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The Institute for American Research conducted an archaeological mitigation program for the Pima County Department of Transportation. Mapping, testing, and excavation activities at the West Branch Site [AZ AA:16:3(ASM)], a large preclassic Hohokam village, are reported. Hohokam remains were primarily from the Early and Middle Rincon subphases of the Sedentary period. Analyses focused on the refinement of the ceramic typology for the Rincon phase and on the documentation of household units in...
Archaeological Investigations at the Westwing Site, AZ T:7:27 (ASU), Agua Fria River Valley, Arizona (1974)
This report describes the archaeological excavations at, and subsequent laboratory analysis of material from, the Westwing Site, AZ T:7:27 (ASU), lying within the Salt River Project and the United States Bureau of Reclamation rights-of-way between the Westwing Substation and the Eastwing Substation, Maricopa County, Arizona. The excavations concentrated on the area to be impacted by construction of Tower Number 4 of the transmission line and the associated access road and support...
Archaeological Investigations at the Yuma Wash Site and Outlying Settlements Part 1 (2016)
The Yuma Wash site was a permanently occupied large Classic period village situated in the northern Tucson Basin at the juncture of the eastern bajada of the Tucson Mountains with the Santa Cruz River floodplain. The site area was also intermittently used on a much smaller scale during the rest of the Hohokam sequence and during the Early Agricultural and Early Ceramic periods, as well as during the Historic era. The project was conducted by Desert Archaeology, Inc., for the Town of Marana. The...
Archaeological Investigations at the Yuma Wash Site and Outlying Settlements Part 2 (2016)
The Yuma Wash site was a permanently occupied large Classic period village situated in the northern Tucson Basin at the juncture of the eastern bajada of the Tucson Mountains with the Santa Cruz River floodplain. The site area was also intermittently used on a much smaller scale during the rest of the Hohokam sequence and during the Early Agricultural and Early Ceramic periods, as well as during the Historic era. The project was conducted by Desert Archaeology, Inc., for the Town of Marana. The...
Archaeological Investigations at Wetlands, AZ AA:12:90 (ASM), and Los Pozos, AZ AA:12:91 (ASM), for the Tucson Water SRF Collector Pipeline Project, Pima County, Arizona (2012)
In 2009, archaeological work was requested by Tucson Water to determine if significant archaeological resources are present within the proposed alignment of a planned collector pipeline at the Sweetwater Wastewater Reclamation Facility (SRF), (City Project No. 08-35). The City of Tucson is the sponsor and the landowner of the project area. The planned pipeline alignment crosses the boundaries of two known archaeological sites, Los Pozos, AZ AA:12:91 (ASM), and Wetlands, AZ AA:12:90 (ASM), both...
Archaeological Investigations for Eligibility Recommendations for a Portion Site AZ T:12:238(ASM), Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2006)
On February 1 and 2, 2006, Archaeological Research Services, Inc. (ARS) conducted archaeological investigations at AZ T:12:238 (ASM), located on state-owned land, administered by the Laveen School District No. 69, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. Limited archaeological testing was carried out in advance of the construction of a proposed elementary school in order to determine the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility of a portion of A2 T:12:238 (ASM). Pueblo Primero, a...
Archaeological Investigations for Proposed Combined Humvee Egress Assistance Trainer and Interceptor Body Armor Issuance Building, Tennessee Army National Guard, at Arnold Air Force Base (2008)
Summary of Phase I archaeological survey project initiated to identify and evaluate the potential impact on cultural resources prior to the construction of the combined Humvee Egress Assistance Trainer and Interceptor Body Armor Issuance Building on Arnold Air Force Base. The investigation included a review of the existing site records and visual inspection. Records search indicated two sites are located within one mile of the project area but neither were impacted by the present undertaking....
Archaeological Investigations for Proposed Heavy Equipment Transport Truck Maintenance Building Project, Tennessee Army National Guard, at Arnold Air Force Base (2007)
Summary of archaeological investigations in support of proposed construction of the heavy equipment transport truck maintenance building project at Arnold AFB. Investigations included a review of the existing site records and visual inspection. The records search indicated four sites are located within one mile of the project area but none were impacted by the undertaking. Visual inspection showed that the entire project area has been subjected to heavy disturbance in the past, mainly from the...
Archaeological Investigations for Proposed Improvements to the Industrial Area Interior Perimeter Road at Arnold Air Force Base (2008)
Summary report of a phase I archaeological survey project that was initiated to identify and evaluate its potential impact on cultural resources for the proposed construction of the industrial area interior perimeter road. Investigations included a review of the existing site records, visual inspection and shovel testing. Records search indicated five sites are located within one-mile of the various project areas but none were impacted by the proposed undertaking. Visual inspection showed that...
Archaeological Investigations for Proposed Kiosk Placement and Parking Lot at Arnold Air Force Base (2008)
Summary report of the phase I archaeological survey project that was initiated to identify and evaluated the potential impacts on cultural resources from the proposed construction of the kiosk placement and parking lot at Arnold Air Force Base. Investigations included a review of the existing site records, visual inspection, and shovel testing. Records search indicated the area is within the boundaries of Camp Forrest but will not disturb any significant remains associated with that complex....
Archaeological Investigations for Proposed Marksmanship Training Facility, Tennessee Army National Guard, at Arnold Air Force Base (2007)
Summary of archaeological investigations in support of the construction of proposed marksmanship training facility for the Tennessee Army National Guard. Investigations included a review of the existing site records and visual inspection. Records search indicated two sites are located within one mile of the project area but neither were impacted by the undertaking. Visual inspection showed that the project area has been subjected to heavy disturbance in the past, mainly from the use of the area...
