Additional Archaeological and Historical Research in the Tucson Presidio, Historic Block 181, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona
Creators: name: Fernandez, Rachel
Publisher: name: Desert Archaeology, Inc.
Year: 2008
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: Historic Period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/29/historic-period
subject: American Territorial Period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/7709/american-territorial-period
subject: Early Agricultural period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/158/early-agricultural-period
subject: Rincon Phase
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5632/rincon-phase
subject: Presidio Era
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/7712/presidio-era
subject: Pre-Historic Period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/7713/pre-historic-period
subject: Hohokam Period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/7332/hohokam-period
subject: Modern Period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5513/modern-period
subject: Historic Native American
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/30/historic-native-american
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: Tucson Presidio
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104878/tucson-presidio
subject: Historic Block 181
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104877/historic-block-181
subject: AZ BB:13:9 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104879/az-bb139-asm
subject: AZ BB:13:13 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104873/az-bb1313-asm
subject: Funerary and Burial Structures or Features
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/301/funerary-and-burial-structures-or-features
subject: Inhumation burial
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/2192/inhumation-burial
subject: Archaeological Feature
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/339/archaeological-feature
subject: Moat
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/694/moat
subject: Hearth
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/343/hearth
subject: Crematorium
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/2104/crematorium
subject: Midden
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/347/midden
subject: Outhouse
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/1756/outhouse
subject: Borrow Pit
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/893/borrow-pit
subject: Trash Midden
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/351/trash-midden
subject: Pit
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/355/pit
subject: Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/357/roasting-pit-oven-horno
subject: Post Hole / Post Mold
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/359/post-hole-post-mold
subject: Pollen
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/13/pollen
subject: Shell
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/14/shell
subject: Wood
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/15/wood
subject: Nails
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/50/nails
subject: Charcoal
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/20/charcoal
subject: Leather
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/186/leather
subject: Shoe
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2331/shoe
subject: Ash
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/157/ash
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: Fauna
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/4/fauna
subject: buttons
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/196/buttons
subject: Fire Cracked Rock
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/5/fire-cracked-rock
subject: Glass
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/6/glass
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: pipes
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/168/pipes
subject: Human Remains
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/9/human-remains
subject: Macrobotanical
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/10/macrobotanical
subject: Metal
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/11/metal
subject: Mineral
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/12/mineral
subject: Ceramic Analysis
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/133439/ceramic-analysis
subject: Ground Stone Analysis
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/37474/ground-stone-analysis
subject: Artifact Analysis
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/3318/artifact-analysis
subject: Data Recovery / Excavation
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/5/data-recovery-excavation
subject: Site Evaluation / Testing
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/10/site-evaluation-testing

description: Archaeological fieldwork was conducted on Block 181, in the historic heart of downtown Tucson, at various times between 2003 and 2006. Work took place before and during the stabilization and restoration of the historic Siqueiros-Jácome House, built in the 1860s and 1870s. Work was also conducted in the backyard of the house and beneath an adjacent parking lot, once the location of the Dodge Boarding House (circa 1898-1954). Hundreds of features were located. Noteworthy were several Early Agricultural period pit structures, the first found on the terrace east of the Santa Cruz River floodplain. Colonial and Sedentary period Hohokam pit structures and pits were also located. The evidence suggests a substantial prehistoric presence in the downtown area. The survival of a diversity of prehistoric features in this heavily developed area was particularly encouraging. The project area was the location of the northeastern corner of the Presidio San Agustín de Tucson, a Spanish and Mexican period walled fortress. Previous work on the property had located the adobe foundations of the northeastern tower of the fort. The current work encountered trash-filled pits containing Presidio era artifacts and food remains, providing additional information about the lifestyles of the people who lived in the fort from about 1776 to 1854. The Siqueiros-Jacome House was occupied by the family of Juan Siqueiros and Soledad Jacome from about 1866 until Soledad's death in 1911. Features in the home's backyard yielded noteworthy assemblages of artifacts discarded by this family and the people who rented rooms in their house. The adjacent lot contained the remnants of the Dodge Boarding House, and several large trash-filled borrow pits provided artifacts and food remains discarded by boarding house residents. Little is known about the lives of these people, who typically stayed a short while before moving on to other quarters or other cities. The items thrown away by these people provide insights into their lives not recorded in contemporary records. An important part of the project was the preservation in place of cultural resources. Large portions of the corner parking lot were not disturbed during construction and have the potential to provide significant new information for future archaeologists.