Phase 1 Archaeological Data Recovery Report and Phase 2 Data Recovery Proposal for the Punkin Center Section, ADOT State Route 188 Project, Tonto Basin, Arizona
Creators: name: Vint, James M.
name: Huckell, Bruce B.
name: Minturn, Penny
Publisher: name: Center for Desert Archaeology
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: Arizona (State / Territory)
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subject: Gila (County)
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subject: Tonto Basin
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/92/tonto-basin
subject: Classic Period
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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
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subject: Archaic
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subject: Prehistoric
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subject: Late Archaic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/11/late-archaic
subject: AR-03-12-06-1362
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/105838/ar-03-12-06-1362
subject: AZ U:3:295 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/105773/az-u3295-asm
subject: AR-03-12-06-1368
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/105840/ar-03-12-06-1368
subject: AR-03-12-06-2284
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/105839/ar-03-12-06-2284
subject: AR-03-12-06-2283
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/105842/ar-03-12-06-2283
subject: AR-03-12-06-126
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subject: AR-03-12-06-1377
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subject: AR-03-12-06-199
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subject: AR-03-12-06-332
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subject: AR-03-12-06-1378
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subject: AR-03-12-06-1366
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subject: AZ U:3:291 (ASM)
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subject: AR-03-12-06-1365
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subject: AR-03- 12-06-1387
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subject: AR-03-12-06-1381
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subject: AZ U:3:290 (ASM)
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subject: AZ U:3:289 (ASM)
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subject: AZ U:3:299 (ASM)
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subject: AZ U:3:298 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/83859/az-u3298-asm
subject: AZ U:3:297 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/83861/az-u3297-asm
subject: AZ U:3:294 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/83864/az-u3294-asm
subject: AZ U:3:352 (ASM)
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subject: AZ U:3:296 (ASM)
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subject: AZ U:3:5 (ASM)
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subject: AZ U:3:302 (ASM)
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subject: AZ U:3:301 (ASM)
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subject: AZ U:3:300 (ASM)
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subject: AZ U:3:293 (ASM)
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subject: AZ U:3:292 (ASM)
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subject: Archaeological Feature
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subject: Artifact Scatter
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subject: Hearth
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subject: Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
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subject: Midden
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subject: Burned Rock Midden
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subject: Trash Midden
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subject: Domestic Structures
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subject: Pit
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subject: Refuse Pit
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subject: Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno
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subject: Pit House / Earth Lodge
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subject: Post Hole / Post Mold
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subject: Pollen
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subject: Shell
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subject: Wood
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subject: Ceramic
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subject: Chipped Stone
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subject: Fauna
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subject: Fire Cracked Rock
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subject: Glass
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subject: Ground Stone
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subject: Human Remains
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subject: Macrobotanical
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subject: Archaeological Overview
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subject: Consultation
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subject: Data Recovery / Excavation
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subject: Records Search / Inventory Checking
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/8/records-search-inventory-checking

description: This report presents the results of Phase 1 data recovery at 13 archaeological sites along the proposed right-of-way for the Punkin Center Section of State Route 188. The Punkin Center Section is one part of a multi-year Arizona Department of Transportation project to realign and improve a 29-km long portion of SR 188, the principal road passing through the Tonto Basin, Gila County, Arizona. The project is funded by the Federal Highway Administration and occurs on Arizona Department of Transportation right-of-way across Tonto National Forest lands. The 13 investigated sites include three largely Preclassic sites, AZ U:3:294 (ASM)/AR-03-12-06-1362; AZ U:3:352 (ASM) /AR-03-12-06-2284; AZ U:3:298 (ASM)/AR-03-12-06-1368; six largely Classic period sites, AZ U:3:5 (ASM)/AR-03-12-06-126; AZ U:3:289 (ASM)/AR-03-12-06-2283; AZ U:3:297 (ASM)/AR-03-12-06-332; AZ U:3:299 (ASM)/ AR-03-12-06-199; AZ U:3:300 (ASM)/AR-03-12-06-1365; and AZ U:3:301 (ASM)/AR-03-12- 06-1366; and four historic period sites, AZ U:3:290 (ASM)/AR-03-12-06-1377; AZ U:3:291 (ASM)/AR-03-12-06-1378; AZ U:3:296 (ASM)/AR-03-12-06 1381; and AZ U:3:302 (ASM)/AR-03- 12-06-1387. Three additional prehistoric sites originally scheduled for investigation were found to lie completely outside the proposed right-of-way, AZ U:3:292 (ASM)/AR-03-12-06-1358; AZ U:3:293 (ASM)/AR-03-12-06-1360; and AZ U:3:295 (ASM)/AR-03-12-06-1361. This report presents the general environmental setting of the project area, and briefly describes the history of archaeological research in the vicinity of Punkin Center. The individual sites are treated separately—the field methods employed at each particular site are presented, the features and deposits discovered are considered, and the artifact assemblage is described. The initial results are evaluated, and recommendations for further work are presented for eight sites: AZ U:3:5 (ASM)/AR-03-12-06-126; AZ U:3:289 (ASM)/AR-03-12-06-2283; AZ U:3:294 (ASM)/AR-03- 12-06-1362; AZ U:3:296 (ASM)/AR-03-12-06-1381; AZ U:3:297 (ASM)/AR-03-12-06-332; AZ U:3:298 (ASM)/AR-03-12-06-1368; AZ U:3:299 (ASM)/AR-03-12-06-199; and AZ U:3:301 (ASM)/AR-03-12-06-1366. A research design is presented to guide the Phase 2 data recovery investigations at these sites, along with a plan of work.