Lower Colorado River Valley (Geographic Keyword)

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Across the Western Canal: Archaeological Monitoring and Limited Data Recovery for the Ken McDonald Golf Course Irrigation Water Line Project, Tempe, Arizona (2000)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Matthew E. Hill, Jr..

The monitoring and data recovery efforts described in this report were performed in conjunction with the city of Tempe's installation of three new irrigation water lines to support operation of the Ken McDonald Golf Course, located in Tempe, Arizona. The water lines were installed beneath the Western Canal; to do this, two bore pits were required at each of the three water line bridge locations. The initiate bore pits were excavated west of the canal and measure approximately 13- by 32-foot in...


Archaeological Investigations at La Ciudad, AZ T:12:1(ASM), The Frank Luke Addition Locus, Volume 2: Analytical Studies, Synthesis, and Data Appendixes (2016)
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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 for the Arizona State University Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building VII (ISTB 7) Project, Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona (2021)
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Logan Simpson multi-phased (Phases I and II) data recovery investigations and archaeological monitoring within the prehistoric Hohokam habitation site of AZ U:9:165(ASM)—also known as La Plaza or La Plaza de Tempe—and two historic periods linear sites (summarized below) on the Arizona State University (ASU) Tempe Campus in Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona. The archaeological investigations were conducted at the request of ASU in advance of ground-disturbing construction of a new campus building...


Archaeological Monitoring at Sunland Avenue, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2015)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Alexandra Howard.

At the request of NSD and PGM, EcoPlan completed an archaeological monitoring program in association with manual excavations conducted to install irrigation, remove a stump, install vegetation, and clear the house stem wall at Sunland Avenue, within 50 feet of the boundary of a reported prehistoric canal in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. No archaeological materials were identified. No further archaeological work is necessary at this time. Additional cultural resource investigations (such as...


An Archaeological Survey of the Wheeler-Evergreen 69 kV Transmission Line (1991)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Lanita Van Nimwegen.

On 29 January 1991, Northland Research, Inc. (Northland) completed a Class III archaeological survey of proposed pole locations for a rebuilding project of the Salt River Project's Wheeler-Evergreen 69 kV transmission line. As portions of the surveyed area are located on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation, a special use permit was obtained for archaeological survey and testing (permit No. 396 269-91). The survey was accomplished in two person-days. No archaeological sites were...


Archaeological Test Excavations at La Ciudad de los Hornos: The Casa Fiesta Location (1990)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Laurene G. Montero.

Archaeological test excavations have been conducted at a portion of La Ciudad de los Hornos (AZ U:9:71 (ASM)), a prehistoric multicomponent Hohokam village. The field work for this project, sponsored by AMCOR Investment Company, was undertaken during the fall of 1989 by Northland Research, Inc. pursuant to the proposed redevelopment of the Casa Fiesta trailer park. The Casa Fiesta project area consists of a 55-acre (22-ha), triangular lot. Archaeological testing consisted of cutting a series of...


A Cultural Resources Evaluation for the City of Mesa ITS Infrastructure Along Broadway Road, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona (2005)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Cara Lonardo.

The City of Mesa, in conjunction with ADOT and FHWA, is preparing an Environmental Determination Report for the improvement of the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) infrastructure. The project will be located within the City of Mesa's right-of-way (ROW) along Broadway Road. Because the project is federally funded, ITS Engineers and Constructors, Inc. on behalf of the City of Mesa, requested that Logan Simpson Design Inc. (LSD) perform a cultural resources evaluation of the project area and...


A Cultural Resources Survey of 7.5 Acres for the Expansion and Rehabilitation of Wetlands Within the Arlington Wildlife Area, Maricopa County, Arizona (2005)
DOCUMENT Full-Text David A. Bild.

