essay

Geoarchaeological investigations of the Picacho study area

Prehistoric hunter-gatherers of south central Arizona: the Picacho Reservoir Archaic Project, by Frank E. Bayham, Donald H. Morris, M. Steven Shackley • (13) • Published In 1986 • Pages: 17-35

By: Waters, Michael R..

Abstract
Waters describes the field work involved in conducting the geoarchaeological investigations for the Picacho study area. 'The purpose of this chapter is to 1) establish the regional stratigraphic framework of site areas and the microstratigraphy at archaeological sites; 2) define the geological processes responsible for site formation; 3) reconstruct site depositional paleoenvironments and the spatial context of the site in the regional paleoenvironmental setting; and 4) define and evaluate geological and biological processes responsible for the modification and destruction of archaeological deposits and contexts before and after burial.' (page 17).
Subjects
Recording and collecting in the field
Soil
Topography and geology
Post depositional processes in archaeological sites
tradition
Middle-Late Desert Archaic
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Geomorphologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2010
Field Date
1983-1984
Coverage Date
4300–800 BP
Coverage Place
Picacho Dune Field, south-central Arizona, United States
Notes
Michael R. Waters
For bibliographical references see document 22: Bayham, Morris, Shackley
LCSH
Indians of North America--Antiquities