Historic (Culture Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Rebecca Hill.

This document presents the results of archaeological monitoring during ground-disturbing activities for the installation of concrete footers. The project involved the excavation of three holes for footers, each one 0.46 m deep. LSD monitored the ground-disturbing activities as the property is located within the boundaries of Leo’s Site, P:3:8(GP). Archaeological monitoring was conducted during the ground-disturbing activities related to the installation of concrete footers along the southern...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Rebecca Hill. Leigh Davidson.

This report presents the results of archaeological monitoring during grounddisturbing activities for the installation of a sanitary sewer line, including the excavation to install a new line from the residenceto the COP sanitary sewer tap located in the alley. The project involved excavation, with a backhoe, of a 45-cm-wide by 80-cm-deep by 23-m-long trench, positioned directly above the existing septic tank system. In addition, monitoring was conducted inside the house where a 20-cm-wide by...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Rebecca Hill.

This document presents the results of archaeological monitoring during ground-disturbing activities conducted for the rehabilitation of an existing public park within Sherman Parkway. The project involved monitoring ground disturbing activities at two locations within the Sherman Parkway Park: a 250-ft-wide buffer zone that surrounds the prehistoric village site of Casa Chica, AZ T:12:412(ASM) and within a 50-ft-wide buffer zone on either side of a prehistoric canal. The site number AZ...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Paul M. Rawson.

The City of Tucson (COT) proposes to widen Silverbell Road. The project would entail construction of a four-lane divided roadway with raised medians, paved shoulders, a multi-use path, pavement markings, striping and signing, and drainage improvements. Funding for the project would be provided by the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA). The area of potential effects (APE) for this 1.15-mile-long project is located between the west bank of the Santa Cruz River and the toe of the Tucson...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Daniel H. Sorrell.

This document contains the results of archaeological testing and a plan for data recovery on a portion of site AZ T:12:70 (ASM) (Pueblo Patricio). Archaeological investigations of the project area are being conducted in advance of construction of a portion of the Phoenix Bioscience Center. In a preliminary report of testing results (Sorrell 2006b), EcoPlan recommended data recovery excavations within the project area. Despite substantial disturbances from construction/demolition activities...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Banks L. Leonard. David R. Abbott. Cory Dale Breternitz. John D. Gooding. Gary Huckleberry.

Archaeological testing was conducted in seven parcels of private land in two contiguous areas in and near the large prehistoric village known as the Cashion Site, AZ T:11:39 (ASM). The area is planned for development that will result in impacts to cultural resources. Part of the project area was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) because it includes the approximate location of the prehistoric site, but the boundary of the area nominated was arbitrarily drawn using...

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Archaeological investigations were conducted along the periphery of Honey Bee Village, AZ BB:9:88 (ASM), and in the floodplain of Honey Bee Wash prior to construction activities by Mattamy Arizona, LLC. Honey Bee Village is a large, National Register-eligible site that contains a plaza, a ballcourt and more than 380 pit structures and 277 excavated mortuary features. The goal of the current project was to identify any mortuary features and to excavate them respectfully, before they might be...

DOCUMENT Full-Text M. Zyniecki.

An archaeological testing program was conducted at the proposed new lagoon site/borrow pit in Dead Horse Ranch State Park. The project was undertaken by SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants, under contract to Entranco Engineers, Inc. and was sponsored by the Arizona Department of Transportation and Arizona State Parks. The area tested was 33,910 m² (8.4 ac.). Twenty-eight systematically located backhoe trenches and two judgmentally placed backhoe trenches were excavated. Sixteen artifacts were...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Karl R. Huebchen. Bruce G. Phillips.

Archaeological investigations of the testing area were conducted in advance of ground disturbing activities for road improvements along 67th Avenue, Phoenix. The targeted testing area includes the projected locations of three canals, and a minimum of 250 ft on either side of their trajectories, to allow for error in their plotted locations. At the northern end of the northern testing area, testing out to 250 ft north was hampered by the dramatic narrowing of the road shoulder, and the ubiquity...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Robert J. Stokes.

This is part of the San Xavier Farm Rehabilitation Project. Additional entries related to this project can be found at the following link: https://core.tdar.org/collection/27482 Reclamation is assisting the San Xavier District and the San Xavier Farm Cooperative in the extensive rehabilitation of approximately 1,700 acres of active and fallow farmland along the Santa Cruz River at San Xavier. While some present and former fields will be modified to better accommodate water application from...

DOCUMENT Full-Text John M. Lindly.

This document presents the results of limited archaeological testing for a segment of the Salt River Valley Canal that would be affected by the City Hotel project located in Phoenix. The testing was requested by the City of Phoenix Downtown Development Department on the advice of the City Archaeologist under an on-call archaeological services contract between the City and SWCA, Inc. (Contract no. 110326). Archaeological testing documented remnants of three features in the project area: the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text John M. Lindly.

This document presents the results of limited archaeological testing for a segment of the Salt River Valley Canal that would be affected by the City Hotel project located at the northwest corner of 3rd Street and Van Buren Street. Archaeological testing documented remnants of three features in the project area: the historic Salt River Valley Canal, a privy and a house footing. The Salt River Valley Canal (AZ T:12:222[ASM]) had no intact canal sediments and was filled in with modern (circa...

DOCUMENT Citation Only William M. Gardner. Lauralee Rappleye. William P. Barse.

This resource is a citation record only, the Center for Digital Antiquity does not have a copy of this document. The information in this record has been migrated into tDAR from the National Archaeological Database Reports Module (NADB-R) and updated. Most NADB-R records consist of a document citation and other metadata but do not have the documents themselves uploaded. If you have a digital copy of the document and would like to have it curated in tDAR, please contact us at comments@tdar.org.

DOCUMENT Citation Only William M. Gardner. Lauralee Rappleye. William P. Barse.

This resource is a citation record only, the Center for Digital Antiquity does not have a copy of this document. The information in this record has been migrated into tDAR from the National Archaeological Database Reports Module (NADB-R) and updated. Most NADB-R records consist of a document citation and other metadata but do not have the documents themselves uploaded. If you have a digital copy of the document and would like to have it curated in tDAR, please contact us at comments@tdar.org.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Vergil E. Noble.

This report summarizes the methods and results, as well as the initiating purpose, of archeological excavations carried out at the Julia Sprigg House in the summers of 1992 and 1993. That structure was one of several extant historic buildings within Lincoln Home National Historic Site scheduled for restoration. Limited testing confirmed the presence of intact cultural remains at the rear of the lot, but could not confirm the survival of evidence relating to certain historic elements of the main...

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 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...