Prehistoric Water Sources of the Point of Pines Area

1952 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joe Ben Wheat
Keyword(s):  
Surface Water ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Archaeological Survey ◽  
East Central ◽  
Field School ◽  
University Of Arizona ◽  
The University ◽  
San Carlos ◽  
Central Arizona ◽  
Considerable Period

In the course of an archaeological survey of the Point of Pines area, San Carlos Apache Reservation in east-central Arizona, E. W. Haury and E. B. Sayles, of the University of Arizona, noted the presence of a number of depressions which held surface water for a considerable period of time beyond the normal time for runoff. Furthermore, these depressions, or basins, appeared to be associated to some extent with specific archaeological ruins. The possibility that these depressions were made by the aboriginal inhabitants for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a water supply, led the writer in 1948 to excavate several of the depressions to determine their nature and date of construction, length of usage, time of abandonment, and other cultural information. The work was carried on during the 1948 season of the University of Arizona archaeological field school.

The University of Arizona Archaeological Field School at Grasshopper, East Central Arizona

KIVA ◽  
1966 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 255-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond H. Thompson ◽  
William A. Longacre
Keyword(s):  
East Central ◽  
Field School ◽  
University Of Arizona ◽  
The University ◽  
Central Arizona

Hohokam Archaeology Along the Salt-Gila Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project. Lynn S. Teague and Patricia Crown, editors. Arizona State Museum Archaeological Series 150, The University of Arizona, Tucson. - Volume I: Research Design. Contributions by R. Barber, M. Bartlett, P. Crown, W. Deaver, S. Fish, R. Gardner, D. Gregory, S. Jernigan, M. Mallouf, C. Miksicek, And L. Teague. 1982. $9.00 (paper); Volume II: Supplemental Archaeological Survey. Contributions by C. MACCARTY, E. SIRES, J. Gibb, R. Ervin, And A. Dart. 1982. $7.00 (paper). - Volume III: Specialized Activity Sites. Contributions by E. Sires, F. Hull, A. Dart, W. Deaver, S. Fish, C. Miksicek, R. Barber, and R. Harrington. 1983. (2 books). $22.00 (paper). - Volume IV: Prehistoric Occupation of the Queen Creek Delta. Contributions by D. Gregory, E. Sires, P. Crown, S. Fish, M. Bartlett, M. Bernard-Shaw, L. Teague, C. Miksicek, R. Barber, R. Harrington, C. Szuter, B. Murphy, R. Lange, and W. Deaver. 1984. (3 books). $23.50 (paper). - Volume V: Small Habitation Sites on Queen Creek. Contributions by P. Crown, E. Sires, D. Abbott, F. Huntington, W. Deaver, A. Dart, F. Hull, S. Fish, C. Miksicek, R. Barber, R. Harrington, B. Murphy, And R. Lange. 1983. (2 books). $20.00 (paper). - Volume VI: Habitation Sites on the Gila River. Contributions by W. Deaver, A. Ferg, E. Sires, C. Shaw, S. Fish, C. Miksicek, R. Barber, R. Harrington, B. Murphy, And R. Lange. 1983. (3 books). $25.00 (paper). - Volume VII: Environment and Subsistence. Contributions by S. Fish, C. Miksicek, C. Szuter, P. Crown, R. Barber, and F. Hull. 1984. $23.00 (paper). - Volume VIII: Material Culture. Contributions by D. Abbott, P. Crown, J. Hepburn, M. Bernard-Shaw, M. Ebinger, A. Vokes, and C. Szuter. 1984. (2 books). $23.00 (paper). - Volume IX: Synthesis and Conclusions. Contributions by L. Teague, A. Rogge, P. Crown, E. Sires, and G. Laden. 1984. $24.00 (paper). (10% discount on any order over $ 100). (Also available through National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA)..

1987 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 417-420
Author(s):  
David A. Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Information Service ◽  
Technical Information ◽  
Archaeological Survey ◽  
Gila River ◽  
University Of Arizona ◽  
State Museum ◽  
The University ◽  
Bernard Shaw ◽  
Central Arizona

Population Dynamics at Grasshopper Pueblo, Arizona

1975 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 71-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
William A. Longacre
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
East Central ◽  
University Of Arizona ◽  
State Museum ◽  
Dynamics Of Population ◽  
History Of ◽  
Regional Population ◽  
Grasshopper Pueblo ◽  
The University ◽  
Central Arizona

