Once on top of the southerly terraced wall it is quite simple to observe the many small habitation structures. A 16 X 20 foot structure appears to dominate the entire terrace-topped hill. Even in this isolated location illegal pot hunters have tried to excavate. Digging has taken place in several spots where the ground is back-filled against the terrace walls. These illegal digging activities appear to have done little damage to the overall configuration of the site.
Trash dumps are absent throughout the site.
This would lead to speculation that the ancient people who occupied this site just tossed their garbage down the steep slopes that surround the ruins. The ancient people who occupied this hilltop ruin were hunters and gatherers. The inhabitants of this site may have raised small quantities of corn, squash and beans. They would have been totally dependent on rainfall to water their crops. The transporting of water from the Salt River for the watering of their vegetable plots would have been impossible.