Hohokam (Culture Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Droz. Andrea Gregory. Thomas Jones. Paige B. Florie. Kristin L. Fangmeier. Victoria D. Vargas.

At the request of Ms. Homaira Parveen and Mr. Ed Checkley of the City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department and under Environmental and Safety Regulatory Consulting On-Call Contract #124947, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd (ACS) conducted archaeological monitoring of the installation of a storm drain, catchment basins, paving, sidewalks, busbays, and other roadway improvements along Southern Avenue. In the Archaeological Assessment reports prepared by the City Archaeology Office...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kristin L. Fangmeier.

At the request of Ms. Alissa Tarkington of the George Gervin Prep Academy (GGPA) and Peter Hemingway of Wood/Patel, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) conducted archaeological monitoring of ground disturbing activities during construction of the George Gervin Youth Center on private land in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. In the Archaeological Assessment report prepared by the City Archaeology Office (CAO) for this project, which was dated March 5, 2012, it was noted that the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Schilling. Joanne C. Tactikos.

At the request of Chris Ewell, City of Phoenix (COP) Parks and Recreation Department, and Laurene Montero, City Archaeologist, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) conducted archaeological monitoring of ground disturbing activities during renovations at Hermoso Park in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. In the Archaeological Assessment report prepared by the City Archaeology Office (CAO) for this project, dated August 29, 2012, it was noted that a prehistoric canal was projected to...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kristin L. Fangmeier. Michael Droz. Joanne C. Tactikos. Walter R. Punzmann.

At the request of Mr. John Cichon of President Partners LP, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) conducted archaeological monitoring during rehabilitation of the Palm Oasis apartment complex in, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. Rehabilitation activities would include replacing utility lines and demolishing five buildings. In the HUD-Funded Program Activities Archaeological Review prepared by the City Archaeology Office (CAO) for this project, dated December 20, 2011, it was noted...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda M. Schilling. Douglas R. Mitchell.

Central and Fillmore Associates, LP oversaw improvements to the Westward Ho building and infrastructure. Rehabilitation required replacement and realignment of sewer pipelines below the property courtyard and the replacement of sidewalks in the courtyard. A total of 170.9 cubic meters were excavated from 32 units associated with rehabilitation activities in the courtyard area of the Westward Ho Hotel and Apartments. All of the units were excavated to locate and expose existing underground...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Walter R. Punzmann.

At the request of Leticia Vargas and Ed Checkley of the City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) conducted archaeological monitoring of ground disturbing activities during the installation of two fire hydrants. Based on information provided by the City Archaeology Office (CAO), the fire hydrants are location within the boundaries of AZ T:8:7(PG)/AZ T:8:219(ASM), a Hohokam Late Sedentary/Classic period artifact scatter with possible...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Thomas E. Jones. Victoria D. Vargas.

At the request of Ms. Homaira Parveen and Mr. Ed Checkley of the City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department (the City) and under Environmental and Safety Regulatory Consulting On-Call Contract #124947, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) conducted archaeological monitoring, burial recovery, and Phase I data recovery for a Road Detention Basin project. The City’s project involved excavating a sloped 11-acre basin ranging from 4–7 ft deep and installing associated lighting and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Walter Punzmann. Peg Davis.

COP Parks and Recreation Department is proposing to construct a recreation center at Lindo Park. An Archaeology Assessment conducted by the COP found that the proposed Lindo Park Recreation Center occurs within the boundaries of prehistoric archaeological site that is known to contain human remains. Given the proximity of the features investigated during the previous project, it was determined highly likely that archaeological features associated with the site may exist within the Community...

DOCUMENT Full-Text S. Jerome Hesse.

This report contains the results of archaeological monitoring associated with the latter stages of construction of a new courthouse in Florence, Pinal County, Arizona. The courthouse was constructed within a known archaeological site (AZ U:15:252 [ASM]) on Pinal County lands. Following the discovery of human remains and associated funerary artifacts during construction, Pinal County Department of Public Works contracted SWCA environmental Consultants to monitor construction, as needed, in...

DOCUMENT Full-Text S. Jerome Hesse.

On December 16, 2003 and January 7, 2004, an archaeologist from SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) monitored construction excavations and activities associated with the EPNG Line 1007 30-day anomaly repairs as part of El Paso’s pipeline integrity project in Pinal County, Arizona. Archaeological monitoring was undertaken to ensure no potentially significant cultural resources would be adversely affected by construction activities within the archaeological sites, AZ AA:2:105 (ASM), located on...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Oslynn Benjamin. Glennda Gene Luhnow.

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...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Oslynn Benjamin. Glennda Gene Luhnow.

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...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Droz. R. Gordon Carlton.

