essay

Western Apache and Yavapai settlement in the Tonto Basin

roosevelt community development study: new perspectives on tonto basin prehistory • (15) • Published In 1995 • Pages: 185-200

By: Ferg, Alan.

Abstract

This document discusses Locus D at the Eagle Ridge site, a relatively diffuse surface scatter of two Western Apache pots, chipped stone artifacts, fire cracked rock, and ground stone tools. Some of these artifacts were prehistoric. The remainder of the document discusses the history of the Western Apache and the Yavapai in the Tonto basin and what has been found archaeologically for the protohistoric time period. Only the material that pertains to the Hohokam were indexed for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) codes.

HRAF PubDate

2010

Region

North America

Sub Region

Southwest and Basin

Document Type

essay

Evaluation

Creator Types

Archaeologist

Historian

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

Analyst

Sarah Berry; 2009

Field Date

no date

Coverage Date

250-125 BP (AD 1750-1875)

Coverage Place

southern Arizona, United States

Notes

Alan Ferg

Submitted to Arizona Projects Office, Bureau of Reclamation, Contract No. 1-CS-32-01220

For bibliographical references see document 31:Elson et al

LCSH

Hohokam culture