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SRP, based in Phoenix, was established in 1903 as the nation's first multipurpose reclamation project authorized under the National Reclamation Act. Today, SRP is the nation's third-largest public power utility and one of Arizona's largest water suppliers.
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AZ T:10:84 (ASM) •
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AZ T:13:18 (ASM) •
AZ U:15:248 (ASM) •
AZ U:14:74 (ASM) •
Los Guanacos •
La Ciudad de Los Hornos
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The Lower Verde Archaeological Project, Laboratory Manual: Cultural Resource Mitigative Data Recovery Study at Archaeological Sites, Horseshoe and Bartlett Dams, Central Arizona Project (1991)
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The Lower Verde Archaeological Project is a long-term, sustained research effort combining the expertise of individuals in several related fields, including paleobotany, geomorphology and pedology, soil geography, petrography, and bioarchaeology along with archaeologists and skilled materials analysts. The laboratory manual reflects this multidisciplinary and cooperative project structure. It is the collaborative effort of a number of individuals, whose contributions are listed in the...
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Man, Models and Management: An Overview of the Archaeology of the Arizona Strip and the Management of Its Cultural Resources (1989)
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The region encompassing the land north and west of the Colorado River in the State of Arizona is the subject of this Class I cultural resources overview. This region, commonly referred to as the Arizona Strip, contains approximately 3.5 million acres, of which 2.75 million acres are administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 650,000 acres are under the jurisdiction of the USDA Forest Service, and the balance is controlled by various State and Federal agencies, Indian tribes, and...
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Material Cultures and Lifeways of Early Agricultural Communities in Southern Arizona (2005)
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This publication is one in a set of four related volumes. Its chapters summarize analyses of samples of material culture documented, or recovered, during recent excavations at two Early Agricultural period sites buried in the floodplain of the Santa Cruz River in southern Arizona: (1) Las Capas (AZ AA:12:111 [ASM]), occupied during the San Pedro phase (circa 1200-800 B.C.); and (2) Los Pozos (AZ AA:12:91 [ASM]), occupied during the Late Cienega phase (circa 400 B.C.-A.D. 50). With funding from...
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The Mead to Phoenix 500kV Transmission Line Project, The Tower 29 Site: Re-Evaluation of Site 26CK3216, Clark County, Nevada (1996)
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Salt River Project has constructed a 500kV transmission line from Boulder City, Nevada, to near Phoenix, Arizona; Site 26CK3216 was first recorded by the Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA) during archaeological survey of the Mead to Phoenix right-of-way (Keller 1986). The site was originally recommended for data recovery but was determined ineligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and construction proceeded without additional investigation. Biologists monitoring the Mead to...
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The Mead To Phoenix 500kV Transmission Line Project: An Archaeological Survey of Expanded Right-of-Way for Cable Pulling at Eight Point-of-Turn Towers (1995)
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SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants (SWCA), conducted a comprehensive Class III archaeological survey of expanded right-of-way at eight point-of-turn towers as part of ongoing cultural resources compliance for the Mead to Phoenix 500kV Transmission line project (Figure 1). These activities constituted only one phase of cultural resource compliance for this project undertaken by SWCA for Salt River Project (SRP). Other phases relevant to this project include relocation and re-evaluation (Anduze...
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The Mead to Phoenix 500kV Transmission Line Project: An Archaeological Survey of Expanded Right-of-Way for Cable Pulling at Eleven Point-of-Turn Towers (1995)
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SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants, (SWCA) conducted a comprehensive archaeological survey of expanded rights-of-way required for cable-pulling at seven of eleven point-of-turn towers in Clark County, Nevada, as part of ongoing cultural resources compliance for the Mead to Phoenix 500kV Transmission line project. At the recommendation of the U.S. Department of Interior (USDI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Stateline Resource Area, Las Vegas District, no additional survey was undertaken at...
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The Mead to Phoenix 500kV Transmission Line Project: An Archaeological Survey of Expanded Right-of-Way for Cable Pulling at Ten Point-of-Turn Towers (1995)
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SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants (SWCA), conducted a comprehensive Class III archaeological survey of expanded right-of-way at ten point-of-turn towers as part of ongoing cultural resources compliance for the Mead to Phoenix 500kV Transmission line project. These activities constituted only one phase of cultural resource compliance for this project undertaken by SWCA for Salt River Project (SRP). Other phases relevant to this project include relocation and re-evaluation (Anduze and Sorrel...
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The Mead to Phoenix 500kV Transmission Line Project: An Intensive Archaeological Survey of Construction Access Roads in Clark County, Nevada, and Mohave, Yavapai, and Maricopa Counties, Arizona (1996)
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The following document presents the results of an intensive archaeological resources survey of construction access roads for the Mead to Phoenix 500kV Transmission Line Project (Mead to Phoenix Project). The survey constituted one phase of cultural resource compliance undertaken for this project by SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants (SWCA), for Salt River Project (SRP). Other phases include relocation and re-evaluation (Anduze and Sorrell 1995) of sites previously recorded during survey of...
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The Mead to Phoenix 500kV Transmission Line Project: Cultural Resource Site Relocation and Evaluation (1995)
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Salt River Project is constructing a 500kV transmission line along a 250-mile right-of-way from the Marketplace Substation to the Mead Substation, both near Boulder City, Nevada, to the Westwing Substation northwest of Phoenix, Arizona, near Sun City. The right-of-way is adjacent to and parallels the existing Mead to Liberty 345kV Transmission Line for most of the project area. A 200-foot right-of-way was previously surveyed by the Museum of Northern Arizona (Keller 1986). The present project...
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Mead to Phoenix 500kV Transmission Line Project: Data Recovery at the Overkill Site (AZ M:7:48,ASM): An Archaic Site in Mohave County, Arizona (1994)
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Salt River Project (SRP) contracted with SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants, to conduct archaeological data recovery at the Overkill Site, AZ M:7:48(ASM), as part of the Mead to Phoenix 500 kV Transmission Line project. The Overkill Site is located on federal land administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The site is located approximately 15 miles south of Wikieup in Mohave County, Arizona. AZ M:7:48(ASM) is situated on a ridge between Burro Creek...
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The Mead to Phoenix 500kV Transmission Line Project: The Results of Construction Monitoring at Archaeological Sites in Clark County, Nevada, and Mohave, Yavapai, and Maricopa Counties, Arizona (1996)
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Salt River Project constructed a 500kV transmission line from Boulder City, Nevada, to near Phoenix, Arizona, during which SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants, monitored construction at 20 previously recorded archaeological sites. Monitoring took the form of damage assessments at six sites and one non-site location, active monitoring of construction at 15 sites, inspections of site conditions and reflagging at two sites, and examination of possible human remains and monitoring at one location...
