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Screwtail Cave

During January and February, 1967, a highway archaeological salvage project along the Phoenix-Payson Highway was undertaken by the Arizona State Museum. This project was to investigate sites endangered by construction and widening operations on the highway. One such endangered site consisted of a series of rock shelters located on Screwtail Ridge south of Sunflower, Arizona. This site reflected occupation by prehistoric Indian groups during the 10th through 12th centuries.