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This report details construction monitoring of AZ BB: 13:445 (ASM) and data recovery on discovered features by Statistical Research, Inc. (SRI). The site includes portions of two city blocks, known as historic Blocks 406 and 451 (based on designations used on Sanborn Fire Insurance maps), known to have been occupied since at least 1902. The project area was being prepared for the construction of the Main Gate Center office complex and accompanying multilevel parking facility. Following an...
Archaeological Investigation of Site 46SU633 1997
Gray and Pape, Inc., a cultural resource management firm located in Cincinnati, Ohio, conducted fieldwork at site 46SU633 in the Bluestone Reservoir in the Huntington District of West Virginia in September and October 1997. The fieldwork consisted of shovel testing and unit excavation. There is no report available for this investigation so it is not known why the investigation was initiated for site 46SU633. Due to the lack of information for the investigation it was named after the site number...
An Archaeological Investigation of Sites Located Along the Mead-Davis-Parker Transmission System (Granite Reef) (1976)
The Bureau of Reclamation, Arizona Projects Office directed the Nevada Archaeological Survey to conduct archaeological investigations at thirteen sites located along the proposed Mead-Davis-Parker 230kv Transmission Line Right-Of-Way #2, for the Central Arizona Project. The investigation was designed to evaluate each site for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. The archaeological field work consisted of photography, mapping, and representative collections of artifacts,...
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 Investigation of the Brookgreen Plantation, South Carolina (2017)
Brookgreen Plantation was one of the largest and most productive rice plantations in the United States prior to the Civil War. Owner Joshua John Ward held more than 1,000 Africans in slavery on this and his other plantations. The remains of Brookgreen Plantation are now a part of Brookgreen Gardens, an outdoor museum established in 1931 by Anna Hyatt Huntington. Brookgreen Gardens is expanding its public interpretation of the historic plantations on its property, including the lives of enslaved...
Archaeological Investigation of the Granite Reef Aqueduct, Cave Creek Archaeological District, Arizona (1977)
The following report contains the description and interpretation of archaeological data recovered from AZ T: 8:31 (ASU), AZ T:8:35 (ASU), and AZ T:8:38 (ASU). Situated within south-central Arizona, these sites form an integral part of the Cave Creek Archaeological District. Impact on these cultural resources will result from the construction along Reach 10 of the Granite Reef Aqueduct, a feature of the Central Arizona Project. A plan to mitigate this adverse impact through a program of research...
Archaeological Investigation of the Granite Reef Aqueduct, Cave Creek Archaeological District, Arizona (1977)
The following report contains the description and interpretation of archaeological data recently recovered from AZ T:8:31 (ASU), AZ T:8:35 (ASU), and AZ T:8:38 (ASU). Situated within south-central Arizona, these sites form an integral part of the Cave Creek Archaeological District. Impact on these cultural resources will result from construction along Reach 10 of the Granite Reef Aqueduct, a feature of the Central Arizona Project. A plan to mitigate this adverse impact through a program of...
An Archaeological Investigation of The Historic Black Settlement at Mobile, Arizona (1992)
An archaeological investigation of the historic black settlement at Mobile, Arizona was conducted in November 1991. This investigation was conceived by Pat H. Stein and Bruce Jones, of the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office and Statistical Research, respectively. The work was performed by Mark T. Swanson. This work has been funded with the assistance of a matching grant-in-aid from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, under provisions of the National Historic...
An Archaeological Investigation of the Historic Black Settlement at Mobile, Arizona (1992)
This report details an archaeological investigation of the historic black settlement at Mobile, Arizona, conducted by Statistical Research in November of 1991. Mobile is a small community of around 60 residents, located in Maricopa County about 30 miles southwest of Phoenix, between the towns of Maricopa and Gila Bend. This investigation was conceived by Pat H. Stein of the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office and Bruce Jones of Statistical Research. The work was performed by Mark Swanson...
