Archaeological Survey and Investigations Along Reach 5A, Granite Reef Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project, Yuma and Maricopa Counties, Arizona

Summary

Under contract with the Bureau of Reclamation, the Office of Cultural Resource Management (OCRM), Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University completed an archaeological survey to identify and evaluate the cultural resources in the area of a flood water detention basin along Reach 5A of the Granite Reef Aqueduct, upslope from the aqueduct right-of-way, and then conducted archaeological investigations at four sites to mitigate the adverse effects of the detention basin. This project provides the survey and a data recovery reports that describe the results of archaeological work along Reach 5A of the Granite Reef Aqueduct. Ultimately, this work determined that there was no adverse effect due to the construction of the floodwater dentition basin.

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Archaeological Survey and Investigations Along Reach 5A, Granite Reef Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project, Yuma and Maricopa Counties, Arizona. ( tDAR id: 393042) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8542Q1Z

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Keywords

Culture
Archaic • Hohokam • Yuman

Material
Building Materials • Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Fire Cracked Rock • Ground Stone

Site Name
AZ S:7:10(ASU) • AZ S:7:11(ASU) • AZ S:7:12(ASU) • AZ S:7:3(ASU) • AZ S:7:4(ASU) • AZ S:7:5(ASU) • AZ S:7:6(ASU) • AZ S:7:7(ASU) • AZ S:7:8(ASU) • AZ S:7:9(ASU)

Site Type
Artifact Scatter • Domestic Structures • Encampment • Hearth • Isolated Artifact • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Rock Alignment

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Systematic Survey

Geographic Keywords
Buckeye, Arizona • Centennial Wash • Granite Reef Aqueduct Reach 5A • Harquahala Valley • lower Gila River

Temporal Keywords
Archaic Period • Gila Butte Phase • Hohokam Colonial period • Hohokam Sedentary period • Sacaton Phase

Spatial Coverage

min long: -113.389; min lat: 33.578 ; max long: -113.282; max lat: 33.61 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

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

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

Repository(s): Huhugam Heritage Center

Prepared By(s): Office of Cultural Resource Management, Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University

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

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Documents

  1. Archaeological Investigations Within a Floodwater Detention Basin, Reach 5A, Granite Reef Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project, Yuma and Maricopa Counties, Arizona (1976)
  2. An Archaeological Survey of the Floodwater Retention Basin, Reach 5A, Granite Reef Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project, Yuma and Maricopa Counties, Arizona (1976)