Archaeological Investigations at the Gila Butte Site: Hohokam Irrigation and Economic Systems Along the Gila River, Arizona
| Autor: | Motsinger, Thomas N. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
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Site Evaluation / Testing
Pit House / Earth Lodge Dating Sample Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex Domestic Structures Phoenix Archaeological Overview Agricultural or Herding Gila Butte Site Refuse Pit Shell Building Materials post-Classic Polvoron Archaeological Feature Sedentary Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features Classic Hohokam Chipped Stone Arizona Prehistoric Gila Butte Canal or Canal Feature Hohokam Macrobotanical Ceramic AZ U:13:76 (ASM) SACATON Ground Stone Post Hole / Post Mold Pit Pollen Gila River AZ U:13:18 (ASM) |
| DOI: | 10.6067/xcv8406827 |
| Popis: | This report details the results of testing and data recovery efforts in the northern portion of the Gila Butte Site, a medium-sized Hohokam village located on the north side of the Gila River south of Phoenix, Arizona. Although the main portion of the site has not been subjected to substantial data recovery efforts, the primary occupation of the site is believed to date at least from the Estrella phase through the Sacaton phase of the Hohokam sequence (ca. A.D. 500-1100 [Dean 1991]), although minor components suggest that Archaic, Classic period Hohokam, and Protohistoric Piman peoples also made use of the site. The site’s greatest research potential lies in its apparent position as the prime supplier of micaceous-schist tempering material for Hohokam buff, red, and plain pottery. It is also possible, if not probable, that the residents of the site specialized in the production of some, most, or all of the distinctive buffware pottery that was used throughout the Hohokam region. Several canals and other agriculture-related features were recorded during the present project. In addition to adding to our understanding of irrigation agriculture at the Gila Butte Site, the project met with some success in providing additional data and presenting new, testable models related to Gila Butte’s position in the irrigation communities north of the Gila River and the site’s possible economic relationship with Snaketown and the rest of the Hohokam regional system. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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