Pithouse Burn at Steam Pump Ranch @ArchaeologySouthwest
Pithouse Burn at Steam Pump Ranch  @ArchaeologySouthwest
Uploaded July 2017 | Updated September 2026, 51 minutes ago
On April 30, 2017, Archaeology Southwest, in partnership with the Oro Valley Historical Society, the Town of Oro Valley, and the Golder Ranch Fire District, burned down a replica of an Early Agricultural pithouse. Find out why!

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Pithouse Burn at Steam Pump Ranch

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