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The Mead to Phoenix 500kV Transmission Line Project: The Results of Surface Collection at Three Archaeological Sites in Mohave and Yavapai Counties, Arizona (1995)
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Salt River Project is constructing a 500kV transmission line from Boulder City, Nevada, to near Phoenix, Arizona. During the course of cultural resource compliance projects undertaken by SWCA for SRP, construction access roads were surface collected of artifacts at three archaeological sites. A fourth site was to be surface collected, but only a single artifact was found in areas of potential impact; it was analyzed in-field.
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Mead-Phoenix 500kV DC Transmission Line Project, Volume 1: Objectives, Procedures and Results (1983)
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Western Area Power Administration (Western), Salt River Project (SRP), Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) and M-S-R Public Power Agency (Modesto-Santa Clara-Redding) propose to construct, operate and maintain a ±500kV direct current (DC) transmission line from the Phoenix area in Arizona to the Mead Substation near Boulder City, Nevada (see Figure 2-1). The proposal includes a ±500kV DC transmission line, two terminal facilities, associated communication facilities, and ground...
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Mead-Phoenix 500kV DC Transmission Line Project: Volume 3: Human Environment (1983)
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The land use study was conducted by Wirth Associates as a portion of the environmental studies for the proposed Western Area Power Administration (Western), Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) and the Salt River Project (SRP) Mead to Phoenix Area ±500kV DC Transmission Line Project. This report is composed of inventory and impact assessment sections for the alternative 500kV transmission corridors between the Mead Substation and the Westwing Substation in addition to the proposed...
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Mead-Phoenix 500kV DC Transmission Line Project: Volume 4: Cultural Environment (1983)
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The purpose of this study was to project the levels of archaeological and historical sensitivity and determine relative levels of impacts that could potentially occur with the introduction of the proposed Mead to Phoenix ±500kV DC Transmission Line. The results of the regional study, conducted from July through September of 1982, identifies previously recorded archaeological and historical sites, predicts areas where encountering sites are probable and establishes criteria to determine the...
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Memorandum: History of Gates 7-13.4-41 and 7-13.4-42 and Associated Lateral (2004)
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This historical research report is designed to support mitigation for the relocation of Gates 7-13.4-41 and 7-13.4-42 (See Image 1) and Lateral 7-13.4 on the north side of Dobbins Road west of 55th Avenue, Laveen, Maricopa County. This report describes the findings of research into the historic use of the lateral and surrounding area in the south half of Section 5, Township 1 South, Range 2 East. The United States is relocating the lateral and turnout structures in a land exchange because of...
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Middle Gila Basin: An Archaeological and Historical Overview (1982)
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The Central Arizona Project (CAP), Indian Distribution Division (IDD) is designed to deliver allocated CAP water to Indian users. The Middle Gila Basin Overview summarizes and evaluates the known cultural resources in an area 3,570 square miles (9,139 sq km) large, centered on the Gila River. A critical review of past research suggests that many of the concepts and theories used to describe and explain the past in the study area are suspect, that physical and biotic zonation in the study area...
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The Modernization of the Salt River Project: The Impact of the Rehabilitation and Betterment Program (1987)
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Following the cycle of economic depression of the 1920s and 1930s, and the manpower shortage caused by the outbreak of the Second World War, the various reclamation projects in the western United States suffered from broken-down systems. The Salt River Project, which serves the Phoenix metropolitan area with water and power, was one of these reclamation projects. Canals and laterals that carried invaluable irrigation water seeped and leaked, resulting in water losses of twenty-five percent; many...
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Modified Roosevelt Flood Control Space - Cultural Resources Class I Inventory (2020)
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The cultural resources Class I Inventory consisted of a records review of the Roosevelt Lake flood control space. This study area falls within a larger area surrounding Roosevelt Lake that was the focus of Reclamation-sponsored cultural resources studies conducted from the mid-1970s through the 1990s as part of the Central Arizona Water Control Study Plan 6 environmental review and prescribed mitigation associated with increasing the height of the dam to its current height. Inventories conducted...
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Monitoring of the Construction of the El Paso Natural Gas Pipeline Between Guadalupe Road and the Gila River Indian Community, Maricopa County, Arizona (1990)
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Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) monitored the excavation of an 11.73 mi (18.88 km) long trench for the El Paso Natural Gas (EPNG) pipeline in the cities of Mesa, Tempe, and Chandler. Archaeological monitoring was recommended because of the likelihood of crosscutting prehistoric irrigation canals and the close proximity of Alta Vista, a prehistoric Hohokam habitation site (AZ U:9:48 (ASM)). The monitoring was conducted in order to document these cultural resources when they became...
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Monte Vista Road Pole Removal Project on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (2017)
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Northland Research, Inc. has completed the archaeological monitoring of Salt River Project's (SRP) removal and replacement of power poles along the proposed Monte Vista Road alignment on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC). The pole removal project is located within a portion of East Pueblo Blanco (SRPMIC-114), a large Hohokam village site that was excavated by Northland in preparation for a new road alignment.
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A National Register of Historic Places Determination of Eligibility for Randolph, Pinal County, Arizona (2022)
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At the request of the community of Randolph, Arizona, and Salt River Project, WestLand Engineering & Environmental Services (WestLand) was asked to complete a National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) Eligibility Evaluation of the community of Randolph, located in Pinal County, Arizona. The documented area was defined by the formal community boundary of Randolph, an unincorporated community of Pinal County. The community is located within Sections 9 and 10 of Township 6 South, Range 8 East, as...
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Navajo Generation Station at Page, Arizona, Preliminary Report (1969)
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An archaeological investigation of the proposed Navajo Generation Station was conducted by the Museum of Northern Arizona from December 10 through 12, 1969, for the purpose of archaeological clearance. The Museum was represented by Alexander J. Lindsay, Jr., Curator of Anthropology, and Peter J. Pilles, Jr., Salvage Archaeologist, who found five prehistoric sites and two modern Navajo sites during the course of the survey. This proposed facility is a large steam operated electrical generation...
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The Navajo Project: Archaeological Investigations, Page to Phoenix 500 kV Southern Transmission Line (1980)
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In the spring of 1970, the Museum of Northern Arizona contracted with Arizona Public Service Company to provide archaeological investigations for the Navajo Project 500kV Southern Transmission Lines from Page to Phoenix, Arizona. The right-of-way, 330 feet wide and approximately 256 miles long, crossed four major environmental zones - plateau, mountain, transition, and desert - and portions of five prehistoric culture areas. Eighty-eight sites were recorded along the line, 20 of which were...
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Nonriverine Hohokam Adaptation, Preliminary Results from the Tucson Aqueduct Project (1984)
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The Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA) has been conducting archaeological investigations in the Picacho Mountains area of south central Arizona since late 1983. Under contract to the Bureau of Reclamation, MNA archaeologists have surveyed and partially or completely surface collected, tested and excavated more than 30 Hohokam sites scattered along a 1 mi wide and 42 mile long aqueduct right-of-way (Figure 1).It is important to note that the sample of sites under investigation suffers from all of...
