Pit House / Earth Lodge (Site Type Keyword)
Parent: Domestic Structures
Semi-subterranean habitation that may have an oval, round or rectangular shape. Typically with a dome-like covering constructed using a wood frame covered by branches, reeds, other vegetation and earth.
301-325 (941 Records)
In the mid-1990s, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) completed a survey of Lake Pleasant Regional Park. The survey was undertaken to identify all cultural resources within the Park, which was acquired by Reclamation as part of construction of New Waddell Dam. In the intervening years, the Park has seen continued and increasing recreational use. In the 11 years since it completed the survey of the Park, Reclamation has monitored activity at nine of the 183 sites in the Park with the...
Cultural Resource Assessment of 13 Archaeological Sites Located in Lake Pleasant Regional Park: Photo Log (2006)
In the mid-1990s, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) completed a survey of Lake Pleasant Regional Park. The survey was undertaken to identify all cultural resources within the Park, which was acquired by Reclamation as part of construction of New Waddell Dam. In the intervening years, the Park has seen continued and increasing recreational use. In the 11 years since it completed the survey of the Park, Reclamation has monitored activity at nine of the 183 sites in the Park with the...
Cultural Resource Assessment of 13 Archaeological Sites Located in Lake Pleasant Regional Park: Select Photos (2006)
In the mid-1990s, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) completed a survey of Lake Pleasant Regional Park. The survey was undertaken to identify all cultural resources within the Park, which was acquired by Reclamation as part of construction of New Waddell Dam. In the intervening years, the Park has seen continued and increasing recreational use. In the 11 years since it completed the survey of the Park, Reclamation has monitored activity at nine of the 183 sites in the Park with the...
Cultural Resource Assessment of 13 Sites in Lake Pleasant Regional Park, Yavapai County, Arizona
In the mid-1990s, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) completed a survey of Lake Pleasant Regional Park. The survey was undertaken to identify all cultural resources within the Park, which was acquired by Reclamation as part of construction of New Waddell Dam. In the intervening years, the Park has seen continued and increasing recreational use. In the 11 years since it completed the survey of the Park, Reclamation has monitored activity at nine of the 183 sites in the Park with the...
A Cultural Resource Inventory for the Southwest Loop Freeway Project (1987)
The Arizona Department of Transportation began plans in 1985 to construct a new highway (State Route 218) in the Phoenix metropolitan area which would extend around the western and southern sides of South Mountain. This is a report on the historic and prehistoric cultural resources of the area. The construction of State Route 218 will be funded by the State of Arizona, and this work has been conducted under the State Historic Preservation Act of 1982 (A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 4.2, Article 1). A...
A Cultural Resource Inventory for the Southwest Loop Freeway Project: Phases One and Two of the Inventory and Planning Study for the Southwest Loop Project (1987)
The Arizona Department of Transportation began plans in 1985 to construct a new highway (State Route 218) in the Phoenix metropolitan area which would extend around the western and southern sides of South Mountain. This is a report on the historic and prehistoric cultural resources of the area. The construction of State Route 218 will be funded by the State of Arizona, and this work has been conducted under the State Historic ...
Cultural Resource Survey for United States Air Force Landing Site 17, Valencia County, New Mexico with Correspondence (1995)
The following report summarizes the results of Class I and Class III cultural resource inventories for a helicopter landing site used by crews assigned to Kirtland Air Force Base in Valencia County, New Mexico. A Class I survey performed on April 27, 1995 indicated five previously recorded sites located within 1.0 mi (1.6 km) of the project area. Subsequent pedestrian survey on April 28 and May 3, 1995 revealed two previously unknown archaeological sites and two isolated occurrences. Of these...
A Cultural Resource Survey of a 50-Acre Parcel Near Tucson, Arizona (2004)
On July 25 and 29, 2003, SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted a Class III cultural resource inventory of a 50-acre parcel of privately-owned land in anticipation of a planned housing development. The work was requested by Mr. Joe Heater and conducted under the authority and conditions of Arizona Antiquities Act Blanket Permit No. 2003-17bl. The survey was required in order to comply with Pima County regulations concerning cultural resources. The project area was thoroughly examined,...
A Cultural Resource Survey of Approximately 640 Acres for the Salt River Project Coronado Generating Station Land Addition II Near St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona (2002)
This report presents the results of a Class III non-collection cultural resource survey of approximately 640 acres of land for the Salt River Project (SRP) Coronado Generating Station (CGS) Land Addition II project near St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona (Figures 1 and 2). Entranco conducted the survey at the request of SRP as Bid No. II 98999 IDC prior to the proposed land acquisition to determine whether significant cultural resources exist within the project area. For purposes of this...
