Maricopa (County) (Geographic Keyword)

Maricopa , Maricopa County, Arizona , Maricopa County

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Final Report for an Archaeological Sample Survey of Alternative AK-Chin Water Supply Areas, Southern Arizona (1981)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Robert E. Gasser.

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Final Report for Archaeological Survey of the 55 Acre Kyrene 500 kV Receiving Station Area, Maricopa County, Arizona (1979)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Donald R. Keller.

55 acre parcel adjacent to the existing Salt River Project Kyrene Steam Plant was surveyed for archaeological resources by the Museum of Northern Arizona in March, 1979. Three areas of artifact concentration; designated NA15,779, were identified within a plowed field area, indicating possible site utilization by the Hohokam between the late Colonial and the Classic periods. Backhoe trenching is recommended within the artifact concentration areas to determine if undisturbed cultural deposits...


Final Report for Archaeological Testing at the New River Authorized Dam Site, Maricopa County, Arizona (1981)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Richard Ciolek-Torello.

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Final Report for Archaeological Testing of the 55 Acre Kyrene 500 kV Receiving Station Area, Maricopa County, Arizona (1979)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Robert E. Gasser.

A 55 acre parcel of private land adjacent to the' existing Salt River Project Kyrene Steam Generating Plant was surveyed by the Museum of Northern Arizona in March, 1979. At that time three areas of artifact concentrations were noted and the area was designated NA15,779. The previous investigator (Keller 1979) recommended backhoe trenching within the areas of artifact concentration to determine if undisturbed cultural deposits remain beneath the field plow zone. This investigation placed six...


Final Report for Plan 6 Supplemental Cultural Resource Surveys (1985)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Margerie Green.

This final report includes eight reports representing close to 6,000 acres of survey performed in the vicinity of the planned New Waddell Dam. The survey areas include locations for geologic test trenches, road relocations, borrow areas, spillways, and the Waddell Canal. These surveys yielded a total of 43 sites and 2018 loci of isolated artifacts. All but one of the sites were located in two borrow areas. These two study areas evidence differences in use of habitation, agriculture and artifact...


Final Report for Plan 6 Supplemental Cultural Resource Surveys (1985)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Margerie Green. R. W. Effland, Jr.. J. H. King.

This final report reflects a year of on-call Class III cultural resource surveys for Plan 6, the Regulatory Storage Division of the Central Arizona Project. Included are eight reports representing close to 6000 acres of survey performed in the vicinity of the planned New Waddell Dam by Archaeological Consulting Services for the Arizona Projects Office, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Because New Waddell Dam is designed to be rock filled, one of the focal points of the contract was to survey proposed...


Final Report of Findings: Phase 1 Data Recovery at AZ T:7:366(ASM) for the Northern Parkway Project, Near El Mirage, Maricopa County, Arizona (2013)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Glennda Gene Luhnow.

Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) plans to improve Northern Avenue to be a parkway in the Phoenix metropolitan area where no freeways are planned. At the request of Mr. Robin Shishido of Parsons, a cultural resource assessment of the project area of potential effects (APE) was conducted by Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS). The purpose of the cultural resource assessment was to identify any historic properties in the APE that could be affected by the undertaking...


Final Report of Monitoring for the Southwest Gas 2" Steel Main Replacement Project, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2013)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Glennda Gene Luhnow.

Monitoring for the Southwest Gas 2" Steel Main Replacement Project identified two features within AZ T:12:37(ASM)-Casa Buena, and three canal exposures representing two canals (designated at AZ T:12:416 and T:417[ASM]). All feature recording protocols followed those methods set forth in the approved City of Phoenix blanket work plan (Montero and Stubing 2004). ACS’ monitoring for the Southwest Gas 2" Steel Main Replacement Project resulted in the monitoring of 98 new excavations, and the...


Final Report on Arizona - and National Register of Historic Places - Eligibility Testing Within Portions of Site AZ P:2:8 (GP), and Monitoring for a Prehistoric Canal Alignment, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2002)
DOCUMENT Full-Text J. Scott Courtright.

