Sawtooth pottery hunts on the flats Photoset • Hansenaz • 2026-01-05 • HikeArizona.COM

Sawtooth pottery hunts on the flats, AZ

	2026-01-05
	20 by Hansenaz

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Sawtooth pottery hunts on the flats, AZ

Hiking	10.90 Miles

Hiking	10.90 Miles	9 Hrs 50 Mns	1.11 mph

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This log combines two half-day walks on the Eastern flats of the Sawtooth Range (late Dec and early Jan). I had walked in this range 10 years ago on the hills and ridges and noticed pottery even during the approach from the flats. So I figured it might be a good place to go back to and look specifically for ancient stuff. The main goal: painted Hohokam pottery.

This worked out pretty well. Nice walking and I did find a lot of pottery - mostly plain but some painted. Further I started to recognize the remnants of habitation sites: local concentrations of medium size rocks with pottery pieces. I imagine these were pit houses. I walked around about 10 of these.

This kept me busy but I also passed a little bit of smuggler trash (also seen 10 years ago), a couple petroglyphs, and a crested saguaro.

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