Alan Ferg
Biographic Data
| ID | 638006 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alan Ferg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alan |
| FAMILY NAME | Ferg |
| SIGNATURE | FERG A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Arizona State Museum |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
A Hohokam Pottery Bell”
Although the clapper was not recovered, construction details for the bell were obvious from impressions on the interior of the sherds. Using these construction inferences, Ethel had no trouble making and firing a beautiful replica. Norton noted that other pottery bells had been found, but did not emphasize that, although a few from Pecos Pueblo are larger than the bell from the Twelve Mile Site, the photographs and description make it clear that …
An Atlatl from the Sierra Pinacate
A number of perishable items were found in four small caves in the Sierra Pinacate, Sonora, Mexico, in 1976. The most significant of these was a complete wooden atlatl that has been radiocarbon dated to 1,502 B.C. (3,451 B.P.), the first atlatl recovered from Sonora. It is a mixed-type atlatl with a dorsal groove and projecting spur, opposing finger-notches, and traces of red paint. It was the only artifact found in Ten January Cave. Found positi…
Western Apache Material Culture: The Goodwin and Guenther Collections
Western Apache Material Culture: The Goodwin and Guenther Collections
Arizona Bifaces of Wyoming Chert
Seven bifaces from sites in Arizona and one from New Mexico are so similar in material, form, and workmanship that a single source is inferred. The distinctive raw material is tentatively identified as "Tiger Chert" from southwestern Wyoming. These finds suggest widespread exchange of large bifaces among the pueblos of the late thirteenth to fourteenth centuries, and a previously unrecognized contact to the north
Avifauna of the University Indian Ruin
Seventy-nine bird bones recovered from various excavations at University Indian Ruin, AZ BB: 9: 33 (ASM), are identified to species when possible, and documented as to their temporal associations. Seventy-five bones representing 15 species came from Tucson phase contexts, A. D. 1300–1450, and provide the basis for a discussion of utilization of birds at the site during that time period. When combined with the data from Hohokam and Salado sites, t…
Two Archaeological Occurrences of Black Vulture in Southern Arizona
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) bones have been recovered twice from archaeological sites in southern Arizona. In both cases, the extant provenience information is poor, and in one case the bones are presently missing. Nevertheless, these occurrences have some significance in that the Black Vulture is a Neotropical species that has expanded its range northward into Arizona only in this century. Documentation as it presently exists is presented f…
Forestdale Black-on-Red: A Type Description and Discussion
Forestdale Black-on-red was named as a ceramic type in 1953 by Wendorf on the basis of two vessels. Based on these vessels and an additional 11 bowls and three sherds in the Arizona State Museum, a formal description of the type is presented along with a discussion of its chronological position and relationships to other types. Forestdale Black-on-red may be the earliest locally made decorated pottery in the Forestdale area and represents another…
The Petroglyphs of Tumamoc Hill
Approximately 460 Hohokam petroglyphs from Tumamoc Hill (AZ AA: 16:6), a “fortified” hill (trincheras) just west of Tucson, are discussed. A new style of prehistoric rock art—Hohokam Scratched style—is described. Dating, typologies, analyses, and interpretations of petroglyphs are discussed for Tumamoc Hill in particular, for Tumamoc Hill as compared to other Tucson Basin petroglyph sites, and to Hohokam rock art in general
A Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations of the Tumamoc Hill Survey
(1979). A Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations of the Tumamoc Hill Survey. KIVA: Vol. 45, No. 1-2, pp. 187-195
The Pineveta Tanks Site, Northwestern Arizona
The excavation of a five locus site northwest of Ash Fork, Yavapai County, Arizona, by the Arizona State Museum is reported. Four of the loci are Archaic, one being assignable to the Red Horse phase, 700 B.C. to A.D. 250. The other locus is a Pueblo II period Cohonina structure and its associated trash. As this area is little known archaeologically, a full description of the materials is presented
A Probable Chiricahua Apache Burial from Southeastern Arizona
A human skeleton, a metal knife, gourd vessel, yucca cordage and a small fragment of cloth from a rock shelter in the Chiricahua Mountains are carefully described. In light of archaeological, historical and ethnographic data, cultural and temporal affinities are posited for each of the objects, and the assemblage as a whole is tentatively identified as a Chiricahua Apache burial dating about A.D. 1800
An Atlatl from the Sierra Pinacate
A number of perishable items were found in four small caves in the Sierra Pinacate, Sonora, Mexico, in 1976. The most significant of these was a complete wooden atlatl that has been radiocarbon dated to 1,502 B.C. (3,451 B.P.), the first atlatl recovered from Sonora. It is a mixed-type atlatl with a dorsal groove and projecting spur, opposing finger-notches, and traces of red paint. It was the only artifact found in Ten January Cave. Found positi…
The Petroglyphs of Tumamoc Hill
Approximately 460 Hohokam petroglyphs from Tumamoc Hill (AZ AA: 16:6), a “fortified” hill (trincheras) just west of Tucson, are discussed. A new style of prehistoric rock art—Hohokam Scratched style—is described. Dating, typologies, analyses, and interpretations of petroglyphs are discussed for Tumamoc Hill in particular, for Tumamoc Hill as compared to other Tucson Basin petroglyph sites, and to Hohokam rock art in general
The Pineveta Tanks Site, Northwestern Arizona
The excavation of a five locus site northwest of Ash Fork, Yavapai County, Arizona, by the Arizona State Museum is reported. Four of the loci are Archaic, one being assignable to the Red Horse phase, 700 B.C. to A.D. 250. The other locus is a Pueblo II period Cohonina structure and its associated trash. As this area is little known archaeologically, a full description of the materials is presented
Western Apache Material Culture: The Goodwin and Guenther Collections