Logan Simpson Design Inc. (LSD) has completed Arizona- and National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)-eligibility testing within portions of AZ P:2:8 (GP). Monitoring to identify a prehistoric canal was also undertaken. Greeley and Hansen Engineers (Greeley and Hansen), on behalf of the City of Phoenix Water Services Department, retained LSD to conduct archaeological testing to determine whether remains were present that could contribute scientifically important information on the prehistoric...


A Fortified Hilltop in the Phoenix Mountains (1990)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Todd W. Bostwick.

On March 1, 1989, Dr. David Doyel and Todd Bostwick of the City of Phoenix Archaeology Division were accompanied by Park Ranger David Stamper on an inspection of an archaeological site located on Shaw Butte in northern Phoenix. This field trip was requested by Sarah Hall-Jara, North Mountain Park Manager, in order to evaluate a site which is present within the boundaries of the City of Phoenix North Phoenix Mountains Preserve. Because the mountain preserve is a popular place for hiking by local...


The Fourmile Wash Project: Archaeological Investigations at Eight Sites in the Tonopah Desert in Western Arizona (1992)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Earl W. Sires.

The Fourmile Wash Data Recovery Project (SWCA Project No. 22-88160-1) included excavation and other data recovery activities at eight archaeological sites located in northwestern Maricopa County, Arizona. The excavations were conducted between 18 April and 5 May 1988 by SWCA, Inc., under contract with Headquarters West, Ltd. The project was necessitated by the fact that these sites are located on lands administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that were scheduled to be transferred...


Fowler Quadrangle - Archaeology Map - Maricopa County, Arizona (1992)
IMAGE Uploaded by: Katelyn Roessel

"Funding for data collection and map production provided by Arizona Department of Transportation Contract No. 85-33. This map is based on the named USGS 7.5 minute series topographic map. Prehistoric information compiled from various sources by Jerry B. Howard. See Howard and Huckleberry (1991: Chapter 2) for further explanation of data sources and map compilation methods. Some errors and inconsistencies could not be rectified during the production process by Soil Systems, Inc. and GEO-MAP,...


From the Aguila Mountains to the Crater Range: Cultural Resources Samples Survey of the North Tactical Range, Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Southwestern Arizona (1995)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Deborah I. Olszewski. Glenn P. Darrington. Sharon K. Bauer.

The intensive archaeological survey reported here was undertaken at the request of Luke Air Force Base (AFB) to provide data that can be used by both agencies in combination with the results of other studies in their efforts to carry out that mandate responsibly. Specifically, the aim of this study is to provide data that will augment the Cultural Resources Management Plan (CRMP) for the Gila Bend (eastern) segment of the Range (Blanchard 1992), and that will be used for the environmental impact...


From the Desert to the Mountains: Archaeology of the Transition Zone, The State Route 87–Sycamore Creek Project, Volume 1: Prehistoric Sites (1999)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Tyler Sutton

This document is the first of three volumes presenting the results of a two-phase data recovery program conducted by Statistical Research, Inc. (SRI), at 29 prehistoric sites and segments of 2 historical-period roads—Reno Road and the old Bush Highway—along a 25-mile-long segment of State Route 87 (SR 87, or the Beeline Highway), between Saguaro Lake Road and the Gila County Line. A fourth volume presents the findings of a study of the historical-period roads within the project area performed by...


From the Desert to the Mountains: Archaeology of the Transition Zone, The State Route 87–Sycamore Creek Project, Volume 2: Analysis of Prehistoric Remains (2003)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Tyler Sutton

This document is the second of four volumes presenting the results of a two-phase data recovery program conducted by Statistical Research, Inc. (SRI), at 29 prehistoric sites and segments of 2 historical-period roads—Reno Road and the old Bush Highway—along a 25-mile-long segment of State Route 87 (SR 87, or the Beeline Highway), between Saguaro Lake Road and the Gila County Line. A fourth volume presents the findings of a study of the historical-period roads within the project area performed by...


The Garden of American: The Salt River Valley, Maricopa County, Arizona (1885)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Katelyn Roessel

The Garden of America: Irrigation of Arizona. This promotional pamphlet advertised the potential and beauty of the Salt River Valley in Arizona. It also describes its surroundings, irrigation systems, and canals, and agricultural possibilities with letters from residents. Contains illustrations of the upper wasteway and the falls of the Arizona Canal, natural bridge over Pine Creek, 1885 canal map, and many others.