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North Scottsdale Reconnaissance Survey, Scottsdale, Arizona (1987)
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This report details the results of the North Scottsdale Reconnaissance Survey conducted by Regional Environmental Consultants (RECON). This survey and planning project was jointly funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, and the City of Scottsdale and was administered through the Arizona State Historic Preservation Officer, Arizona State Parks Board, and the Department of Planning and Economic Development, City of Scottsdale. The purpose of the project was to...
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NUS Corporation, Arizona Nuclear Power Project, Tucson Gas & Electric Company, Salt River Project, State, Private, Federal and Indian Lands, Maricopa, Pinal, Gila, Pima, Cochise and Santa Cruz Counties: Final Report for Phase II Archaeological Impact Study, Arizona Nuclear Power Project Transmission Lines Study (1973)
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The Musem of Northern Arizona developed a location analysis research design for Phase II archaeological investigations of the proposed transmission line corridor routes for the Arizona Nuclear Power Project. Through coupling this research design with a survey of sample archaeological units in the corridor areas, a projection of archaeological sensitivity was generated. This projection was based on a categorization of the total study area in terms of environmental-archaeological zones, and...
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The Old Crosscut Canal Archaeological Inventory Project of Eastern Phoenix and Central Maricopa County, Arizona (1994)
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Scientific Archeological Services has just completed an archeological inventory of a small parcel situated immediately east of the Old Crosscut Canal in eastern Phoenix, Arizona. This parcel is to be impacted by the construction of two main surface channel features of the Old Crosscut Canal Project. This overall drainage project is to be a joint venture of the Flood Control District of Maricopa County and the city of Phoenix itself, and its development will involve certain reconstruction of the...
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One Hundred Years of Archaeology at La Ciudad de Los Hornos (1990)
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When the Salt River Project (SRP) decided to build the Lassen Substation (LSS) along the Western Canal just east of Priest Drive in Tempe, they determined to recover the significant archaeological resources that would otherwise be impacted. Thus a 2-ac parcel of the Hohokam village site known as La Ciudad de Los Hornos was excavated in 1988 by Archaeological Consulting Services (ACS); 195 cultural features were recorded. SRP also contracted with the present authors to write an overview of...
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Open Ditches: Maintaining Examples of SRP's Historic Water Distribution System (2004)
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Cartographic representations of historic open ditches manufactured by SRP. Located in areas throughout the Greater Phoenix area, the maps outline areas that are proposed for preservation. A total of 27 water distribution systems are shown.
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Open Lateral Canal Inventory: Salt River Project, Maricopa County, Arizona, Lower Colorado Region (2013)
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The Salt River Project (SRP) is a U. S. Bureau of Reclamation owned project operated under a long term agreement with the Salt River Valley Water Users Association, known today as SRP. The 100 year old historic water delivery system consisting of dams, canals and distribution laterals are continually updated and modernized to facilitate on-going water deliveries to the Salt River Valley (Valley). Operations and Maintenance (O&M) as well as rapid growth in the Valley will continue to have impacts...
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Orme Alternatives: the Archaeological Resources of Roosevelt Lake and Horseshoe Reservoir, Volumes I & II (1976)
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The Orme Alternatives Project, which is part of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Central Arizona Project, was implemented in order to examine possible alternatives to the proposed Orme Dam and Reservoir. As reported by Canouts (1975), the proposed Orme Reservoir Project would have an extremely adverse impact upon the cultural resources of central Arizona. Therefore, the Bureau of Reclamation contracted the Arizona State Museum to evaluate the impact of two partial alternatives. One alternative...
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Passive Accumulations: Archaeological Investigations in Support of Reconstruction and Extension of Runway 12L-30R at Williams Gateway Airport, Mesa, Arizona (2000)
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Kimley-Hom and Associates are under contract with the Williams Gateway Airport Authority (WGAA) to provide services for design of the reconstruction and extension of Runway 12L-30R. A number of archaeological sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places (National Register) extend within the construction zone. Therefore, WGAA was required to take into account the potential for its undertakings to affect those archaeological sites under the terms of its lease agreement with the Air...
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Phase 2 Data Recovery Investigations at AZ T:4:150(ASM), A Multicomponent Hohokam, Yavapai, and Euroamerican Rockshelter Site at Lake Pleasant Regional Park, Yavapai County, Arizona (2011)
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At the request of the Bureau of Reclamation-Phoenix Area Office, ACS conducted Phase 2 data recovery at the Lake Pleasant Rockshelter site (AZ T:4:150[ASM]), Yavapai County, Arizona. Based on the results of Phase 1 investigations conducted at the site (Pinter et al. 2009), Reclamation determined that potentially significant subsurface cultural deposits were present that could provide important new data on prehistoric, protohistoric, and historic Native American and Euroamerican occupation of the...
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Phase I and Phase II Archaeological Data Recovery at Five Sites for the Pinal West to Pinal Central Extra-High Voltage Transmission Line Project, near Casa Grande, Pinal County, Arizona (2013)
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Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (SRP) has planned and partially constructed an 88-mile-long 500-kV extra-high-voltage transmission line linking the Pinal West, Duke, Pinal Central, Abel, and Dinosaur substations (Arizona Corporate Commission Certificate of Environmental Compatibility, Case No. 126) in south-central Arizona. The transmission line between the Dinosaur and proposed Pinal Central substations has already been constructed; the portion connecting the...
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Phase I Data Recovery Results for a Portion of the Southwest Germann Site, AZ U:10:2 (ASM): The SRP Rohrig Substation, Queen Creek, Maricopa County, Arizona (2004)
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The following report summarizes the results of Phase I data recovery within a portion of AZ U:10:2 (ASM), the Southwest Germann Site, a National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)-eligible prehistoric site situated near the intersection of Sossaman and Rittenhouse Roads in the town of Queen Creek, Arizona (Figure 1). The Salt River Project (SRP) plans to construct a substation within a rectangular-shaped, 310- by 360-foot area (USGS Higley, Arizona 7.5' 1956/1981). The 2.5-acre Rohrig...
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Picacho Reservoir Archaic Project, Annual Report, September 22, 1983 - September 30, 1984 (1985)
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The first year of activity on the Picacho Reservoir Archaic Project, or Phase A of the Tucson Aqueduct Cultural Resource Mitigative Data Recovery-Archaic and Lithic Quarry Sites Project, spanned the period from September 22, 1983 to September 30, 1984. The annual report summarizes the field investigations and research efforts at the designated Archaic and quarry sites. An interim evaluation of the artifactual and ecofactual data is presented, and research directions for the coming year are...
