Rancho Vistoso Community Archaeological Site Inventory Report
Creators: name: Craig, Douglas B.
Publisher: name: Desert Archaeology, Inc.
Year: 1986
Subjects: subject: Arizona (State / Territory)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/335/arizona-state-territory
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: Hohokam
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/21/hohokam
subject: Huhugam
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/8166/huhugam
subject: Historic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/25/historic
subject: AZ BB:9:166 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/101422/az-bb9166-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:182 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117102/az-bb9182-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:179 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/100397/az-bb9179-asm
subject: Split Lizard
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/106029/split-lizard
subject: AZ BB:9:181 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117101/az-bb9181-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:184 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117104/az-bb9184-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:183 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117103/az-bb9183-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:88 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104242/az-bb988-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:186 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117106/az-bb9186-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:185 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117105/az-bb9185-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:153 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/105332/az-bb9153-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:188 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117108/az-bb9188-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:152 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/105331/az-bb9152-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:187 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117107/az-bb9187-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:57 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117110/az-bb957-asm
subject: Triangle Road Site
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/103733/triangle-road-site
subject: AZ BB:9:189 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117109/az-bb9189-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:87 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117111/az-bb987-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:171 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/100748/az-bb9171-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:102 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117078/az-bb9102-asm
subject: AZ AA:12:500 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117077/az-aa12500-asm
subject: Sleeping Snake Village
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104024/sleeping-snake-village
subject: AZ BB:9:156 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117080/az-bb9156-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:104 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104023/az-bb9104-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:155 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117079/az-bb9155-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:158 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117082/az-bb9158-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:157 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117081/az-bb9157-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:160 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117084/az-bb9160-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:159 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117083/az-bb9159-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:162 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117086/az-bb9162-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:161 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117085/az-bb9161-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:164 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117088/az-bb9164-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:163 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117087/az-bb9163-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:167 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117090/az-bb9167-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:165 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117089/az-bb9165-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:170 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117092/az-bb9170-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:169 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117091/az-bb9169-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:173 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117094/az-bb9173-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:172 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117093/az-bb9172-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:175 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117096/az-bb9175-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:174 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117095/az-bb9174-asm
subject: Hermes Hill
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/106026/hermes-hill
subject: AZ BB:9:177 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117098/az-bb9177-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:176 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117097/az-bb9176-asm
subject: Pusch Ranch
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/106028/pusch-ranch
subject: AZ BB:9:180 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117100/az-bb9180-asm
subject: Honey Bee Village
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104235/honey-bee-village
subject: AZ BB:9:178 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117099/az-bb9178-asm
subject: Pit
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/355/pit
subject: Artifact Scatter
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/340/artifact-scatter
subject: Quarry
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/293/quarry
subject: Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/357/roasting-pit-oven-horno
subject: Ball Court
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/310/ball-court
subject: Pit House / Earth Lodge
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/263/pit-house-earth-lodge
subject: Room Block / Compound / Pueblo
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/264/room-block-compound-pueblo
subject: Lithic Scatter
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/490/lithic-scatter
subject: Petroglyph
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/363/petroglyph
subject: Settlements
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/252/settlements
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: 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: Data Recovery / Excavation
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/5/data-recovery-excavation
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 fieldwork for the Rancho Vistoso Survey was done between March 31, 1986 and July 3, 1986. A total of 240 person days was expended surveying the nearly 8,000 acres within the project boundaries. Forty-six sites and 128 non-sites were recorded and given field designations (FD’s). Two large prehistoric villages, known from earlier archaeological work in the area, were also mapped in detail and systematic surface collections made. The following section describes all surface artifact concentrations considered to warrant status as archaeological sites. These sites have been assigned Arizona State Museum (ASM) site numbers. They are the main areas of concern for management purposes. To facilitate relocating these sites and features within the sites, a PVC stake was set in to serve as the site datum. Each PYC datum is capped and inscribed with the project name and field designation of the site. These can be relocated as necessary during later stages of fieldwork. The final section of the report offers a brief assessment of the significance of each site with respect to more general site classes. Recommendations are made for conducting future archaeological work in the project area. These site descriptions and assessments should be considered preliminary pending a more detailed analysis of the artifacts recovered.