A Historic Properties Treatment Plan for Three Prehistoric Sites Along the Salt River Project's Proposed Abel-Pfister-Ball 230kV Transmission Line in the City of Mesa, the Towns of Gilbert and Queen Creek, and the San Tan Valley, Maricopa and Pinal Counties, Arizona

Author(s): Lauren Brooks

Year: 2022

Summary

*On the title page of this report it says 'draft', however this is the final report. *

To meet increased demand for electricity due to growth, SRP plans to construct an approximately 20-mile (mi), double-circuit, 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission line including associated tubular steel pole structures that average 110–140 feet (ft) tall (Project). The Project will connect three 230/69kV receiving stations, including the Ball Substation in Gilbert, the Pfister Substation in southeastern Queen Creek, and the Abel Substation east of San Tan Valley. This Project was approved by the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) in 2009, when they issued a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility (CEC) (Decision No. 71441). Because 29.65 acres of the transmission line corridor, including some pole locations, fall within previously known archaeological sites, SRP contracted PaleoWest, LLC (PaleoWest) to prepare and implement this archaeological Historic Properties Treatment Plan (Plan) to mitigate the potential adverse effects of the ground-disturbing activities associated with the pole placement. The three sites crossed by the corridor— AZ U:10:2(ASM)/Germann Site, AZ U:10:32(ASM)/Sand Dune South, and AZ U:10:9(PG)—are Prehistoric Period Hohokam habitation sites.

Cite this Record

A Historic Properties Treatment Plan for Three Prehistoric Sites Along the Salt River Project's Proposed Abel-Pfister-Ball 230kV Transmission Line in the City of Mesa, the Towns of Gilbert and Queen Creek, and the San Tan Valley, Maricopa and Pinal Counties, Arizona. Lauren Brooks. 2022 ( tDAR id: 475253) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8475253

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Keywords

Culture
Historic • Hohokam

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Dating Sample • Fauna • Fire Cracked Rock • Ground Stone • Human Remains • Macrobotanical • Shell

Site Name
AZ U:10:2(ASM) • AZ U:10:32(ASM) • AZ U 10:9(PG) • Germann Site • Sand Dune South

Site Type
Ball Court • Burial Pit • Canal or Canal Feature • Hamlet / Village • House Mound • Platform Mound • Room Block / Compound / Pueblo • Trash Midden

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview

General
Agriculture and Water Control • Artifact Analysis • Artifact Collections • Botanical Remains • Chronometric Sampling • Craft Production and Exchange • Mortuary Features • Repatriation • Sample Collections • Subsistence and Resource-Use Strategies

Geographic Keywords
Gilbert • Maricopa (County) • Mesa • Pinal (County) • Queen Creek • San Tan Valley

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Daniel Garcia

Prepared By(s): PaleoWest, LLC

Submitted To(s): Salt River Project

Record Identifiers

Technical Report No.(s): 22-349

PaleoWest Project No.(s): 22-0391

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Contact(s): Daniel Garcia