The Willow Lake Site: Archaeological Investigations in Willow & Watson Lakes Park, Prescott, Arizona

• Main Author: Brin, Adam
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Logan Simpson Design, Inc. 2006
• Subjects: Watson Lake; Willow Lake; Granite Dells; Prescott, AZ; Arizona State / Territory; Prescott phase; Chino Phase; Prehistoric; Mid-Late 13th Century; Prescott Culture; Willow Lake Site; Neural Site; AZ N7308 ASM; AZ N7302 ASM; AZ N716 ASM; AZ N7306 ASM; AZ N7303 ASM; AZ N7311 ASM; Watson Lake Site; Funerary and Burial Structures or Features; Cemetery; Inhumation burial; Burial Pit; Archaeological Feature; Artifact Scatter; Non-Domestic Structures; Cremation Burial; Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex; Midden; Trash Midden; Domestic Structures; Pit; Pit House / Earth Lodge; Post Hole / Post Mold; Shade Structure / Ramada; Plaza; Pollen; Shell; Ceramic; Chipped Stone; Dating Sample; Fauna; Ground Stone; Human Remains; Macrobotanical; Dendrochronological Samples; XRF Analysis; Archaeomagnetic Samples; Radiocarbon Samples; Archaeological Investigation; Data Recovery / Excavation; Site Stabilization; Systematic Survey
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6067/xcv8428122; https://core.tdar.org/document/428122/the-willow-lake-site-archaeological-investigations-in-willow-watson-lakes-park-prescott-arizona

Between October 2002 and April 2003, Logan Simpson Design Inc. (LSD) conducted archaeological excavations at six prehistoric Prescott Culture sites around Willow and Watson Lakes, situated in the Granite Dells, a picturesque area of exposed granite bedrock located approximately 6.5 to 8 km (4 to 5 miles) north of the city of Prescott. The results of these excavations and the specialized studies of recovered artifacts and cultural samples are presented herein and, it is hoped, contribute to an increased understanding of the development of the Prescott Culture as a distinctive prehistoric cultural tradition in Arizona.