Archaeological Excavations Near Bylas, Arizona

Abstract

AbstractUnder Contract No. 14-10-0333-995 with the National Park Service, the Arizona State Museum conducted excavations in two prehistoric ruins on the San Carlos Indian Reservation during April and May, 1963, as a part of the Inter-Agency Archeo-logical Salvage Program.A total of 88 surface rooms, 2 pit houses, and 4 cremations were excavated, and tests were made in 5 trash mounds and one sheet trash area. This project was accomplished with the aid of San Carlos Apache laborers.The two ruins, Arizona V:16:8 and 10, were nearly contemporary occupations of the area from about A.D. 1100 to 1200, on the basis of ceramic dating. Although Arizona V:16:8 was probably slightly later in time than the other village, both sites were occupied during the twelfth century and may be considered as belonging to the same cul-tural period, for which the designation of Bylas Phase has been suggested.