A Plan for Archaeological Investigations at Historic Dam Construction Camps in Central Arizona

Author(s): A. E. Rogge; Cindy L. Myers

Year: 1987

Summary

In June 1986, the Bureau of Reclamation awarded a three-year contract to Dames & Moore to undertake historical archaeological studies as part of the mitigation program for the Regulatory Storage Division (Plan 6) of the Central Arizona Project. This report presents a plan for guiding this research which will investigate about 45 archaeological sites. The proposed primary goal is to produce a social history of life in temporary construction camps at seven major water storage dams built in central Arizona from the l890s to 1940s. Investigations of demography, daily life, work environments and ethnic relations are identified as research themes. The sites to be studied are described and methodologies for pursuing archaeological fieldwork, historic research and laboratory analysis are discussed.

Cite this Record

A Plan for Archaeological Investigations at Historic Dam Construction Camps in Central Arizona. A. E. Rogge, Cindy L. Myers. Phoenix, Arizona: Dames & Moore. 1987 ( tDAR id: 378216) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8S75H62

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Keywords

Culture
Euroamerican • Historic • Historic Native American

Site Name
Bartlett Dam Construction Camp • Cliff Dam Construction Site • Horse Mesa Dam Construction Camp • Mormon Flat Dam Construction Camp • New Waddell Dam Construction Site • Roosevelt Dam Construction Site • Stewart Mountain Dam Construction Camp

Site Type
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features

Investigation Types
Research Design / Data Recovery Plan

General
Central Arizona Historic Sites • Dam Construction Camps • Historic Dam And Reservoir

Geographic Keywords
Agua Fria River • Central Arizona • Humbug Creek • New Waddell Dam • Roosevelt Dam • Salt River • Verde River

Temporal Keywords
Historic Period

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1890 to 1940

Spatial Coverage

min long: -112.692; min lat: 33.372 ; max long: -111.088; max lat: 34.579 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office

Project Director(s): A. E. Rogge; Cindy L. Myers

Sponsor(s): USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office

Permitting Agency(s): USDI Bureau Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office

Prepared By(s): Dames & Moore

Submitted To(s): USDI Bureau Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office

Record Identifiers

Bureau of Reclamation Contract No.(s): 6-CS-30-04360

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