San Xavier Santa Cruz Bank Stabilization Project
Part of: USDI Bureau of Reclamation, PXAO, Tohono O'Odham Nation, San Xavier District
The Santa Cruz River Bank Stabilization Project began in 1996, and aimed to curb the loss of arable lands on the San Xavier District attributable to the erosion of the river banks. The project included redirection of the Santa Cruz River channel, and stabilization of the existing banks by the placement, and compaction of fill dirt along the vertical face of the bank.
Site Name Keywords
AZ BB:13:14(ASM) •
San Xavier Bridge •
AZ BB:13:554(ASM)
Site Type Keywords
Archaeological Feature •
Isolated Artifact •
Funerary and Burial Structures or Features •
Artifact Scatter •
Midden •
Milling Feature •
Bedrock Grinding Feature
Investigation Types
Reconnaissance / Survey •
Site Evaluation / Testing •
Data Recovery / Excavation •
Site Stewardship Monitoring
Material Types
Ceramic •
Ground Stone •
Chipped Stone •
Glass •
Metal •
Wood •
Fauna •
Fire Cracked Rock •
Human Remains
Temporal Keywords
Prehistoric •
Historic •
Hohokam •
Archaic Period
Geographic Keywords
Pima County (County) •
Arizona (State / Territory) •
United States of America (Country) •
North America (Continent) •
Tucson •
Santa Cruz River •
San Xavier District •
US (ISO Country Code) •
04998 (Fips Code) •
USA (Country)
Resources Inside This Collection (Viewing 1-7 of 7)
- Mapping and Survey of Cultural Resources on the Martinez Ranch Property near San Xavier District, Tohono O’odham Nation, Arizona
- Mapping and Survey of Cultural Resources on the Martinez Ranch Property near San Xavier District, Tohono O’odham Nation, Arizona: Photo Log (2005)
- Mapping and Survey of Cultural Resources on the Martinez Ranch Property near San Xavier District, Tohono O’odham Nation, Arizona: Photos (2005)
- Mapping and Survey of Cultural Resources on the Martinez Ranch Property near San Xavier District, Tohono O’odham Nation, Arizona: Report (2005)
- Archaeological Monitoring of Sinkhole Repair Excavations for the San Xavier Farm, San Xavier District, Tohono O'odham Nation (1998)
- Archaeological Recovery of Skeletal Remains for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Santa Cruz River Bank Stabilization Project, San Xavier District, Tohono O'odham Nation, Tucson, Arizona (1998)
- Limited Subsurface Testing at Two Locations on the San Xavier District Prior to the Santa Cruz River Bank Stabilization Project, Tohono O'odham Nation, Pima County, Arizona (1996)