Cultural Resources Assessment of 23 Archaeological Sites Located Along Reach 3 of the Fannin-McFarland Portion of the CAP Canal (2007)
The Bureau of Reclamation has developed an archaeological site database for the Central Arizona Project (CAP) canal main stem based on the Class III survey data that includes all previously recorded sites. An unknown number of these sites were either destroyed by construction or excavation, while others are no longer located within the CAP right-of-way (ROW). To assist Reclamation in checking the accuracy of its site database, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) was asked to revisit...
Cultural Resources Assessment of 23 Archaeological Sites Located Along Reach 3 of the Fannin-McFarland Portion of the CAP Canal
The Bureau of Reclamation has developed an archaeological site database for the Central Arizona Project (CAP) canal main stem based on the Class III survey data that includes all previously recorded sites. An unknown number of these sites were either destroyed by construction or excavation, while others are no longer located within the CAP right-of-way (ROW). To assist Reclamation in checking the accuracy of its site database, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) was asked to revisit...
Cultural Resources Assessment of 28 Archaeological Sites Located Along Reach 4 of the Fannin-McFarland Portion of the CAP Canal
The Bureau of Reclamation has developed an archaeological site database for the Central Arizona Project (CAP) canal main stem based on the Class III survey data that includes all previously recorded sites. An unknown number of these sites were either destroyed by construction or excavation, while others are no longer located within the CAP right-of-way (ROW). To assist Reclamation in checking the accuracy of its site database, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) was asked to revisit...
Cultural Resources Assessment of 28 Archaeological Sites Located Along Reach 4 of the Fannin-McFarland Portion of the CAP Canal (2009)
The Bureau of Reclamation has developed an archaeological site database for the Central Arizona Project (CAP) canal main stem based on the Class III survey data that includes all previously recorded sites. An unknown number of these sites were either destroyed by construction or excavation, while others are no longer located within the CAP right-of-way (ROW). To assist Reclamation in checking the accuracy of its site database, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) was asked to revisit...
Cultural Resources Extent Testing for 6.9 Acres Within the Prehistoric Site of Pueblo Del Rio (AZ T:12:116[ASM]), Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2006)
Northland Research, Inc. conducted archaeological testing within a 6.9-acre parcel of private land that contains a portion of Pueblo del Rio (AZ T:12:116[ASM]), a large Hohokam habitation site that has been determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion D (information potential). The purpose of the testing was to determine the nature, extent, and integrity of subsurface cultural remains within the project area. The testing consisted of limited surface collection...
Cultural Resources Extent Testing of 1.1 Acres within the Prehistoric Site of La Ciudad (AZ T:12:1 [ASM]), Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2007)
Northland Research, Inc. (Northland) has completed archaeological extent testing for the Sojourner Center within approximately 1.1 acres of 3.6 acres planned for development of a women's center for victims of domestic abuse. This property falls within the boundary of La Ciudad, AZ T:12:1(ASM), a large Hohokam village determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) by the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) in 2003. The City of Phoenix (COP) Archaeologist recommended...
Cultural Resources Extent Testing of 4.6 Acres Partially within the site of La Lomita (AZ U:9:67[ASM]), for the Mountain Park Health Center Gateway Site, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2013)
Northland Research, Inc. (Northland) has completed archaeological testing within a 4.6-acre parcel in Phoenix. The project was conducted because the Hohokam site of La Lomita (AZ U:9:67[ASM]/AZ U:9:24[ASU]/P:3:4[GP]) and a prehistoric irrigation canal are plotted within the area of investigation. Roughly the northern 2.7 acres of the parcel fall within the recorded boundary of La Lomita. The remaining 1.9 acres fall within the 250-foot buffer around the recorded site boundaries that requires...
Cultural Resources Inventory for Use of the Red Cliff Mesa Top, Sierra County, New Mexico (1997)
During the spring of 1997, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' archaeologists conducted a cultural resources inventory of approximately 0.4 hectares (0.9 acres) near Elephant Butte Reservoir in Sierra County, New Mexico. The survey was conducted in support of baseline requirements for cultural resources management on Federally owned land utilized by the U.S. Air Force. The Corps found no cultural resource manifestations in the survey area. The Corps is of the opinion that the utilization of the area...
