Investigation of Archaic Subsistence and Settlement in the Harquahala Valley, Maricopa County, Arizona

摘要

Eight archaeological sites were investigated within the new right-of-way for a distribution canal and flood control structure to serve the Harquahala Valley Irrigation and Drainage District. The majority of the materials in these sites, all of which were mostly surface phenomena, appears to date to the Archaic stage, which is a poorly understood time in the prehistoric record of the Southwest. Analysis of data recovered suggests that these sites were campsites used during seasonal exploitation of local resources over a long period of time, perhaps spanning most of the Archaic stage, and also some of the succeeding Formative stage. (Copyright (c) 1988, Northland Research, Inc.)