Tucson Basin (Geographic Keyword)
Tucson, Basin , Tucson Basin, Arizona
126-150 (263 Records)
The El Rio Community Health Center in Tucson, Arizona, is planning on building a parking lot on a portion of an archaeological easement associated with the historic period León farm stead, AZ BB:13:505 (ASM), and the prehistoric period Eastside canals, AZ BB:13:642 (ASM). The archaeological easement was established in 1999 following the discovery of the two sites. Archaeological fieldwork for this project was undertaken in 2013 to mitigate the damage to these significant cultural resources...
Canal Irrigation and Floodplain Farming: Archaeological Data Recovery at AZ AA:16:570 (ASM) and AZ AA:16:582 (ASM), Tucson, Pima County, Arizona (2012)
Situated along the western edge of the Santa Cruz River floodplain, the 18.6-acre Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) parcel (Parcel Nos. 119-42 006E, 119-42-006M, and 119-42-006N) contained a single previously recorded site, AZ AA:16:570 (ASM). The project was undertaken for Swaim Associates Architects prior to the construction of a Tucson Unified School District school on the property. The Arizona Antiquities Act of 1960 (as amended), the State Historic Preservation Act of 1982, and the...
Caverns, Quarries & Campsites: Land Use Among the Prehistoric and Historic Occupants of Colossal Cave Preservation Park, Pima County, Arizona (1991)
This report details the results of a cultural resource inventory by Statistical Research, Inc. (SRI) of 2,880 acres of State of Arizona and Pima County land in the Colossal Cave area in the southeastern portion of the Tucson Basin. The survey located and recorded a total of 24 sites and 55 isolated finds. Thirteen of the sites represent prehistoric activity loci including 7 artifact scatters, 6 stone quarries, 2 rockshelters, and 2 stationary grinding features. The function of the artifact...
The Central Arizona Project Historic Preservation Program: Conserving the Past While Building for the Future (1986)
On July 15, 1983, the chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) ratified a programmatic memorandum of agreement among the Arizona and New Mexico State Historic Preservation Officers (SHPOs), the Bureau of Reclamation, and the ACHP. The subject of that agreement was the construction of the Central Arizona Project (CAP) and its impact upon historic properties. That agreement was negotiated in compliance with Section 2(b) of Executive Order 11593, "Protection and Enhancement...
Class II Cultural Resources Survey for the Gila Land Disposal Project, Yuma County, Arizona (1987)
During January of 1987, Statistical Research conducted a Class II cultural resources survey, for the Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region, of approximately 5,330 acres composed of 14 discrete parcels near the towns of Wellton and Tacna, Arizona. Approximately 25.2 percent of the project area was surveyed using a combination of judgmental and random transects. The judgmental sample concentrated on areas thought to have the highest probability of containing sites. A 15 percent random...
A Class III Cultural Resource Survey of Approximately 7 Acres of Privately Owned Land, Pima County, Arizona (2004)
On January 30, 2004, SWCA® Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted a cultural resources inventory of 7 acres of land in Pima County, Arizona. This survey was conducted in anticipation of future land development two parcels. The survey was required under Pima County’s regulations concerning cultural resources and was conducted at the request of Mr. William L. DiVito of Shannon Business Park L.L.C. The 7 acres within this project area were thoroughly examined, and a portion of one previously...
A Class III Cultural Resources Survey of 750 Acres West of the Tortolita Mountains, Town of Marana, Pima County, Arizona (2004)
Between April 15 and April 22, 2004, archaeologists from SWCA Environmental Consultants conducted a Class III cultural resources survey of six separate parcels encompassing 750 acres on privately owned land in undeveloped portions of the Town of Maraña. Morrison Maierle, Inc. of Phoenix sponsored the survey of the six parcels, known as the Reilly-Holsclaw properties. The survey was conducted as a requirement of anticipated Army Corps of Engineers Clean Water Act and Town of Maraña grading...
The Cortaro Road Site: 2800 Years of Prehistory in the Northern Tucson Basin (2005)
Between November 9, 2001 and May 31, 2002, SWCA archaeologists conducted a series of testing and data recovery investigations at the Cortaro Road Site (AZ AA:12:232 (ASM)) for Arizona Pavilions Development in the Town of Marana, Pima County, Arizona. This work was conducted to comply with the Town of Marana's regulations for a grading permit. Archaeological features dating to the Early Agricultural (pre-San Pedro, San Pedro, Early Cienega, and Late Cienega phases) and Early Ceramic (Tortolita...
