Historic Background Research (Investigation Type)
These are investigations of the past using written records and other documents. Evidence from the records are compared, judged for veracity, placed in chronological or topical sequence, and interpreted in light of preceding, contemporary, and subsequent events.
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Archaeological test excavations have been completed within the City of Phoenix Sky Harbor Center project area between February 13 and March 31, 1989, by SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants under contract to the City of Phoenix. The purpose of the archaeological investigations was to locate, identify, and assess cultural remains associated with two sites, AZ T:12:47 and AZ T:12:62 (ASM) for their significance and to make recommendations for further mitigative data recovery efforts. While the...
Archaeological Testing of 38CH2017 Beazer Bolton Tract (2005)
Brockington and Associates, Inc., conducted archaeological testing investigations at 38CH2017 on the Beazer Bolton Tract in September-November 2004. Site 38CH2017 is associated with a portion of the inland settlement of the former Bolton on the Stono Plantation. Site 38CH2017 contains subsurface archaeological deposits related to a former agricultural complex and a former slave settlement. We recommend 38CH2017 eligible for the NRHP. Site 38CH2017 should be preserved. If the site cannot be...
Archaeological Testing of 38CH463, 38CH1774, 38CH1775, and 38CH1777 and Assessment of Grimball's Causeway and Manigault's Siege Line (2005)
Brockington and Associates, Inc., undertook testing investigations at 38CH463, 38CH1774, 38CH1775, and 38CH1777 on the Grimball Farms Tract in January - March 2004. We recommend sites 38CH463 and 38CH1777 not eligible for the NRHP. We recommend sites 38CH1774 and 38CH1775 eligible for the NRHP. These sites cannot be preserved and development activities at these sites will have an adverse effect on the sites. We recommend data recovery excavations at 38CH1774 and 38CH1775 to mitigate the...
Archaeological Testing of a 3.3-acre Parcel, Mesa, Arizona (2007)
The results of an archaeological testing program conducted by Desert Archaeology, Inc., within a 3.3- acre property (Parcel No. 136-08-007-H) located in Mesa, Arizona, are presented in this report. The work was prompted by discovery of a small prehistoric artifact scatter during a cultural resources survey (Clark 2006) near an area where prehistoric trash and house mounds had been recorded in the early twentieth century. The artifacts and previous record suggested the potential for buried...
Archaeological Testing of a Portion of AZ T:12:203 (ASM) in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2008)
Seefried Properties is proposing the development of approximately 20 acres called the Buckeye 71 Corporate Center. A portion—approximately 4 acres—of a prehistoric Hohokam site, AZ T:12:203 (ASM), extends into the property. The site was recorded as a prehistoric artifact scatter with ceramics, flaked stone, and ground stone with a light scatter of Historic period Euroamerican materials. SWCA was contracted to complete archaeological testing of AZ T:12:203 (ASM) within the project area to assist...
Archaeological Testing of a Proposed Salt River Project Substation Location Near Las Canopas, AZ U:9:46 (ASU) Phoenix, Arizona (1991)
Between April 1 and April 6, 1991, an archaeological testing program was performed by SWCA Inc., Environmental Consultants, at a portion of Las Canopas (AZ U:9:46 [ASU]), a prehistoric Hohokam village site located in the Phoenix Basin just south of the Salt River. The work was performed under contract with Salt River Project (SRP) on private land that SRP is considering purchasing and using as a location for a future substation. The project was administered by Dr. Judy L. Brunson, Salt River...
Archaeological Testing of Block 174 and Block 175, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona (2012)
Presented here are the results of an archaeological testing project to determine if subsurface cultural resources are present on Block 175 and a small area within Block 174 in downtown Tucson, Pima County, Arizona. These blocks are within the original Tucson town site, surveyed in 1872. Block 174 was the location of the First Baptist Church and dwellings, block 175 was primarily the location of private residences. The two parking lot areas are owned by the Industrial Development Authority of...
Archaeological Testing of Four Sites on Haigler Creek near Young, Arizona (2006)
AR-03-12-01-237 is a historic to modern site thought by locals to be the location of a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp related to construction of the Chamberlain Trail. Work conducted during this testing program revealed that the site is related to early twentieth century ranching. Since the 1950s or 1960s, this area has been a favored recreational camping spot—a function that continues to this day. No evidence of a CCC camp was identified at AR-03-12-01-237 and archival research places...