Cultural Resources Phase II Data Recovery for the Arizona Department of Transportation within Los Solares (AZ T:12:50[ASM]) at Disposal Property D-M-286, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2005)
Northland has completed Phase II data recovery excavations in the D-M-286 project area. Archaeological investigations were conducted in the eastern one-third of the project area, based on the results of Phase I investigations which encountered prehistoric cultural features in that portion of the parcel. Mechanical stripping in this area exposed 25 features in plan view. Northland completely excavated five pits, sampled 17 pits, and tested three pit houses with 1- by 2-m test units. Features were...
A Cultural Resources Survey 17.7 Acres Along the Riggs Road Alignment, Queen Creek, Maricopa and Pinal Counties, Arizona (2007)
The Town of Queen Creek is planning to construct a four-lane, divided rural roadway along the Riggs Road alignment using funds from the FHWA administered by the ADOT Local Government Section. The roadway will have a raised median and will be built within existing undeveloped land and agricultural fields. LSD previously conducted a cultural resources survey of an 80.5-acre area of potential effect (APE); however, the APE was subsequently expanded and now encompasses 98.2 acres. The current survey...
Cultural Resources Survey and Assessment of Red Mountain Freeway (State Route 202) From State Route 87 to US Highway 60 Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona (1997)
In conjunction with an Environmental Impact Statement analysis being conducted for the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Red Mountain Freeway by Entranco Engineers, Inc., Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) performed cultural resource investigations of proposed alternative alignments. A Class I survey, or literature review, was first prepared for a 55-square-mile area to assist the initial alternative selection process. A Class III survey of all...
Cultural Resources Survey for the Pinal West to Abel/Browning 500 kV Transmission Line, Arizona State Lands Segments, Santa Rosa Substation to Dinosaur Substation, Pinal County, Arizona (2008)
This report presents the results of a Class III cultural resources survey of Arizona State Land right-of-way easements for a new extra-high voltage transmission line to be built between the Santa Rosa Substation, located south of the Ak Chin Indian Community, and the Dinosaur Substation, located east of the Town of Queen Creek, in Pinal County, Arizona (Figure 1). The proposed transmission line is part of the larger Pinal West to Abel/Browning (PW-ABL/BRG) 500 kV Transmission Line Project. The...
A Cultural Resources Survey of 32.26 Miles (719 acres) of the Salt River Project Coronado to Silverking 500-kV Transmission Line, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Coconino and Navajo Counties, Arizona (2013)
Salt River Project (SRP) requested that Logan Simpson Design Inc. (LSD) conduct an intensive cultural resources survey of a 32.26-mile-long and 180- to 200-ft-wide (719-acre) segment of federal land along the existing SRP Coronado to Silverking 500-kV transmission line. This survey was requested in advance of proposed vegetation maintenance activities within the project corridor. Vegetation maintenance will be performed with mechanical mowing equipment, mounted on a track hoe or a rubber-tired...
A Cultural Resources Survey of 32.26 Miles (722 acres) of the Salt River Project Coronado to Silverking 500-kV Transmission Line, Apache-Sitgreaves and Tonto National Forests, Coconino, Gila, and Navajo Counties, Arizona (2012)
Salt River Project (SRP) requested that Logan Simpson Design Inc. (LSD) conduct an intensive cultural resources survey of a 32.26-mile-long and 180- to 200-ft-wide (722-acre) segment of federal land along the existing SRP Coronado to Silverking 500-kV transmission line. This survey was requested in advance of proposed vegetation-maintenance activities within the project corridor. Vegetation maintenance will be performed with mechanical mowing equipment, mounted on a track hoe or a rubber-tired...
Cultural Resources Survey of 34 Acres Along Fossil Creek
At the request of the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) conducted an intensive cultural resources survey of approximately 34.4 acres to provide an inventory and assessment of cultural resources that might be affected by the proposed undertaking. The Central Arizona Project (CAP) conveys Colorado River water through a 336–mile– long system of pumping plants, aqueducts, dams, and reservoirs. In 2001, the Fish and Wildlife Service concluded that...
Cultural Resources Survey of 34 Acres along Fossil Creek in the Vicinity of Proposed Fish Barriers, Yavapai County, Arizona (2003)
Archaeological Consulting Services (ACS) performed a Class III (intensive) cultural resources inventory of approximately 34.4 acres of land located along Fossil Creek on the Coconino National Forest (CNF) in conjunction with the proposed construction of a fish barrier on Fossil Creek. A crew of up to ten laborers camped in the project area and constructed the fish barrier in the Fossil Creek Drainage. The project area lies north of the confluence with the Verde River, on the west side of Fossil...