Archaeological Testing at AZ DD:4:141 (ASM): A Prehistoric Site in the Tinaja Hills Pima County, Arizona
Creators: name: Deni J. Seymour
name: R. Thomas Euler
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: 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: Classic Period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/125/classic-period
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: Colonial Period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5377/colonial-period
subject: Cortaro Phase
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/7601/cortaro-phase
subject: Santa Cruz Phase
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/213/santa-cruz-phase
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: Middle Archaic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/10/middle-archaic
subject: Late Archaic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/11/late-archaic
subject: AZ DD:4:141 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/101259/az-dd4141-asm
subject: Archaeological Feature
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/339/archaeological-feature
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: Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/357/roasting-pit-oven-horno
subject: Plainware
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/174/plainware
subject: Tabular Tool
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2734/tabular-tool
subject: Rhyolite
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/248/rhyolite
subject: Quartz
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/314/quartz
subject: Redware
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/444/redware
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: 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: Ground Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/7/ground-stone
subject: Projectile Point
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/71/projectile-point
subject: Brownware
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/457/brownware
subject: Core
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2121/core
subject: Axe
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2186/axe
subject: Red-on-Brown
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2635/red-on-brown
subject: Handstone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2637/handstone
subject: Shell
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/14/shell
subject: Pestle
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2192/pestle
subject: Buffware
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/465/buffware
subject: Quartzite
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/217/quartzite
subject: Scraper
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/93/scraper
subject: Hammerstone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/94/hammerstone
subject: Palo Parado/Ramanote Plainware
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2785/palo-paradoramanote-plainware
subject: Graver
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2786/graver
subject: metate
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/167/metate
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: 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
subject: Systematic Survey
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/12/systematic-survey

description: This report presents project background information and the results of investigations conducted at an archaeological site located in the Tinaja Hills of southern Arizona. A site evaluation, controlled surface collection, and trenching program was conducted at AZ DD:4:141 (ASM) between October 9 and 17, 1989, by SWCA. This investigation (SWCA Project No. 90336-1) was carried out under contract with Caterpillar, Inc, of Phoenix, Arizona. The work was conducted by a crew of three archaeologists and required 15 person-field days to complete. AZ DD:4:141 (ASM) was first identified and recorded during an archaeological survey conducted by SWCA during the summer of 1988 (Euler 1988). This survey was initiated under contract with Celia Barr Associates as part of the Arizona Proving Grounds planning process. Further investigations at the site have been necessitated by the fact that the project area is currently under development as the Arizona Proving Grounds for Caterpillar, Inc. of Phoenix, Arizona. The site under consideration is situated in an area of a planned materials pit. The location was chosen by Caterpillar, Inc. because of the unusual nature of underlying deposits which are suitable for construction activities. Since the area has been specifically targeted for planned construction activities and would thus be adversely affected, it was recommended that a testing program be carried out. The purpose of this program was to determine whether or not significant subsurface deposits are present as they relate to National Register criteria.