Silver Creek Archaeological Project--Bailey Ruin (AZ P:11:1 ASM)

Great Kiva Sites

Pottery Hill

Bryant Ranch

Bailey Ruin

Cline Point

Hall Point


Structure/FS	Sample #	Material	Context	RCYPB	Cal. YBP (2 Sigma)
Structure 1
378	AA78627	Outer ring of Pinus sp. beam	roof fall	1,222 ± 36	688-754 758-888

378	AA78626	Outermost preserved ring of Pinus sp. beam	roof fall	1,220 ± 35	688-753 760-889
Structure 2
*407	AA74794	Juniperus sp. bark mat	floor	1872±32	71-228

*407	AA74795	Juniperus sp. bark mat	floor	1751±28	225-383

407	AA78628	Outer ring of Pinus sp. post	floor	1,578 ± 37	138-198 207-412

407	AA78629	Juniperus sp. bark mat	floor	1,741 ± 54	409-563

*Two dates from the same sample of bark.

The roof for Structure 1 (smaller structure, excavated by S. Duwe and M. Proue) was probably built between cal AD 688-754 or cal AD 758-889.

The floor post and Juniper bark mat for Structure 2 (large structure, excavated by C. Roos) were probably constructed between ca. AD 400-500. I do not know the persistence of bark on Junipers, so I take the most recent date for the Juniper bark mat ( AA78629) the limiting date. The overlap of the more recent dates (the mat and the post; AA78628 and AA78629) in the early cal AD 400s is probably significant.

© 2002. Department of Anthropology, University of Arizona.
Bailey plan drawing by Douglas Gann (Mills et al. 1999)
Comments to Barbara Mills