[Aztlan] Large Hohokam Village Uncovered

[michael ruggeri]

Listeros,

The Arizona Dept. of Transportation uncovered a huge cache of Hohokam  
artifacts at Cordes Lake in 1998. This May, archaeologists at the  
site uncovered a Hohokam village dating at 800-850 CE.  It is being  
called Antler House Village because burned antlers were found there.  
One metric ton of artifacts were found even before digging began  
including pottery, stone tools, turquoise, shells, figurines. The  
area is on the fringe of Hohokam expansion. A large percentage of the  
pottery is red on buff and plain grey pottery in Hohokam style. There  
is a long habitation record.

It appears that the Hohokam eventually abandoned the site in an  
orderly fashion. All of the human remains have been turned over to  
Native tribes. Site work continues till December and then will be  
backfilled. The artifacts will be given to the Sharlot Hall Museum in  
Prescott.

The Prescott Daily Courier has the story here;
http://prescottdailycourier.com/main.asp? 
SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=61124

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