Apache occupations of the Pine Springs Camp left a lighter signature, though a number of distinctive items have been found. The presence of several wickiup rings and a possible burnt-rock midden suggest the Apaches made periodic visits to the site. A scraper manufactured from the base of a beer bottle, a cartridge case modified for measuring gunpowder, and several food can lids cut into rectangular pieces to make cone jingles testify to Apache re-cycling of military materials.
Of particular interest was the discovery within one wickiup ring of a buried hearth, cut through three previous hearths, which had a large cut tin can lid in situ beside it. A small amount of stone tools attests to prehistoric as well as historic use of the Pine Springs Camp location.
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A bibliography has been collected for this project.