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A Plan for the Management of Archaeological Sites in the Tempe Papago Park Area (1988)
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Papago Park in the City of Tempe extends from Tempe Butte northward across the Salt River bed into the southern portion of the Papago hills. The archaeological sites in the park are relatively small, but they represent both the Indian and Anglo occupation of the Salt River Valley, and span more than one thousand years of history (A.D. 800 to late 1800s and early 1900s). Excavations at two of the sites have produced artifacts dating to a) the prehistoric Indian period, b) the early historic...
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Plan of Work - Archaeological Testing - Avenue between Broadway Road and the GRIC Boundary - Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (1999)
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This document presents the Plan of Work submitted by Statistical Research, Inc. (SRl) to the Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) for archaeological testing along 51st Avenue between Broadway and the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) boundary (Project No. 68943) in Phoenix. Maricopa County (Figure 1). A previous archaeological survey by Dames and Moore (Shepard and Rogge 1997) located a single archaeological site within the project area. Early research by Frank Midvale (1966),...
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Plan of Work: Archaeological Testing Along the Coronado Coal Haul Railroad, Apache County, Arizona (1991)
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During a recent survey of a proposed expanded right-of-way for the Coronado Coal Haul Railroad for Salt River Project (SRP) in Apache County, Arizona, SWCA, Inc. Environmental Consultants, recorded a prehistoric Anasazi habitation site, AZ Q:2:46 (ASM), that partially extends into the proposed right-of-way (Boden 1991). The site lies partially on State of Arizona and probably on private lands, and it can be found on the Ninemile Seep, Arizona, 1974 USGS topographic map in Township 18 North,...
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Plan of Work: Los Guanacos, Elliot/Kyrene Locus, Tempe, Arizona (1992)
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Northland Research, Inc. (Northland) prepared this research proposal in response to a request from Judy Brunson of Salt River Project (SRP) for archaeological investigations of a portion of AZ U:9:116(ASM), also known as Los Guanacos (other designations include AZ U:9:41[ASU], AZ U:9:71[ASU], and Alta Vista). The project area consists of the proposed site of the SRP Central Support Complex in Tempe, Arizona. Archaeological Research Services (ARS) conducted archaeological testing of this...
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Plant Materials from Coal Haul Railroad Line (SRP-RR) (1977)
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A large collection of plant materials from various sites excavated along the Navajo Power Project Coal Haul Railroad was studied over a period of two years by Neal Lopinot. Most of the collections were examined before he left the St. Louis region to continue his graduate studies. Summaries of his data and comparisons with materials from other sites have been prepared by Hugh Cutler. The file includes related correspondence.
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Pre-Construction Testing at the Off-Street Transit Center, 44th Street and Washington Street, Pueblo Grande AZ U:9:1(ASM), Phoenix, Arizona (2007)
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This report presents the results of an archaeological pre-construction testing program completed at the location of the Off-Street Transit Center (Transit Center) at the southwest corner of 44th and Washington streets, within the City of Phoenix. The property is shaped like a right triangle measuring approximately 206 m (686 ft) from east to west and 127 m (422 ft) north to south. The parcel is bounded on the north and east by Washington Street and 44th Street, respectively. The southern...
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Prehistoric Agricultural Activities on the Lehi-Mesa Terrace: Excavations at La Cuenca del Sedimento (1989)
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This study is the first of two volumes that describe the results of archaeological investigations undertaken within the Tempe Section of the Outer Loop Freeway system. This work was funded by the Arizona Department of Transportation and conducted under Contract 86-102. Three sites were investigated as part of this project, including La Cuenca del Sedimento, a farmstead/fieldhouse site, and AZ U:9:69(ASM) and AZ U:9:71(ASM). All three sites were crossed by portions of the Las Acequias-Los Muertos...
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Prehistoric Agricultural Strategies in West-Central New Mexico (1987)
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Environmental fluctuations are frequently cited as a major factor effecting population displacement and cultural development in the American Southwest. Recent research suggests that the interaction of environmental, demographic, and behavioral variables might account for these presumed causal relationships, but behavioral responses to environmental fluctuations remain poorly understood. The environmental factors most likely to have been stressful to agriculturalists such as the prehistoric...
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Prehistoric and Historic Occupation of the Lower Verde River Valley: The State Route 87 Verde Bridge Project (1992)
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This study presents the results of archaeological investigations undertaken within the proposed corridor of State Route 87 on the Fort McDowell Indian Reservation and Tonto National Forest, in northeastern Maricopa County, Arizona. This work was funded by the Arizona Department of Transportation (Contract 89-28) and conducted under the aegis of the Tonto National Forest. Six archaeological sites were investigated for this project, including three prehistoric lithic procurement sites, a Hohokam...
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Prehistoric and Historic Research Along the Navajo-McCullough Transmission Line Right-of-Way (1975)
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The Los Angeles Water and Power Company Navajo-McCullough Transmission Line Right-of-Way corridor is located for the most part in Clark County, Nevada, but also diagonals across the southeast corner of Lincoln County, Nevada. The total length of the corridor in Nevada is over 100 miles long and the archaeological survey was conducted within a 50 meter distance to either side of the center line. Access roads added to the distance that was intensively surveyed. Where it was observed that there was...
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Prehistoric and Historic Resources of a 525 Acre Parcel near the Salt River Project Administrative Complex in Tempe, Arizona (1986)
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Between February 6 and 12, 1986, Scott L. Fedick and Lyle M. Stone of Archaeological Research Services, Inc. (ARS), performed an archaeological survey of approximately 525 acres of Salt River Project (SRP) owned land in the vicinity of the SRP Administrative Offices complex in northwest Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona. This study also involved background literature and archaeological site file research, and was undertaken at the request of the SRP Environmental Services Department in order to...
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Prehistoric and Historic Steps and Trails of Glen Canyon-Lake Powell (1977)
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Prior to the flooding of Lake Powell and the establishment of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, an ambitious salvage program was completed by The Museum of Northern Arizona and The University of Utah. Many instances of prehistoric and historic steps and trails were recorded. While conducting shoreline ecology research, we became interested in the trail system as disclosed by the steps and trails still evident along the shore. Steps, as pecked by stone tools or picked by metal tools, and...
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Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherers of South Central Arizona: the Picacho Reservoir Archaic Project (1986)
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The Central Arizona Project (CAP) is a federal project being implemented to transport Colorado River water to large segments of central and southern Arizona. The project requires an extensive amount of construction of aqueducts, pumping stations, and canals. This report is the result of archaeological investigations along one portion of the aqueducts, the Tucson Aqueduct. This aqueduct alignment will bring water to the Picacho Reservoir region of central Arizona. Archaeological survey along...