Craft Specialization in the Southern Tucson Basin: Archaeological Excavations at the Julian Wash Site, AZ BB:13:17 (ASM), Part 1: Introduction, Excavation Results, and Artifact Investigations (2011)
Results of large-scale excavations conducted by Desert Archaeology, Inc., personnel in 2000, at the Julian Wash site, AZ BB:13:17 (ASM), are reported in two volumes. Data recovery focused on portions of the site that were to be directly impacted by construction of the new highway interchange, while portions of the site not impacted were set aside as preserves later incorporated into a regional park. Excavations focused on four areas with concentrations of prehistoric cultural features. The...
Craft Specialization in the Southern Tucson Basin: Archaeological Excavations at the Julian Wash Site, AZ BB:13:17 (ASM), Part 2: Synthetic Studies (2011)
Results of large-scale excavations conducted by Desert Archaeology, Inc., personnel in 2000, at the Julian Wash site, AZ BB:13:17 (ASM), are reported in two volumes. Data recovery focused on portions of the site that were to be directly impacted by construction of the new highway interchange, while portions of the site not impacted were set aside as preserves later incorporated into a regional park. Excavations focused on four areas with concentrations of prehistoric cultural features. The...
A Cultural Resource Mitigation Plan for Proposed Improvements Along the EPNG 1007 Line in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona (2003)
This cultural resources mitigation plan was developed at the request of El Paso Corporation as part of their Pipeline Integrity Program, specifically relating to proposed improvements to the EPNG 1007 Line in Pima County, Arizona. Out of 18 proposed construction sites, five of the proposed construction sites are located within the boundaries of six archaeological sites. An additional two construction sites are located in the vicinity of known archaeological sites. El Paso is required to take...
A Cultural Resource Survey of a 50-Acre Parcel Near Tucson, Arizona (2004)
On July 25 and 29, 2003, SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted a Class III cultural resource inventory of a 50-acre parcel of privately-owned land in anticipation of a planned housing development. The work was requested by Mr. Joe Heater and conducted under the authority and conditions of Arizona Antiquities Act Blanket Permit No. 2003-17bl. The survey was required in order to comply with Pima County regulations concerning cultural resources. The project area was thoroughly examined,...
Cultural Resources Inventory of Eight Titan Missile Silos in the Greater Tucson Area, Pima County, Arizona (1987)
A cultural resources inventory of eight de-activated Titan Missile silos was conducted by Statistical Research at the request of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District. The missile silos were dispersed throughout the greater Tucson area. Each silo consisted of approximately 10 acres. Only one silo, silo 13, contained any evidence of cultural resources. Silo 13, located at the northern end of the Avra Valley, is situated on a narrow ridge overlooking the Brawley Wash floodplain....
Cultural Resources Survey and Site Identification Testing for the Centennial Elementary Flowing Wells Junior High Safe Routes to School Transportation Enhancement Project, Pima County, Arizona (2012)
Pima County proposes the Centennial Elementary Flowing Wells Junior High School Safe Routes to School Transportation Enhancement Project. This project involves an area immediately surrounding two schools (Centennial Elementary and Flowing Wells Junior High). The purpose of this project is to improve pedestrian safety for students and the surrounding community and to promote healthier lifestyles. SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) was retained by Parsons Brinckerhoff, the project’s...
Cultural Resources Survey of a 3,200-foot-long Corridor for the Proposed Wilmot Tie Line, Pima County, Arizona (2012)
Trico Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Trico), proposes to use federal funds administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service (RUS) to construct a new 477 ACSR (aluminum conductor steel reinforced) 25-kilovolt (kV) overhead electric tie line in unincorporated Pima County, Arizona. The line would constitute new construction on State Trust land within an existing ASLD easement. Trico contracted SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) to conduct a cultural resources survey of...
Cultural Resources Survey of Road and Facilities Expansion and Improvements at Catalina State Parks, Pima County, Arizona (1999)
A cultural resources survey of three separate areas within the Catalina State Park in Pima County, Arizona for proposed improvements and expansion of the park’s main road, and the group and overnight camping areas. This cultural resources survey of portions of Catalina State Park identified one new and one previously recorded archaeological site and twelve isolated occurrences (lOs). Previously recorded site AZ BB:9:218 (ASM) is within the Sutherland Wash Archaeological District. This site...
The Dalrymple Parcels: Archaeological Testing Results and Data Recovery Plan for AZ AA:12:869 (ASM), Pima County, Arizona (2005)
Archaeological test excavations at site AZ AA:12:869 (ASM) within the Dalrymple parcels resulted in the discovery of one probable prehistoric pithouse, two prehistoric pits, and one historical hearth. Archival research into the historic component of the site led to the discovery of an early local horse slaughtering and dog food production industry physically evidenced by a slaughterhouse that is recommended eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Additional archaeological data...
