Cline Mesa Data: Lithic Artifacts from All Contexts

The Cline Mesa archaeological sites are part of an extensive settlement complex called the Cline Terrace Complex at the northwestern end of the Tonto Basin, along the eastern bank of Tonto Creek. The Arizona State University, Office of Cultural Resource Management, Roosevelt Platform Mound Study (RPMS) divided the Cline Terrace Complex into three management groups: the Mound, Bandolero, and Indian Point management groups. The Cline Terrace Mound group included the Cline Terrace mound, which is the largest site in the complex and located at the center of the complex, and seven nearby sites. The mound group sites are treated in a separate report volume and the associated data are reported separately (Please see https://core.tdar.org/project/394032). The Cline Mesa sites consist of the remaining 35 archaeological sites along the terraces forming the eastern bank of Tonto Creek and extending to the creek’s confluence with Greenback Creek. Please note that these sites are not necessarily representative of the temporal range in the Cline Mesa settlement complex, as many are Hohokam Late Classic period residential sites on Tonto National Forest land. The Cline Mesa Sites report volumes and data summarize results from the surface collections and excavations at the 35 sites in the complex.

The Cline Mesa Data table Lithics from All Contexts presents a summary of the lithic artifacts recovered from all investigated contexts (both screened and unscreened) at Cline Mesa sites (except Cline Terrace Mound, which is reported separately). The table lists archaeological sites designated by Arizona State Museum (ASM) site numbers (without the "AZ" common to all ASM numbers) (e.g., U:8:205 = ASM site number AZ U:8:205). It then lists designated archaeological contexts - strata - at each site. The strata represent major natural or cultural depositional events such as erosional fill, roof fall, floor contexts, and sterile substrate. Strata are depicted as horizontal rows of interconnected boxes on a Harris Matrix. In this table, the archaeological contexts - strata - are identified by a combination of numbering systems: the ASM site number, a colon, the feature number, and the stratum letter designation (EX: U:3:198:006A, U:3:198:006B). Within a feature, each stratum is designated by the feature number (e.g., 10, 11, 12, etc.) and a letter that designates a particular stratum (e.g., A, B, C). The letters are assigned in descending order. Mixed levels and artifacts collected out of context are designated by a "?". Artifacts from each feature (or mixed context) are tallied according to strata. Please see column metadata for further detail. Please also see the Cline Mesa strata data tables for further data about each stratum, including the assigned stratum type, at the following tDAR urls:
http://core.tdar.org/dataset/394488
http://core.tdar.org/dataset/394486
http://core.tdar.org/dataset/394487
http://core.tdar.org/dataset/394489
http://core.tdar.org/dataset/394490
http://core.tdar.org/dataset/394485
http://core.tdar.org/dataset/394484

The table then provides the frequency (count) of different lithic artifact types for each stratum. Note that the table provides a count of individual artifacts, and not individual pieces of lithic material.

The Cline Mesa Data tables were originally published in the Roosevelt Platform Mound Monograph Series No. 9 titled “Salado Residential Settlements on Tonto Creek, Roosevelt Platform Mound Study: Report on the Cline Mesa Sites, Cline Terrace Complex, Parts 1 and 2.” The tables were published in an appendix at the end of the volume (end of Part 2). Please see the report volume at the following tDAR URL: https://core.tdar.org/document/394299

克莱因梅萨（Cline Mesa）考古遗址隶属于通托盆地（Tonto Basin）西北端、通托溪（Tonto Creek）东岸一处名为克莱因台地复合体（Cline Terrace Complex）的大型聚落复合体。亚利桑那州立大学文化资源管理办公室（Arizona State University, Office of Cultural Resource Management）开展的罗斯福台地丘研究（Roosevelt Platform Mound Study, RPMS）将克莱因台地复合体划分为三个管理组：台地丘组、班多莱罗组（Bandolero）与印第安角组（Indian Point）。克莱因台地丘组包含复合体中规模最大、位于核心位置的克莱因台地丘遗址，以及周边7处遗址。该台地丘组遗址的相关内容与数据均单独成册报告（详见https://core.tdar.org/project/394032）。克莱因梅萨遗址则包含通托溪东岸台地上剩余的35处考古遗址，这些遗址沿台地延伸至通托溪与格林巴克溪（Greenback Creek）的汇流处。请注意，这些遗址未必能完整代表克莱因梅萨聚落复合体的时间跨度，其中多数为通托国家森林（Tonto National Forest）土地范围内的霍霍坎晚古典期（Hohokam Late Classic period）居住遗址。《克莱因梅萨遗址》报告册与相关数据汇总了该复合体中35处遗址的地表采集与发掘成果。

《克莱因梅萨数据表：全埋藏环境石制品》（Cline Mesa Data table Lithics from All Contexts）汇总了克莱因梅萨遗址（不含单独报告的克莱因台地丘遗址）所有调查埋藏环境（包括过筛与未过筛遗存）中出土的石制品（lithic artifacts）。该表列出了以亚利桑那州立博物馆（Arizona State Museum, ASM）遗址编号命名的考古遗址（编号省略所有ASM编号共通的前缀“AZ”，例如U:8:205对应ASM编号AZ U:8:205），随后依次列出各遗址的指定考古埋藏环境——即地层（strata）。这些地层代表了主要的自然或文化沉积事件，例如侵蚀堆积、屋顶坍塌、居住面遗存与无菌底土。在哈里斯矩阵（Harris Matrix）中，地层以相互连接的横向方框阵列呈现。本表中，考古埋藏环境（地层）的标识采用多编号组合形式：ASM遗址编号、冒号、遗迹编号（feature number）、地层字母代号（示例：U:3:198:006A、U:3:198:006B）。单个遗迹内的各地层以遗迹编号（如10、11、12等）加代表特定地层的字母（如A、B、C）命名，字母按降序排列。混合层位与脱离原生埋藏环境采集的石制品以“？”标识。各遗迹（或混合埋藏环境）出土的石制品按地层进行计数汇总。详细信息请参见列元数据。如需了解各地层的详细数据（包括指定地层类型），可通过以下tDAR链接查阅克莱因梅萨地层数据表：
http://core.tdar.org/dataset/394488
http://core.tdar.org/dataset/394486
http://core.tdar.org/dataset/394487
http://core.tdar.org/dataset/394489
http://core.tdar.org/dataset/394490
http://core.tdar.org/dataset/394485
http://core.tdar.org/dataset/394484

本表随后列出了各地层中不同石制品类型的出现频率（数量）。请注意，本表统计的是单件石制品的数量，而非单块石质原料的数量。

克莱因梅萨数据表最初刊载于《罗斯福台地丘专著系列》第9号，题为《通托溪沿岸的萨洛洛居住聚落：罗斯福台地丘研究：克莱因台地复合体克莱因梅萨遗址报告 第1、2部分》。该数据表作为附录刊载于该报告册的末尾（即第2部分结尾）。完整报告册详见以下tDAR链接：https://core.tdar.org/document/394299