Phoenix, AZ (Geographic Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Mark R. Hackbarth. Lesley Rodriguez.

This report presents the results of archaeological monitoring of ground-disturbing activities for a COP NSD residential rehabilitation project. The project involved excavation of a new sewer line, the removal of a chain link fence with posts, excavation of footers for a block wall (including pilaster foundations), and removal of two trees. The property is located within 50 ft of an unnamed prehistoric canal that is projected to cross the northeastern corner of the property. The property is...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Rebecca J. Hill.

This document presents the results of archaeological monitoring for a residential rehabilitation project. The project involved the replacement/installation of a gas line, sewer line, and water line in addition to the excavation of block fence footers, removal of topsoil to make room for landscaping gravel, and the excavation of a hole for planting a tree in the residence’s front yard. LSD monitored ground disturbing activities within the boundary of AZ T:12:217(ASM), the Dennis Addition, and a...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Mary-Ellen Walsh.

This document presents the results of archaeological monitoring conducted for Salt River Project (SRP) during an electrical transmission line pole replacement project. Monitoring was completed during ground-disturbing activities occurring in a portion of the Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park, and west of State Route (SR) 153 to 40th Street. The purpose of the monitoring was to ensure that culturally sensitive areas were avoided during ground-disturbing activities and to identify the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Stubing.

The project consists of repair of rain damage to the platform mound and ball court at Pueblo Grande. The repair will be done in two phases. Phase 1, which is covered within this report, repaired damage to the protective backfill/wall capping and drainage system around the perimeter of the mound, and removed excessive sediment from the drainage sump of the ball court. Phase 2, which will be conducted at a later date, will repair damage on the top of the mound consisting of erosion beneath the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Justin P. Rego.

This document presents the results of archaeological monitoring for the 11th Street Pedestrian Improvements Project along 11th Street . The federally funded project involves improves to bus stops with new benches; installation of permeable paving and shade trees; construction of wider sidewalks with accessible ramps; and installation of pedestrian level street lighting and way-finding signage (including the installation of utility conduits for new street lamps) and removal and installation of...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Justin P. Rego. Michael Bryk. Lesley Rodriguez.

This report presents the results of archaeological monitoring for a COP water line project. The project involved the installation of a new waterline along an existing alignment in Phoenix. Archaeological monitoring was conducted under the established Monitoring and Discovery Plan for the city of Phoenix (Montero and Stubing 2004). As a result of the project, five features were recorded and two previously reported sites were given ASM site numbers.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Rebecca J. Hill.

This document presents the results of archaeological monitoring for a residential rehabilitation project. The project involved the connection of a washing machine drain to the sewer line. LSD monitored ground-disturbing activities within the buffer zone surrounding an unnamed prehistoric canal projected to traverse the southwest corner of the project area. Field investigators examined exposed substrate for the presence of cultural deposits. No cultural resources were encountered.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Leigh Davidson.

This report presents the results of archaeological monitoring during ground-disturbing activities. The project involved the removal of concrete slabs, footings, concrete pad and fence posts, as well as structural demolition and lot grading. Ground-disturbing activities included the mechanical removal of a tree, two cinder block wall extensions, and a portion of the house foundation; hand removal of two metal posts for a chain link fence; and hand and mechanical grading across the exposed...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Leigh Davidson.

This report presents the results of archaeological monitoring during ground-disturbing activities. The project involved two tasks: lot grading and hand excavations, and excavation within the residence beneath the tub catch-basin in the bathroom. Ground-disturbing activities outside the residence included hand excavation with shovels to grad a portion of the backyard for a proposed gravel parking area. Hand excavations were used within the residence's bathroom to remove and repair the existing...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Leigh Davidson.

This report presents the results of archaeological monitoring during ground disturbing activities at the site. The planned project involved the installation of a water sprinkler system, the installation of an AC pad and drainage swell, vegetation removal, grading in the backyard, and landscaping in the front yard. Monitoring was conducted during all trenching and general ground-disturbing activity within the project area. Field investigators examined vertical and horizontal exposures of the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Alexandra Howard. Christopher Garraty.

This document presents the results of archaeological monitoring in advance of Sun State Builder’s (Sun State) anticipated construction of warehouse facilities within an L-shaped area. This project area is situated within a Hohokam village habitation site with a known platform mound. The project area also encompasses a historic residential property that has not been evaluated for National Registry of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility. The project involved excavation (mechanical grading and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Lesley Rodriguez.

This document presents the results of archaeological monitoring for a housing improvement project. The project involved the installation of a new sewer system and a fence. Logan Simpson Design (LSD) monitored 13 ft (3.9 m) of excavated trench and eleven post holes within the Casa Buena site (AZ T:12:36[ASM]). Monitoring was conducted during all ground-disturbing activity within the area of potential effects. Construction activity occurred both inside and outside of the residence. Field...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Leigh Davidson.

This report presents the results of archaeological monitoring during ground disturbing activities for the installation of approximately 12 linear meters of block fence. The project involved the excavation of two trenches, one averaging 0.33 m wide by 13.75 m long by 0.29 m deep, and the other measuring 0.39 m wide by 1.25 m long by 0.29 m deep. The trenches were expanded in 7 locations to accommodate pilasters. The pilaster footers ranged in area from 0.12 m2 to 0.4 m2 and depths from 0.32 m to...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Rebecca Hill.

