Archeological Survey of the Sulphur Spring Valley, Southeast Arizona
The Willcox Playa Study grew from the realization that though surveys had been initiated in the Sulphur Spring Valley during the early days of Southwestern archeology, scarcely any subsequent work was undertaken, with the result that southeastern Arizona remains one of the least known regions of the...
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Arizona State / Territory Sulphur Springs Valley Willcox Playa Area PaleoIndian Hohokam Archaic Historic AZ CC13122 AZ CC13121 AZ CC13124 AZ CC13123 Ringo site AZ CC1461 AZ CC13125 AZ FF25 AZ CC1460 AZ FF27 AZ FF26 AZ CC13115 AZ FF28 AZ CC13117 AZ CC13116 AZ CC13119 AZ CC13118 AZ CC13111 AZ CC13110 AZ CC13113 AZ CC13112 AZ CC1474 AZ CC13114 AZ CC1476 AZ CC1473 AZ CC13104 AZ CC1475 AZ CC13105 AZ CC 13 128 AZ CC13106 AZ CC 13 129 AZ CC13108 AZ CC13107 AZ CC13100 AZ CC13109 AZ CC13103 AZ CC13102 Double Adobe Site AZ CC1467 AZ CC1398 AZ CC1399 AZ FF34 AZ CC1469 AZ CC1466 AZ FF33 AZ CC1468 AZ CC1462 AZ CC1463 AZ FF19 AZ CC1465 AZ FF110 AZ CC1464 AZ FF113 AZ CC13177 AZ FF111 AZ FF114 AZ CC1470 AZ FF112 AZ CC1471 AZ CC1472 AZ CC1458 AZ CC1456 AZ CC13126 AZ CC1457 AZ FF116 AZ FF115 AZ CC13120 AZ CC1459 Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features Cistern Archaeological Feature Non-Domestic Structures Fence Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex Settlements Encampment Hamlet / Village Domestic Structures Quicklime Smelter Mine House Mound Mine-Related Structures Quarry Road, Trail, and Related Structures or Features Rock Alignment Rock Art Bedrock Mortar Road Plaza Pictograph Shell Stone Tools Fossilized Animal Bone Automobile Ceramic Chipped Stone Fauna Glass Ground Stone Human Remains Macrobotanical Metal Mineral Ceramic Analysis Lithic Analysis Environment Research Archaeological Overview Site Stewardship Monitoring Research Design / Data Recovery Plan Systematic Survey |
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The Willcox Playa Study grew from the realization that though surveys had been initiated in the Sulphur Spring Valley during the early days of Southwestern archeology, scarcely any subsequent work was undertaken, with the result that southeastern Arizona remains one of the least known regions of the prehistoric Southwest. We felt that a project would fill a gap in our knowledge of the area and would also contribute generally to Southwest archeology. The fact that the playa area is in the backyard, so to speak, of the Amerind Foundation made it doubly desirable since its proximity enables us to sustain a long range study much more easily than if we were faced with the logistics of a distant project area. The greater playa region is ideal for archeological investigation because it contains the remains of a Pleistocene lake and known artifacts of Paleo-lndian origin plus materials belonging to all later prehistoric stages. This ensures that the long prehistoric sequence is, indeed, represented by archeological remains. The recoverable data base provides excellent opportunities to document the earliest occupations of the Southwest, to reconstruct a prehistoric framework of many thousands of years, and to understand cultural changes over the long term. There exist few localized areas that potentially encompass such chronological depth, a situation which makes for exciting research prospects. These were some of our thoughts when we embarked on the 1984 reconnaissance survey. Our preliminary five-week effort established in our minds the need for much more intensive survey. Hence, application for a grant-in-aid from the State Historic Preservation Office to support a more extensive survey in 1985. A report incorporating results from both 1984 and 1985 was presented to the State Historic Preservation Office (Woosley and Kriebel, 1985). Though these two season produced a wealth of information, it was apparent that further work was required if the entire temporal range of prehistoric site remains was to be documented. As physical conditions deteriorated and the land became increasingly more arid, settlements shifted from one locality to another across the northern Sulphur Spring Valley. This displacement of prehistoric populations within the valley meant that a great deal of ground, much more than was first anticipated, had to be surveyed in order to record sites representing the whole of the prehistoric chronological sequence. Consequently, another proposal was submitted to the State Historic Preservation Officer in 1985 for an additional phase of archeological survey. This funding supported the 1986 field work which is summarized in the following chapters. The immediate objective of the 1986 season was to continue our inventory of prehistoric and historic archeological resources in the Sulphur Spring Valley. We added to the previously initiated site inventory (1984 and 1985) by extending the study area to include additional significant environmental/topographic zones, including the Pat Hills, the foothills of the Dragoon Mountains, and the Turkey Creek drainage, thereby providing a more complete picture of the general prehistoric settlement pattern. Such survey will assist us in ultimately estimating site density and site locational selection processes in broad chronological terms of Archaic peoples, early ceramics communities, and later farm villages. |
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Archeological Survey of the Sulphur Spring Valley, Southeast Arizona |
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Archeological Survey of the Sulphur Spring Valley, Southeast Arizona |
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Archeological Survey of the Sulphur Spring Valley, Southeast Arizona |
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Archeological Survey of the Sulphur Spring Valley, Southeast Arizona |