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Prehistoric Irrigation in Arizona: A Context for Canals and Related Cultural Resources (1989)
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This is a report that covers the prehistoric irrigation systems located within Arizona. Funded by the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office, this report describes the locations of irrigation works throughout Arizona, their use and descriptions, along with their importance and need for preservation. The appendices outline goals, strategies and priorities for future resource planning, suggested priorities for SHPO action, methods of dating, and lastly, historic properties eligible for...
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Prehistoric Uses of a Developing Floodplain: Archaeological Investigations on the East Bank of the Santa Cruz River at A-Mountain (1999)
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Between 18 March and 12 April 1997, archaeological fieldwork was conducted at two sites in the Congress Street to Twenty-ninth Street segment of the Arizona Department of Transportation's Interstate 10 Corridor Improvement Project in Tucson, Arizona. Both sites are buried in the eastern Holocene terrace of the Santa Cruz River, directly opposite A-Mountain. In Locus 1 were stratified alluvial deposits containing features dating to the early Cienega phase (800-400 B.C.) and late Cienega phase...
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Prehistory of the St. Johns Area, East-Central Arizona: The TEP St. Johns Project (1981)
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The TEP (Tucson Electric Power) St. Johns Project was conducted by the Cultural Resource Management Section of the Arizona State Museum under contract to Tucson Electric Power Company and was designed to mitigate impacts to cultural resources located within a proposed railroad right-of-way corridor east of St. Johns, Arizona. The proposed corridor begins at a point 8 miles northeast of St. Johns and extends 27 miles southward to the proposed TEP SpringerviIle Generating Station north of...
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Preliminary Biological Resources Survey Results, Arizona Section, Proposed Transportation Corridor (1987)
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The Salt River Project (SRP) is in the process of permitting a coal mining operation near Quemado, New Mexico which will provide coal for the Coronado Generating Station near St. Johns, Arizona. In order to move coal from the mine to the generating station, it will be necessary to construct approximately 45 miles of railroad. Obtaining the appropriate permits from the states of Arizona and New Mexico will require an assessment of biological resources along the proposed alignment. A major...
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Preliminary Case Report, Concerning Cultural Resources Along the Granite Reef Aqueduct and Granite Reef Aqueduct Transmission System, Central Arizona Project (1978)
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This report only contains the Appendices A - J. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is requesting proposals for supplementary inventory survey and mitigation of cultural resources to be impacted by construction of the Granite Reef Aqueduct and Granite Reef Aqueduct Transmission System. This aqueduct and transmission system are features of the Central Arizona Project (CAP), which is a multipurpose water resource development and management project designed to provide supplemental water to central and...
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Preliminary Report for the Dinosaur to Hunt Substations 12kV/69kV Electric Lines Data Recovery Effort; ASLD ROW Application No. 14-111649 (2008)
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Desert Archaeology, Inc. has completed data recovery fieldwork at four archaeological sites, AZ U:10:20 (ASM), AZ U:14:73 (ASM), AZ U:14:417 (ASM), and AZ U:15:61 (ASM), within the Dinosaur to Hunt (DIR-HUN) 12kV/69kV electric line corridor. All four sites are located on Arizona State Trust Land (ASLD Right-of-Way Application No. 14-11 1649) and an were found to meet eligibility criteria for listing in the National and Arizona Registers of Historic Places (Clark 2007). Hence, the archaeological...
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A Preliminary Report of Archaeological Sites Found Along the All American Pipeline Right-of-Way Between Oracle, Arizona and a Point 145 Miles to the West (1985)
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Between March 5th and April 20th, 1985, archaeologists from the Cultural Resources Management Division of New Mexico State University (NMSU) conducted an archaeological clearance survey of all lands along the proposed right-of-way of the All American Pipeline Project (AAPL) between Highway 77 near Oracle, Arizona to a point 145 miles to the west. The survey was directed by David G. Batcho; Judy Brunson was field supervisor. Field crew size varied between 4 and 8 persons. This survey was carried...
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A Preliminary Report of Archaeological Sites Found Along the All American Pipeline Right-of-Way Between Ward Road in Maricopa County, Arizona, and a Point 95 Miles to the West (1985)
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Between March 22 and August 14, 1985, archaeologists from the Cultural Resources Management Division of New Mexico State University (NMSU) conducted an archaeological clearance survey of all lands along the proposed Right-of-Way of the All American Pipeline Project (AAPL) between a point known as Ward Road in Maricopa County, Arizona and a point 95 miles to the west, at the Colorado River in La Paz County, Arizona. The All American Pipeline project is a construction project which involves...
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Preliminary Report of Boundary Testing and Phase 2 Data Recovery for Avalon Villas (2020)
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Corona Partners, LP is proposing to construct Avalon Villas, a multifamily, affordable housing project, at 825 West Broadway Road in Phoenix, Arizona using low-income housing tax credits (LIHTC) provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HOME funds awarded by the City of Phoenix (COP). The project site is currently privately owned vacant land and is zoned as a multifamily residence. Because the proposed project is receiving federal funding it is subject to compliance...
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Preliminary Report of Findings: Archaeological Phase I Data Recovery at AZ T:12:52(ASM) in the Area of Potential Effects of the South Mountain Freeway Construction (2016)
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WestLand Resources, Inc. (WestLand), recently completed Phase I archaeological data recovery investigations at AZ T:12:52(ASM), known as Pueblo del Alamo, within the South Mountain Freeway (SMF) (Figure 1) Area of Potential Effects (APE) (Figure 2). This report presents the preliminary documentation of the fieldwork findings at AZ T:12:52(ASM) pursuant to Stipulation 6 of the Programmatic Agreement executed for this project July 21, 2015). It includes a summary of the findings and a discussion...
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Preliminary Report on Archaeological Testing at Crismon Pueblo, AZ U:9:173 (ASM), and the Denmark School Site along the Red Mountain Freeway (State Route 202) Between Gilbert and Thomas Roads in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona (2000)
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Archaeological testing was conducted on a portion of Crismon Pueblo (AZ U:9:173 [ASM]), the Denmark School site, and a segment of additional property between Gilbert Road and Thomas Road in the right-of-way of the Red Mountain Freeway (State Route 202) in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona. The project area was originally covered with in-use citrus orchards. Therefore, prior to the initiation of fieldwork, tree removal was conducted within and adjacent to the right-of-way, which required...
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Preliminary Report on Data Recovery Efforts at the Crismon Ruin, AZ U:9:173 (ASM), Within the Proposed Red Mountain Freeway Corridor, Mesa, Arizona (2001)
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The purpose of this report is to summarize the methods and findings of Desert Archaeology, Inc.'s, recent data recovery effort at the Crismon Ruin, due to be impacted by construction of the Red Mountain Freeway, Gilbert Road to Higley Road segment; and to provide a recommendation that the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) be allowed to proceed with construction activities as planned in said freeway corridor. The project was authorized by the Federal Highway Administration and ADOT, as...
