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This volume is one of several substantive reports detailing the results of the 1982-1984 excavations at Las Colinas. This series of reports is collectively designated Arizona State Museum Archaeological Series 162. The research design constructed to guide the investigations has been published as Volume 1. Other volumes deal with material culture, site structure, and the Mound 8 precinct. This volume presents the results of the environmental studies carried out as a part of project research.
The 1982-1984 Excavations at Las Colinas: Environment and Subsistence, Part I: Reconstruction and Interpretation of Prehistoric Salt River Streamflow (1989)
This document consists of Figures 3.2 Reconstructed Flow of the Verde River, 3.3 Reconstructed Flow of the Salt River, 3.4 Reconstructed Flow of the Salt and Verde Rivers, 3.5 Estimated Split Summer Period Flow of the Salt and Verde Rivers, and 5.2 Plots of the Recurrence Intervals for the 631-Year Period of Reconstruction. The remainder of the document (minus figures) is available on tDAR as The 1982-1984 Excavations at Las Colinas: Environment and Subsistence, tDAR ID 4531.
The 1982-1984 Excavations at Las Colinas: Special Studies and Data Tables (1989)
This is last of the seven volumes collectively designated Archaeological Series 162. In Part I of this volume, the provenience system used during the 1982-1984 excavations at Las Colinas and the computer procedures used in processing the enormous volume of data that resulted from those excavations are explained, and the results of some special analyses are presented. Artifact data are provided in tabular form in Part II. Other volumes in this series provide the project research design (Volume...
The 1986 Archaeological Investigations at Las Canopas, Phoenix, Arizona (1986)
This report will describe the results of archaeological salvage investigations at the prehistoric Hohokam site of Las Canopas, AZ T:12:16 (PGM), conducted by Pueblo Grande Museum between January 23 and February 28, 1986. Work at the site was initiated in response to notification made by a City of Phoenix, Engineering Department Inspector, Charley Marican, that prehistoric remains had been exposed in sewer line trenches at a construction site. Inspection of the museum site files indicated that...
Additional Archaeological Testing at the UMOM Property in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2011)
The UMOM Additional Testing Project is located in Phoenix. The UMOM development project is a multi-phased development project that began in 2009 and involves the acquisition of property, the demolition of existing buildings, and the construction of multi-family housing and associated amenities. The project is on private property, but has received federal funding from Housing and Urban Development (HUD), so the effects of this undertaking on cultural resources have been considered in order to...
Ancient Farming Along the Salt River: Data Recovery at a 9th Century Field House Community (AZ T:12:395[ASM]) for the Coral Pointe Development in Phoenix, Arizona (2010)
The City of Phoenix requested that archaeological work be conducted at the location of the proposed Coral Pointe Apartments Project in Phoenix. The Project is on private property but will receive federal funding so the effects of this undertaking on cultural resources must be considered to comply with section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. According to the City of Phoenix archaeological site files, several prehistoric canals cross the area of potential effect (APE). Although no...
Archaeological Assesment of the Washington Park Project Area, Pueblo Grande AZ U:9:7(ASM) (1993)
Northland Research, Inc. (Northland) has conducted a cultural resources assessment of the Washington Park property for ANF Property Holdings, Inc. The property consists of a 25.2 acre lot located on the northeast comer in Phoenix, Arizona. The lot includes a portion of the Pueblo Grande archaeological site (AZ U:9:7[ASM]). The purpose of the Northland investigations was to provide an assessment of site preservation within the Washington Park property and to estimate the types and densities of...
An Archaeological Assessment of the Arcadia Drive Drainage Improvements Project of Phoenix and Central Maricopa County, Arizona (2010)
In partnership with the City of Phoenix, the Flood Control District is designing a project to resolve certain hazardous flood conditions in the Arcadia area of Phoenix and central Maricopa County, Arizona. Scientific Archeological Services has been contracted to assess whether or not any further research is necessary to evaluate the effect that the Arcadia Drive Drainage Improvements Project will have on significant cultural resources.
An Archaeological Assessment of the Proposed Highline Canal Corridor Beautification Project, Phoenix, Arizona (1991)
This report presents an archaeological survey and assessment of the proposed Highline Canal Corridor Beautification Project. The project is located just north of a significant archaeological site, AZ U:9:35(PG). This site contains a Pioneer period Hohokam occupation in an unusual geographic location. An archaeological survey of the project, an area 1200 m in length and 25 m in width, revealed no surface indications of buried archaeological resources. No further archaeological investigations are...
