![]() The report was issued in December 1993 after artifacts were analyzed and the findings described by Dr. Jerry and Florence Nelson, owners of the land, have demonstrated a serious concern for the preservation of these archaeological remains and a responsible handling of data recovery versus development of the property.” Charles Redman, Director of the Department of Anthropology at ASU, said, “The Pinnacle Peak Village project is what I consider to be among the finest examples of cooperative effort among a private land developer, local avocational archaeologists and professionals from ASU. It is likely that some occupation remained until the early 1400s, but no documented evidence of this was found. 300 with the largest population in the A.D. The earliest occupation is believed to be shortly after A.D. There were about 30 trash mounds and four were sampled. Seven were partially or completely excavated. More than 100 pit houses, perhaps as many as 200, once existed here. This author was among the group and worked nine days during the following weeks. In January, 21 members of the Desert Foothills and Phoenix chapters of the Arizona Archaeological Association joined Dr. (Courtesy of The Peak)ĭuring early 1988, professional archaeologists, aided by more than 60 volunteers, conducted an excavation on what was believed to be a prehistoric Hohokam village. Photographs B (bottom left) and C (bottom right) show the site before and after development, respectively. Photograph A (top) shows the site of the future Troon Country Club. The Peak’s June 1999 issue features Lou Hagler’s photographs showing the area of the Hohokam village site. Fortunately for all of us, Jerry and Florence Nelson stopped development and notified Arizona State University archaeologists. In late 1987, as a new section was being opened for development at Troon Village, workers noticed significant numbers of broken pottery on the desert surface and curious changes in subsurface soil color in trenches. Editor Florence and Jerry Nelson Preserve History at Troon Village By Bob MasonĪs published in A Peek at the Peak, November 2002 Part 2 describes other items found at the site and the open house that was held in 1988 at the site. We begin with Bob Mason’s article that summarizes what was found during an archeological dig that was conducted in 1988. In this multi-part series, A Peek at the Peak ( The Peak) is re-publish past articles about the site supplemented by information and photographs from “Pinnacle Peak, Images of America” that was written by the current editor of The Peak in 2011. Pinnacle Peak Village, the archeological site, is located 1.5 miles southeast of Pinnacle Peak in Scottsdale, Arizona. A poster distributed at an open house at the Pinnacle Peak Village site featured artifacts that had been found.
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