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A Preliminary Report on Phase I and Phase II Archaeological Data Recovery at Five Sites for the Pinal West to Pinal Central Extra-High Voltage Transmission Line Project, Pinal County, Arizona (2012)
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Logan Simpson Design Inc., under contract to SRP, completed Phase I archeological data recovery at five sites and Phase II data recovery at two of the sites along the Pinal West To Pinal Central Extra-High Voltage Transmission Line and at the Pinal Central substation site, Pinal County, Arizona. The sites are located south and east of the town of Casa Grande. Three of the sites—AZ AA:1:104(ASM), AZ AA:2:301 (ASM), and AZ AA:2:303(ASM)— are Historic era and two—AZ AA:2:284(ASM) and AZ...
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Preliminary Report: Archaeological Monitoring of a U S West Communications Fiber Optic Cable Trench Along the South Side of the Grand Canal near Pueblo Grande National Historic Landmark, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (1994)
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At the request of U S West Communications (US West), Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) performed archaeological monitoring along a utility right-of-way. The right-of-way is within the south side access road for the Grand Canal, which passes through the City of Phoenix administered Pueblo Grande National Historic Landmark (Pueblo Grande; AZ U:9:7(ASM)). The canal is administered by the Salt River Project and owned by the Bureau of Reclamation. Limited testing within the right-of-way...
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Preliminary Results of Archaeological Testing at AZ U:10:122 (ASM) and AZ U:10:123 (ASM) within the Proposed Red Mountain Freeway Corridor (Gilbert Road to Higley Road) Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona (2000)
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Entranco conducted archaeological testing at AZ U:10:122 (ASM) and AZ U:10:123 (ASM) during October and November 2000. The testing was done to assess the eligibility of the two sites for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The project was completed at the request of the Arizona Department of Transportation prior to the proposed construction of the Red Mountain Freeway Gilbert Road to Higley Road segment, which will impact both AZ U:10:122 (ASM) and AZ U:10:123 (ASM)....
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Preliminary Results of Archaeological Testing at AZ U:9:226 (ASM) Within the Proposed Red Mountain Freeway Corridor (Gilbert Road to Higley Road), Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona (2001)
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Entranco conducted archaeological testing at AZ U:9:226 (ASM) in Mesa, Maricopa County, between November 3, 2000 and March 5, 2001. The testing was completed to evaluate the eligibility of AZ U:9:226 (ASM) for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The project was conducted at the request of the Arizona Department of Transportation prior to the proposed construction of the Red Mountain Freeway (RMF), Gilbert Road to Higley Road...
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Preliminary Results of Data Recovery at AZ U:10:123 (ASM) Within the Proposed Red Mountain Freeway Corridor (Gilbert Road to Higley Road) Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona (2001)
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Entranco conducted archaeological data recovery at AZ U:10:123 (ASM) during January and February 2001. AZ U:10:123 (ASM) is a Hohokam habitation and limited activity site located within the corridor of the proposed Red Mountain Freeway, Gilbert to Higley Road segment in east Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona. As a result of testing, the site was previously recommended as eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion D. The data recovery was...
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Preliminary Results of Data Recovery at AZ U:9:178(ASM) Along the Arizona Department of Transportation Red Mountain Freeway (State Route 202) Project Right-of-Way (State Route 87 to Gilbert Road) (2000)
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The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) plans to extend the Red Mountain Freeway through Mesa, Arizona, from State Route (SR) 87 to US Highway (US) 60. This project will result in the construction of a new limited access six-lane freeway. Construction in the right-of-way is currently confined to the area between SR 87 and Gilbert Road. The proposed route runs through an area of dense historic and prehistoric cultural resources south of McDowell Road, and...
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Preliminary Results of Data Recovery at Three Sites (AZ U:9:169(ASM), AZ U:9:222(ASM), & AZ U:9:223(ASM)) Along the Arizona Department of Transportation Red Mountain Freeway (State Route 202) Project Right-of-Way (State Route 87 to Gilbert Road) (2000)
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The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) plans to extend the Red Mountain Freeway through Mesa, Arizona from State Route (SR) 87 to US Route (US) 60. This project will result in the construction of a new limited access six-lane freeway. Construction in the right-of-way is currently confined to the area between SR 87 and Gilbert Road. The proposed route runs through an area of dense historic and prehistoric cultural resources south of McDowell Road, including the northern edge of the Lehi...
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Preliminary Results of Phase II Data Recovery within Locus 2 of AZ U:10:69(ASM) at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona (2022)
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The PMGAA proposes to develop a portion of the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (Airport) for an airline service center. This proposed development would affect Locus 2 of site AZ U:10:69(ASM), a National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)–listed archaeological site. The Airport is located at the former Williams Air Force Base in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona. The PMGAA manages historic properties within the Airport in accordance with a Programmatic Agreement established in 1995 between the U.S. Air...
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(Project 03-09) Review Draft: A Research Design and Data Recovery Plan for Seven Archaeological Sites along the Santan Expansion Project Pipeline Corridor from Gilbert to Coolidge, Maricopa and Pinal Counties, Arizona (2003)
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This document presents a research design and data recovery plan for seven archaeological sites located along a 36-mile-long natural gas pipeline that the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (SRP) is planning to construct between Gilbert and Coolidge, Arizona. All of the sites are associated with the prehistoric Hohokam culture and are considered eligible for the Arizona and National Registers of Historic Places, based on their potential to contribute important...
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Proposed Mead to Phoenix 500kV DC Transmission Line Project: Appendix A: Summary, Study Sample Units 1-22 (1983)
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Summary of study units 1-22 of sites selected throughout Arizona and Nevada. Includes a table listing the presence of vegetation and cultural remains, accompanied by a base map for each of the study units.
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Proposed Mead to Phoenix 500kV DC Transmission Line Project: Appendix B: Archaeological Survey of a 160-Acre Grounding Electrode Site, Maricopa County, Arizona (1983)
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A proposed 160 acre grounding electrode site and associated access road west of the Hassayampa River was surveyed for archaeological resources by the Museum of Northern Arizona in April, 1983. No archaeological sites were found, and archaeological clearance is recommended for the electrode site and access road.
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Proposed Mead to Phoenix 500kV DC Transmission Line Project: Appendix C: Archaeological Survey of a 640-Acre Grounding Electrode Site, Mojave County, Arizona (1983)
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A proposed 640 acre grounding electrode site was surveyed by archaeologists from the Museum of Northern Arizona in June, 1983. No archaeological sites were found in the survey parcel. However, a few isolated finds were found scattered throughout the parcel, with most of these adjacent to a dirt road paralleling Detrital Wash. Archaeological clearance is recommended for the SRP electrode site.
