GOAT CAMP EXCAVATION FALL 2022
Hey Goat Campers!
It's that time of year again to give everybody a little update on what we've been doing, so here is the annual report for our 10th (!!!) season of excavation. Enjoy!
Also, our final schedule for the Fall :
September 24
October 8 and 22
November 12 and 26
December 10
Mark your calendars and stay tuned for the reminders I'll send out the week before each session.
I don't know about y'all, but I can't wait to get back to work!
Cheers and stay safe,
Scott
Scott Wood, retired Tonto archaeologist and Rim Country Adviser, leads the excavations at Goat Camp. Participants must be current members of AAS. Scott's contact information
Online from April 10, 2022 “Goat Camp Virtual Field Trip” with archaeologist J. Scott Wood sponsored by Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society (AAHS), Tucson
Online from June 17, 2021 “The Goat Camp Ruin Project Volunteer Archaeology in Central Arizona” with J. Scott Wood for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
Goat Camp Ruin is located in Payson and was occupied from about 750 to 1280 AD. The site was originally a Hohokam colony that continued to be occupied through the Classic Period. The Classic Period occupation is called "Payson Tradition" or "Northern Salado". After several changes in ownership and extensive pot-hunting, the city of Payson took over ownership of the site. The Rim Country Chapter, with Scott Wood’s assistance, proposed creating an archaeological interpretive site as well as a hiking trail for this 6-acre parcel of land, similar to that of nearby Shoofly Ruin. Scott has led groups of volunteers each spring and fall for the past few years excavating and interpreting areas within the overall complex. The goal is not rebuilding or total excavation, but knowledge and
public education through an interpretive package. Shoofly excavation reports are at the bottom of the Rim Chapter webpage.
Ceramic Checklist First Season Report
Site Map Second Season Report
Master Development Plan Third Season Report
Excavation and Stabilization Plan Fourth Season Report
Goat Camp 2018 Fall Plan Fifth Season Report
Goat Camp 2019 Spring Plan Sixth Season Report
Goat Camp 2020 Spring Plan Seventh Season Report
Goat Camp 2020 Fall Plan Rev Eighth Season progress impeded by pandemic
Goat Camp 2021 Spring Plan Ninth Season Report
Virus Protocol Rev Tenth Season Report


EXCAVATION


SCREENING CLEANING ARTIFACTS


SORTING AND IDENTIFYING ARTIFACTS