Site Stabilization (Investigation Type)

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Yucca Knots, Accession AZRU-00054, Catalog #3538. Other No: [Unknown]. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Deteriorated yucca-leaf ties, three tied in square knots. Measurements: Not measured. Image: AZRU54-3538A: yucca-leaf knots. Recovered from Room 224, upper trash, Aztec West Ruin. Artifacts collected during 1961 West Ruin Stabilization.

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Yucca Knots, Accession AZRU-00054, Catalog #3543. Other No: [Unknown]. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Remains of yucca-leaf ties, layered and tied in square knots. A group of three is folded in half. Measurements: Not measured. Image: AZRU54-3543A: yucca knots. Recovered from Room 224, lower trash, Aztec West Ruin. Artifacts collected during 1961 West Ruin Stabilization.

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Yucca Ring, Accession AZRU-00020, Catalog #1825. Other No: [Unknown]. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Miniature ring of yucca leaves wrapped crosswise with same. Measurements: D 7.0 (ext), 4.0 (int), TH 1.2 CM. Image: AZRU20-1825A: miniature yucca ring or pot rest. Recovered from Room [Unknown], Aztec West Ruin. Artifact from Aztec Ruins National Monument but of unknown provenience.

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Yucca Ties, Accession AZRU-00061, Catalog #9379. FS 165E. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Seven yucca-leaf ties tied in 8 square knots, 1 w paired elements. Measurements: 16.5, 10.0 W CM (largest, curved). Image: AZRU61-9379 A: yucca ties with square knots. Recovered from Room 225, 140-160 CM bel 2nd datum, Aztec West Ruin.

DOCUMENT Citation Only Richard E. Fike.

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DOCUMENT Citation Only Richard E. Fike.

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DOCUMENT Citation Only Richard E. Fike.

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DOCUMENT Citation Only Anthony Crosby.

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DOCUMENT Citation Only Richard E. Fike.

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DOCUMENT Citation Only Richard E. Fike.

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.

IMAGE Uploaded by: alycia hayes

This image is a topographic map from Aerial Mapping Company, Inc. of the entire Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. It details all compounds within the ruins along with roadways and canals. The map also details all historic buildings.

IMAGE Uploaded by: Jessica Harness

Image shows plans and profiles of Structures 4 and 5 in Compound A at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda J. Scott.

Inscription House Pueblo, located in Nitsin Canyon, a side canyon of Navajo Canyon, in north- central Arizona, was the site of archaeological salvage and stabilization during the summer of 1977. The project sponsored by the National Park Service and carried out by the University of Colorado was designed to stabilize portions of Inscription House and salvage a trash midden which was being actively eroded by an arroyo. During the process of excavation, pollen samples were taken to provide further...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Carol A. Martin. Keith Anderson. David Wilcox.

These documents all relate to a 1975 pre-stabilization study and later follow up for the Great House and South Building in Compound A at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. The preliminary study appears that includes sketched maps of Compound A highlighting the Great House and South Building. Cost breakdowns are shown and manpower needs are detailed. Job descriptions with daily pay rates are provided.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael K. Church. James D. Gallison. J. David Kilby. Roberto Herrera.

This report describes the results of testing, limited data recovery, and stabilization of LA 112472 (U.S. Forest Service site number AR-03-03-05-850), a small structure dating to the late Developmental to Coalition period (AD 1170-1280). The site, located on U.S. Forest Service land withdrawn to the Department of Energy and managed by the Department of Defense at Kirtland Air Force Base, was exposed in a south-facing cut bank created by the construction and maintenance of Coyote Creek Road. When...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael K. Church. James D. Gallison. J. David Kilby. Roberto Herrera.

This report describes the results of testing at LA 148019/AR-03-03-05-797, a small site with few surface artifacts that contains an eroding prehistoric structure exposed in a cutbank channel that drains into the headwaters of Coyote Canyon at Kirtland Air Force Base. The site was discovered during a pedestrian survey in 2004 and recommended eligible to the National Register of Historic Places based on the presence of a buried charcoal and ash feature. However, the buried feature was in danger of...

PROJECT Uploaded by: alycia hayes

This project contains documents of preservation activities conducted at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument by National Park Service staff from 1892 through the present. Resources included in the project include historic and modern preservation documentation including; reports, memos, images, maps, and condition assessment forms.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Robert C. Mack. Anne E. Grimmer.

This is number one of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the cleaning and ware-repellent treatments for historic masonry buildings. A well-planned cleaning project is an essential step in preserving, rehabilitating or restoring a historic masonry building. Proper cleaning methods and coating treatments, when determined necessary for the preservation of the masonry, can enhance the aesthetic character as...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kay D. Weeks. David W. Look.

This is number ten of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the exterior paint problems on historic woodwork. A cautionary approach to paint removal is included in the guidelines to the Secretary of the Interior Standards for Rehabilitation. Removing paints down to bare wood surfaces using harsh methods can permanently damage those surfaces; therefore such methods are not recommended. Also, total removal...

DOCUMENT Full-Text H. Ward Jandl.

This is number eleven of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the rehabilitating historic storefronts. This Preservation Brief is intended to assist owners, architects, and planning officials in answering such questions about how to evaluate and preserve the character of historic storefronts. In so doing, it not only addresses the basic design issues associated with storefront rehabilitation, but recommends...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Chelsea Walter

This is number twelve of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the preservation of historic pigmented structural glass (Vitrolite and Carrara glass). With today's rekindled interest in the Art Deco, Art Moderne, and Streamline styles, the preservation and replacement of pigmented structural glass have now become an integral part of many rehabilitation projects, particularly in relation to commercial...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sharon C. Park.

This is number thirteen of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the repair and thermal upgrading of historic steel windows. The National Park Service recommends the retention of significant historic metal windows whenever possible. Such windows, which can be a character-defining feature of a historic building, are too often replaced with inappropriate units that impair rather than complement the overall...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kay D. Weeks.

This is number fourteen of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the new exterior additions to historic buildings. Because a new exterior addition to a historic building can damage or destroy significant materials and can change the building's character, an addition should be considered only after it has been determined that the new use cannot be met by altering nonsignificant, or secondary, interior spaces. If...

DOCUMENT Full-Text William B. Coney.

This is number fifteen of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on problems and general approaches for the preservation of historic concrete. This Brief surveys the principal problems posed by concrete deterioration, their likely causes, and approaches to their remedies. In almost every instance, remedial work should only be undertaken by qualified professionals. Faulty concrete repair can worsen structural...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sharon C. Park.

This is number sixteen of 42 preservation briefs prepared by the Technical Preservation Services of the National Park Service. This brief focuses on the use of substitute materials on historic building exteriors. This Brief provides general guidance on the use of substitute materials on the exteriors of historic buildings. While substitute materials are frequently used on interiors, these applications are not subject to weathering and moisture penetration, and will not be discussed in this...