Issue editors: William H. Doelle and Deborah L. Swartz
In 1996, we published Archaeology in the Mountain Shadows: Exploring the Romero Ruin, a booklet that shared information about the archaeology of the park in terms of what we knew then about the northern Tucson Basin in the distant past. Our understanding of what life was like for the people who lived in the Tucson Basin between A.D. 500 and 1450 has expanded since then. Archaeologists call these people the Hohokam, and the Romero Ruin tells part of their story, while also reflecting a bigger picture of Hohokam life. The thirtieth anniversary of Catalina State Park in 2013 provides a timely opportunity to revise Archaeology in the Mountain Shadows.
In the Mountain Shadows: The Continuing Story of an Ancient Southern Arizona Community — William H. Doelle, Archaeology Southwest, and Deborah L. Swartz, Desert Archaeology, Inc.
What Is All around Me? Ecology and Archaeology of Catalina State Park
What Happened Here? The Tucson Basin through Time
What Is Romero Ruin, and What Is It Not? An Overview
Who Lived Here, and What Do We Know about Them? The Historic Remains
–Special: Francisco and Victoriana Romero — J. Homer Thiel, Desert Archaeology, Inc.
Who Lived Here, and What Do We Know about Them? The Ancient Remains
What Do Romero Ruin and Other Sites Nearby Tell Us about Life in the Distant Past?
–The Sutherland Wash Rock Art District and Hohokam Life — Janine Hernbrode and Peter Boyle, Archaeology Southwest, and Henry D. Wallace, Desert Archaeology, Inc.
–The Romo Cache and Hohokam Life — Deborah L. Swartz, Desert Archaeology, Inc., and William H. Doelle, Archaeology Southwest
–The Middle Cañada del Oro Valley Community — William H. Doelle, Archaeology Southwest
Growing Preservation Archaeology from Romero Ruin Roots — William H. Doelle, Archaeology Southwest
Hohokam Archaeological Preserves — William H. Doelle, Archaeology Southwest
Back Sight — William H. Doelle, Archaeology Southwest
Issue editors: William H. Doelle, Archaeology Southwest, and Deborah L. Swartz, Desert Archaeology, Inc.
In 1996, we published Archaeology in the Mountain Shadows: Exploring the Romero Ruin, a booklet that shared information about the archaeology of the park in terms of what we knew then about the northern Tucson Basin in the distant past. Our understanding of what life was like for the people who lived in the Tucson Basin between A.D. 500 and 1450 has expanded since then. Archaeologists call these people the Hohokam, and the Romero Ruin tells part of their story, while also reflecting a bigger picture of Hohokam life. The thirtieth anniversary of Catalina State Park in 2013 provides a timely opportunity to revise Archaeology in the Mountain Shadows.
In the Mountain Shadows: The Continuing Story of an Ancient Southern Arizona Community — William H. Doelle, Archaeology Southwest, and Deborah L. Swartz, Desert Archaeology, Inc.
View the cover of the original booklet, Archaeology in the Mountain Shadows, here. It is now out of print.
Haury completed the card in the fall of 1937, not long after he returned to the University of Arizona (UA). Haury had completed his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees at UA in the late 1920s, and he returned to Tucson in July 1937 to become an assistant professor and head of the Department of Archaeology. When he became director of the Arizona State Museum in 1938, Haury instituted a site survey and files system modeled after one developed by the Gila Pueblo Archaeological Foundation, where he had worked prior to joining the UA faculty.
To learn more, see Haury’s essay, “Early Goals of the Arizona State Museum,” in Vogler, ed. (1980), The Arizona State Museum Archaeological Site Survey System, Archaeological Series No. 128, pp. 155–159.
What Do Romero Ruin and Other Sites Nearby Tell Us about Life in the Distant Past?
The Sutherland Wash Rock Art District and Hohokam Life — Janine Hernbrode and Peter Boyle, Archaeology Southwest, and Henry D. Wallace, Desert Archaeology, Inc.
Petroglyph Panel at Sutherland Wash Rock Art District. Photo by Janine Hernbrode.
Petroglyph Panel at Sutherland Wash Rock Art District. Photo by Janine Hernbrode.
Petroglyph Panel at Sutherland Wash Rock Art District. Photo by Janine Hernbrode.
Petroglyph Panel at Sutherland Wash Rock Art District. Photo by Janine Hernbrode.
Petroglyph Panel at Sutherland Wash Rock Art District. Photo by Janine Hernbrode.
Petroglyph Panel at Sutherland Wash Rock Art District. Photo by Janine Hernbrode.
Petroglyph Panel at Sutherland Wash Rock Art District. Photo by Janine Hernbrode.
Petroglyph Panel at Sutherland Wash Rock Art District. Photo by Janine Hernbrode.
Petroglyph Panel at Sutherland Wash Rock Art District. Photo by Janine Hernbrode.
The Romo Cache and Hohokam Life — Deborah L. Swartz, Desert Archaeology, Inc., and William H. Doelle, Archaeology Southwest
For the original publication of the cache and its contents, see:
Haury, Emil W., and Carol A. Gifford
1959 A Thirteenth Century “Strongbox.” The Kiva 24(4):1–11.
The Middle Cañada del Oro Valley Community — William H. Doelle, Archaeology Southwest
Archaeology Southwest Magazine Vol. 21, No. 3 — The Hohokam Archaeology of the Tucson Basin (opens as a PDF). This issue includes articles on Valencia Vieja, ballcourts, and Honey Bee Village.
For a formal report on excavations at Honey Bee Village, see:
Growing Preservation Archaeology from Romero Ruin Roots — William H. Doelle, Archaeology Southwest
Archaeology in Tucson Vol. 4, No. 4 — Digging the Romero Ruin (opens as a PDF). Before Archaeology Southwest Magazine, there was the Archaeology in Tucson newsletter. This 1991 edition discusses highlights of our work at Romero Ruin.
Hohokam Archaeological Preserves — William H. Doelle, Archaeology Southwest
Archaeology Southwest Magazine Vol. 26, No. 1 — What Is Preservation Archaeology? This special double issue includes an article on Hohokam archaeological preserves in the southern Tucson Basin and an in-depth look at the Julian Wash preserve.
Archaeology Southwest Magazine Vol. 21, No. 3 — The Hohokam Archaeology of the Tucson Basin (opens as a PDF). This issue includes articles on Valencia Vieja, ballcourts, and Honey Bee Village.