Archaeological Data Recovery at La Lomita (AZ U:9:67 ASM), Phoenix, Arizona (1997)
Under contract to Balsz School District No. 31, SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants carried out a program of archaeological data recovery at a portion of the prehistoric Hohokam village of La Lomita, in Phoenix, Arizona, during August of 1995. Three areas were excavated in portions of the school property where future improvements are planned. Overburden was removed, and hand excavations were conducted at a total of 21 archaeological features, including ten pithouses or house fragments, three...
Archaeological Data Recovery in a Portion of AZ U:9:67 (ASM)-La Lomita: The Escala Central City Project (2006)
The Escala Central City LP (Escala) is proposing the construction of a multi-structure apartment complex (apartments, clubhouse, swimming pool, associated recreational facilities, and parking) in the heart of urban Phoenix. A review of the project by the City of Phoenix Archaeologist, as part of the City’s permitting process, determined that a portion of the project area included prehistoric Hohokam site AZ U:9:67 (ASM)—La Lomita, which is eligible for listing on the National Register of...
Archaeological Data Recovery of 1.1 Acres within the Prehistoric Site of La Ciudad (AZ T:12:1[ASM]), Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2010)
This document presents a report describing archaeological data recovery within a 1.1 acre parcel located near the eastern edge of AZ T:12:1(ASM), a large Hohokam village known as La Ciudad. Data recovery was undertaken to collect information and analyze materials from a sample of features at the site in order to mitigate the impacts of the planned construction of a women’s center for victims of domestic abuse. A single prehistoric pit house was investigated during the project. No additional...
Archaeological Excavations at La Villa (AZ T:12:148[ASM]): The Maricopa County Human Services Campus, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2005)
Maricopa County, the City of Phoenix, and the Central Arizona Shelter Services plan to build a homeless shelter on two adjacent parcels of land in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. Within this area are the remains of a prehistoric Hohokam village known as La Villa [AZ T:12:148 (ASM)], as well as remains associated with the early twentieth century history of the City of Phoenix. In order to mitigate the impact of development on these culturally significant properties, Maricopa County contracted...
Archaeological Excavations of a Salt River Valley Canal Bridge Crossing at the Central Station, 300 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona (1997)
This report describes the results of archaeological excavations conducted by Northland Research, Inc. at the proposed site of the City of Phoenix Central Station, 300 North Central Avenue. The investigations were prompted by the discovery during construction of a concrete feature related to the nineteenth century Salt River Valley Canal. The archaeological investigations resulted in the exposure of the concrete feature, a culvert and outfall box, and five unrelated features. Four of the five...
Archaeological Field and Analytical Studies for the Community Noise Reduction Program, Phoenix, Arizona (2016)
This report is the first of two technical reports that present the results of archaeological and historical studies conducted by Desert Archaeology, Inc., and Arizona Preservation Consultants personnel for the City of Phoenix (City) Community Noise Reduction Program and associated Voluntary Acquisition and Relocation Services (CNRP-VARS) Program. Residential parcels within seven City-defined neighborhoods were the focus of archaeological investigations, including: North Neighborhood, AZ T:12:258...
Archaeological Inspection of an Excavated Ramp Along Grand Canal near Pueblo Grande, Phoenix, Maricopa County (1993)
At the request of Judy Brunson of Salt River Project (SRP), Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. examined an exposed ramp cut on the south side of the Grand Canal. The exposed walls were looked at to determine if cultural resources were impacted by the excavation. This cut is in an area of intensive prehistoric and historic activity.
Archaeological Investigation of Small Sites Within the Lake Pleasant Waterline Project Corridor, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2006)
The City of Phoenix (COP) is planning to construct a water treatment plant and pipeline as part of the Lake Pleasant Waterline Project (LPWP) to serve COP’s northern water service areas. The project area crosses Arizona State Trust land administered by the Arizona State Land Department (ASLD) and private land. Administrative permits for the project are: Right-of-way Number 16-106061 (ASLD), Right-of-entry 30-109069, and Temporary Construction Easement 30-109658. The current investigations are...