This document presents the results of archaeological monitoring during ground-disturbing activities for the installation of concrete footers. The project involved the excavation of three holes for footers, each one 0.46 m deep. LSD monitored the ground-disturbing activities as the property is located within the boundaries of Leo’s Site, P:3:8(GP). Archaeological monitoring was conducted during the ground-disturbing activities related to the installation of concrete footers along the southern...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Rebecca Hill. Leigh Davidson.

This report presents the results of archaeological monitoring during grounddisturbing activities for the installation of a sanitary sewer line, including the excavation to install a new line from the residenceto the COP sanitary sewer tap located in the alley. The project involved excavation, with a backhoe, of a 45-cm-wide by 80-cm-deep by 23-m-long trench, positioned directly above the existing septic tank system. In addition, monitoring was conducted inside the house where a 20-cm-wide by...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Rebecca Hill.

This document presents the results of archaeological monitoring during ground-disturbing activities conducted for the rehabilitation of an existing public park within Sherman Parkway. The project involved monitoring ground disturbing activities at two locations within the Sherman Parkway Park: a 250-ft-wide buffer zone that surrounds the prehistoric village site of Casa Chica, AZ T:12:412(ASM) and within a 50-ft-wide buffer zone on either side of a prehistoric canal. The site number AZ...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Adrienne Tremblay. Ronald Ryden.

SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) was contracted by Communication Services, Inc. (CSI), to conduct archaeological testing and monitoring at the Union Monopole telecommunication tower site, which is located within the boundaries of AZ T:12:3 (ASM), Las Moradas. The project area is located in Maricopa County, Arizona. T-Mobile is installing a new utility line from an existing tower to a nearby power box. In 2004, Aztlan Archaeology, Inc. (Aztlan), conducted a cultural resources survey of the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Karl R. Huebchen. Bruce G. Phillips.

Archaeological investigations of the testing area were conducted in advance of ground disturbing activities for road improvements along 67th Avenue, Phoenix. The targeted testing area includes the projected locations of three canals, and a minimum of 250 ft on either side of their trajectories, to allow for error in their plotted locations. At the northern end of the northern testing area, testing out to 250 ft north was hampered by the dramatic narrowing of the road shoulder, and the ubiquity...

DOCUMENT Full-Text John M. Lindly.

This document presents the results of limited archaeological testing for a segment of the Salt River Valley Canal that would be affected by the City Hotel project located in Phoenix. The testing was requested by the City of Phoenix Downtown Development Department on the advice of the City Archaeologist under an on-call archaeological services contract between the City and SWCA, Inc. (Contract no. 110326). Archaeological testing documented remnants of three features in the project area: the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text John M. Lindly. Douglas R. Mitchell.

This report describes the results of archaeological testing at the South Phoenix Village (SPV) project. The testing was requested by the City of Phoenix, Neighborhood Services Department under an on-call archaeological services contract between the City and SWCA, Inc. (Contract no. 101005). The project was assigned the number PGM 2003-9 by the City of Phoenix Archaeology Section. Two prehistoric canals were mapped within the project area in the early 20th century. The testing strategy...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda M. Schilling.

MCDOT plans to improve Northern Avenue to be a parkway with gradeseparated intersections at major cross streets to provide a higher-speed, higher-capacity, east-west route in the northwestern portion of the Phoenix metropolitan area where no freeways are planned. At the request of Mr. Robin Shishido of Parsons, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) conducted construction monitoring pursuant to recommendations presented in a plan of work for cultural resources previously identified...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda M. Schilling. Paige B. Florie.

The project involved excavations of trenches at the Sky Harbor International Airport. Areas of ground disturbance for this project included Field Lighting System (FLS) shelters and associated duct banks and conduits. Shelter 3 is located in the western portion of the airport and is partially located within the archaeological site of Pueblo Salado, AZ T:12:47(ASM), a Hohokam village that contains numerous features including adobe structures, pithouses, pit features, cremation and inhumation...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Droz. Andrea Gregory. Thomas Jones. Paige B. Florie. Kristin L. Fangmeier. Victoria D. Vargas.

At the request of Ms. Homaira Parveen and Mr. Ed Checkley of the City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department and under Environmental and Safety Regulatory Consulting On-Call Contract #124947, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd (ACS) conducted archaeological monitoring of the installation of a storm drain, catchment basins, paving, sidewalks, busbays, and other roadway improvements along Southern Avenue. In the Archaeological Assessment reports prepared by the City Archaeology Office...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kristin L. Fangmeier.

At the request of Ms. Alissa Tarkington of the George Gervin Prep Academy (GGPA) and Peter Hemingway of Wood/Patel, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) conducted archaeological monitoring of ground disturbing activities during construction of the George Gervin Youth Center on private land in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. In the Archaeological Assessment report prepared by the City Archaeology Office (CAO) for this project, which was dated March 5, 2012, it was noted that the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Schilling. Joanne C. Tactikos.

At the request of Chris Ewell, City of Phoenix (COP) Parks and Recreation Department, and Laurene Montero, City Archaeologist, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) conducted archaeological monitoring of ground disturbing activities during renovations at Hermoso Park in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. In the Archaeological Assessment report prepared by the City Archaeology Office (CAO) for this project, dated August 29, 2012, it was noted that a prehistoric canal was projected to...