Hohokam (Culture Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Holly S. DeMaagd. Barbara S. Macnider.

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...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Daniel H. Sorrell.

The City of Phoenix’s (COP) Downtown Development Office plans to construct facilities related to the Phoenix Bioscience Center on COP-owned land in downtown Phoenix. The COP cost center number for the project is ED10000012. Because project activities may cause adverse impacts to subsurface cultural resources - both prehistoric and historic - the COP Parks and Recreation Department Pueblo Grande Museum (PGM), which coordinates archaeological projects for all COP departments (Bostwick 2004)...

DOCUMENT Full-Text David P. Doak. Mark Slaughter.

In September and October of 1995, a team of archaeologists from the Tucson office of SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants conducted testing operations at nine sites located on private lands at the mouth of Pima Canyon, north of Tucson, Arizona. The sites-AZ BB:9:227, 228, 229, 230, 232, 233, 234, 235, and 236 (ASM)--were originally recorded in 1987 during a survey conducted by SWCA (Seymour 1992). Testing was done according to a SHPO-approved plan of work submitted in July, 1995. The work was...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Joseph M. Garrotto. Lynn A. Neal.

SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants conducted a Class III archaeological survey of a 160-acre parcel of privately owned land south of New River. Three sites, AZ T:4:252 (ASM), AZ T:4:253 (ASM), and AZ T:4:254 (ASM), were discovered within the project area. Sites AZ T:4:242 (ASM) and AZ T:4:254 (ASM) were determined by the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) to be ineligible to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (Bilsbarrow 2000a). This document therefore summarizes...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Judson Joel White. A.E. (Gene) Rogge.

The City of Phoenix proposes to construct a fire station in the northeastern comer of the Sky Harbor Airport to provide service to the airport as well as the surrounding neighborhood. While the fire station would be operated by the City of Phoenix Fire Department, the City of Phoenix Aviation Department would finance construction of the facility using airport users’ fees. Because the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has oversight over Sky Harbor Airport,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text S. Jerome Hesse.

This document combines the preliminary results of archaeological eligibility testing at AZ BB:9:360 (ASM) with a data recovery plan-of-work based on the results of testing. This document was prepared at the request of Merry, Carnell, Schlecht, Inc., on behalf of the Tanque Verde Unified School District. Archaeological testing at AZ BB:9:360 (ASM) involved controlled surface collection and the excavation of three backhoe trenches totaling 77 m in length. Three archaeological features including...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Richard L. Boston. Michael Droz. Kelly Melaniphy. Bruce G. Phillips. Shirley Powell. Kimberly Redman.

Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS), of Tempe, Arizona, has completed Phase I archaeological testing and small-scale data recovery at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The “Phase I” testing and data recovery is actually the second of a multi-phase project. The first monitored geotechnical boring and coring (Ryan et al. 2001); subsequent phases will include additional monitoring, testing, and data recovery. ACS carried out these activities as a subcontractor to Kimley-Horn...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Erin Davis. Laurene Montero. Michael Stubing. Mary-Ellen Walsh.

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)....

DOCUMENT Full-Text Eric S. Cox.

The City of Phoenix is renovating and expanding the Civic Plaza in downtown Phoenix. The project involves demolition of the North Hall and construction of a larger, replacement facility in the same area, as well as construction of a new Terrace Building on Symphony Terrace. Symphony Hall also will be refurbished. The project is not a federal undertaking subject to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The State of Arizona will provide up to $300 million to match City of Phoenix...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Stubing.

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...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Richard Boston.

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...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Richard L. Boston.

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...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Ellen Ruble.

Pima County and the City of Tucson have developed a Master Plan for the expansion of facilities at Christopher Columbus Park, located on the northwestern side of Tucson, Pima County, Arizona. Previous cultural resource surveys and test excavations have identified the presence of archaeological sites within the expansion area that will be affected by implementation of the Master Plan. Phase 1 data recovery excavations were conducted to determine the extent and distribution of subsurface cultural...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Andrew Vorsanger. Chris Whiting.

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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This project contains documents of preservation activities conducted at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument by National Park Service staff from 1892 through the present. Resources included in the project include historic and modern preservation documentation including; reports, memos, images, maps, and condition assessment forms.

IMAGE Legacies on the Landscape Project, Arizona State University.

Profile Map of Examined Agricultural Terraces at Richinbar Ruin

DOCUMENT Full-Text Douglas B. Craig. David R. Hart.

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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Northland Research, Inc. (Northland) is pleased to submit this proposal for archaeological testing to ComSense, Inc. for the Casa Nueva project. The project area is approximately 4.7 acres. This proposal was solicited by Mark Appleby of ComSense, Inc. as a prelude to obtaining federally guaranteed construction loans for proposed low-income housing to be built in the Casa Nueva project area. Investigation of archaeological resources is a pre condition of obtaining Federal Housing Authority loans...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Donald R. Keller. Donald E. Weaver, Jr..

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...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Charles Steen. Gordon. Vivian. L.R. Caywood.

This document is regarding a proposed 12 foot deep pit to be dug in the center room of the Great House at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. It is a series of communications regarding the risks vs the rewards of this proposed project. The communications are between the park archaeologist and the regional archaeologist and the document includes a construction project proposal.

IMAGE Timothy Pauketat.

This is a proto image of Quetzalcoatl, Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl, Teotihuacan, Mexico. Dates to AD 400. Photo courtesy of Tim Pauketat.

IMAGE Timothy Pauketat.

Proto image of Tlaloc, Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl, Teotihuacan, Mexico. Dates to AD 400. Photo courtesy of Tim Pauketat.

DATASET Saul L. Hedquist. Leigh Anne Ellison.

In 2010, Archaeology Southwest (formally the Center for Desert Archaeology) conducted a condition and damage assessment of 96 prominent, late precontact archaeological sites on the Tonto National Forest (TNF, Forest) in central Arizona. Field inspections were performed to examine the current condition of sites, record the degree, type, and relative age of observed damage (if any), identify potential factors affecting site condition and damage and, in light of this information, develop...

DATASET Saul L. Hedquist. Leigh Anne Ellison.

In 2010, Archaeology Southwest (formally the Center for Desert Archaeology) conducted a condition and damage assessment of 96 prominent, late precontact archaeological sites on the Tonto National Forest (TNF, Forest) in central Arizona. Field inspections were performed to examine the current condition of sites, record the degree, type, and relative age of observed damage (if any), identify potential factors affecting site condition and damage and, in light of this information, develop...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Legacies on the Landscape Project, Arizona State University.

Room corner construction data for the sites of Pueblo de las Mujeres, Pueblo la Plata, and Richinbar Ruin