Archaeological Investigations at La Ciudad de Los Hornos: Lassen Substation Parcel (1990)
The archaeological investigations at the Lassen Substation were designed to address four primary research issues: 1) the structure of and changes in domestic household arrangements, 2) chronology and dating of the early Hohokam occupation at Los Hornos, 3) subsistence, and 4) architectural construction and variability. The methods employed during the excavation and the subsequent analyses were selected with these research objectives in mind.
Archaeological Investigations at La Ciudad, AZ T:12:1(ASM), The Frank Luke Addition Locus, Volume 1: Introduction, Feature Descriptions, Chronology, and Canals (2016)
Logan Simpson conducted archaeological excavations between February and June 2013 for the City of Phoenix’s Frank Luke Addition (FLA) Project. The excavations were completed within a 9.1-acre parcel situated within the prehistoric site of La Ciudad (AZ T:12:1[ASM]), a Hohokam village located north of the Salt River. The FLA Project is located within a highly urbanized portion of the City of Phoenix (COP) in the Phoenix Basin, south-central Arizona. Historical documents indicate that the FLA...
Archaeological Investigations at La Ciudad, AZ T:12:1(ASM), The Frank Luke Addition Locus, Volume 2: Analytical Studies, Synthesis, and Data Appendixes (2016)
Logan Simpson archaeologists recovered a total of 18,799 ceramic artifacts during testing and data recovery within the FLA Phase 2 and Phase 3 loci. The collection mainly consists of body sherds (92 percent) and rim sherds (8 percent) from pottery vessels, but small numbers of non-vessel ceramic artifacts (e.g., figurines, pipe stems, and raw clays), partially reconstructible vessels (PRV), and a complete vessel (CV) also were recovered. The PRVs generally consist of multiple refitted sherds...
Archaeological Investigations at La Lomita, AZ U:9:67 (ASM) (2004)
In conjunction with plans for a sewer line to be constructed by the City of Phoenix Water Services Department under east Van Buren Street in Phoenix, Arizona, cultural resource data recovery was undertaken within a 3.9-acre portion of La Lomita, AZ U:9:67 (ASM). The site, located in south-central Arizona, is north of the Salt River within the Phoenix Basin. Additionally, construction monitoring was also conducted along portions of the sewer line south of the site boundaries, and irrigation...
Archaeological Investigations for the PGM Public Arts Walkway Project, Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park, Phoenix, Arizona (2016)
Archaeological testing and data recovery prior to construction of the PGM Public Arts Walkway and archaeological monitoring of subsequent construction activities within the grounds of the city-owned Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park.This report includes background information about the project area, descriptions of the field methods and results of the monitoring and data recovery effort, a summary of work accomplished, and recommendations for future work in the project area locale.
Archaeological Investigations for the Sojourner Development Project: Data Recovery Near La Ciudad (AZ T:12:1 [ASM]) (2005)
This report presents the results of an archaeological testing and data recovery program conducted in approximately one-half acre of land in central Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. The work was conducted at the request of the City of Phoenix, Neighborhood Services Department under an on-call archaeological services contract between the City and SWCA, Inc. (Contract no. 101005). The archaeological investigations were conducted in advance of the Sojourner Center development project due to a...
Archaeological Investigations in Support of the Phoenix Bioscience Center Project: Data Recovery at AZ T:12:70 (ASM), Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2008)
Archaeological data recovery was conducted in advance of the development of a small portion of the Phoenix Bioscience Center site. Data recovery efforts were implemented following the results of prior archaeological testing of the study area, which is located within the boundaries of a previously documented archaeological site AZ T:12:70 (ASM) (Pueblo Patricio). In total, nineteen features were investigated, including eight aboriginal (historic and protohistoric/historic) features, nine...
Archaeological Investigations in Support of the South Phoenix Loop Street and Landscaping Projects: Data Recovery at AZ T:12:231 (ASM), Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2009)
This report presents the results of an archaeological testing and data recovery program conducted by EcoPlan for COP on approximately three acres of land in south Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. These archaeological investigations were conducted in advance of the COP Neighborhood Services Department’s South Phoenix Village Loop Street and Landscaping project (COP Cost Center Numbers ND30010010 and ND30010011). Because project activities associated with these projects were deemed likely to...