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Cortessa LLC is proposing the residential development of a 613-acre parcel of land near the White Tank Mountains in Maricopa County, Arizona. The privately-owned land is located on the east side of the White Tank Mountains. A permit under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act from the Army Corp of Engineers is necessary to proceed with the development; thus it is subject to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. A previous archaeological survey of the parcel resulted in the...
Between Mimbres and Hohokam: Exploring the Archaeology and History of Southeastern Arizona and Southwestern New Mexico (2014)
In 1997, a group of scholars assembled at the Amerind Foundation in Dragoon, Arizona, for five and one-half days of secluded focused discussion on the archaeology and history of an area largely absent from archaeological reports and history books, southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico. The researchers present at the seminar included Bruce Masse, Anne Woosley, Allan MacIntyre, Jeff Altschul, John Douglas, Jeff Clark, Bill Doolittle, Jim Neely, Jerry Howard, Peggy Nelson, Jonathan...
Cultural Resource Survey Report for the Road Culvert Cleanout and Grading Project, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2007)
The City of Phoenix (COP) is removing aggrading sediments and performing surface grading on approximately 0.5 acres of land administered by the Arizona State Land Department (ASLD) in and around a box culvert in Maricopa County, Arizona. Because these activities were believed to hold the potential to adversely affect a previously documented cultural resource site AZ T:8:89 (ASM) (Marshall 1998a), COP requested that EcoPlan Associates, Inc. (EcoPlan) conduct a cultural resources survey of terrain...
Data Recovery at Pinnacle Peak Village, AZ U:5:3 (ASU), Phoenix, Arizona (1997)
This report presents the results of archaeological data recovery conducted by SWCA, Inc. on a portion of Pinnacle Peak Village (AZ U:5:3 [ASU]), a large, Preclassic Hohokam site located in north Scottsdale, Arizona. The archaeological work was done at the request of Desert Troon Companies of Scottsdale, Arizona, owners of Troon Village, a residential development that includes portions of Pinnacle Peak Village. The project is located within Parcel 02 , a unit of Troon Village that is subject to...
Digital Archive of Huhugam Archaeology (DAHA): White Paper (2021)
The Center for Digital Antiquity at Arizona State University, in collaboration with the Amerind Museum, utilized a 2017 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to create a comprehensive digital library of archaeological investigations of the ancient Huhugam (Hohokam). The Digital Archive of Huhugam Archaeology (DAHA) now contains copies of more than 2,000 major archaeological reports, images and data sets. It is curated and made accessible through tDAR (the Digital Archaeological...
The Dove Valley Archaeological Testing Project, Sites AZ U:1:11, AZ U:1:262, and AZ U:1:263 (ASM), Phoenix, Arizona (1997)
This report presents the results of archaeological testing conducted at three sites, AZ U:1:11, AZ U:1:262, and AZ U:1:263 (all ASM). The sites are located in north Phoenix, Arizona. The testing was done at the request of PK Development LLC, owner of the land, before development of a 500-acre parcel that included the sites. The proposed development will include residential areas, a golf course, and natural desert. The project is subject to Clean Water Act permitting (Section 404) through the...
A Fortified Hilltop in the Phoenix Mountains (1990)
On March 1, 1989, Dr. David Doyel and Todd Bostwick of the City of Phoenix Archaeology Division were accompanied by Park Ranger David Stamper on an inspection of an archaeological site located on Shaw Butte in northern Phoenix. This field trip was requested by Sarah Hall-Jara, North Mountain Park Manager, in order to evaluate a site which is present within the boundaries of the City of Phoenix North Phoenix Mountains Preserve. Because the mountain preserve is a popular place for hiking by local...
A Preliminary Report of Archaeological Testing at AZ T:7:178-181 (ASM) in the Proposed Cortessa Development, Maricopa County, Arizona (2004)
SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted archaeological testing at AZ T:7:178, AZ T:7:179, AZ T:7:180, and AZ T:7:181 (ASM) in May, 2004. These sites are located in Maricopa, Arizona. The project area is proposed for residential development. A permit under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act from the Army Corp of Engineers is necessary to proceed with the development. An archaeological survey of the project area identified four prehistoric sites, AZ T:7:178-181 (ASM), that were recommended...
Preliminary Report: Archaeological Treatment at Site AZ T:4:253 (ASM) on the Jacka Property North of Anthem, Arizona (2000)
SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants conducted a Class III archaeological survey of a 160-acre parcel of privately owned land south of New River. Three sites, AZ T:4:252 (ASM), AZ T:4:253 (ASM), and AZ T:4:254 (ASM), were discovered within the project area. Sites AZ T:4:242 (ASM) and AZ T:4:254 (ASM) were determined by the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) to be ineligible to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (Bilsbarrow 2000a). This document therefore summarizes...
A Report on National Register of Historic Places Eligibility Testing at AZ T:3:128 (ASM), AZ T:3:281 (ASM), and AZ T:3:283 (ASM), and Native American Consultation on Isolated Feature 90, White Peak Ranch, Maricopa County, Arizona (2007)
Sun Belt Holdings-Vistancia LLC is planning a 3,825-acre housing development (White Peak Ranch) on private land in Maricopa County, Arizona. A cultural resources survey identified 16 archaeological sites within the proposed development. Three sites, AZ T:3:128 (ASM), AZ T:3:281 (ASM), and AZ T:3:283 (ASM), were recommended as eligible under Criterion D for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), however, the ACOE, with the concurrence of the Arizona SHPO, recommended the sites be tested...
Results of Archaeological Testing at Site AZ T:8:157 (ASM), Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2008)
The project area is located within the Phoenix Basin, part of the Basin and Range physiographic province (Chronic 2002). The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) intend to construct a new traffic interchange (TI) in the City of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. The new TI is part of a larger ADOT project that ultimately will increase the traffic capacity and allow access to the freeway as urban development continues to expand in the...
Results of Archaeological Testing at Site AZ U:1:164 (ASM), Near Cave Creek, Maricopa County, Arizona (2001)
Principal Development Group (PDG) plans to construct a shopping center in the vicinity of Cave Creek, Maricopa County, Arizona. The construction will impact site AZ U:1:164 (ASM), a scatter of prehistoric artifacts. PDG requested that EcoPlan Associates, Inc. (EcoPlan) conduct archaeological testing at site AZ U:1:164 (ASM) to determine the site’s eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). During archaeological testing, EcoPlan identified and recorded a single...