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DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael S. Foster.

Seefried Properties is proposing the development of approximately 20 acres called the Buckeye 71 Corporate Center. A portion—approximately 4 acres—of a prehistoric Hohokam site, AZ T:12:203 (ASM), extends into the property. The site was recorded as a prehistoric artifact scatter with ceramics, flaked stone, and ground stone with a light scatter of Historic period Euroamerican materials. SWCA was contracted to complete archaeological testing of AZ T:12:203 (ASM) within the project area to assist...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Mark L. Chenault. David H. Greenwald.

An archaeological testing program was undertaken at a portion of Pueblo del Alamo (AZ T:12:18 ASU). The project area encompasses 10 acres and contains a part of the site. Forty-one trenches were placed, systematically and judgmentally, within the 10 acre parcel. Thirty-five cultural features were found. Eight of the features are of historic date and 27 appear to be prehistoric. The Prehistoric occupation spans the period from the Gila Butte phase through the Civano phase. All of the cultural...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Thomas N. Motsinger.

Between April 1 and April 6, 1991, an archaeological testing program was performed by SWCA Inc., Environmental Consultants, at a portion of Las Canopas (AZ U:9:46 [ASU]), a prehistoric Hohokam village site located in the Phoenix Basin just south of the Salt River. The work was performed under contract with Salt River Project (SRP) on private land that SRP is considering purchasing and using as a location for a future substation. The project was administered by Dr. Judy L. Brunson, Salt River...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Stubing.

This document presents the results of archaeological testing conducted to assess the impact of a proposed waterline on AZ U:1:308 (ASM). The project area is located in the Town of Cave Creek, Maricopa County, Arizona. SWCA, Inc. conducted the testing at the request of United Homes, Inc. of Scottsdale, Arizona to assess the nature and extent of the site within the proposed pipeline corridor. The testing was confined to the portion of AZ U:1:308 (ASM) within the proposed water pipeline corridor,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Aron J. Adams. Cory Dale Breternitz. David R. Abbott. Christine K. Robinson.

Soil Systems, Inc. contracted with Sonoran Foothills, L.L.C. to conduct a cultural resources overview and survey of two parcels of State Trust land adjacent to the Sonoran Foothills residential development in North Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. The project area was surveyed on 18 October 2000 (Adams 2001) and resulted in the recording of one prehistoric site, AZ T:4:301 (ASM), and seven isolated occurrences of artifacts. AZ T:4:301 (ASM) was recommended as being potentially eligible for...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christine K. Robinson. Aron J. Adams. Alexa M. Smith. Cory Dale Breternitz. Banks L. Leonard.

Soil Systems Inc. contracted with Sonoran Foothills L.L.C. to conduct a cultural resources overview and survey of private land as part of the Sonoran Foothills residential development in North Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. The project area was surveyed in February 2000 and resulted in the recording of four archaeological sites, AZ T:4:259 (ASM), AZ T:4:260 (ASM), AZ T:4:261 (ASM), and AZ T:4:262 (ASM [Ellis 2000]). Three of the sites were prehistoric and one was historic. In addition, 108...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Stubing. Douglas R. Mitchell.

This report details the results of an archaeological testing program conducted in the Estrella Mountain Ranch Development, located in Goodyear, Arizona. The testing program was implemented to assess the significance of seven archaeological sites, AZ T:11:27, AZ T:11:55, AZ T:11:57, AZ T:11:58, AZ T:11:59, AZ T:11:64, and AZ T:11:65 (all ASM). The sites were among a total of twelve located during an archaeological survey of 3900 acres of the Estrella Mountain Ranch Development. Further...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Stubing. Douglas R. Mitchell.

This report presents the results of archaeological testing of site AZ U:5:184 (ASM), a Hohokam artifact scatter. The testing was conducted at the request of MCO Properties, owner of the land containing the site.The survey also located one other prehistoric site (AZ U:5:183 ASM), and 14 isolated occurrences. The archaeological survey of the parcel identified site AZ U:5:184 (ASM) as a scatter of approximately 30 sherds and 2 ground stone fragments in a 50 by 40 m area (Mitchell and Ryden...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Douglas R. Mitchell. Michael Stubing.