Western Apache Material Culture: The Goodwin and Guenther Collections
A Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations of the Tumamoc Hill Survey
(1979). A Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations of the Tumamoc Hill Survey. KIVA: Vol. 45, No. 1-2, pp. 187-195
Arizona Bifaces of Wyoming Chert
Seven bifaces from sites in Arizona and one from New Mexico are so similar in material, form, and workmanship that a single source is inferred. The distinctive raw material is tentatively identified as "Tiger Chert" from southwestern Wyoming. These finds suggest widespread exchange of large bifaces among the pueblos of the late thirteenth to fourteenth centuries, and a previously unrecognized contact to the north
Avifauna of the University Indian Ruin
Seventy-nine bird bones recovered from various excavations at University Indian Ruin, AZ BB: 9: 33 (ASM), are identified to species when possible, and documented as to their temporal associations. Seventy-five bones representing 15 species came from Tucson phase contexts, A. D. 1300–1450, and provide the basis for a discussion of utilization of birds at the site during that time period. When combined with the data from Hohokam and Salado sites, t…
A Probable Chiricahua Apache Burial from Southeastern Arizona
A human skeleton, a metal knife, gourd vessel, yucca cordage and a small fragment of cloth from a rock shelter in the Chiricahua Mountains are carefully described. In light of archaeological, historical and ethnographic data, cultural and temporal affinities are posited for each of the objects, and the assemblage as a whole is tentatively identified as a Chiricahua Apache burial dating about A.D. 1800
The Pineveta Tanks Site, Northwestern Arizona
The excavation of a five locus site northwest of Ash Fork, Yavapai County, Arizona, by the Arizona State Museum is reported. Four of the loci are Archaic, one being assignable to the Red Horse phase, 700 B.C. to A.D. 250. The other locus is a Pueblo II period Cohonina structure and its associated trash. As this area is little known archaeologically, a full description of the materials is presented
A Probable Chiricahua Apache Burial from Southeastern Arizona
A human skeleton, a metal knife, gourd vessel, yucca cordage and a small fragment of cloth from a rock shelter in the Chiricahua Mountains are carefully described. In light of archaeological, historical and ethnographic data, cultural and temporal affinities are posited for each of the objects, and the assemblage as a whole is tentatively identified as a Chiricahua Apache burial dating about A.D. 1800
The Petroglyphs of Tumamoc Hill
Approximately 460 Hohokam petroglyphs from Tumamoc Hill (AZ AA: 16:6), a “fortified” hill (trincheras) just west of Tucson, are discussed. A new style of prehistoric rock art—Hohokam Scratched style—is described. Dating, typologies, analyses, and interpretations of petroglyphs are discussed for Tumamoc Hill in particular, for Tumamoc Hill as compared to other Tucson Basin petroglyph sites, and to Hohokam rock art in general
A Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations of the Tumamoc Hill Survey
(1979). A Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations of the Tumamoc Hill Survey. KIVA: Vol. 45, No. 1-2, pp. 187-195
Forestdale Black-on-Red: A Type Description and Discussion
Forestdale Black-on-red was named as a ceramic type in 1953 by Wendorf on the basis of two vessels. Based on these vessels and an additional 11 bowls and three sherds in the Arizona State Museum, a formal description of the type is presented along with a discussion of its chronological position and relationships to other types. Forestdale Black-on-red may be the earliest locally made decorated pottery in the Forestdale area and represents another…
Two Archaeological Occurrences of Black Vulture in Southern Arizona
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) bones have been recovered twice from archaeological sites in southern Arizona. In both cases, the extant provenience information is poor, and in one case the bones are presently missing. Nevertheless, these occurrences have some significance in that the Black Vulture is a Neotropical species that has expanded its range northward into Arizona only in this century. Documentation as it presently exists is presented f…
Avifauna of the University Indian Ruin
Seventy-nine bird bones recovered from various excavations at University Indian Ruin, AZ BB: 9: 33 (ASM), are identified to species when possible, and documented as to their temporal associations. Seventy-five bones representing 15 species came from Tucson phase contexts, A. D. 1300–1450, and provide the basis for a discussion of utilization of birds at the site during that time period. When combined with the data from Hohokam and Salado sites, t…
Arizona Bifaces of Wyoming Chert
Seven bifaces from sites in Arizona and one from New Mexico are so similar in material, form, and workmanship that a single source is inferred. The distinctive raw material is tentatively identified as "Tiger Chert" from southwestern Wyoming. These finds suggest widespread exchange of large bifaces among the pueblos of the late thirteenth to fourteenth centuries, and a previously unrecognized contact to the north
Western Apache Material Culture: The Goodwin and Guenther Collections
Western Apache Material Culture: The Goodwin and Guenther Collections
An Atlatl from the Sierra Pinacate
A number of perishable items were found in four small caves in the Sierra Pinacate, Sonora, Mexico, in 1976. The most significant of these was a complete wooden atlatl that has been radiocarbon dated to 1,502 B.C. (3,451 B.P.), the first atlatl recovered from Sonora. It is a mixed-type atlatl with a dorsal groove and projecting spur, opposing finger-notches, and traces of red paint. It was the only artifact found in Ten January Cave. Found positi…
A Hohokam Pottery Bell”
Although the clapper was not recovered, construction details for the bell were obvious from impressions on the interior of the sherds. Using these construction inferences, Ethel had no trouble making and firing a beautiful replica. Norton noted that other pottery bells had been found, but did not emphasize that, although a few from Pecos Pueblo are larger than the bell from the Twelve Mile Site, the photographs and description make it clear that …
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