Vanishing River Volume 3: Material Culture and Physical Anthropology: Part 3: Chapter 8-9

Volume 3, Part 3 continues the presentation of the material culture analysis recovered from Pre-Classic and Classic period sites investigated during the LVAP. Chapter 8 describes the shell artifacts collected from archaeological sites and activity areas in the project area. The Lower Verde Archaeological Project excavations produced a shell collection of 1,280 pieces from eight sites. It is estimated that this represents approximately 635 individual artifacts and unworked fragments or whole valves. Chapter 9 discusses the bone artifacts that were recovered during data recovery efforts. The LVAP resulted in the collection of 104 bone artifacts from eight sites representing the pre-Classic and Classic periods. The majority of the bone tools (89 percent) were recovered from the pre-Classic sites. Awls, hairpins, and indeterminate awls or hairpins are the most common bone artifacts, as at most Hohokam sites.

第3卷第3分册延续了对下佛得河考古项目（Lower Verde Archaeological Project，LVAP）所发掘的前古典期与古典期遗址出土物质文化分析相关成果的呈现。第8章对项目区域内各考古遗址及活动区域出土的贝壳类人工制品进行了详细记述：下佛得河考古项目的发掘工作从8处遗址中出土了共计1280件贝壳遗存，经估算，这批遗存约对应635件独立人工制品、未加工贝壳碎片或完整贝壳瓣。第9章则论述了考古发掘回收过程中出土的骨器类人工制品：该项目从8处涵盖前古典期与古典期的遗址中，共收集到104件骨器遗存，其中89%的骨制工具均出土于前古典期遗址。与多数霍霍坎（Hohokam）遗址的情况一致，锥子、发簪以及无法明确归类的锥子或发簪是该区域最常见的骨器类人工制品。