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In 2004, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) produced the Cultural Resources Management Plan for Lake Pleasant Regional Park to provide management recommendations to Maricopa County, AZ and the Bureau of Reclamation. The project synthesized information about the cultural resources in the park, and set forth policies and procedures to protect and manage them efficiently. This document is the photo log for a series of photos during the course of this project. Please see the selected...
Lake Pleasant Section 110 Condition Assessment and Evaluation of NRHP Eligibility for the Bureau of Reclamation in Maricopa and Yavapai Counties, Arizona (2022)
In compliance with Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. 306102), the Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office (Reclamation) contracted with Tierra Right of Way Services to relocate, re-evaluate, and re-record previously identified cultural resources situated on Reclamation-managed lands near Lake Pleasant, in Maricopa and Yavapai Counties, Arizona. Between November 2, 2020 and March 18, 2022, Tierra Right of Way archaeologists conducted several field sessions to...
Land Use and Resource Exploitation of the Sonoran Desert: A Sample Survey of Cultural Resources in Mohave, La Paz, and Yavapai Counties, Arizona (1990)
In April and November, 1989, Statistical Research conducted a cultural resource survey of nearly 4,000 acres of land owned by the State of Arizona in Mohave, Yavapai and La Paz counties. The field reconnaissance documented 16 archaeological sites consisting of artifact scatters, trails, rock features, rock art and stationary grinding-features. The non-random survey strategy was based on a stratified sample of 640 acre-study units in the Hualapai and Aquarius Mountains, the Big Sandy Valley and...
Landscape Legacies of Prehistoric Agricultural Land Use in the Perry Mesa Region, Central Arizona (2010)
The Perry Mesa region in central Arizona was the location of a major pulse of residential occupation and extensive agricultural land use from about a.d. 1275 to a.d. 1450. Recent research carried out by a collaborative team of archaeologists and ecologists has documented the ways in which short-term and small-scale agricultural land use transformed ecological systems in the region over long periods of time. Results from recent analyses relating to different spatial scales of prehistoric...
Las Mujeres Architecture Study (2007)
The architecture of Las Mujeres (also known as Squaw Creek Ruin and NA 12555) was examined as part of the Legacies on the Landscape research project during the Spring 2007 field season. Room construction sequences, as indicated by bonded or abutted corners, are indicators of population growth. These patterns of bonded and abutted corners suggest whether a pueblo was built all at once or instead built incrementally through the gradual accretion of rooms. A gradual accretion of rooms could...
Leaf Glyph Arizona Site Steward File (1997)
This is an Arizona Site Steward file for the site Leaf Glyph, comprised of petroglyphs, located on Bureau of Land Management land. The file consists of a site data form, map of the site location, and eight black and white photographs of the petroglyphs. The earliest dated document is from 1997.
Leave No Trace Arizona Site Steward File (1997)
This is an Arizona Site Steward file for the Leave No Trace site, comprised of artifact scatter and petroglyphs, located on Bureau of Land Management land. The file consists of a two site data forms, a map of the site location, a Bureau of Land Management antiquities site inventory, a Museum of Northern Arizona site record, and five black and white photographs of the petroglyphs. The earliest dated document is from 1957.
Legacies of Prehistoric Agricultural Practices Within Plant and Soil Properties Across an Arid Ecosystem (2013)
Closely integrated research between archaeologists and ecologists provides a long-term view of human land use that is rare in the ecological literature, allowing for investigation of activities that lead to enduring environmental outcomes. This extended temporal perspective is particularly important in arid lands where succession occurs slowly and ecosystem processes are mediated by abiotic, geomorphic factors. Numerous studies show that impacts from ancient human actions can persist, but few...
Legacies on the Landscape
Project includes archaeological and ecological research on prehistoric sites in the Perry Mesa region of central Arizona focused on understanding long term human impacts on the landscape. Research area is within the Agua Fria National Monument managed by the BLM.
Legacies on the Landscape: A Field Guide to the Plants of Agua Fria National Monument (2005)
An illustrated guide to the plants found on the Agua Fria National Monument
Legacies on the Landscape: Agricultural Production on Perry Mesa, Agua Fria National Monument (2005)
This document presents the scope of work proposed for Spring 2005 at Agua Fria National Monument. The research is one phase of an on-going project concerned with the long-term effects of prehistoric agriculture on contemporary ecosystem structure and function at Agua Fria National Monument (see Kruse et al. 2004; Schollmeyer 2004; Schollmeyer et al. 2004). Accompanying this document is a copy of our recently submitted NSF proposal that provides more detail on the overall research plan. This...
Legacies on the Landscape: Overview of the 2003-04 Pilot Study (2004)
In 2003-04, the Legacies on the Landscape project began research concerning the long-term legacies of prehistoric and modern human land use in the desert grassland environment of the Agua Fria National Monument. This project is a collaborative effort between archaeologists and ecologists. During the first year of project research, faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates from the Department of Anthropology and the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University worked with...
