SRI Technical Series:
89 Ak Chin Farmers of the Desert: Archaeological and Historical Investigations at the Ak Chin Site (TO:GA:6 [TO]), Gu Achi District of the Tohono O'odham Nation, Arizona
Edited by : Jeffrey A. Homburg (2007)
Distribution at discretion of TON, contact Peter Steere at psteere@toua.net · 559 pp. · perfect bound · ISBN 978-1-879442-97-9
Ak Chin site (TO:GA:6 [TO]) is one of a few archaeologically studied ancient villages in the Santa Rosa valley of southern Arizona. The Ak Chin site and adjacent sites were occupied mainly during the Colonial through Classic periods (ca. A.D. 700—1500) of the Hohokam chronology. Ancient activities at the Ak Chin site focused on agricultural production, the processing and consumption of crops and wild-plant and animal foods, and production of flaked and ground stone tools and marine-shell ornaments. This synthetic report presents important new information on ancient activities in the Santa Rose valley as well as some of the factors leading to continuity and change in settlement and land use.
88 Life on the Dunes: Life on the Dunes: Fishing, Ritual, and Daily Life at Two Late Period Sites on Vizcaino Point: Archaeological Testing at CA-SNI-39 and CA-SNI-162, San Nicolas Island, California
Editors: Brian Fagan, Donn R. Grenda, David Maxwell, Angela H. Keller, and Richard Ciolek-Torrello (2006)
$30.00 · 238 pp. · perfect bound · ISBN 1-879442-96-5
87 A Passage in Time: The Archaeology and History of the Santa
Susana Pass State Historic Park, California
Edited by: Richard Ciolek-Torrello, Donn R. Grenda, Angela Keller, and Anne Q. Stoll (2006)
$30.00. (professional use only) 312 pp. perfect bound. ISBN 1-879442-89-2
The scenic, rocky Simi Hills near Chatsworth, California, are rich in legends of bandits and buried treasure, train robberies, perilous stage rides, and ancient villages. This book offers an armchair view of the exciting past through archaeology and history. The Santa Susana Stage Road—part of the Butterfield Overland Stage Route—provides a passage through time, leading readers from the Late Prehistoric period to the historical period. Through archaeological survey, test excavations, and archival research, the authors explore stage stops, quarries, and Native American communities at the boundary of the the Chumash, Gabrielino, and Tataviam cultures.
86 Life in the Past Lane: The Route 66 Experience:
Historic and Management Contexts for the Route 66
Corridor in California
Author: Matt C. Bischoff (2005)
$30.00. 172 pp. perfect bound. ISBN 1-879442-88-4.
This richly illustrated book is devoted to the portion of the legendary highway that passes through the California desert. In addition to a detailed historical narrative, the book provides descriptions of the abandoned and active alignments of the road, the architecture that can still be found along the highway, and the efforts of local, state, and national organizations to preserve Route 66’s history and physical presence.
84 Fence Lake Project: Archaeological Data Recovery in the New Mexico Transporation Corridor and First Five-Year Permit Area, Fence Lake Coal Mine Project, Catron County, New Mexico.
Edited by: Edgar K. Huber and Carla R. Van West (2006)
$50.00. 2000 pp. CD-ROM. ISBN 1-879442-86-8
Statistical Research, Inc., presents the results of its Fence Lake Project in this five-volume, 2,000-page study of a spectacular but challenging region that straddles the Arizona–New Mexico line some 40 miles south of the Zuni reservation. The archaeology and history of the region are explored in scholarly articles on ancient farming practices, paleoclimatic reconstruction, the struggles of Hispanic ranchers in territorial times, the unexpected discovery of maize dating to 2000 B.C., and other topics. This report offers specialists and general readers alike a glimpse into the lives of the diverse peoples that settled the region from Paleoindian times to the twentieth century.