Data Recovery at AZ AA:12:869 (ASM): Results of Archaeological Data Recovery for the Shannon Business Park Development, Pima County, Arizona (2006)
SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted archaeological data recovery investigations within a portion of AZ AA:12:869 for the Shannon Business Park LLC in compliance with Pima County regulations for a grading permit as required for the construction. Previously, SWCA conducted archaeological testing at the site, which had been completed in October 2000 (Tucker 2000). During testing, much of the site was found to be heavily disturbed due to modern agricultural plowing, but several...
Data Recovery for the 49ers Reclaimed Transmission Main Project, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona (2005)
The City of Tucson and Pima County have proposed installation of a reclaimed waterline along Speedway Boulevard in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona. The line will affect several archaeological sites, and a data recovery plan (Elson 2004) recommended data recovery projects at three prehistoric sites — AZ BB:13:68 (ASM), AZ BB:13:123 (ASM), and AZ BB:14:4 (ASM). Monitoring was suggested as the appropriate mitigation at a fourth site, AZ BB:13:444 (ASM). Results of the data recovery excavations...
Digital Archive of Huhugam Archaeology (DAHA): White Paper (2021)
The Center for Digital Antiquity at Arizona State University, in collaboration with the Amerind Museum, utilized a 2017 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to create a comprehensive digital library of archaeological investigations of the ancient Huhugam (Hohokam). The Digital Archive of Huhugam Archaeology (DAHA) now contains copies of more than 2,000 major archaeological reports, images and data sets. It is curated and made accessible through tDAR (the Digital Archaeological...
Distance in Space and Time: Issues with a Mortuary Database of the First Farmers in the Southern Southwest (2011)
This paper describes issues associated with the construction of a biocultural database from samples of the earliest farmers from the southern Southwest and northwest Mexico. Currently over a dozen archaeological sites dating to the Early Agricultural period (circa 1,600 B.C.-A.D. 150) have produced a large sample of mortuary features (n = 431). These samples, and thereby the data, face unique challenges in interpretation compared to similar large data sets in that the materials (sites, features,...
Down by the River: Archaeological and Historical Studies of the Leon Family Farmstead (2005)
A brief cultural background of the Tucson Basin and a set of research questions that guided work at BB:13:157 and BB:13:505 have been presented in Chapter 1. The work at prehistoric sites is presented in Chapter 2, while Chapter 3 chronicles the history of the Leon family and their property. Excavations at the Leon farmstead and the adjacent historic period canal are described in Chapter 4. The historic-period artifacts recovered from the Leon farmstead are examined in Chapter 5. Chapter 6...
Early Farmers of the Sonoran Desert: Archaeological Investigations at the Houghton Road Site, Tucson, Arizona (1998)
The following report presents the results of archaeological testing and data recovery at the Houghton Road site (AZ BB:13:398 [ASM]). These investigations provide important new insights into a virtually unknown time in Tucson Basin prehistory. The Houghton Road site represents a seasonally or semipermanently occupied hamlet that dates primarily to the Plain Ware horizon, the first period of Formative culture in southern Arizona. Excavations at the Houghton Road Site (AZ BB:13:398) add to the...
End of Fieldwork Report: Archaeological Data Recovery at AZ AA:12:311 (ASM) for the Coventry Homes Sewer Line (1996)
Archaeologists from SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants excavated within site AZ AA:12:311 (ASM) from September 4th to September 20th, 1996. A total of 41 person-days were spent investigating nine features and seven sub-features. These excavations were located along a proposed sewer line for Del Webb’s Coventry Homes. Prior archaeological testing utilized a backhoe to dig trenches in accessible areas along the line (Terzis 1996). Four features were noted in the profiles of these trenches, all...
End of Fieldwork Report: Archaeological Testing at AZ AA:12:130 (ASM) for the Effluent Pipe Outfall Realignment, Pima County Landfill, Pima County, Arizona (1997)
Archaeologists from SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants, conducted test excavations at site AZ AA:12:130 (ASM) on November 21 and 22, 1996. These excavations consisted of five backhoe trenches long the centerline of a planned effluent pipe outfall realignment for Pima County Waste Water Management. This document summarizes the results of archaeological testing on the segment of the pipeline that crosses the plotted location of a known Middle Archaic site. Four features were identified during...