Faunal Analysis for Phase II Data Recovery at Pozos de Sonoqui/AZ U:14:49 (ASM) Within the Proposed Alignment of Riggs Road
Creators: name: Gregory, Andrea
Publisher: name: Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd.
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Arizona (State / Territory)
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subject: Riggs Road
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subject: Phoenix Basin
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/27/phoenix-basin
subject: Prehistoric
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subject: Hohokam
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subject: AZ AA:2:2 (ASM)
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subject: Williams Gateway
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subject: AZ U:10:259 (ASM)
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subject: AZ T:16:13 (ASU)
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subject: Maricopa Road Site
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subject: AZ U:14:49 (ASM)
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subject: Pozos de Sonoqui
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subject: Grewe Site
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subject: Snaketown
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/376/snaketown
subject: Funerary and Burial Structures or Features
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/301/funerary-and-burial-structures-or-features
subject: Canid Burial
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subject: Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features
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subject: Agricultural or Herding
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/273/agricultural-or-herding
subject: Canal or Canal Feature
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/275/canal-or-canal-feature
subject: Artifact Scatter
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subject: Ash Pit
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subject: Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
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subject: Sheet Midden
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subject: Hunting / Trapping
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subject: Domestic Structures
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subject: Processing Site
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subject: Pit
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subject: Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno
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subject: Pit House / Earth Lodge
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subject: Artiodactyl Bone
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subject: Reptile
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subject: Fauna
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subject: Amphibian
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subject: carnivore bone
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subject: Bird bone
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subject: Riparian mammals
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subject: Fish
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subject: Phase II Data Recovery
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subject: Hohokam Rituals
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subject: Faunal Analysis
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subject: Environment Research
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subject: Data Recovery / Excavation
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subject: Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis
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description: A total of 3,757 faunal fragments was recovered from Phase II data recovery investigations at Pozos de Sonoqui, AZ U:14:49(ASM). The project area is situated within saltbush communities bordered by creosote-bursage with pockets of denser, shrubbier vegetation associated with drainages and areas along nearby Queen Creek, Sonoqui Wash, and the Gila River; irrigation canals were present prehistorically and upland resources are also located in proximity to the site (Chenault and Stubing 2012). The faunal assemblage contained predominately small mammals, including large numbers of jackrabbits, with cottontails, artiodactyls, rodents, carnivores, birds, reptiles, and amphibians present. The assemblage is characterized by modifications, including burning and evidence of natural erosion and weathering, with high fragmentation rates, and a number of bone artifacts including awls, a ring/tube in production, and a scoop/spatula.