Under contract to the City of Phoenix, ACS monitored installation of a storm drain trunk line. Catch basin and connector pipe were added from to the river: pipe, structure, and grading occurred in the Salt River. Previous research (Howard and Huckleberry 1991) indicated several prehistoric irrigation canals were projected to cross the project area at two locations. Therefore, the City Archaeology Office recommended monitoring of the pipe installation lo confirm the location or the projected...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Lourdes Aguila. Christina Carpenter.

The monitoring involved three discrete areas of excavation within the boundaries of Pueblo Salado. First, a vault was excavated via backhoe to install a new manhole, and then two trenches were hand-excavated to install fiber optic lines. The monitoring was conducted by ACS archaeologist Christina Carpenter. The work took place over five discontinuous night shifts between May 16 and June 13, 2005. In total, five person-days were expended in the field. No cultural resources were...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Lourdes Aguila. Linda Schilling.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to install two new 60-ft-tall (18.3 m) antenna towers at its Remote Transmitter No. 3 (RT-3) facility at Sky Harbor International Airport. The project’s area of potential effect (APE) is located near the site of Pueblo Salado (AZ T:12:47[ASM]), an extensive Hohokam village that is considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion D. Previous investigations by SWCA, Environmental Consultants (SWCA) near this area of...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Lourdes Aguila. Andrew B. Bockhorst. Kristin L. Fangmeier.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to install two new fiber optic lines and associated duct banks and manholes at Sky Harbor International Airport. The project’s area of potential effect (APE) extends within the site of Pueblo Salado (AZ T:12:47[ASM]), an extensive Hohokam village that is considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion D. Previous investigations by SWCA, Environmental Consultants (SWCA) in this area of Pueblo Salado uncovered...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Suzanne Griset. India S. Hesse. Paul M. Rawson.

Prior to widening, the City of Tucson (COT) Department of Transportation sponsored a series of investigations to identify archaeological sites that would be affected by the road project and to mitigate adverse effects to the sites, where needed. The first step in identifying archaeological sites was a cultural resources survey, conducted by SWCA Environmental Consultants in 2009. Although no archaeological sites were found during the survey, much of the study area was inaccessible due to...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Patricia Cook.

Desert Archaeology, Inc., conducted data recovery a prehistoric archaeological site located within the Los Reales Landfill, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona. Subsurface archaeological features were encountered in late May 2007, during normal landfill activity by landfill personnel to mine sediments. The exposure of four features caused the sediment excavation activities to cease. Desert Archaeology was contacted by landfill administrators on 25 May 2007, to assess the features and to determine if...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Lourdes Aguila.

Data recovery was completed at Pueblo del Rio as specified in the work plan developed after the testing phase. The purpose of the data recovery was to recover sufficient information from the portion of Pueblo del Rio within the EPNG right-of-way to answer general research questions as outlined in the treatment plan and to mitigate the adverse effect of the proposed EPNG undertaking on the cultural resources within the right-of-way. These goals were accomplished. However, the highly disturbed...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Adrienne M. Tremblay. Michael S. Foster. Ronald Ryden.

This report presents the results of data recovery at two Historic period sites and National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility testing at one Prehistoric site within the proposed Sun Haven development in northwest Maricopa County, Arizona. A residential development is planned for the privately owned 2,124-acre property by Element Homes of Phoenix. In 2002, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS), performed a cultural resource survey that identified seven prehistoric and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text M.L. Brack.

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) purchased property at North Freeway, Tucson, Arizona, to facilitate improvements along the Interstate 10 (I-10) corridor. Following completion of construction, ADOT proposed selling the property lying outside the I-10 right-of-way. EcoPlan Associates, environmental consultants to ADOT, requested a cultural resources assessment of the property prior to sale. Desert Archaeology, Inc., identified potentially significant surface remains and initiated a...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Margaret Glass. Richard Boston. Stephen W. Yost. Gina Gage. Bruce G. Phillips. Stephen C. Reichardt. Karolyn J. Jackman.

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...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Stephen W. Yost. Margaret Glass. Karolyn Jackman. Gina Gage. Bruce G. Phillips.

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...

DOCUMENT Full-Text S. Jerome Hesse.

On December 14, 2006, under contract with Outpost Development, SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) completed the fieldwork component of National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility testing at AZ BB:9:413 (ASM). NRHP eligibility testing took place within the proposed Outpost Preserve residential development in unincorporated Pima County, Arizona. Testing efforts included complete surface artifact collection and excavation of 81 linear meters of archaeological test trenches. No...

DOCUMENT Full-Text John M. Lindly. Ron Ryden. Michael S. Foster. Douglas R. Mitchell.

This document presents the results of archaeological testing of a site located in a future development in west Maricopa County. As a result of a survey of the Arroyo Seco parcel, the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility of AZ T:11:165 (ASM) was indeterminate (Schmidt et al. 2004); testing was recommended to determine the site’s eligibility. This work was done in support of an application for a permit under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is...