Archaeological Testing of the Haught Parcel Within the Upper Tonto Basin, Gila County, Arizona (1989)
This report describes the results of the archaeological testing of site, which is situated along a minor tributary of Rye Creek within the Upper Tonto Basin of central Arizona. The project area is located approximately 7.5 miles south of the town of Payson, Arizona. The site was tested to determine its cultural significance prior to the purchase of a 1.1275 acre parcel containing the Haught family cemetery from the Tonto National Forest by Mr. Ken Haught. Mr. Haught sponsored the testing...
Archaeological Testing of the Juhan Park Parcel along the Santa Cruz River in Tucson, Arizona (1996)
Under the authority of the State of Arizona Antiquities Permit 1996-101ps, Desert Archaeology, Inc., completed archaeological testing. This project was undertaken because the parcel was located on floodplain deposits of the Santa Cruz River, and an initial survey identified a low-density surface artifact scatter that is part of a previously recorded archaeological site, AZ AA:12:44 (ASM). The object of the project was to determine whether subsurface archaeological or historical remains were...
Archaeological Testing of the Proposed Federal Building and United States Courthouse Property (1996)
Archaeological testing was conducted by Desert Archaeology, Inc., at the location of the proposed Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Tucson, Arizona. Prior to testing, an archival study indicated that the property had been used as agricultural fields and stables before 1912, as a park and for railroad activities from 1913 to the mid-1930s, and as the location of a hospital from the mid-1930s to 1979. The property is currently used for the annual gem show. Testing documented 14...
Archaeological Testing of the Proposed Phoenix Federal Building and United States Courthouse Property (1996)
Archaeological test excavations and the monitoring of environmental testing was conducted by Desert Archaeology, Inc., at the location of the proposed Phoenix Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Phoenix, Arizona. The project area consists of historic blocks 72 and 73 of the Original Phoenix Townsite. Archival research had indicated that the area was originally settled between 1875 and 1885 and that the property had been the site of dozens of residential and commercial structures....
Archaeological Testing on the Rio Nuevo South Property, Tucson, Arizona (1995)
The City of Tucson is considering plans to develop the Rio Nuevo South property, which is located along the west bank of the Santa Cruz River near the downtown area. Currently the lot is vacant. However, this area has seen intensive usage during the Early Agricultural (ca. 1500 B.C. to A.D. 50), Hohokam (A.D. 750 to 1450), Protohistoric (A.D. 1450 to 1694), and Historic periods (A.D. 1694 to 1945). To date, the Early Ceramic period (A.D. 50 to 750) is not known from this area. As part of the...
Archaeological Testing on the Western Boundary of Site AZ T:12:137(ASM), Las Canopas, for a Proposed Land Sale, Phoenix, Arizona (2013)
The City of Phoenix requested that archaeological testing be conducted at a 25 acre parcel near 28th Street and Southern Avenue in Phoenix. The parcel is within the boundaries of a large prehistoric site known as Las Canopas (AZ T:12:137[ASM]). The project is on private property. The City has agreed that the archaeological testing can be done under the existing City-approved Plan, entitled General Cultural Resources Testing Plan for the City of Phoenix Projects that Involve Prehistoric Canals...
An Archaeological Testing Plan for AZ BB:9:360 (ASM), Pima County, Arizona (2002)
A research design and plan of work is proposed for site AZ BB:9:360 (ASM) at the request of Merry, Carnell, Schlecht, Inc., on behalf of the Tanque Verde Unified School District. AZ BB:9:360 (ASM) was initially recorded during an archaeological survey conducted by P.A.S.T. in 2000, at which time the information gathered from the surface expression of the site was insufficient to make a National Register eligibility recommendation. SWCA proposes to test the site using methods involving...
Archaeological Testing Plan for the Eastern Boundary of AZ T:12:90 (ASM) [AZ T:12:55 (ASU)], Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2003)
This document presents a testing plan for a development located in southwest Phoenix. The testing plan was developed at the request of Beazer Homes who was advised by the City of Phoenix Archaeology Section to have this work done. The project area is located at the eastern boundary of the previously recorded prehistoric Hohokam site of AZ T:12:90 (ASM) [AZ T:12:55 (ASU)]. In addition, a prehistoric canal was mapped to cross the project area in this same area. The City of Phoenix has a 250-ft...
