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DOCUMENT Full-Text Angie Krall. Vincent E. Randall.

Western Apache history, as it relates to the State Route 260 (SR 260) Payson-to-Heber project implemented by Desert Archaeology, Inc., is summarized in this report. This project was conducted to mitigate the impact of highway realignment and improvement on cultural resources along a 74-km- (46-mile-) long stretch of right-of-way between Payson and Heber (Milepost 256 to Milepost 302) (Herr 1999).

DOCUMENT Full-Text Angie Krall. Vincent E. Randall.

Western Apache history, as it relates to the State Route 260 (SR 260) Payson-to-Heber project implemented by Desert Archaeology, Inc., is summarized in this report. This project was conducted to mitigate the impact of highway realignment and improvement on cultural resources along a 74-km- (46-mile-) long stretch of right-of-way between Payson and Heber (Milepost 256 to Milepost 302) (Herr 1999). Ethnohistoric research included preliminary fieldwork in 2000 (Ferguson and Anyon 2000), followed...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sarah Herr.

This report details archaeological testing and data recovery plan for the widening of State Route 260 (SR 260) project from Payson, Arizona, to Heber, Arizona. The construction occurred along 45.8 mi of highway between Mileposts (MP) 256.2 and 302. Archaeological sites were identified in the western 22 mi of highway below the Mogollon Rim on Tonto National Forest (TNF) land. Construction is being staged in six segments. From west-to-east, these segments are: Lion Springs, Preacher Canyon, Little...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sarah Herr.

State Route 260 (SR 260) from Payson to Heber, Arizona, is scheduled for realignment and improvement by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) over the next several years. This includes construction of 45.8 mi of highway between mileposts (MP) 256.2 and 302. Archaeological sites are found in only the western 22 mi of highway below the Mogollon Rim. Construction below the Mogollon Rim is being staged in six segments; from west-to-east, these segments are: Lion Springs, Preacher Canyon,...

PROJECT Arizona Department of Transportation.

Reports from the State Route 260 - Payson to Heber archaeological project, sponsored by the Arizona Department of Transportation.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sarah A. Herr.

State Route (SR) 260 from Payson to Heber, Arizona, is currently being realigned and improved, in sections, by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT). The overall SR 260 project includes construction of 45.8 miles of highway between mileposts 256.2 and 302. Archaeological sites are found only in the western 22 miles, on Tonto National Forest land below the Mogollon Rim. Construction is being staged in six segments, including (from west to east): Lion Springs, Preacher Canyon, Little...

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

Archaeological test excavations of nine sites and supplemental survey of additional right-of-way conducted in advance of highway realignment in the Doubtful Canyon section of the State Route 260 – Payson to Heber project.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sarah A. Herr.

Testing phase excavations at Indian Garden removed eroding human remains in the existing road-cut and evaluated the significance and integrity of features in this damaged portion of the site. The site will not be impacted by future construction, but the slope will be rehabilitated. Investigations were concentrated on the face of the existing road-cut.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Scott Wood. Elaine Zamora.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file that consists of the site Sunflower Mesa Ruin, comprised of a masonry pueblo and retaining walls with accompanying sherd and lithic scatter, located on Tonto National Forest land. The file consists of a site data form, two maps of the site location, and an Arizona State University site survey form.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Scott Wood. Denise Ryan.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file for Sunrise Site, comprised of field houses and a room block with 20 or more individual rooms, located on Tonto National Park land. The file consists of a site data form. The earliest dated document is from 1997.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Claudine Gravel-Miguel

Between 1989 and 1993, the Bureau of Reclamation funded four archaeological projects in Tonto Basin of central Arizona, all associated with the modification of the Theodore Roosevelt Dam. The projects were assigned different research objectives and were conducted by separate research teams. The Roosevelt Bajada Survey (RBS) was a sampling survey by SWCA Inc. of portions of the bajada and foothills surrounding Tonto Basin. The Roosevelt Rural Sites Study (RRSS) conducted by Statistical Research...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Deil R. Lundin. Douglas R. Mitchell. Chris D. North. Kathleen Peterson. Chris T. Wenker.

Test excavations were conducted at six sites to determine their National Register eligibility, prior to a land exchange. Three of the sites, AR-03-12-04-1397/AZ 0:12:81 (ASM), AR-03 -12-04-1403/AZ 0:12:82 (ASM), and AR-03-12-04-1521/AZ 0:12:85 (ASM), demonstrated low overall artifact density, small site size and an absence of subsurface features, and are therefore recommended as ineligible for National Register consideration. AR-03-12-04-13 85/AZ 0:12:80 (ASM) and AR-03-12-04-1449/AZ 0:12:83...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sarah Herr. CaraMia M. Whitney.

At first glance, the potential for sub-Mogollon Rim archaeology sites is not promising. This region, east of Payson and Star Valley, Arizona, is characterized by single-room masonry structures and artifact scatters covered with thick stands of manzanita and pine duff. Many artifact scatters are comprised solely of small pieces of flaked stone; others have pieces of plain brown ware ceramics that blend in easily with the ground cover. However, beneath these less-than-dramatic surface...