Gateway to Combat: A Historic Context for Military Aviation Training on the Barry M. Goldwater Range East, Arizona, World War II and Early Cold War Eras (2004)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Scott Thompson.

This report presents a historic context for military aviation training on the Barry M. Goldwater Range East for the World War II and early Cold War eras for the 56 RMO. The project includes limited survey of select inactive targets and military structures on the range. A National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form for resources and properties on BMGR East has been prepared as part of this project.


General Sketch Map of Salt River Project, Arizona (1903)
IMAGE Geological Survey (U.S.). A. Hoen R. Co., Baltimore.

1903 general sketch map of Salt River Project from the Third Annual Report Reclamation Service Pl. II Depicts the Roosevelt Dam and Vicinity with the locations of the steam power plant and shop, brick yard, bunk house, clay bins, camping grounds, mess tent, hospital, oil basin, limestone quarry, cement mill, line kiln, site of contractors camp, cottage's office.


Gila River Indian Reservation Routes 27 and 76 Cultural Program Recommendations (1980)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Douglas R. Brown.

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Goat Canyon Sites Arizona Site Steward File (2015)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Raymond Schell.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file for the Goat Canyon Sites, comprised of petroglyphs and historic stone walls, located on Maricopa County land. The file consists of a site data form. The earliest dated document is from 2015.


Grand Canal Radial Gate MCC 2-6.3 Improvement Monitoring Project (2017)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Eric S. Cox.

Northland Research, Inc. (Northland) has completed archaeological monitoring for the Grand Canal Radial Gate MCC 2-6.3 Improvement Project that took place on lands administered by the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR). The project's Area of Potential Effect (APE) is situated within the mapped boundaries of Pueblo Grande (AZ U:9:1[ASM]), a previously recorded prehistoric Hohokam village that is listed in the Arizona and National Registers of Historic Places (A/NRHP). The APE consists of the utility...


Gravel Pictographs of the Lower Colorado River Region (1953)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Michael J. Harner.

This resource is a citation record only, the Center for Digital Antiquity does not have a copy of this document. The information in this record has been migrated into tDAR from the National Archaeological Database Reports Module (NADB-R) and updated. Most NADB-R records consist of a document citation and other metadata but do not have the documents themselves uploaded. If you have a digital copy of the document and would like to have it curated in tDAR, please contact us at comments@tdar.org.


Guadalupe Quadrangle - Archaeology Map - Maricopa County, Arizona (1992)
IMAGE Uploaded by: Katelyn Roessel

"Funding for data collection and map production provided by Arizona Department of Transportation Contract No. 85-33. This map is based on the named USGS 7.5 minute series topographic map. Prehistoric information compiled from various sources by Jerry B. Howard. See Howard and Huckleberry (1991: Chapter 2) for further explanation of data sources and map compilation methods. Some errors and inconsistencies could not be rectified during the production process by Soil Systems, Inc. and GEO-MAP,...


HAER No. AZ-12, Technical Report: Historic American Engineering Record, Stewart Mountain Dam (1992)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Donald C. Jackson.

This report provides a written narrative of the events leading to the construction of Stewart Mountain Dam on the Salt River, in Central Arizona. Stewart Mountain Dam was constructed by the Salt River Valley Water Users' Association between 1928 and 1930. The dam provides for water storage and hydroelectric power generation.


HAER No. AZ-14, Mormon Flat Dam, Maricopa County, Arizona: Photographs, Written Historical and Descriptive Data, Reduced Copies of Drawings (1989)
DOCUMENT Full-Text David M. Introcaso.

This Historic American Engineering Record for the Mormon Flat Dam contains photographs, dating from 1924-1988, and descriptive data concerning the dam's construction and use. Mormon Flat Dam was the first dam constructed under the Salt River Project's 1920's hydroelectric expansion program. Currently, the dam is operated by the Salt River Project for the purposes of generating hydroelectric power and for storing approximately 57,000 acre feet of water for agricultural and urban uses.