Archaeological Investigations for Proposed Recovery Well Replacement at Arnold Air Force Base (2008)
Summary report of a phase I archaeological survey project that was initiated to identify and evaluate the potential impact on cultural resources from the installation of a new recovery well in solid waste management unit 8 southeast of the existing recovery well No. 4. Investigations included a review of the existing site records, visual inspection and shovel testing. The records search indicated six sites are located within one mile of the project area but none were impacted by the...
Archaeological Investigations for Proposed Tactical Training Base, Tennessee Army National Guard, at Arnold Air Force Base (2008)
Summary report of the phase I archaeological survey project that was initiated to evaluate the effects on cultural resources from the proposed construction on the tactical training base at Arnold Air Force Base. Investigations included a review of the existing site records, visual inspection and shovel testing. The records search indicated six sites were located within one mile of the project area, including Camp Forrest. Visual inspection showed that the project area has been subjected to...
Archaeological Investigations for Proposed Underground Cable Installation Project, Tennessee Army National Guard, at Arnold Air Force Base (2007)
Summary of archaeological investigations in support of the proposed underground cable installation for the Tennessee Army National Guard. Investigations included a review of the existing site records and visual inspection. The records search indicated four sites are located within one mile of the project area but none were impacted by the undertaking. Visual inspection showed that the entire project area has been subjected to heavy, disturbance in the past, mainly from the use of the area during...
Archaeological Investigations for Proposed Water Line, Tennessee Army National Guard, at Arnold Air Force Base (2008)
Summary of Phase I archaeological survey project initiated to identify and evaluate the potential impact on cultural resources from construction of a proposed water line. Investigations included a review of the existing site records, visual inspection and shovel testing. The records search indicated three sites are located within one mile of the project area but none were adversely impacted by the present undertaking. Visual inspection showed that the project area has been subjected to...
Archaeological Investigations for the Arizona State University Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building VII (ISTB 7) Project, Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona (2021)
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 Investigations For the Canyon Hydroelectric Project, Comal County, Texas (1987)
During January 1986, the Center for Archaeological Research from The University of Texas at San Antonio conducted a pedestrian survey along portions of a proposed Canyon Lake hydroelectric transmission line right-of-way in Comal County, Texas, for the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority. The survey located six prehistoric sites (41 CM 160, 41 CM 161, 41 CM 162, 41 CM 163, 41 CM 164, and 41 CM 166) in the right-of-way, and one historic building complex (41 CM 165) adjacent to but well outside of the...
Archaeological Investigations for the City of Mesa Sound Barrier on McKellips Road at the Mesa Terrace, Mesa, Arizona (1998)
This report describes an archaeological data recovery effort conducted by Northland Research, Inc, for the City of Mesa. The project area was located within the construction site of a sound barrier wall along the north and south sides of McKellips Road in Sections 2 and 11, T1N, R5E. The purpose of the investigation was to locate and record historic and prehistoric features, specifically canals, that crossed the McKellips Road Sound Barrier project area. Northland recorded four canals and...
Archaeological Investigations for the Fort McDowell Road Improvement Project
The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) assisted the Fort McDowell Indian Community (FMIC) with cultural resource investigations in advance of widening and realigning portions of Fort McDowell Road (also known as Mustang Way). These improvements were required to facilitate increased road use associated with the construction and operation of the Fort McDowell Indian Community Irrigated Farmland Development Project. This project presents the results of these undertakings.
Archaeological Investigations for the Menlo Park Storm Drain Project: Prehistoric and Historic Canal Systems at the Base of A-Mountain (1999)
The Menlo Park Storm Drain and Reclaimed Water Main Project was designed by the City of Tucson to alleviate flooding in the residential neighborhood. As part of the City's planning process, Desert Archaeology, Inc. performed an archaeological survey and records check of the project area (Freeman 1995). On the basis of this preliminary work, Desert Archaeology recommended that an archaeological testing program be initiated to determine if significant cultural resources were present beneath the...
Archaeological Investigations for the Monitoring Project and the Excavation of Seven Burials within the Court Street Cemetery, AZ BB:13:156 (ASM), Tucson, Pima County, Arizona (2013)
Desert Archaeology, Inc., implemented an archaeological monitoring project for Pima County within the historic Court Street Cemetery, AZ BB:13:156 (ASM). Eleven locations within and adjacent to the cemetery were monitored during installation of a new plastic lining within the existing ceramic sewer pipes, first installed in the mid-1910s. The Court Street Cemetery was established in 1875, on what was then the far north side of Tucson. It was envisioned as the final resting place for...
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 Proposed New Location of the Tennessee Army National Guard Hand Grenade Qualification Course on Arnold Air Force Base (2007)
Summary of archaeological investigations in support of the proposed construction of a new Tennessee Army National Guard (TNARNG) hand grenade qualifications course. Records search indicated two sites are located within one mile of the project area but neither were impacted by the undertaking. The area shows evidence of use from the Camp Forrest period, but no archaeological sites were recorded as a result of this investigation. The area is recommended cleared from a cultural resources...
Archaeological Investigations for the Proposed Tree Clearing in the Tennessee Army National Guard Drop Zone on Arnold Air Force Base (2007)
Summary of archaeological investigations in support of proposed tree clearing in the Tennessee Army National Guard (TNARNG) drop zone field, which is part of the area licensed from Arnold Air Force Base. Investigations included a review of the existing site records, visual inspection and shovel testing. The records search indicated two sites are located within one mile of the project area but neither were impacted by the present undertaking. Visual inspection and shovel testing show that the...
Archaeological Investigations for the Roger to Ina Reclaimed Transmission Line Project, Pima County, Arizona (1998)
This report discusses archaeological fieldwork carried out for Tucson Water in conjunction with the installation of a reclaimed waterline. Eight archaeological sites were investigated as part of this project. This document details the methods and results of the work at those sites.