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    • Red-on-buff culture of the Gila Basin

    • Red-on-buff culture of the Gila Basin

    • Gladwin, Winifred, 1889-1965

    • Ceramics; Indian Pottery; Archaeological surveying; Hohokam culture; Indians of North America; Antiquities; Pottery, Prehistoric; Architecture, Prehistoric

    • (23,221kb pdf) An examination of clues left by the Red-on-Buff (Hohokam) culture in the vicinity of the Gila Basin as they pertain to understanding the culture; clues include pottery sherds, rubbish mounds and architectural ruins.
    • Montezuma Well pithouse following excavation.

    • Montezuma Well pithouse following excavation.

    • Young, Foy L.

    • Archeology—Cliff Dwellings; Archeology—Architecture, Primitive; Arizona–Antiquities—Montezuma’s Castle National Park (Ariz.)

    • Photo of excavated pithouse, now stabilized and covered for interpretation, with archaeologist David Breternitz standing on floor.
    • Anasazi in Early Arizona

    • Anasazi in Early Arizona

    • Teaching; Indians of North America -- Southwest; Petroglyphs -- Arizona;

    • 4th Grade

    • Students will learn about the ancient people of Arizona history using primary and secondary sources that include electronic and print materials. Students will be introduced to the history of the people and characteristics of their civilization...
    • 1947 Flagstaff All-Indian Powwow Program

    • 1947 Flagstaff All-Indian Powwow Program

    • Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce

    • Flagstaff--History; Powwows--Arizona--Flagstaff; Powwows--Pictorial works; Festivals--Arizona--Flagstaff; Indians of North America--Rites and ceremonies; Indians of North America--Social life and customs; Indians of North America--Pictorial works;...

    • Program of events for the annual Flagstaff All-Indian Pow Wow, 1947
    • Pottery Piece

    • Pottery Piece

    • Archaic, Hohokam, or Patayan

    • Rock art--Arizona; Sacred sites; Petroglyphs;

    • This pottery shard is from an everyday pot which was found in the pithouse at the Deer Valley Rock Art Center and was most likely used for cooking. The Hohokam developed red on buff pottery. The ceramic materials used to create the pots...
    • Excavations at Snaketown III: revisions

    • Excavations at Snaketown III: revisions

    • Gladwin, Harold S. (Harold Sterling), 1883-1983

    • Ceramics; Indian Pottery; Archaeological surveying; Indians of North America; Antiquities; Pottery, Prehistoric; Mogollon culture; Mimbres culture; Pueblo Indians; Cochise culture

    • (12,462kb pdf) Paper revising a prior Medallion paper concerning excavations of Snaketown and the presentation of new theories about the "Mogollon" culture based on new analysis and information.
    • Review and analysis of the Flagstaff culture

    • Review and analysis of the Flagstaff culture

    • Gladwin, Harold S. (Harold Sterling), 1883-1983

    • Indians of North America; Antiquities; Architecture, Prehistoric; Pit houses; Tree-rings

    • (61,568kb pdf) Gladwin compares the previous work done on the architecture of the Flagstaff culture by Colton, Spicer, McGregor and Hargrave with tree-ring dating done by Douglass and McGregor and concludes that the tree-rings dates are in direct...
    • Excavations at Mesa Verde National Park, 1947-48

    • Excavations at Mesa Verde National Park, 1947-48

    • O'Bryan, Deric, 1913-

    • Excavations (Archaeology); Architecture, Prehistoric; Material culture; Pueblo Indians

    • Based on excavations at Mesa Verde National Park, this paper outlines the region's cultural stages between 525 and 1200 AD.
    • Floor of room 5, Castle A, taken during excavation in 1934

    • Floor of room 5, Castle A, taken during excavation in 1934

    • Jackson, Earl

    • Archeology—Cliff Dwellings; Archeology—Architecture, Primitive; Arizona–Antiquities—Montezuma’s Castle National Park (Ariz.)

    • Floor of room 5 from the west. In immediate foreground is visible the clay portions of the pithouse style jacal wall. The hollows for the vertical sticks are shown in the clay. The floor plan shows a large metate in its original, propped up...
    • Ceramic spindle whorl

    • Ceramic spindle whorl

    • Unknown

    • Hohokam

    • Modeled ceramic whorl, made of a Classic Period redware. Slipped and polished surface is smooth with several small fire clouds. The edges of the perforation do not show heavy damage, although there is some general wear and the circumference of the...
    • Ceramic spindle whorl

    • Ceramic spindle whorl

    • Unknown

    • Hohokam

    • Small to medium sized modeled spindle whorl. The whorl has been embellished with punctate decorations around each end of the perforation. One side has them arranged in four lobes radiating from the perforation, like a flower. The other side is more...
    • Point

    • Point

    • Unknown

    • Hohokam

    • Small point manufactured from chalcedony, with a long, narrow blade and wide base. Recovered from a deep pithouse in a habitation area at Pueblo Grande. Most Hohokam points are relatively small, probably due to the size of game animals being...
    • Incomplete shell pendant

    • Incomplete shell pendant

    • Unknown

    • Hohokam

    • Small, round disk manufactured from a Laevicardium shell. Half of the disk contains v-shaped incisions along the margin. This disk was recovered from a pit located in a habitation area at the site of Pueblo Grande; this area contains both pithouse...
    • Mortar

    • Mortar

    • Unknown

    • Hohokam

    • Small mortar, with red pigment on surface. Made from a well consolidated gray sandstone. Grinding surface is shallow and circular. Burned on the upper surface, the pigment is most evident within the grinding area. This mortar was recovered from a...

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