Arizona (Geographic Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael M. Gregory.

During late 1991 through mid-1992, Archaeological Research Services, Inc., performed archaeological evaluation and limited test excavation activities at seven Hohokam sites. These sites are located partially within four intersection improvement areas along State Route 87 north of Mesa in Maricopa County, Arizona (USGS Mesa, Ariz. 7.5' 1952/1982; USGS Sawik Mountain, Ariz. 7.5' 1964/1982). The Arizona Department of Transportation requested that Archaeological Research Services perform the work in...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Ronald K. Yablon.

The Museum of Northern Arizona, under contract to the Arizona Department of Transportation, has completed test investigations in five areas along the route of the proposed West Papago-Inner Loop sections of Interstate 10. Area 1 - NA15,787 included a portion of a site identified by Midvale as the Los Aumentos Ruin. However, with the exception of two small canals, there was no subsurface evidence of prehistoric or important historic occupation. Area 2 - NA15,788 and Area 3 - NA15,789 were devoid...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Claudia Berry.

From September 13 to December 13, 1976, an archeological crew from the Museum of Northern Arizona surveyed the Arizona portions of two alternate corridors proposed for a 500 kV transmission line by Southern California Edison Company. The two routes are located in southern Arizona stretching from the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station west of Buckeye to the Colorado River near Ehrenberg. The purpose of this survey was to locate all archeological sites along the two corridors and to assess the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Toni Gentilli.

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) intends to conduct a sign rehabilitation and replacement project on Interstate 10 (1-10) from milepost (MP) 145.5-156.3 in the cities of Phoenix and Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona (Figure 1). In addition to the 1-10 mainline, the project also will include sign installation and replacement on the following crossroads: 3rd Street, 7th Street, 16th Street, Washington Street, Jefferson Street, Sky Harbor Circle, Buckeye Road, 24th...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kevin Frison. T. Kathleen Henderson. Thomas A. Prang.

Desert  Archaeology, Inc., under contract to the Salt River Project (SRP), has completed archaeological monitoring of trench and other excavations for a new buried 69kV conduit associated with the new Shaw Substation. The substation is located southwest of the southwest corner of the intersection of Lower Buckeye Road and Fifty-ninth Avenue, within the Phoenix, Arizona city limits. The excavations were conducted primarily by SRP West Valley Distribution Design, and consisted of 289 m of backhoe...

PROJECT USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office.

The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) investigated a potential well field southwest of the community of Leupp on the Navajo Nation, and north of Meteor Crater on Hopi Tribal lands. Five well sites were originally identified to assess the overall potential for developing a well field to pump ground water for delivery by pipeline to the Peabody Coal Mine as well as to Hopi and Navajo communities. Under an on-call contract with Reclamation, at the request of Jon Czaplicki, Archaeological...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Walter R. Punzmann.

The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) investigated a potential well field southwest of the community of Leupp on the Navajo Nation, and north of Meteor Crater on Hopi Tribal lands. Five well sites were originally identified to assess the overall potential for developing a well field to pump ground water for delivery by pipeline to the Peabody Coal Mine as well as to Hopi and Navajo communities. Under an on-call contract with Reclamation, at the request of Jon Czaplicki, Archaeological...

IMAGE Walter R. Punzmann.

The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) investigated a potential well field southwest of the community of Leupp on the Navajo Nation, and north of Meteor Crater on Hopi Tribal lands. Five well sites were originally identified to assess the overall potential for developing a well field to pump ground water for delivery by pipeline to the Peabody Coal Mine as well as to Hopi and Navajo communities. Under an on-call contract with Reclamation, at the request of Jon Czaplicki, Archaeological...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Walter R. Punzmann. Teresa L. Pinter.

The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) investigated a potential well field southwest of the community of Leupp on the Navajo Nation, and north of Meteor Crater on Hopi Tribal lands. Five well sites were originally identified to assess the overall potential for developing a well field to pump ground water for delivery by pipeline to the Peabody Coal Mine as well as to Hopi and Navajo communities. Under an on-call contract with Reclamation, at the request of Jon Czaplicki, Archaeological...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Mark R. Hackbarth.

Northland Research, Inc. (Northland) has completed an archaeological monitoring effort for the Salt River Project (SRP) in Mesa, Arizona. Monitoring of construction work was conducted over the course of three partial days, from March 31 to April 2, 1997 by one archaeologist. Roughly nine person-hours were expended during the fieldwork.The proposed SRP project area was the location for a new well site, which replaced an abandoned well located within the newly expanded ...

DOCUMENT Full-Text James B. Rodgers.

Under contract with the Flood Control District of Maricopa County, Scientific Archeological Services has just completed an archeological monitoring investigation along the western bank of the Old Crosscut Canal in eastern Phoenix, Arizona. The purpose of this study was to relocate and evaluate the potential significance of AZ U:9:100 NRI. This archival site designates a poorly known locus of prehistoric Hohokam artifacts that was originally recorded in 1986 and is now threatened to be impacted...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jodi Strohmayer.

This report presents the results of an archaeological monitoring program carried out under the provisions and procedures outlined in the survey report and archaeological monitoring and discovery plan (Strohmayer 2005a), which was approved by SRP, ASLD, SHPO, and ASM. The monitoring program was a historic preservation mitigation measure implemented at multiple portions of the project area where new poles were installed within the boundaries of eligible or potentially eligible archaeological sites...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Robert B. Neily. Christopher Donta.

Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) undertook a field evaluation of eight site clusters (77 sites) around Horseshoe Reservoir, in the Tonto National Forest. The boundaries of the site clusters and the particular sites assessed were designated by the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation). The goals of the project were to relocate previously recorded sites, replot them using a GPS, evaluate the accuracy and completeness of the existing site documentation and amend as necessary, and...

PROJECT USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office.

Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) undertook a field evaluation of eight site clusters (77 sites) around Horseshoe Reservoir, in the Tonto National Forest. The boundaries of the site clusters and the particular sites assessed were designated by the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation). The goals of the project were to relocate previously recorded sites, replot them using a GPS, evaluate the accuracy and completeness of the existing site documentation and amend as necessary, and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Robert Haynes-Peterson.

This report details the results of a cultural resources assessment of approximately 0.75 miles of trenchline and adjacent above ground powerlines, constructed for access to the NEXRAD facility. The survey was conducted at the request of SRI International to assess the impact construction had on previously recorded sites in the area, as recommended by the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). Evidence of a previously recorded site - AZ U:10:21 (ASU) - and eight isolated occurrences...

PROJECT USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office.

The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) partnered with the Fort McDowell Indian Community (FMIC) on the FMIC Irrigated Farmland Development Project to develop new agricultural fields in accordance with the stipulations set forth in the Fort McDowell Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act (Public Law 101-628). At the request of Reclamation, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) conducted two surveys on proposed agricultural parcels for the FMIC Irrigated Farm Development Project in...

DOCUMENT Full-Text David H. Greenwald. Richard Anduze. Mary-Ellen Walsh-Anduze.

Archaeological investigations at Williams Air Force Base (WAFB), located in southeast Maricopa County, Arizona, were initiated in response to the 1991 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission’s (the Closure Commission) recommendation to close WAFB following the passage of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (the Closure Act) (Public Law 101-510, Title XXIX). Prior to closure or realignment of base facilities, preparation of an environment impact statement (EIS) was...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Richard Anduze. David H. Greenwald. Robert Haynes-Peterson. Douglas R. Mitchell. Mary-Ellen Walsh-Anduze.

In consultation with the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), HALLIBURTON NUS conducted a preliminary data collection effort and "Class I Overview" of the Williams AFB property and surrounding area. This consisted of a literature search and review of files at the SHPO. The Class I Overview identified three archaeological sites on the Williams AFB property. The Midvale Site (AZ U:10:24, ASU) consists of a large prehistoric Hohokam village considered to be of cultural importance....

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sarah A. Herr. Pat Stein.

This report presents the results of a 2.3-acre survey west of the Little Green Valley segment of State Route 260.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Alfred E. Dittert, Jr..

The following statements are cost estimates for recommended archaeological investigations to mitigate the impact of construction on cultural resources in the several proposed units of the Gila River Basin, New River and Phoenix City Streams, Arizona, Project. Cost estimates have been derived from research recommendations only; minor changes can be expected when research designs are set forth for the units that are selected for construction. Also, the costs are based on wages, prices of supplies,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Douglas R. Mitchell.

This report details the results of a cultural resources assessment of a 200 acre parcel of private land at the request of The Pollack/Ramras Companies. The parcel was examined for the presence of cultural resources by archaeologists Douglas R. Mitchell and Robert G. Haynes-Peterson, between August 24 and 31, 1993. The project was conducted in compliance with City of Mesa planning and zoning, which stipulates that a cultural resources inventory and assessment be implemented on land which is...

DOCUMENT Full-Text John Lindly. Michael S. Foster. Deil R. Lundin.

This report presents the results of an archaeological site file search and survey of a 275-acre parcel in Queen Creek, Arizona (Figure 1). SWCA conducted this archaeological assessment at the request of Vistoso Partners prior to development of this parcel. This project was conducted in accordance with Queen Creek Town Ordinance (Sec. 4.2A10). This privately owned parcel is located in the S 1/2 of Section 9, Township 2 South, Range 7 East of the Higley 7.5' quadrangle, Maricopa County, Arizona. ...

DOCUMENT Full-Text India S. Hesse.

On September 17, 1999 SWCA, Inc. completed a Class III archaeological survey in the Old Nogales Highway Colonia, Pima County, Arizona at the request of Black and Veatch. The purpose of the work was to determine if any cultural resources existed that might be adversely impacted by the construction of a sanitary sewer system. Prior to the commencement of fieldwork, archival research was conducted at the Arizona State Museum (ASM) in order to see if any portions of the project area had previously...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathleen S. McQuestion.

A cultural resource survey was performed for Salt River Project (SRP) by SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants on June 19, 1990. The survey was located near Queen Creek, Arizona, in Maricopa County on private lands. Six miles of right-of-way were surveyed, totaling approximately 15 acres. Two previously known sites, the Manchester and Sand Dune South sites, occur within the project area. Sixteen loci associated with those sites and ...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sarah A. Herr.

Archaeological survey of Kohls Ranch construction segment to accommodate a change in the Arizona Department of Transportation right-of-way between the former Camp Geronimo and Indian Gardens locales, as part of the proposed State Route (SR) 260 realignment through the Tonto National Forest.