Tracks through Time: Urban Archaeology along the METRO Light Rail Corridor, Volume IV, Part II: Paleoethnobiological Analyses and Archaeological Synthesis
Creators: name: System User
Publisher: name: Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd.
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Mesa, AZ
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subject: Arizona (State / Territory)
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subject: Phoenix, AZ
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subject: Tempe, AZ
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subject: Phoenix Basin
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subject: Maricopa (County)
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subject: Classic Hohokam
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subject: Hohokam Sedentary period
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subject: Hohokam
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subject: Hohokam Pioneer period
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subject: Colonial Hohokam
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subject: Historic
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subject: AZ U:9:286 (ASM)
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subject: La Plaza
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subject: AZ U:9:2 (ASM)
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subject: AZ U:9:1(ASM)
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subject: AZ T:12:290 (ASM)
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subject: Las Acequias
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subject: Trash Dump
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subject: Adobe Structure
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subject: Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
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subject: Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features
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subject: Macrobotanical
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subject: Metro Light Rail Corridor
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subject: Paleoethnobiological Analyses
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subject: Archaeological Synthesis
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subject: Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis
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subject: Site Evaluation / Testing
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description: This book presents the results of the archaeological investigations that were conducted along then Light Rail route before and during its construction. As with any project that receives federal funding, METRO was legally required to undertake archaeological investigations along the project corridor; but production of this volume reflects not only METRO's commitment to legal compliance with environmental laws, but also the commitment of the cities of Phoenix, Tempe, and Mesa to preserve and protect the rich prehistoric and historic heritage upon which they are built— a heritage that is reflected in the very name of Phoenix. As a result of our investigations, we encountered a wealth of archaeological materials, investigated 1,049 features, and recovered over a quarter of a million artifacts— not surprising given that the Light Rail route traverses numerous prehistoric villages that were occupied by the Hohokam about 1,000 years ago. While only a very few of these artifacts can be described in this volume, most of them are curated (stored under controlled conditions so they can be preserved for future generations of researchers) at three local museums— Pueblo Grande Museum in Phoenix, the Tempe Historical Museum in Tempe, and the Arizona Museum of Natural History in Mesa. Here we discuss some of the more interesting prehistoric and historic artifacts and features that we found, and relate how their analysis has advanced what we know about the prehistoric and early historic occupations of the Phoenix metropolitan area. This is volume 4 part 2 of the reports for Tracks through Time: Urban Archaeology along the METRO Light Rail Corridor. This report details the artifact research within the excavations. The types of artifacts examined in this report are faunal, l analyses and a summary of the artifact based research.