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This report describes testing and data recovery excavations conducted in advance of the realignment of the Little Green Valley section, of State Route 260 between Payson and Heber. The work was sponsored by the Arizona Department of Transportation; the lead federal agency and landowner was the Tonto National Forest. Seven sites were investigated in the Little Green V alley section: Ponderosa Campground, AZ O :12:19/AR-03-12-04-1159 (ASM /TNF); Junco Springs, AZ O:12:87/AR-03-12-04-1437 (ASM/...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Karina Casey

Archaeological testing and data recovery were conducted at seven prehistoric or multicomponent sites and three historic period linear sites in advance of highway realignment in the Christopher Creek section and Sharp Creek Campground portion of the State Route 260 – Payson to Heber project. The results of the investigations of the seventeen prehistoric, historic, or multicomponent sites are reported in this volume. The results of the archival research on the historic period sites will be...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sarah A. Herr.

Archaeological testing and data recovery were conducted at twelve prehistoric or multicomponent sites in advance of highway realignment in the Kohls Canyon section of the State Route 260—Payson to Heber project. The results of archaeological fieldwork are reported in this volume. Archival research on the history of Camp Geronimo, AZ O:12:75 (ASM) is also reported here. An administrative history of Indian Garden, AZ O:12:32 (ASM) is published separately, as Desert Archaeology, Inc. Technical...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sarah A. Herr.

This report describes testing and data recovery excavations conducted in advance of the realignment of the Little Green Valley section, between Mileposts 263.75 and 267, of State Route 260 between Payson and Heber. The work was sponsored by the Arizona Department of Transportation; the lead federal agency and landowner was the Tonto National Forest.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sarah A. Herr. CaraMia R. Whitney.

Archaeological testing and data recovery were conducted at seven prehistoric or multicomponent sites and three historic period linear sites in advance of highway realignment in the Preacher Canyon section of the State Route 260 – Payson to Heber project. The results of the investigations of the seven prehistoric or multicomponent sites are reported in this volume. The results of the archival research and fieldwork on the historic period sites will be reported in a separate volume.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Rachel Fernandez

The Kohls Ranch highway section lies at the center of the State Route (SR) 260 —Payson to Heber project area. This section also crosses a number of central places of the past. Here, near its headwaters, Tonto Creek is a mountain stream, whose terraces widen briefly near the highway before the canyon narrows into the Hells Gate Wilderness to the south. Indian Garden, a mile to the east, is a spring-fed meadow. Geology transitions in this area, as the topography created by the friable granites to...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Rachel Fernandez

The planned realignment of State Route 260 (SR 260) between Payson and Heber by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) resulted in a multiphase archaeological investigation of the associated right-of-way and Area of Potential Effects (APE). The construction project includes 45.8 miles of highway. Numerous archaeological sites were identified during initial surveys in the project area along the western portion of the project area, below the Mogollon rim and on the Tonto National Forest...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Karina Casey

Archaeological test excavations at nine sites and data recovery excavations at three sites in advance of highway realignment project in the Doubtful Canyon section of the SR 260—Payson to Heber project. A previously documented historic highway is also present in the project area. A small supplemental survey of additional right-of-way was conducted, although that work resulted in no newly identified sites.

DOCUMENT Full-Text U.S. Department of the Interior.

This brochure identifies the change of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to the Water and Power Resources Service and summarizes the historical development of irrigation in Arizona's Salt River Valley and the contribution of the Roosevelt Dam to it.

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The Theodore Roosevelt dam studies impact mitigation program consisted of three data recovery studies that the Bureau of Reclamation funded to investigate the prehistory of the Tonto Basin in the vicinity of Theodore Roosevelt Dam. The research was necessary to mitigate any adverse effects related to modifying and raising the height of the Theodore Roosevelt Dam in the Tonto Basin. The color map shows each study's project and investigation areas. The studies are labeled by the cultural...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: M Scott Thompson

The Theodore Roosevelt dam studies impact mitigation program consisted of three data recovery studies that the Bureau of Reclamation funded to investigate the prehistory of the Tonto Basin in the vicinity of Theodore Roosevelt Dam. The research was necessary to mitigate any adverse effects related to modifying and raising the height of the Theodore Roosevelt Dam in the Tonto Basin. A planning team composed of archaeologists from the Bureau of Reclamation, Tonto National Forest, and the State...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Donald C. Jackson. Clayton B. Fraser.

In this short treatise, three important dams in central Arizona will be used to illustrate relevant issues of dam technology in the United States. These three structures - Roosevelt Dam (completed in 1911), Stewart Mountain Dam (1930), and Horseshoe Dam (1946) - Were built under the auspices of the U.S. Reclamation Service (today known as the Bureau of Reclamation) and the Phoenix-based Salt River Valley Water Users' Association (today the Salt River Project). Constructed across the Salt River...