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Archeological Survey of the Sulphur Spring Valley, Southeast Arizona |
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archeological survey of the sulphur spring valley, southeast arizona |
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ftdatacite:10.48512/xcv8448863 2023-05-15T14:17:49+02:00 Archeological Survey of the Sulphur Spring Valley, Southeast Arizona Woosley, Anne I. Price, Tim D. Carol Kriebel 1987 https://dx.doi.org/10.48512/xcv8448863 https://core.tdar.org/document/448863/archeological-survey-of-the-sulphur-spring-valley-southeast-arizona en eng The Amerind Foundation, Inc. Arizona State / Territory Sulphur Springs Valley Willcox Playa Area PaleoIndian Hohokam Archaic Historic AZ CC13122 AZ CC13121 AZ CC13124 AZ CC13123 Ringo site AZ CC1461 AZ CC13125 AZ FF25 AZ CC1460 AZ FF27 AZ FF26 AZ CC13115 AZ FF28 AZ CC13117 AZ CC13116 AZ CC13119 AZ CC13118 AZ CC13111 AZ CC13110 AZ CC13113 AZ CC13112 AZ CC1474 AZ CC13114 AZ CC1476 AZ CC1473 AZ CC13104 AZ CC1475 AZ CC13105 AZ CC 13 128 AZ CC13106 AZ CC 13 129 AZ CC13108 AZ CC13107 AZ CC13100 AZ CC13109 AZ CC13103 AZ CC13102 Double Adobe Site AZ CC1467 AZ CC1398 AZ CC1399 AZ FF34 AZ CC1469 AZ CC1466 AZ FF33 AZ CC1468 AZ CC1462 AZ CC1463 AZ FF19 AZ CC1465 AZ FF110 AZ CC1464 AZ FF113 AZ CC13177 AZ FF111 AZ FF114 AZ CC1470 AZ FF112 AZ CC1471 AZ CC1472 AZ CC1458 AZ CC1456 AZ CC13126 AZ CC1457 AZ FF116 AZ FF115 AZ CC13120 AZ CC1459 Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features Cistern Archaeological Feature Non-Domestic Structures Fence Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex Settlements Encampment Hamlet / Village Domestic Structures Quicklime Smelter Mine House Mound Mine-Related Structures Quarry Road, Trail, and Related Structures or Features Rock Alignment Rock Art Bedrock Mortar Road Plaza Pictograph Shell Stone Tools Fossilized Animal Bone Automobile Ceramic Chipped Stone Fauna Glass Ground Stone Human Remains Macrobotanical Metal Mineral Ceramic Analysis Lithic Analysis Environment Research Archaeological Overview Site Stewardship Monitoring Research Design / Data Recovery Plan Systematic Survey Text article-journal ScholarlyArticle 1987 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.48512/xcv8448863 2021-11-05T12:55:41Z The Willcox Playa Study grew from the realization that though surveys had been initiated in the Sulphur Spring Valley during the early days of Southwestern archeology, scarcely any subsequent work was undertaken, with the result that southeastern Arizona remains one of the least known regions of the prehistoric Southwest. We felt that a project would fill a gap in our knowledge of the area and would also contribute generally to Southwest archeology. The fact that the playa area is in the backyard, so to speak, of the Amerind Foundation made it doubly desirable since its proximity enables us to sustain a long range study much more easily than if we were faced with the logistics of a distant project area. The greater playa region is ideal for archeological investigation because it contains the remains of a Pleistocene lake and known artifacts of Paleo-lndian origin plus materials belonging to all later prehistoric stages. This ensures that the long prehistoric sequence is, indeed, represented by archeological remains. The recoverable data base provides excellent opportunities to document the earliest occupations of the Southwest, to reconstruct a prehistoric framework of many thousands of years, and to understand cultural changes over the long term. There exist few localized areas that potentially encompass such chronological depth, a situation which makes for exciting research prospects. These were some of our thoughts when we embarked on the 1984 reconnaissance survey. Our preliminary five-week effort established in our minds the need for much more intensive survey. Hence, application for a grant-in-aid from the State Historic Preservation Office to support a more extensive survey in 1985. A report incorporating results from both 1984 and 1985 was presented to the State Historic Preservation Office (Woosley and Kriebel, 1985). Though these two season produced a wealth of information, it was apparent that further work was required if the entire temporal range of prehistoric site remains was to be documented. As physical conditions deteriorated and the land became increasingly more arid, settlements shifted from one locality to another across the northern Sulphur Spring Valley. This displacement of prehistoric populations within the valley meant that a great deal of ground, much more than was first anticipated, had to be surveyed in order to record sites representing the whole of the prehistoric chronological sequence. Consequently, another proposal was submitted to the State Historic Preservation Officer in 1985 for an additional phase of archeological survey. This funding supported the 1986 field work which is summarized in the following chapters. The immediate objective of the 1986 season was to continue our inventory of prehistoric and historic archeological resources in the Sulphur Spring Valley. We added to the previously initiated site inventory (1984 and 1985) by extending the study area to include additional significant environmental/topographic zones, including the Pat Hills, the foothills of the Dragoon Mountains, and the Turkey Creek drainage, thereby providing a more complete picture of the general prehistoric settlement pattern. Such survey will assist us in ultimately estimating site density and site locational selection processes in broad chronological terms of Archaic peoples, early ceramics communities, and later farm villages. Text Archeological Survey DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |