Archaeological Testing at the Massera Ruin: The Meridian Ranch Project, Queen Creek, Arizona

Autor: Wenker, Chris T., Mitchell, Douglas R., Motsinger, Thomas N.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2000
Předmět:
Massera Ruin
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
Archaeological Overview
Borrow Pit
Burial Pit
Archaeological Feature
Buffware
Gila Butte Phase
Redware
Funerary and Burial Structures or Features
Hohokam
Fauna
Charcoal Stain
Pit House Entryway
Red-on-Buff
Hearth
Plainware
Queen Creek
AZ
Sacaton
Site Evaluation / Testing
Meridian Ranch
Pit House / Earth Lodge
Fire Cracked Rock
Extramural pit
Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno
AZ U:10:22 (ASM)
Awl
Arizona (State / Territory)
Domestic Structures
Refuse Pit
Ash Stain
Shell
Pre-classic period
Records Search / Inventory Checking
Huhugam
Maricopa (County)
Preclassic Period
Sonoran Desert
Chipped Stone
Archaeological Testing
Phoenix Basin
Ceramic
Cremation Burial
Research Design / Data Recovery Plan
Data Recovery / Excavation
Pit
Trash Pit
Human Remains
Classic Period
Meridian Ranch Project
DOI: 10.48512/xcv8441076
Popis: This report describes the results of an archaeological testing project at the Massera Ruin (Site AZ U:10:22 [ASM]) in Queen Creek, Arizona. The testing project was conducted at the request of Willis Property Company, L.C., of Mesa, Arizona, who proposes to construct a residential development on the 640-acre project parcel known as the Meridian Ranch. Previous survey data (Wenker 1999) indicated that the Massera Ruin overlapped a 399-acre portion of the Meridian Ranch, but this entire area had been plowed and used for agricultural fields since the 1940s and the subsurface integrity of the site remained undetermined. Archaeological testing was conducted at the site to determine the nature and extent of intact archaeological features underneath the plowed fields. These test investigations demonstrated that intact buried archaeological features and deposits do exist across a large portion of the site, and SWCA recommends that the Massera Ruin (AZ U: 10:22 [ASM]) is eligible for nomination to the National Register under Criterion (d) for its information potential. SWCA’s testing project also demonstrated that intact human burials (which are protected by state law) are present at the site. However, the overall area of the Meridian Ranch project area that contains intact buried archaeological features has been reduced from 399 acres to roughly 225 acres. This report concludes by providing recommendations concerning the treatment of the archaeological site.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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