Cline Mesa Data, AZ U:4:9(ASM): Strata

The Cline Mesa archaeological sites are part of an extensive settlement complex called the Cline Terrace Complex at the northwestern end of the Tonto Basin, along the eastern bank of Tonto Creek. The Arizona State University, Office of Cultural Resource Management, Roosevelt Platform Mound Study (RPMS) divided the Cline Terrace Complex into three management groups: the Mound, Bandolero, and Indian Point management groups. The Cline Terrace Mound group included the Cline Terrace mound, which is the largest site in the complex and located at the center of the complex, and seven nearby sites. The mound group sites are treated in a separate report volume and the associated data are reported separately (Please see https://core.tdar.org/project/394032). The Cline Mesa sites consist of the remaining 35 archaeological sites along the terraces forming the eastern bank of Tonto Creek and extending to the creek’s confluence with Greenback Creek. Please note that these sites are not necessarily representative of the temporal range in the Cline Mesa settlement complex, as many are Hohokam Late Classic period residential sites on Tonto National Forest land. The Cline Mesa Sites report volumes and data summarize results from the surface collections and excavations at the 35 sites in the complex.
The Cline Mesa, Site AZ U:4:9(ASM) Strata data table provides a summary of the features and associated strata (as well as strata type) identified during RPMS investigations at archaeological site AZ U:4:9(ASM) (AR-03-12-06-295(USFS)) on Cline Mesa in the Cline Terrace Management Group. The table identifies each archaeological site by its Arizona State Museum (ASM) site number and its USFS Tonto Forest site number (ASM number/last three digits of Tonto Forest number) (e.g., U:8:23/177). It then lists features and designated archaeological contexts - strata - at each site. Features are designated by combining two numbering systems: the ASM site number, a colon, and the feature number (Note that the "AZ" common to every ASM site number is not used in this table.). Feature numbers begin with the number "1" at each site and progress sequentially (EX: U:8:384:005 = site AZ U:8:384, Feature 5; U:8:384:006 = site AZ U:8:384, Feature 6).
Strata represent major natural or cultural depositional events such as erosional fill, roof fall, floor contexts, and sterile substrate. Strata are depicted as horizontal rows of interconnected boxes on a Harris Matrix. In this table, the archaeological contexts - strata - are identified by a combination of numbering systems: the ASM site number, a colon, the feature number, and the stratum letter designation (EX: U:3:198:006A, U:3:198:006B). Within a feature, each stratum is designated by the feature number (e.g., 10, 11, 12, etc.) and a letter that designates a particular stratum (e.g., A, B, C). The letters are assigned in descending order. Mixed levels and artifacts collected out of context are designated by a "?". Artifacts from each feature (or mixed context) are tallied according to strata.
The table also lists, for each feature and stratum, associated subfeatures. For example, a pit house might be associated with the following subfeatures: post holes, a hearth, and storage pits. Associated sub-features are designated by the feature number and a decimal number. For each feature, subfeature numbers begin with .01 and increase sequentially. The example pit house might be numbered Feature 1 and its subfeatures might be numbered 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, etc. The table provides a description of each subfeature.
Finally, the table provides two volume measurements for each designated context. It provides a volume of total fill for a context and a volume of screened fill for each context. These volumes may be useful for calculating relative artifact densities for archaeological contexts.

克莱因台地考古遗址群（Cline Mesa archaeological sites）隶属于位于通托盆地西北端、沿通托河（Tonto Creek）东岸分布的大型聚落复合体——克莱因台地聚落群（Cline Terrace Complex）。亚利桑那州立大学文化资源管理办公室下属的罗斯福台地丘冢研究项目（Roosevelt Platform Mound Study, RPMS）将克莱因台地聚落群划分为三个管理单元：丘冢管理组、班德洛雷罗管理组与印第安角管理组。克莱因台地丘冢管理组包含复合体中规模最大、地处核心位置的克莱因台地丘冢遗址，以及周边7处考古遗址。丘冢管理组的相关遗址已在独立报告分册中单独阐述，关联数据亦单独发布（详见https://core.tdar.org/project/394032）。克莱因台地考古遗址群则涵盖通托河东岸阶地上剩余的35处考古遗址，分布范围延伸至通托河与格林巴克溪（Greenback Creek）的汇流处。需注意，该批遗址未必能完整代表克莱因台地聚落群的时间跨度，其中多数为通托国家森林公园土地范围内的霍霍坎文化（Hohokam）晚古典期居住遗址。本克莱因台地遗址报告分册及关联数据，汇总了该复合体内35处遗址的地表采集与发掘工作成果。
克莱因台地遗址AZ U:4:9(ASM)层位数据表汇总了罗斯福台地丘冢研究项目（RPMS）在克莱因台地管理组内的考古遗址AZ U:4:9(ASM)（编号AR-03-12-06-295(USFS)）调查过程中识别出的遗迹、关联层位（含层位类型）相关信息。该表通过亚利桑那州立博物馆（Arizona State Museum, ASM）遗址编号与美国林务局（United States Forest Service, USFS）通托森林遗址编号（格式为ASM编号/通托森林编号末三位，例如U:8:23/177）对每处考古遗址进行标识，随后列明各遗址的遗迹与指定考古堆积背景（即层位）。遗迹编号采用两套编号系统组合而成：ASM遗址编号加冒号，再接遗迹编号（需注意：本表格中省略了所有ASM遗址编号共通的前缀“AZ”）。每处遗址的遗迹编号均从“1”开始按顺序递增（示例：U:8:384:005 对应遗址AZ U:8:384的第5号遗迹；U:8:384:006 对应遗址AZ U:8:384的第6号遗迹）。
层位代表主要的自然或文化堆积事件，例如侵蚀堆积、塌落堆积、居住面堆积与无菌母质层。在哈里斯地层矩阵（Harris Matrix）——考古地层学常用的层位关系可视化工具——中，层位以相互连接的横向方框阵列表示。本表格中，考古堆积背景（即层位）的编号采用三套系统组合而成：ASM遗址编号加冒号、遗迹编号加冒号，再接层位字母标识（示例：U:3:198:006A、U:3:198:006B）。在单个遗迹内部，每个层位通过遗迹编号（例如10、11、12等）与标识特定层位的字母（例如A、B、C）共同命名，字母按降序分配。混存堆积与脱离原生堆积背景采集的出土遗物以“？”标识。各遗迹（或混存堆积背景）的出土遗物将按层位进行统计。
本表格同时为每个遗迹与层位列明了关联的次级遗迹。例如，半地穴式房屋可能关联以下次级遗迹：柱洞、灶台与储藏坑。关联次级遗迹的编号由遗迹编号加小数构成，每个遗迹的次级遗迹编号均从.01开始按顺序递增。以上述半地穴式房屋为例，其主遗迹编号为1，次级遗迹则依次编号为1.01、1.02、1.03等。本表格将对每个次级遗迹进行描述。
最后，本表格为每个指定堆积背景提供了两项体积测量数据：堆积总填充体积与过筛堆积体积。此类体积数据可用于计算各考古堆积背景的相对遗物密度。