Salvage Archaeology in Painted Rocks Reservoir, Western Arizona

Description

Authors: Wasley, William W. (1919-1970) and Johnson, Alfred E. (1935-)

Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Pub Date: 1965

Binding: Paperback

Condition: 3 copies.  Copy 1 (SR): Good. Binding tight.  No marks, tears, bends or folds.  A couple of small smudges to lower front cover corner which extend to lower corner title page.  Very light edge and corner wear.  Appears unused. Copy 2 (JR): Fair.  Binding tight.  No tears, bends or folds.  Previous owner’s name stamped on upper corner ffep/title page and on bottom text block.  Sun-fading to spine and front spine edge.  Very light edge and corner wear.  Appears unused.  Copy 3 (BWE): Fair.  Binding tight.  No marks, tears, bends or folds.  Lower front cover corner at spine foot has an approx. 1″ crease (dropped?).  Spine slightly wrinkled.  Very light edge and corner wear.

Notes: Anthropological Papers of the University of Arizona Number 9.  Salvage excavations in the Painted Rocks Reservoir area during 3 field seasons (1958-1961).  “Hohokam sites ranging from the Gila Butte phase through the Classic Period were excavated….Following the excavation reports is a series of discussions on specific topics: 1) the Hohokam phase sequence, 2)settlement patterns, 3)ball courts, 4) burial practices, 5) pottery and artifacts, and 6) Mesoamerican influences.” (from the Abstract).