites are very well preserved and appear to be eligible for inclusion to the National Register of Historic Places; as such they should be avoided or treated through a data recovery program. The remaining six sites are not recommended for any further treatment.