Center for Archaeology and Society

Recent Publications

The following selections represent recent scholarly work from the Center for Archaeology & Society at Arizona State University. These publications highlight ongoing investigations in archaeology, collections care, digital heritage, and public outreach across the U.S. Southwest and neighboring regions. 

2025

Caseldine, Christopher R. and Alexis Fetterhoff. A Preliminary Assessment of Hohokam Cultural Expression in the Lower Tonto Basin. Journal of Arizona Archaeology 11:19-40.

Caseldine, Christopher R. A Reevaluation of Hohokam Irrigation Systems in the Lower Salt River Valley, Arizona. TheKiva 91:180-203. DOI: 10.1080/00231940.2024.2446700.

Kroot, Matthew A., Mathew A. Peeples, Laurene Montero, and Lindsey Vogel-Teeter. Developing the Arizona State University Field School Program at S’eḏav Va’aki Museum. Journal of Arizona Archaeology 11(2). 

2024

Caseldine, Christopher R. Dispersed Centrality: A Ceremonial Organization Underpinning Hohokam Platform Mound Ceremonialism. The Kiva. DOI: 10.1080/00231940.2024.2389734.

2023

Bischoff, Robert. Geometric Morphometric Analysis of Projectile Points from the Southwest United States. Peer Community Journal 3(e802023). DOI:10.24072/pcjournal.312.

Brughmans, Tom and Matthew A. Peeples. Network Science in Archaeology. Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.

Caseldine, Christopher R. A critical evaluation of soil salinization, waterlogging, and agricultural productive capacity in Hohokam irrigation of the Phoenix Basin, Arizona, USA. Journal of Environmental Quality 52:799-813. DOI: 10.1002/jeq2.20486.

Peeples, Matthew A. and Robert J. Bischoff. Archaeological networks, community detection, and critical scales of interaction in the U.S. Southwest/Mexican Northwest Journal of Anthropological Archaeology 70:101511  

2022

Caseldine, Christopher R. Least Cost Paths and Movement in the Tonto Basin, Central Arizona. The Kiva 88:112-141. DOI: 10.1080/00231940.2021.1996517.