This report presents the results of archaeological testing at sites AZ U:5:182 and AZ U:5:188 (ASM). The testing was conducted at the request of MCO Properties, owner of the land containing the site. The sites are located in Fountain Hills, Maricopa County, Arizona. The sites were found during an archaeological survey of a 1000 acre parcel, which has been proposed for development (Mitchell and Ryden 1996). The survey also located two other sites (AZ U:5:186 and AZ U:5:187 ASM) and 34 isolated...

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Desert Archaeology, Inc., has completed archaeological testing of a 2.34-acre area of the proposed Citrus Cove Subdivision Development, Queen Creek, Maricopa County, Arizona. The work was requested by Southwest Custom, L.L.C., and was prompted by the finding of our previous archaeological survey that the northeastern corner of the parcel contained an artifact concentration likely associated with Pozos de Sonoqui (AZ U:14:49 [ASM]), a National Register-eligible site (Clark 2002). Testing began on...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Gary Huckleberry.

Test excavations were performed in the corridor of the East Papago Freeway between November 15 and December 19, 1988. The project area extends from the 52nd Street alignment at Washington Street to College Avenue and is divided into three segments: 52nd to 56th streets, 56th Street to Mill Avenue, and Mill Avenue to College Avenue. The project area is approximately 3 km in length and is located almost entirely within the active geological floodplain...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Homer J. Thiel.

Archaeological test excavations and the monitoring of environmental testing was conducted by Desert Archaeology, Inc., at the location of the proposed Phoenix Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Phoenix, Arizona. The project area consists of historic blocks 72 and 73 of the Original Phoenix Townsite. Archival research had indicated that the area was originally settled between 1875 and 1885 and that the property had been the site of dozens of residential and commercial structures....

DOCUMENT Full-Text Tiffany C. Clark.

Desert Archaeology, Inc., has completed archaeological testing of a 2.2-acre site for the proposed Salt River Project (SRP) McReynolds Substation located in southern Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. The work was initiated due to the possibility that archaeological remains associated with the Lombeye Ruin, AZ T:12:109 (ASM), a National Register-eligible site, may be present in the project area. Testing began on 25 May 2004, under the direction of Tiffany Clark, and was completed on 2 June 2004....

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This report presents the results of an archaeological testing program conducted in the Estrella Mountain Ranch Development, near Goodyear, Arizona. The purpose of the testing program was to assess the nature and significance of thirteen archaeological sites prior to proposed development within the area. The sites, AZ T:11:66, AZ T:11:67, AZ T:11:68, AZ T:11:71, AZ T:11:72, AZ T:11:73, AZ T:11:74, AZ T:11:76, AZ T:11:80, AZ T:11:82, AZ T:11:85, AZ T:11:86, and AZ T:11:87 (all ASM), were located...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Banks L. Leonard.

The Arizona Federal Credit Union (AFCU) property was a 3.26-acre parcel undergoing commercial development at the northeast corner of 44th and Van Buren Streets in Phoenix, Arizona. The parcel is located immediately southwest of Unit 7 and immediately west of Unit 11 at Pueblo Grande (AZ U:9:1(ASM)), where archaeological features including burials had been encountered previously. Because of its proximity, there was a high probability that archaeological remains including burials would also be...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Douglas R. Mitchell. Todd W. Bostwick. Ron Ryden.

The City of Phoenix requested that archaeological testing be conducted at a 25 acre parcel near 28th Street and Southern Avenue in Phoenix. The parcel is within the boundaries of a large prehistoric site known as Las Canopas (AZ T:12:137[ASM]). The project is on private property. The City has agreed that the archaeological testing can be done under the existing City-approved Plan, entitled General Cultural Resources Testing Plan for the City of Phoenix Projects that Involve Prehistoric Canals...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Ellen C. Ruble.