There is a long history of interest in the study of extinct populations, sometimes called “prehistoric demography” or “archaeological demography.” Most studies have focused on regional population size and trends through time and their explanation. Analyses of a single population at one community are rare.This paper discusses one effort at assessing the dynamics of population at one prehistoric community, the Grasshopper Pueblo, located in east-central Arizona. A long range program of archaeological research is being conducted at the site by the University of Arizona through the Archaeological Field School. This program is sponsored jointly by the Department of Anthropology and the Arizona State Museum and has been supported by the National Science Foundation since 1965.The Grasshopper Ruin, a fourteenth century pueblo, is an example of what some have called “Late Mogollon” or “Prehistoric Western Pueblo” culture. It consists of several main room clusters separated by a presently intermittent stream and surrounded by smaller groupings of rooms. There are approximately 500 rooms at the site. Space does not permit a discussion of the range of problems that we are attempting to solve in our research nor the sampling design. But one aspect of our work, the “Cornering-Growth Project,” has provided us with the relative construction sequences for all the rooms at the community. These data provide a basis for a study of population dynamics.

The Stratigraphy of Ventana Cave, Arizona

1943 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 218-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emil W. Haury
Keyword(s):  
Surface Water ◽  
General Study ◽  
Indian Reservation ◽  
The Past ◽  
South Central ◽  
University Of Arizona ◽  
State Museum ◽  
Key Sites ◽  
The University ◽  
Central Arizona

The Papago Indian Reservation, touching the Mexican border in south-central Arizona, has been the scene of anthropological work by the Department of Anthropology of the University of Arizona and the Arizona State Museum during the past four years. One branch of this general study has been archaeological, consisting of reconnaissance and of excavation in what were considered to be key sites. Beyond Gila Pueblo's limited survey in Papagueria, next to nothing was known about it. The environment is harsh and arid, and scanty surface water limits agricultural possibilities. Yet more than 5000 Papago Indians somehow manage, as they have for centuries, to make a comfortable if simple living in the area. Certainly the life there today is nothing new and it is a fair conclusion that, although inhospitable, the area should furnish a fairly rich archaeological picture. As our work proceeded it became evident that there were ruins in abundance. With few exceptions, these were small and the occupation thinly spread. Occasionally, a large site with sizable trash mounds gave promise of stratigraphy.

An Alluvial Site on the San Carlos Indian Reservation, Arizona

1957 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emil W. Haury
Keyword(s):  
Mountainous Region ◽  
Human History ◽  
Indian Reservation ◽  
Alluvial Deposits ◽  
Subsistence Economy ◽  
East Central ◽  
Village Life ◽  
San Carlos ◽  
Central Arizona ◽  
Early Human

The Mountainous belt of east-central Arizona has produced little evidence bearing on the problem of human history prior to the introduction of pottery and agriculture and the development of village life. In terms of the Christian calendar the events since about A.D. 1 are understood with varying degrees of clarity and reliability, but before the beginning of the Christian era the record for this region is still largely a void. The nature of the terrain, composed mainly of mountains with narrow, steeply pitching, and deeply entrenched valleys, has been unfavorable for the formation of the kind of alluvial deposits in which early human remains are often found. But there is no reason to suppose that the ecology of a mountainous region was less attractive to people of a primitive subsistence economy than were the plains or the broad low-lying intermountain valleys.

The University of Arizona Archaeological Field School at Grasshopper: Eleven Years of Multidisciplinary Research and Teaching

KIVA ◽  
1974 ◽  
Vol 40 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 3-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
William A. Longacre ◽  
J. Jefferson Reid
Keyword(s):  
Multidisciplinary Research ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
Field School ◽  
University Of Arizona ◽  
The University

The Great Divide: Teaching Collaborative Methodologies In Academia

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-32
Author(s):  
Katherine Boyle ◽  
Kyla Cools
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Historic Preservation ◽  
Applied Anthropology ◽  
Archaeological Survey ◽  
Academic World ◽  
Academic Setting ◽  
Field School ◽  
Historic Structures ◽  
Great Divide ◽  
The University

During the summer of 2017, the University of Maryland's Anthracite Heritage Program held a combined historic preservation and archaeological field school at Eckley Miners' Village in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Complementing the University's dual masters in applied anthropology and historic preservation, this field school emphasized the value of utilizing historic preservation and archaeology to inform one another. This field school has provided an invaluable opportunity for students to learn the process of documenting historic structures, as well as taking the built environment into account when conducting an archaeological survey. The collaborative methodologies used in this field school are rare in the applied academic setting yet are oftentimes found in industry and practice settings. This begs the question as to whether the divisions in “applied” and “practicing” anthropology are based in reality or artificial. By highlighting the benefits of teaching collaborative methodologies, we argue that it is a disservice to students to maintain this division between “applied” and “practicing” anthropology, as it does not adequately prepare them for a career outside of the academic world.

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