Rillito River (Geographic Keyword)
1-2 (2 Records)
This volume presents the results of two archaeological surveys conducted by Statistical Research for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, in what is known in planning circles as the Rillito Corridor. When Statistical Research began these studies, we quickly realized that the Rillito Corridor was one of the most surveyed areas in southern Arizona. Several comprehensive overviews of the culture history of the area were available, but despite this microscopic attention, no...
Farming the Floodplain: A Look at Prehistoric and Historic Land-Use along the Rillito (1992)
This report presents the results of a National Register evaluation of eight archaeological sites along the Rillito River in Tucson, Arizona. These sites were investigated at the request of the U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers in conjunction with a proposed channelization project along the river. One of the sites, AZ BB:9:689, has since been obscured by the channelization of Wildwood Wash by the Pima County Flood Control District. This site was monitored by SRI archaeologists during the construction...