This document presents an archaeological testing plan for the Salt River Project's Kyrene Expansion located in Tempe, Arizona. Prior to the construction a new generating station, Salt River Project has requested that archaeological testing be conducted. The purpose of testing is to determine if buried cultural resources are present, and, if they are found, to evaluate them in terms of their preservation, extent, and potential to yield information that can contribute to existing knowledge of the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Chester W. Shaw. Linda S. Grafil.

The City of Phoenix plans to install a 25 million gallons per day (MGD) sewer lift station, gravity sewer, and a water line within the City of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (Figure 1). The gravity sewer will be constructed along Southern Avenue, between 55th and 75th Avenues. The lines for this facility will be located in a 25 m (82 ft) wide area that will extend, from east to west, roughly down the center of Southern Avenue (Figure 1). This sewer will terminate at a proposed 25 million...

DOCUMENT Full-Text John M. Lindly.

This document presents a testing plan for a development located in southwest Phoenix. The testing plan was developed at the request of Beazer Homes who was advised by the City of Phoenix Archaeology Section to have this work done. The project area is located at the eastern boundary of the previously recorded prehistoric Hohokam site of AZ T:12:90 (ASM) [AZ T:12:55 (ASU)]. In addition, a prehistoric canal was mapped to cross the project area in this same area. The City of Phoenix has a 250-ft...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Mark Hackbarth.

In August 1989, Northland Research, Inc. (Northland) conducted subsurface testing at AZ U:9:8 (ARS) a Hohokam artifact scatter situated within the Salt River Project’s Papago Park Center property. The site was identified during an archaeological survey conducted by Archaeological Resources Services, Inc. (ARS) and reported in Fedick and Stone (1986). The testing fieldwork was conducted as part of an agreement between Northland and Salt River Project (SRP) to evaluate the preservation of...

DOCUMENT Full-Text J. Simon Bruder. Victoria D. Vargas.

Kimley-Horn and Associates are under contract with the WGAA to provide services for design of the reconstruction and extension of Runway 12L-30R. A number of archaeological sites that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (National Register) extend within the construction zone. Therefore, WGAA is required to take into account the potential for its undertakings to affect those archaeological sites under the terms of its lease agreement with the Air Force, and also...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Bruce G. Phillips. Daniel H. Sorrell. Manuel R. Palacios-Fest. Louise Purdue. Glenn W. Berger. Jill Heilman.

The COP conducted road improvement and storm drain upgrades along 35th in southwest Phoenix. These improvements include new road construction (that is, widening), the installation of new fire hydrants and catch basins, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, bus bays, signs, trees, and trenching for new storm drains and connectors. Generally, such activities entail vertical excavations up to approximately 16 feet. Two prehistoric features, a pit house and a hearth, were uncovered and represent, along with...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kris Dobschuetz.

Arizona Public Service (APS) and Salt River Project (SRP) were issued a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility (CEC) by the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) for the construction of the Southwest Valley 500kV Transmission Line Project (Southwest Valley Project). The project consists of 37 miles of 500 kilovolt (kV) transmission line to interconnect electric generation resources in the west valley with the existing 230kV system in the metropolitan Phoenix area. The project is located in...

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This report presents the results of archaeological survey, testing and data recovery investigations conducted in the Estrella Mountain Ranch Development, near Goodyear, Arizona. The project area includes over 11,000 acres that is part of a residential development. In order to develop the area, the property owners were required to obtain a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to comply with Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. The Corps is the lead federal agency for this project since...

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In this report, the results of data recovery efforts conducted for the Palo Verde to Pinal West transmission line project at the Gillespie Dam site, AZ T:13:18 (ASM), in the Gila Bend area of the Gila River are presented. The site is a prehistoric Hohokam-Patayan settlement with an overlay of Historic era material. Fieldwork primarily occurred within the construction staging area of a transmission tower. Although covering less than an acre, the staging area contained surprising numbers of...