Archaeological Testing Report and National Register Evaluations for the Proposed BLM-ASARCO Ray Land Exchange, Pinal County, Central Arizona (1999)
SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants (SWCA) has conducted archaeological testing at 37 sites at the request of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and ASARCO, Inc. (Asarco). The proposed BLM-ASARCO Ray land exchange could impact up to 80 archeological sites within parcels considered for the transfer of surface or minerals out of federal ownership. Twenty of these are sites that were considered eligible for the National Register based on survey data, so no testing was conducted on these sites....
Archaeological Testing Report for the Ellison Creek Land Exchange Project, Gila County, Arizona (1999)
Archaeological investigation of two sites on the selected lands for a proposed exchange involving the transfer of public, Tonto National Forest administered lands to private ownership. This document details the results of the testing program that was completed on two sites within the Ellison Creek Project area, AR-03-12-04-1311 and AR-03-12-04-1335. This work was implemented in order to evaluate the eligibility of these sites for the National Register of Historic Places. One site...
Archaeological Testing Report for the Proposed Juvenile Courts, Pima County, Arizona (1996)
On May 3, 1996, archaeologists from SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants of Tucson, Arizona conducted archaeological testing at AZ BB:13:515 (ASM) for the Pima County Department of Public Works. This testing program was performed in order to assess the significance of the cultural remains which may be impacted by the construction of proposed Juvenile Court buildings. This project was performed at the request of Ms. Linda Mayro, Pima County Archaeologist, under State Lands Cultural Use Permit...
Archaeological Testing Report for the Proposed Kino Stadium Pima County, Arizona (1996)
On April 30 - May 6, 1996, archaeologists from SWCA, Inc, Environmental Consultants of Tucson, Arizona, conducted archaeological testing on four sites [AZ BB:13:516-519 (ASM)] located in Tucson, Arizona. This testing was done for the Pima County Department of Public Works, who proposes to build a baseball stadium in this area (Kino Stadium). This project was done under State Lands Cultural Use Permit 96-28. Sites AZ BB.13:516-519 (ASM) were initially discovered and recorded during a pedestrian...
Archaeological Testing Results and Proposed Data Recovery Plan for AZ AA:12:271 (ASM), a Small Site on the Bajada of the Tortolita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona (2004)
At the request of Cottonwood Properties, Desert Archaeology, Inc., completed archaeological testing of a small site, AZ AA:12:271 (ASM), in the northern Tucson Basin. This project was conducted because surface artifacts were identified during a recent survey of the site area (Stephen 2003) even though the site was reportedly totally collected when it was initially recorded 22 years ago (Arizona State Museum [ASM] site files). The current project was designed to determine if subsurface...
Archaeological Testing Results of a Portion of the Julian Wash Site, AZ BB:13:17 (ASM), Tucson, Pima County, Arizona (2006)
Between June 19 and June 23, 2006, SWCA conducted archaeological testing of a 26.82-acre parcel of privately owned land (Parcel No. 118-11-049J) in the northwestern part of the Julian Wash Site (AZ BB:13:17 [ASM]) within the City of Tucson, Pima County, Arizona. Testing was conducted in response to the intention of the client, Meridian Engineering, to undertake commercial development of the area. The focus of the current archaeological testing project was to determine the presence or absence of...
Archaeological Testing within the St. Mary's Hospital Site (AZ AA:16:26 [ASM]), Tucson, Arizona (2004)
This report contains the results of archaeological testing at the St. Mary’s Hospital Site (AZ AA:16:26 [ASM]) conducted in anticipation of a planned natural gas pipeline installation. El Paso Corporation (El Paso) is upgrading the EPNG 1007 pipeline (Line 1007) so that it can be tested for corrosion using an internal inspection device known as an “intelligent pig.” The current 6-inch pipeline passing through the St. Mary’s Hospital complex is too narrow for the intelligent pig and plans were...
An Archaeological Treatment Plan for a Portion of AZ T:16:19 (ASM), Maricopa, Pinal County, Arizona (2003)
This document represents a treatment plan that is designed to investigate the extent of subsurface cultural resources in a portion of AZ T:16:19 (ASM) located on private land at the southwest comer of the community of Maricopa, Pinal County, Arizona. Approximately 139 acres of AZ T:16:19 (ASM) occurs within two parcels (Solid State and Hogenes) proposed to be developed as residential sites. At the request of Pinal County, Miller Holdings, Inc. contracted with SWCA, Inc. Environmental Consultants...
Archaeological, Historical and Architectural Literature Review for a Portion of Mark Twain National Forest and a Cultural Resources Survey of 85 Drill Sites in Mark Twain National Forest (1979)
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