Archaeological Investigations in the Tinaja Hills, Pima County, Arizona
Creators: name: R. Thomas Euler
name: Sires, Earl W.
Publisher: name: SWCA, Inc. Environmental Consultants
Year: 1989
Subjects: subject: Arizona (State / Territory)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/335/arizona-state-territory
subject: Tinaja Hills
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/84032/tinaja-hills
subject: Sonoran Desert
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/2772/sonoran-desert
subject: Tucson Basin
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/2758/tucson-basin
subject: Pinal (County)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/3961/pinal-county
subject: Rillito Phase
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5630/rillito-phase
subject: Sedentary Period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5504/sedentary-period
subject: Rincon Phase
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5632/rincon-phase
subject: Prehistoric
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/53/prehistoric
subject: Sacaton Phase
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/214/sacaton-phase
subject: Mexican
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/1567/mexican
subject: Papago
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/49/papago
subject: Anglo
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/1027/anglo
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: Archaic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/8/archaic
subject: Historic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/25/historic
subject: AZ DD:4:124 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/101254/az-dd4124-asm
subject: AZ DD:4:133 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/101256/az-dd4133-asm
subject: AZ DD:4:148 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/101255/az-dd4148-asm
subject: AZ DD:4:137 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/101258/az-dd4137-asm
subject: AZ DD:4:135 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/101257/az-dd4135-asm
subject: Well
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/527/well
subject: Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/272/resource-extraction-production-transportation-structure-or-features
subject: Agricultural or Herding
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/273/agricultural-or-herding
subject: Archaeological Feature
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/339/archaeological-feature
subject: Windmill
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/723/windmill
subject: Corral
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/276/corral
subject: Artifact Scatter
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/340/artifact-scatter
subject: Barn
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/535/barn
subject: Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/251/domestic-structure-or-architectural-complex
subject: Domestic Structures
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/256/domestic-structures
subject: House
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/259/house
subject: Road, Trail, and Related Structures or Features
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/294/road-trail-and-related-structures-or-features
subject: Trash Scatter
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/807/trash-scatter
subject: Rock Alignment
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/360/rock-alignment
subject: Road
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/299/road
subject: Handstone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2637/handstone
subject: Plainware
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/174/plainware
subject: Buffware
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/465/buffware
subject: Horseshoe
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2257/horseshoe
subject: Tabular Knife
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2647/tabular-knife
subject: Rhyolite
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/248/rhyolite
subject: Redware
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/444/redware
subject: Ramanote-Palo Parado Plainware
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2783/ramanote-palo-parado-plainware
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: Rio Rico Polychrome
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2724/rio-rico-polychrome
subject: Fire Cracked Rock
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/5/fire-cracked-rock
subject: Red-on-Buff
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2629/red-on-buff
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: metate
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/167/metate
subject: Core
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2121/core
subject: Metal
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/11/metal
subject: Red-on-Brown
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2635/red-on-brown
subject: Andesite
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/524/andesite
subject: Archaeological Overview
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/1/archaeological-overview
subject: Historic Background Research
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/18/historic-background-research
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: Site Evaluation / Testing
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/10/site-evaluation-testing

description: This report presents project background information and the results of investigations conducted at five archaeological sites located in the Tinaja Hills of southern Arizona. These investigations (SWCA Project No. 88-15) were conducted during January, February, and March of 1989, by SWCA, under contract with Celia Barr Associates of Tucson, Arizona. These investigations were necessitated by the fact that the project area is currently under development as the Arizona Proving Grounds for Caterpillar, Inc. of Phoenix, Arizona. It was anticipated that this development might result in adverse impacts to these sites. The five sites were first identified and recorded during a survey conducted by SWCA during June and July, 1988 (Euler 1988). This survey was also conducted under contract with Celia Barr Associates as part of the Arizona Proving Grounds planning process. Site evaluations and surface collections were conducted at two of these sites [AZ DD:4:124 (ASM) and AZ DD:4:148 (ASM)]. These activities included detailed mapping and controlled collection of a sample of surface artifacts. This work was conducted by a crew of four archaeologists and required 36 person-field days for completion. It was determined that three other archaeological sites [AZ DD:4:133 (ASM), AZ DD:4:135 (ASM), and AZ DD:4:137 (ASM)] could not be avoided during planned construction associated with the development. These sites would consequently be impacted. At the request of Celia Barr officials, SWCA applied to the State Lands Archaeology Office at the Arizona State Museum for permits to conduct limited archaeological testing on these sites (State Permit No. 89-16). The purpose of this testing program was to determine the presence or absence of significant subsurface deposits as they relate to Arizona State and National Register criteria. The test excavations were conducted between February 21 and March 1, 1989, by SWCA. The work was conducted by a crew of five archaeologists and required 31 person-field days to complete.