Tonto Ruins Stabilization: May 27 to June 30, 1937
Duffen WA. 1937. Tonto Ruins Stabilization: May 27 to June 30, 1937. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The Salado Phenomena, 700 years ago, blended ideas of neighboring Native American cultures to emerge a unique and vibrant society. Tonto National Monument showcases two Salado-style cliff dwellings. Colorful pottery, woven cotton cloth, and other artifacts tell a story of people living and using resources from the northern Sonoran Desert from 1250 to 1450 CE. This report details work performed from May 27 through June 30, wholly upon the lower group of buildings, which were in a bad state of repair. The work consisted of the rebuilding of retaining walls, and cleaning of rooms which had been dug out at earlier times. In many cases, the debris had just been mulled over in the quest for "antiques". The slowest part of the job was the rebuilding of the rear wall of Room 2.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Duffen, William
- Date of Issue
- 1937-06
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- IMR , TONT
- Keywords
- archaeology, ruin stabilization, Salado, Sonoran Desert, southwestern monuments special report, Superstition Mountains, tonto ruins