Ancient Structure (Site Type Keyword)
Parent: Ball Court
Architectural remnant of a prehistoric building of unknown form or function. Use more specific term if possible.
276-282 (282 Records)
The purpose of the section is to summarize for each Management Area (a) the type and extent of archaeological research which has been completed in the area, (b) the findings of the research in terms of site identification and significance evaluation, and (c) the potential effects of proposed Mater Plan Developments and other undertakings on recorded cultural resources in the area and to recommend for each area appropriate additional archaeological work.
The Tortolita Phase in the Tortolita Foothills: Investigations at the Triangle Road Site (AZ BB:9:87 [ASM]) Oro Valley, Arizona (1999)
The project was undertaken prior to development of the Neighborhood 5B parcel of the Rancho Vistoso property by Monterey Homes of Tucson. Treatment of the site is subject to the provisions of the Town of Oro Valley Grading Ordinance and the Rancho Vistoso Planned Area Development District, which calls for the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) to oversee treatment of sites on the property. The Triangle Road site (AZ BB:9:87 [ASM]) was a Tortolita phase hamlet located near...
Treatment and Data Recovery Plan for the SRP Palo Verde to Pinal West 500 kV Transmission Line, Maricopa and Pinal Counties, Arizona (2007)
Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (SRP) plans to construct a new 500 kV transmission line between the existing Hassayampa Switchyard, west of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, and the proposed Pinal West Substation, western Pinal County, Arizona (Figure 1). Designated the Palo Verde to Pinal West (PV-PW) transmission line, this powerline is the first of two that SRP plans to eventually construct between the Hassayampa Switchyard and...
Tree Ring Specimens / Original Timbers in Casa Grande Ruins (1964)
These documents are a series of memorandums from both 1964 and 1976 regarding wooden timbers found in the Great House at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. The memos discuss the removal of the timbers and shipment for the purpose of dendrochronology. The condition of the timbers is discussed regarding the possible difficulting in dating them due to burning.
Valley of Mexico Archaeological Survey Project
Here are the Valley of Mexico survey data collected by University of Michigan projects directed by Jeffrey R. Parsons between 1967 and 1973, and by Richard E. Blanton in 1969. These descriptive data were originally published in 1983 as Archaeological Settlement Pattern Data from the Chalco, Xochimilco, Ixtapalapa, Texcoco, and Zumpango Regions, Mexico, University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology, Technical Reports No. 14, by J. R. Parsons, K. W. Kintigh, and S. A. Gregg. Associated resources...
Verde Reservoirs Sediment Mitigation Study - Cultural Resources Class I Inventory (2021)
Salt River Project (SRP) has requested that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) conduct the Verde Reservoirs Sediment Mitigation Study (VRSMS) to evaluate options for restoring the storage capacity lost and to reduce future capacity impacts from the natural sedimentation process within the Horseshoe Reservoir on the lower Verde River northeast of Phoenix. The loss of capacity, coupled with the increase in hydrological variability associated with climate change, creates concerns about...
When Trash Becomes Treasure: A Postclassic Maya Obsidian Core Cache from Nojpeten (2014)
This paper examines an obsidian cache offering excavated near the corner of a Postclassic Maya platform structure in Nojpeten, on the island of Flores, Guatemala. The cache consists of approximately 190 obsidian prismatic blade cores and core fragments, but the original number of cores placed in the cache likely fell between 173 and 182, with a best estimate of 177, 178, or 180. The cores were found about 20 cm southwest of the structure in a circular concentration measuring approximately 35 cm...