Archaeological Investigation of the New Geneva Pottery Waster/Loading Dock Site (36FA404), New Geneva, Fayette County, Pennsylvania (1995)
Archeological investigations were conducted at 36FA404, the New Geneva Pottery Waster/Loading Dock Site. Field work consisted of both manually and mechanically excavated test units and trenches. Portions of the waster dump used by the New Geneva potters in the final two decades of the nineteenth century and into the early years of the twentieth century were excavated on Lot 167. Excavations on Lot 166 recovered artifacts associated with the Arthur Robbins’ pottery (circa 1907-1914). The...
The Archaeological Investigation of the Storm Wreck, a Wartime Refugee Vessel Lost at St. Augustine, Florida at the End of the Revolutionary War: Overview of the 2010-2015 Excavation Seasons (2016)
The Storm Wreck, site number 8SJ5459, was discovered in 2009 by the Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program (LAMP), about a mile offshore St. Augustine, Florida. It has been excavated every year since then in conjunction with LAMP’s underwater archaeology field school. A wide range of artifacts has been recovered, including ordnance, firearms, ship’s equipment, tools and hardware, personal effects, and household items, and are now being conserved at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime...
Archaeological Investigation: P-9 Well, Access Road and Collector Pipeline Clearance Report (1978)
On June 1, 1978, a field inspection was made of the Patterson-9 wellfield, access road and collector pipeline. The SRP archaeologist was accompanied by Chet Andrews, Dennis Erickson and Gary Small, who selected the well site and other features, and identified them in the field and on maps.
Archaeological Investigations Along a Proposed Phelps Dodge Water Pipeline, South of Bagdad, Yavapai County, Arizona (2009)
During the summer of 2005, archaeological data recovery was undertaken at three sites within a proposed Phelps Dodge water pipeline corridor south of the mining town of Bagdad in west-central Arizona. AZ M:8:60 (ASM), situated in mountainous terrain near the northern end of the pipeline corridor, was an artifact scatter with a grinding slick and a rock cairn. Recovered artifacts suggest the site was a camp dedicated to the procurement and processing of upland plant resources. Although plain...
Archaeological Investigations Along Paleoshorelines of Three Dry Lakes on the North Nevada Test and Training Range (2008)
This document presents a research design for investigating the archaeological nature of three relict pluvial lake basins on the North Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) (Figure 1) for cultural resources potential. This research is in support of the mission of Nellis Air Force Base (NAFB) to provide combat air training on the largest Air Force land based training facility in the United States (U.S.).
Archaeological Investigations Along Reach 1 of the Granite Reef Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project (1980)
Under contract with the Bureau of Reclamation, the Office of Cultural Resource Management (OCRM), Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University, completed archaeological survey of Reach 1 and several adjacent roads that would be added or modified for its construction. Reach 1 of the Granite Reef Aqueduct extends about 18 miles from the Buckskin Mountain Tunnel, east to the Bouse Hills Pumping Plant. OCRM archaeologists identified and documented 16 field loci, 31 isolated artifacts, and...
Archaeological Investigations Along Reach 11 of the Granite Reef Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project (1979)
Under contract with the Bureau of Reclamation, the Office of Cultural Resource Management (OCRM), Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University, completed an archaeological survey of undisturbed portions of Reach 11 and its associated recreation areas. Reach 11 was previously surveyed in 1969 (Dittert et al. 1969) and 1972 (Kemrer et al. 1972), and one site (AZ U:5:13) was mitigated prior to construction (Reynolds 1974). The majority of Reach 11 had already been constructed when this...
Archaeological Investigations Along Reach 12 of the Granite Reef Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project (1980)
Under contract with the Bureau of Reclamation, the Office of Cultural Resource Management (OCRM), Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University, completed an archaeological survey of Reach 12 and associated access roads. Reach 12 of the Granite Reef Aqueduct extends about 11 miles from Taliesin West Architectural School east to Schlechts Butte. OCRM archaeologists identified and documented 3 field loci, 55 isolated artifacts, recent features, and a petroglyph location were recorded...