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Proposed Mead to Phoenix 500kV DC Transmission Line Project: Appendix D: Eastwing Substation and Westwing Substation Expansion: Archaeological Surveys (1983)
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Two proposed substation site alternatives along the Agua Fria River were surveyed for archaeological resources by the Museum of Northern Arizona in December 1982. One small previously recorded potsherd concentration and a number of isolated artifacts were located within the Westwing area. An extensive Hohokam site was located within the Eastwing parcel, along with a segment of the historic Marinette Heading Canal. The Westwing substation alternative is strongly recommended in preference to the...
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A Regional Archaeological Overview of the Montezuma Hydroelectric Pumped-Storage Project, Maricopa and Pinal Counties, Arizona (1975)
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This report provides a regional archaeological overview prepared for the Montezuma Hydroelectric Pumped-Storage Project by the Office of Cultural Resource Management, Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University, under contract with the Salt River Project, Phoenix, Arizona. Specifically, it is designed to fulfill the archaeological data requirements for the Phase I Regional Study outlined by Wirth Associates, the consulting firm coordinating all environmental studies connected with the...
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A Report on Four Cultural Resource Surveys Conducted on Tonto National Forest Land Near Globe, Gila County, Central Arizona: The Guzman Project (1995)
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From 1991 to 1994, Tonto National Forest (TNF) and SWCA., Inc., Environmental Consultants conducted four cultural resource surveys near Globe, Arizona for Guzman Construction in preparation for a proposed land exchange involving TNF-administered lands. This document summarizes the findings of that series of surveys. Specifically, it compiles data presented in three survey reports prepared by SWCA (Ahlstrom 1993, 1994; Ahlstrom and Euler 1991; SWCA 1992). The surveys described in these reports...
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Report on National Register of Historic Places Nomination Investigation for the Pimeria Alta Archaeological District on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (1992)
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Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) served as consultant to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC) on the Pimeria Alta Project, which is a National Park Service Historic Preservation Survey and Planning Grant-in-Aid awarded to the SRPMIC by the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) (Federal ID Number: 04-91-60000; Project Identification Number: SP 9102-50). ACS conducted mapping and a 40% survey of a parcel of Community land in order to nominate the parcel...
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Report on Phased Data Recovery and Monitoring for the Western Canal Multi-Use Path Extension Project in Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona (2021)
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ADOT is assisting COT with an MUP extension project in Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona. The new MUP provides a connection between Kyrene Road and the Western Canal for pedestrians and cyclists. The MUP is an extension of the ‘Brake’ bicycle boulevard corridor as outlined in the City of Tempe Transportation Master Plan. The ‘Brake’ bicycle boulevard runs from Tempe’s eastern limits bordering Chandler, to its western limits bordering the town of Guadalupe. The purpose of this project was to...
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Research Design and Testing Plan for Four Sites Along the Red Mountain Freeway (Loop 202) From Gilbert Road to Higley Road, Mesa, Arizona (2000)
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This document consists of a research design and work plan for archaeological testing at four cultural resource sites within the proposed Red Mountain Freeway (RMF), Gilbert Road to Higley Road segment in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona. Testing will be conducted to evaluate the eligibility of AZ U:9:226 (ASM), AZ U:10:117 (ASM), AZ U:10:122 (ASM), and AZ U:10:123 (ASM) for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) prior to proposed construction of the RMF. Nine cultural...
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Research Design for Data Recovery at La Ciudad de Los Hornos: The Superstition Freeway and Priest Drive Locale (AZ U:9:48 ASM) (1991)
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The following document presents a research design for archaeological investigations sponsored by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) at the site of La Ciudad de Los Hornos (Los Hornos). The project consists of two phases: testing and data recovery. The testing phase has been completed and a report (Chenault et al. 1991) of the results submitted to ADOT. In addition, the testing results are briefly summarized below. The proposed ADOT undertaking involves the planned reconstruction of...
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Research Design for Data Recovery for the Salt River Project and Arizona Public Service Transmission Line Facilities Along the Beeline Highway (1985)
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Salt River Project (SRP) and Arizona Public Service Company (APS) propose to construct three transmission lines along a portion of the Beeline Highway on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC). SRP proposes to build a new line which will connect the Pinnacle Peak, Brandow, and Papago Butte substations. APS proposes to realign two existing transmission lines and move them out of the Salt River channel and onto the north terrace above the river. Archaeological Consulting Services...
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A Research Design for the Investigation of the Marana Community Complex (1985)
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The Central Arizona Project (CAP) is a major undertaking by the Bureau of Reclamation to bring water from the Colorado River to central and southern Arizona. The aqueduct, which will help accomplish this feat, extends from the town of Parker, on the Colorado River to the west, across the western desert of Arizona to Phoenix. From the Phoenix metropolitan area the aqueduct turns south, crosses the Gila River in the vicinity of Florence and will terminate slightly to the south of Tucson. In...
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Research Design, Papago Water Supply Project: Class III Archaeological Survey for Schuk Toak and San Xavier Districts (1985)
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As a result of the Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act of 1982, part of the water that will be delivered to southern Arizona via the Central Arizona Project (CAP) aqueducts is allotted to the Papago Indian Reservation along with 28,200 acre-feet of water from other sources, Franzoy-Corey Engineers and Architects of Phoenix has been selected by the Papago Tribe as principal engineers for planning irrigated-agricultural developments on the Schuk Toak ...
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Research Design: For Archaeological Data Recovery Along the Salt River Project Coronado Coal Haul Railroad (1990)
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The following document constitutes a research design for archaeological data recovery within planned expansions of the Salt River Project Coronado Coal Haul Railroad.The project area is located in Apache County, Arizona, south of Interstate 40 near the town of Navajo. Three sites were listed in the project RFP and specific information regarding the impacts to those sites and the location of the sites in relation to the Coal Haul Railroad were provided in that document. The research design is...
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Research Issues in the Prehistory of Central Arizona: The Central Arizona Water Control Study, Volume 1 (1984)
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The Central Arizona Water Control Study provided the occasion to reassess the current state of our knowledge of the prehistory of the greater Salt-Gila Basin. There are two reasons for conducting this review. The first is to provide a baseline review of the current research questions, problems, and unknowns in our understanding of the prehistory of the area. The second purpose is to stimulate, through the examination of old ideas, the development of new views on the prehistory of this area. In...
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A Research Report and Restoration Considerations for the Interpretive Development of Historic Resources at Brigham City, A.T. (1980)
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Brigham City, a fortified Mormon settlement on the Little Colorado River near the City of Winslow, Navajo County, Arizona, was established in 1876 as a United Order community and abandoned by the Church in 1881. The property was subsequently incorporated into the La Prade farm and dairy, which was in operation from about 1897 until the mid-1940's. At present, the site is owned by the City of Winslow. Much of the arable land surrounding the site has been leased to a Winslow resident for...