Salt River Project (SRP) requested that Logan Simpson Design Inc. (LSD) perform a Class III cultural resources survey of a portion of the Arlington Wildlife Area (AWA), Maricopa County, Arizona. The project area is located on Arizona Game and Fish Department (AGFD) and private land on the west side of the Gila River. The project area includes a 33-ft-wide and 2,560-ft-long corridor centered on the main access road through private land and a 27.10-acre AGFD parcel that measures 2,360 ft...


Final Report of Findings: Phase 1 Data Recovery at AZ T:7:366(ASM) for the Northern Parkway Project, Near El Mirage, Maricopa County, Arizona (2013)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Glennda Gene Luhnow.

Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) plans to improve Northern Avenue to be a parkway in the Phoenix metropolitan area where no freeways are planned. At the request of Mr. Robin Shishido of Parsons, a cultural resource assessment of the project area of potential effects (APE) was conducted by Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS). The purpose of the cultural resource assessment was to identify any historic properties in the APE that could be affected by the undertaking...


Interim Report: Archaeological Test Excavations at Seven Sites along the Santan Expansion Project Pipeline Corridor from Gilbert to Coolidge, Maricopa and Pinal Counties, Arizona (2003)
DOCUMENT Full-Text David R. Hart. Douglas B. Craig.

Northland Research, Inc. (Northland) has completed archaeological testing at seven sites along a pipeline corridor at the request of the Salt River Project. Two of the sites, AZ U:10:2(ASM) and AZ U:14:74(ASM), are considered eligible to the National Register of Historic Places but required archaeological testing to determine the presence and extent of subsurface features within the project area prior to construction of the pipeline. The eligibility of the five remaining sites was unknown....


Preliminary Report of Findings: Phase 1 Data Recovery at AZ T:7:366(ASM) for the Northern Parkway Project, Near El Mirage, Maricopa County, Arizona (2013)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Glennda Gene Luhnow.

MCDOT plans to improve Northern Avenue to be a parkway in the Phoenix metropolitan area where no freeways are planned. At the request of Mr. Robin Shishido of Parsons, a cultural resource assessment of the project area of potential effects (APE) was conducted by Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS). The purpose of the cultural resource assessment was to identify any historic properties in the APE that could be affected by the undertaking (Schilling and Jones 2012). Two historic...


Results of Archaeological Monitoring for the Salt River Project 4-kV to 12-kV Power Supply Upgrade Project, Within a Portion of AZ U:10:127(ASM)/The Will E. Coyote Site, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, Maricopa County, Arizona (2013)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Mary-Ellen Walsh. David Q. Bustoz.

Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (PMGA), administered by PMGAA, is upgrading and modernizing its runways and taxiways with new pavement and shoulders, drainage, and installation of utility conduits for lighting along the taxiway. SRP is upgrading the power supply from 4 kV to 12 kV as part of the project. At the request of SRP, Logan Simpson Design Inc. (LSD) conducted archaeological monitoring within the boundary of AZ U:10:127(ASM), the Will E. Coyote site, a prehistoric Hohokam site listed in the...


Results of Construction Monitoring at AZ T:7:174(ASM) for the Northern Parkway Project Near El Mirage, Maricopa County, Arizona (2015)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda M. Schilling.

MCDOT plans to improve Northern Avenue to be a parkway with gradeseparated intersections at major cross streets to provide a higher-speed, higher-capacity, east-west route in the northwestern portion of the Phoenix metropolitan area where no freeways are planned. At the request of Mr. Robin Shishido of Parsons, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) conducted construction monitoring pursuant to recommendations presented in a plan of work for cultural resources previously identified...


Results of Cultural Resource Monitoring for the Westward Ho Hotel and Apartments Rehabilitation Project, City of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2016)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda M. Schilling. Douglas R. Mitchell.

Central and Fillmore Associates, LP oversaw improvements to the Westward Ho building and infrastructure. Rehabilitation required replacement and realignment of sewer pipelines below the property courtyard and the replacement of sidewalks in the courtyard. A total of 170.9 cubic meters were excavated from 32 units associated with rehabilitation activities in the courtyard area of the Westward Ho Hotel and Apartments. All of the units were excavated to locate and expose existing underground...