Phoenix, Arizona (Geographic Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text John Czarzasty. Glen E. Rice.

This is a report on the end of fieldwork for the data recovery program conducted on the Helen Smith property from June 27, 2005 to January 12, 2006 at the site of Las Canopas (AZ T:12:137 [ASM]) in Phoenix, Arizona. The excavation was conducted to assist the property owner in complying with Arizona Statute A.R.S. 41-865 regarding the repatriation of burials and the City of Phoenix Ordinance on Historic Preservation (Chapter 8, Section 802). The Las Canopas project is Pueblo Grande Museum...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Glen E. Rice. John Gooding.

This is a report on the end of field work for a data recovery program conducted from September 23 to November 30, 2005, at the site of Las Cremaciones (AZ T:12:220 [ASM]) in Phoenix, Arizona. The excavation was conducted to assist the K. Hovnanian Great Western Homes (GWH) in complying with Arizona Statute A.R.S. 41-865 on the repatriation of burials and the City of Phoenix Ordinance on Historic Preservation (Chapter 8, Section 802). The K. Hovnanian Great Western Homes data recovery project is...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Banks L. Leonard. Brian E. Yunker. Rebecca J. Hill.

Three categories of activities are described in this report. A) Construction of a building and associated utilities would result in excavation below the grade to which previous archaeological data recovery and burial removal had occurred. In addition, the proposed construction would include modification to a landscaping easement, sidewalk, and curb along where the new street alignment would form an intersection, where no previous archaeological data recovery or burial removal had occurred....

DOCUMENT Full-Text Shelly C. Dudley.

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AZ-19 presents a written historical summary and relevant historical documentation about the construction and use of the Arizona Canal, which provides irrigation waters to Phoenix's urban center on the north side of the Salt River and to the northern portions of the valley. The report contains a narrative description, photographs, drawings, and maps. The northernmost canal in the water distribution system of the Salt River Project, the Arizona...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Barbara Behan.

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AZ-20 presents a written historical summary and relevant historical documentation about the construction and use of the Crosscut Steam Plant, which provided the first non-hydroelectric power to Salt River Project customers in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The report contains a narrative description, photographs, drawings, and maps. The Crosscut Steam Plant facility is located in Tempe, AZ, near Mill Avenue and Washington Street on the north...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Fred Andersen. Carol Noland.

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AZ-17 presents a written historical summary and relevant historical documentation about the construction and use of Grand Canal, which delivers water to users on the north side of the Salt River for agricultural, industrial, and municipal uses. Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AZ-30 provides similar documentation about the construction and operation of the Crosscut Hydroelectric Plant, which sits at the head of Grand Canal and relies...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Fred Andersen.

Together, Historic American Engineering Records (HAER) Nos. AZ-22 and AZ-23 present a written historical summary and relevant historical documentation about the construction and use of the Western Canal and the Highline Canal, which are waterways that serve Mesa, Chandler, Tempe, and parts of south Phoenix, Arizona on the south side of the Salt River. HAER No. AZ-22 (see https://core.tdar.org/document/393529) presents a narrative history of both canals and their infrastructure features. It also...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Fred Andersen.

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AZ-21 presents a written historical summary and relevant historical documentation about the construction and use of the Old Crosscut Canal, which unified irrigation systems near Phoenix's urban core on the north side of the Salt River and contributed to flood control. The report contains a narrative description, photographs, drawings, and maps. The Old Crosscut Canal stretched from approximately Indian School Road to south of Washington Street...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Fred Andersen.

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AZ-16 presents a written historical summary and relevant historical documentation about the construction and use of the Tempe Canal, which provides irrigation waters to the Southeast valley cities of Tempe, Mesa, and Chandler, Arizona. The report contains a narrative description, photographs, drawings, and maps. The Tempe Canal is likely the oldest canal that is still in use in the Salt River Valley. Moreover, the Tempe Canal Company was the last...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Fred Andersen.

Together, Historic American Engineering Records (HAER) Nos. AZ-22 and AZ-23 present a written historical summary and relevant historical documentation about the construction and use of the Western Canal and the Highline Canal, which are waterways that serve Mesa, Chandler, Tempe, and parts of south Phoenix, Arizona on the south side of the Salt River. This report, Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AZ-22, presents a narrative history of both canals and their infrastructure features....

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings.

The La Lomita site (AZ U:9:67) and the Germann site (AZ U:10:2) are large Hohokam Village sites located in modern-day Phoenix, Arizona. Both areas have undergone repeated archaeological investigations. The La Lomita site represents occupation from at least the late Santa Cruz through middle Sacaton phases, while the Germann Site dates to the late Pioneer through Classic periods. Pollen analysis at these sites is limited to five samples from the La Lomita site and two samples from the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings. Thomas E. Moutoux.

Ten combined pollen and parasite samples representing ten separate outhouses in Block 73 of Historic Phoenix were examined. The first building was constructed in 1883 and the outhouse samples represent depositions between 1883 and 1915. Pollen analysis was undertaken to learn about foods consumed and landscaping in the vicinity of these outhouses. These samples were examined for evidence of parasite eggs to address questions of health and hygiene.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Frank M. Parcher.

Parcher Guide on Pueblo Grande Museum and the report "The Vanished People" by Charles C. DiPeso that provides information on the Hohokam site, Pueblo Grande, located in Phoenix, Arizona.

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

A small archaeological data recovery program was conducted October 16-21, 1996 at the prehistoric Hohokam site of La Lomita, AZ U:9:67 (ASM), Phoenix, Arizona. The current archaeological work augments previous testing, data recovery, and monitoring efforts conducted prior to, and during, construction and renovation of buildings within the school grounds. The archaeological investigations and monitoring within the grounds were conducted by SWCA, Inc. for Balsz School District No. 31. Four...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Stubing.

This document presents the preliminary results of archaeological testing conducted at site AZ T:12:117 (ASM), located near the base of the South Mountains in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. SWCA, Inc. was requested to conduct the testing by Coe and Van Loo Consultants, Inc., of Phoenix, Arizona to determine the eligibility of the site for inclusion to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). A residential development has been proposed for the area including site AZ T:12:117 (ASM) that...

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This project developed and delivered at a pilot workshop that provided instruction on building GIS-based archaeological predictive models to meet the compliance requirements of National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 and National Environmental Policy Act.

DOCUMENT Full-Text David Cushman. Christopher Nagle. Michael Heilen.

This report describes a project developed and delivered at a pilot workshop that provided instruction on building GIS-based archaeological predictive models to meet the compliance requirements of Section 106 and NEPA.