Trinidad Reservoir Salvage Archaeology, 1967,
Abstract
On the basis of ceramics contained by the two Area A houses, they both have been placed in the Sopris Phase, A.D. 1150 to 1250 or 1300. With this report, the number of known Sopris Phase houses on this alluvial terrace is increased to four. The TC:C9:8 ceramic collection shows two and perhaps four periods of occupatin: the prehistoric Southwestern-derived Sopris Phase and historic Apache (ca. A.D. 1750? to 1900?) and perhaps prehistoric post-Sopris Phase Southwestern (ca. A.D. 1300-1450) and historic Spanish-American (ca. A.D. 1670-1890). The complexities of this alluvial terrace's occupational chronical are not well defined. Only Sopris Phase architecture has been defined for this terrace. With the exception of ceramics, the specimens collected under the heading TC:C9:8 cannot confidently be sorted into groups that each reflect a separate cultural-temporal utilization. The majority of these specimens undoubtedly pertain to the Sopris Phase, but with few exceptions cannot be assigned to a specific household inventory. Thus exploration at TC:C9:8 has expanded the archaeological data base, but has not to date contributed much to the knowledge of Trinidad archaeology.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 08, 1974
- Accession Number
- ADA127296
Entities
People
- Stephen K. Ireland