Archaeological Excavation of a Leach Field at the San Jose de Tumacacori Unit of the Tumacacori National Historic Park, Santa Cruz County, Arizona
Creators: name: Fernandez, Rachel
Publisher: name: Desert Archaeology, Inc.
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Arizona (State / Territory)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/335/arizona-state-territory
subject: Tumacacori National Monument
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/64081/tumacacori-national-monument
subject: Interstitial Zone D
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/83753/interstitial-zone-d
subject: Santa Cruz (County)
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subject: Early Agricultural period
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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: Historic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/25/historic
subject: AZ DD:8:3(ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104921/az-dd83asm
subject: Agricultural or Herding
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/273/agricultural-or-herding
subject: Agricultural Field or Field Feature
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/274/agricultural-field-or-field-feature
subject: Canal or Canal Feature
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/275/canal-or-canal-feature
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: Soil Mining Pit
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/3607/soil-mining-pit
subject: Pollen
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/13/pollen
subject: Ceramic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/1/ceramic
subject: Chipped Stone
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subject: Fauna
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subject: Ground Stone
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subject: Macrobotanical
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subject: Metal
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/11/metal
subject: Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/160923/energy-dispersive-x-ray-fluorescence-analysis
subject: Artifact Analyses
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/6668/artifact-analyses
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
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description: Archaeological investigations of a proposed leach field at the Tumacacori Unit of the Tumacacori National Historical Site in southern Arizona led to the discovery of a Mission-era soil mining pit. Excavation of a portion of this feature resulted in the recovery of a sample of artifacts and food remains likely discarded between 1770 and 1820. These items indicate that residents of the mission were cooking and storing food and water in Native American vessels, including the use of comals (tortilla griddles). Meals were served on majolica dishes imported from Mexico. Beef comprised most of the meat eaten, and very few wild animals were hunted, which is similar to patterns seen at other sites of this time period. A large number of adobe bricks were used in the construction of mission buildings, and it is likely that additional soil mining pits are located nearby.