Legacies on the Landscsape: The Enduring Effects of Long-Term Human Ecosystem Interactions (2011)
The Legacies on the Landscape Project is an ongoing collaboration between ecology and archaeology faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students at Arizona State University. The project was born out of the recognition that strongly integrated interdisciplinary research was essential for understanding human-ecosystem interactions. Our particular case study is focused on understanding the long-term legacy of prehistoric human land use on the ecology of semi-desert grasslands in the Southwestern...
The Legacy of Terracing (2005)
When trying to analyze human impact on the environment one of the first questions that comes to mind is what long-term effects agriculture has on the land. This research examines the effect of agricultural terracing in terms of soil content and fertility. Specifically, does prehistoric agricultural terracing affect the number and type of seeds in the soil, and thereby the soil’s fertility? Soil fertility is a complex question and studies have been done to analyze the chemical content of soils...
Linear Ground Features Upon and Adjacent to Perry Mesa, Yavapai County, Arizona (2007)
Although not ubiquitous, unique cultural features known as “racetracks” are characteristic (Ahlstrom et al. 1992) of the Perry Mesa Tradition (Fish et al. 1975), which existed in Central Arizona’s mesa and canyon complex between ca A.D. 1300 and 1400 (Ahlstrom et al. 1992) . Prior to this season’s research, eight racetracks had been identified at pueblos upon Perry Mesa and neighboring Black Mesa (Wilcox et al. 2001). As a result of research this semester, the number of confirmed and likely...
Little Obsidian Arizona Site Steward File (1997)
This is an Arizona Site Steward file for the Little Obsidian site, located on Bureau of Land Management land. The site is comprised of grinding features, petroglyphs, and artifact scatter. The file consists of a site data form, topographic and hand drawn maps of the site location, a list of botanical species in the vicinity, and eight color photographs of the site and its features. The earliest dated document is from 1997.
Lower Stoddard Arizona Site Steward File (2007)
This is an Arizona Site Steward file for Lower Stoddard, comprised of a domestic structure, located on State Trust land. The file consists of a cultural resource vandalism report form, cultural resource photograph log form, hand drawn site map, and four black and white photographs. The earliest dated document is from 2007.
Lower Stoddard Arizona Site Steward File (1999)
This is an Arizona Site Steward file for the Lower Stoddard Site, comprised of a room block and sherd and lithic scatter, located on State Trust land. The file consts of a site data form, heritage inventory record, hand drawn site map, three color photographs of the site, and three color photographs of artifacts.
The Lower Verde Archaeological Project, Laboratory Manual: Cultural Resource Mitigative Data Recovery Study at Archaeological Sites, Horseshoe and Bartlett Dams, Central Arizona Project (1991)
The Lower Verde Archaeological Project is a long-term, sustained research effort combining the expertise of individuals in several related fields, including paleobotany, geomorphology and pedology, soil geography, petrography, and bioarchaeology along with archaeologists and skilled materials analysts. The laboratory manual reflects this multidisciplinary and cooperative project structure. It is the collaborative effort of a number of individuals, whose contributions are listed in the...
MacDonald Townsite and Mine Arizona Site Steward File (1995)
This is an Arizona Site Steward file that consists of the MacDonald Townsite and Mine, comprised of a mining, milling, and townsite from circa 1901 to 1903, located on Prescott National Forest land. The file consists of a site data form. The earliest dated document is from 1995.
Map of Archaeological Site Locations on Perry Mesa (2005)
Map of Archaeological Site Locations on Perry Mesa
Map of Outlying Structures at Pueblo la Plata, with Icon Size Proportionate to Number of Rooms (2007)
Map of Pueblo la Plata and outlying structures. Each structure is represented by an icon, the size of which is proportionate to the number of rooms in that structure.
Mapping, Surface Collection, and Soil Coring Investigations at AZ T:4:150(ASM), A Multicomponent Rockshelter Site at Lake Pleasant Regional Park, Yavapai County, Arizona (2009)
At the request of the Bureau of Reclamation–Phoenix Area Office, ACS conducted surface collection, mapping, and soil coring at AZ T:4:150(ASM), a multicomponent rockshelter site in Lake Pleasant Regional Park. The site is being impacted by increased visitation and Reclamation is seeking to mitigate those impacts. The investigations identified four features; these included a thermal pit (Feature 1), a rock ring (Feature 2), the rockshelter (Feature 3), and a previously unrecorded rockpile...
Material Evidence of Immigrant Diversity within the Perry Mesa Tradition, Central Arizona (2012)
Poised between the Sonoran Desert and Colorado Plateau, Perry Mesa and Black Mesa constitute a rugged landform split by the Agua Fria River of central Arizona. This landscape was largely unoccupied prior to the late thirteenth century but witnessed a steady and rapid stream of immigrants beginning around A.D. 1250-1275. Today, the region is enjoying newfound archaeological attention, much of which is focused on why immigrants chose this place as a destination and how they survived after...
Mesa Top Pueblo Arizona Site Steward File (1995)
This is an Arizona Site Steward file that consists of the site Mesa Top Pueblo, comprised of a 14-to-17-room pueblo with one large separate room, located on Prescott National Forest land. The file consists of a site data form.