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Results of a 7,770-Acre Cultural Resources Inventory for the Peg Leg Well Tailings Storage Facility Alternative, Pinal County, Arizona (2019)
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The Tonto National Forest (TNF) is currently conducting National Environmental Policy Act analysis of the proposed Resolution Copper Project (the project) located near Superior, Pinal County, Arizona. As part of this analysis, the TNF has identified several alternative areas proposed for potential development into tailings storage facilities (TSFs). WestLand Resources, Inc. (WestLand), was contracted by Resolution Copper to conduct a cultural resources inventory of TSF Alternative 5 – Peg Leg...
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Results of Archaeological Monitoring for a Salt River Project Pole Replacement Project Located South of Washington Street between 48th Street and 40th Street, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2009)
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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...
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Results of Archaeological Monitoring for the Salt River Project 4-kV to 12-kV Power Supply Upgrade Project, Within a Portion of AZ U:10:127(ASM)/The Will E. Coyote Site, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, Maricopa County, Arizona (2013)
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Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (PMGA), administered by PMGAA, is upgrading and modernizing its runways and taxiways with new pavement and shoulders, drainage, and installation of utility conduits for lighting along the taxiway. SRP is upgrading the power supply from 4 kV to 12 kV as part of the project. At the request of SRP, Logan Simpson Design Inc. (LSD) conducted archaeological monitoring within the boundary of AZ U:10:127(ASM), the Will E. Coyote site, a prehistoric Hohokam site listed in the...
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Results of Archaeological Testing at the New SRP Hunt Electrical Substation, Pinal County, Arizona (2005)
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SRP plans to construct a new electrical substation (Hunt Substation) southeast of the intersection of Empire Boulevard and Gary Road within Pinal County, Arizona. The project area is in the NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 6, Township 3 South Range 8 East, Gila and Salt River Base Line and Meridian. This area is depicted on the Sacaton NE, Arizona USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle (1978). The subject parcel is approximately 300 feet by 300 feet (two acres), and is located...
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Results of Archaeological Testing for the Salt River Valley Canal (AZ T:12:222[ASM]) for the City Hotel Project (2005)
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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 at the northwest corner of 3rd Street and Van Buren Street. Archaeological testing documented remnants of three features in the project area: the historic Salt River Valley Canal, a privy and a house footing. The Salt River Valley Canal (AZ T:12:222[ASM]) had no intact canal sediments and was filled in with modern (circa...
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Results of Cultural Resources Monitoring for Grand Canalscape Phase II (TIGER) Shared-use Pathway Project Construction, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2020)
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The Grand Canalscape Phase II (TIGER) Shared-use Pathway project is a City of Phoenix (City) pathway improvement project that completes a shared-use path along the Grand Canal from North 23rd Avenue south of West Indian School Road in Phoenix to the City of Tempe border at 56th Street. Pathway improvements were constructed along three discontinuous segments of the Grand Canal: • Segment 1: Grand Canal alignment between I-17 and 15th Avenue; • Segment 2: Grand Canal alignment between 16th...
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Results of Cultural Resources Monitoring for Grand Canalscape Phase II (TIGER) Shared-use Pathway Project Construction, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2020)
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June 12, 2020 (Revised September 18, 2020) The Grand Canalscape Phase II (TIGER) Shared-use Pathway project is a City of Phoenix (City) pathway improvement project that completes a shared-use path along the Grand Canal from North 23rd Avenue south of West Indian School Road in Phoenix to the City of Tempe border at 56th Street. Pathway improvements were constructed along three discontiguous segments of the Grand Canal: • Segment 1: Grand Canal alignment between I-17 and 15th Avenue; • Segment...
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Results of Eligibility Testing and Data Recovery Plan for Multiple Locations and Sites Along the Arizona Department of Transportation Red Mountain Freeway (State Route 202) Project Right-of-Way (State Route 87 to Gilbert Road) (2016)
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The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) plans to extend the Red Mountain Freeway through Mesa, Arizona from State Route (SR) 87 to US Route (US) 60. This project will result in the construction of a new limited access six-lane freeway. Construction on the right-of-way is currently confined to the area between SR 87 and Gilbert Road. The proposed route runs through an area of dense historic and prehistoric cultural resources south of McDowell Road, and passes through the northern edge of...
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Results of Eligibility Testing and Data Recovery Plan for Two Archaeological Sites Along the Arizona Department of Transportation Red Mountain Freeway (State Route 202) Project Right-of-Way (SR 87 to Gilbert Road) (2000)
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The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) plans to extend the Red Mountain Freeway through Mesa, Arizona from State Route (SR) 87 to US Route (US) 60. This project will result in the construction of a new limited access six-lane freeway. Construction on the right-of-way is currently confined to the area between SR 87 and Gilbert Road. The proposed route runs through an area of dense historic and prehistoric cultural resources south of McDowell Road, and passes through the northern edge of...
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Results of Exploratory Testing at the SRP Randolph Switchyard, Pinal County, Arizona (2009)
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Exploratory testing report in the form of a memorandum with a report by Gary Huckleberry, Geoarchaeological Assessment of Possible Prehistoric Canals at the Salt River Project's Randolph Switchyard, Randolph, Pinal County Arizona, August 10, 2009. Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (SRP), Logan Simpson Design (LSD) has completed exploratory testing in the location of the Randolph Switchyard south of Coolidge. Summarizing, exploratory testing was fully implemented...
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Results of Mesa Community College Spring 1995 - Field School at AZ U:10:1(ASU) (1995)
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In the spring, 1995, Mesa Community College (MCC) undertook a field school at AZ U 10:1(ASU). The site is located in Maricopa County on land owned by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (Community). The field school was conducted with the permission of the Community and under permits issued by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Community. MCC thanks the Community for allowing the field school to be conducted on their land. Access to the property was provided by Salt River Project...
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Results of Mesa Community College Spring 1996 - Field School at AZ U:10:1(ASU) and Plan of Work for 1997 Field School (1996)
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In the spring, 1996, Mesa Community College (MCC) undertook the second year of a field school at AZ U:10:1(ASU). The site is located in Maricopa County on land owned by the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community (Community). The field school was conducted with the permission of the Community under a permit issued by the Cultural and Environmental Services Division of the Community Development Department. The Bureau of Indian Affairs issued an Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA)...
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Results of Mesa Community College Spring 1997 - Field School at AZ U:10:1(ASU) (1998)
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In the spring, 1997, Mesa Community College (MCC) undertook the third year of a field school at AZ U:10:1(ASU). A field report summarizing the findings for the 1995 and 1996 field seasons has been submitted to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Cultural and Environmental Services Division of Community Development (CESD). The site is located in Maricopa County on land owned by the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community (Community). The field school was conducted with the permission...