essay
The ground stone assemblage
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: 247-263
By: Morris, Donald H..
Abstract
Morris analyzed the ground stone collection from the Picacho Reservoir Archaic Project's 19 sites. The collection consisted of 1129 whole or fragmentary specimens and included manos, metates, pestles, mullers, a stone pipe, and items whose function could not be determined. Much of the ground stone appears to have burned, probably from use in cooking contexts as there is little stone material in the project area. Morris also compares the ground stone from Picacho with that found in the Archaic levels at Ventana Cave.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry; 2010
- Field Date
- 1983-1984
- Coverage Date
- 5000–1000 BP
- Coverage Place
- Picacho Reservoir area, western Picacho Mountains, south-central Arizona, United States
- Notes
- Donald H. Morris
- For bibliographical references see document 22: Bayham, Morris, Shackley
- LCSH
- Indians of North America--Antiquities