Archaeological Investigations Along Reach 3 of the Granite Reef Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project (1978)
Under contract with the Bureau of Reclamation, the Office of Cultural Resource Management (OCRM), Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University, completed an archaeological survey of Reach 3. Reach 3 of the Granite Reef Aqueduct extends about 15 miles from Highway 72, northwest of Vicksburg, southeast to Hovatter Road, south of Interstate 10. OCRM archaeologists identified and documented 22 field loci and 18 isolated artifacts during the Reach 3 surveys. Based on relative density of...
Archaeological Investigations Along Reach 4 of the Granite Reef Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project (1979)
Under contract with the Bureau of Reclamation, the Office of Cultural Resource Management (OCRM), Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University, completed archaeological survey of Reach 4 and several access roads that would be modified for its construction. Reach 4 of the Granite Reef Aqueduct extends about 14 miles from the Hovatter Road exchange with Interstate 10 to the Centennial Wash Siphon Outlet. OCRM archaeologists identified and documented 22 field loci, 200 isolated...
Archaeological Investigations Along Reach 5B of the Granite Reef Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project (1979)
Under contract with the Bureau of Reclamation, the Office of Cultural Resource Management (OCRM), Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University, completed archaeological survey of Reach 5B. Reach 5B of the Granite Reef Aqueduct extends about 11 miles from the Buckeye-Salome Road east to the Burnt Mountain Study Area. OCRM archaeologists identified and documented 13 field loci and 20 isolated artifacts during the Reach 5B survey. Based on relative density of cultural material dispersion,...
Archaeological Investigations Along Reach 7 of the Granite Reef Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project (1978)
Under contract with the Bureau of Reclamation, the Office of Cultural Resource Management (OCRM), Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University, completed an archaeological survey of Reach 7, the Hassayampa, Jackrabbit, and Centennial Wash Siphons, and two borrow areas. Reach 7 of the Granite Reef Aqueduct extends about 11 miles from the Hassayampa-Wickenburg Road west to the Hassayampa River. OCRM archaeologists identified and documented 35 field loci and over 100 isolated artifacts...
Archaeological Investigations Along Reach 8 of the Granite Reef Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project (1978)
Under contract with the Bureau of Reclamation, the Office of Cultural Resource Management (OCRM), Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University, completed an archaeological survey of Reach 8 and associated access roads. Reach 8 of the Granite Reef Aqueduct extends about 13 miles from the Hassayampa River east to U.S. 60. OCRM archaeologists identified and documented 6 field loci, 49 isolated artifacts, four recent structures, and a historic trash dump during the Reach 8 survey. Based on...
Archaeological Investigations Along the Bouse Hills-Harcuvar-Little Harquahala Transmission Lines, Features of the Granite Reef Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project (1980)
Under contract with the Bureau of Reclamation, the Office of Cultural Resource Management (OCRM), Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University, completed an archaeological survey of the Bouse Hills-Harcuvar-Little Harquahala 115 kV transmission lines. The Bouse Hills-Harcuvar Transmission Line stretches 23.3 miles from the Harcuvar Substation to the Bouse Hills Pumping Plant. The Harcuvar-Little Harquahala Transmission Line stretches 41.7 miles from the Harcuvar Substation to the Little...
Archaeological Investigations Along the Liberty-Parker 230 kV Transmission Line, Central Arizona Project (1978)
Under contract with the Bureau of Reclamation, the Office of Cultural Resource Management (OCRM), Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University, completed an archaeological survey of the non-realigned portions of the Liberty-Parker 230kV Transmission Line. The Liberty-Parker-Hassayampa 230kV Transmission Line of the Granite Reef Aqueduct extends from the Liberty Substation to the Hassayampa Tab Substation. OCRM archaeologists identified and documented 11 field loci and numerous...
Archaeological Investigations Along the McCullough-Davis Transmission Line, a Feature of the Granite Reef Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project (1980)
Under contract with the Bureau of Reclamation, the Office of Cultural Resource Management (OCRM), Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University, completed an archaeological survey of the McCullough-Davis 230 kV Transmission Line. The McCullough-Davis 230 kV Transmission Line stretches 61 miles from the McCullough Substation in the Eldorado Valley to Davis Dam on the Colorado River. OCRM archaeologists identified and documented 3 field loci and 10 isolated artifacts during the...