Research Design / Data Recovery Plan (Investigation Type)

Activities undertaken to plan and schedule future archaeological research.

301-325 (2,883 Records)

Archaeological Investigations at the Black Pond Site 38SU45, 38SU133, and 38SU145
PROJECT Kenneth F. Styer. United States Air, Force Air Combat Command.

These documents consist of a data recovery plan and report on data recovery from the Black Pond Sites (38SU136, 38SU137, 38SU141, 38SU145, and 38SU133). Correspondence between Shaw Air Force Base and the South Carolina State Historic Preservation Officer and a macrobotanical report from the excavations are also included. The sites are located in the Coastal Plain province near the northwestern edge of Big Bay. one of the largest Carolina bays in South Carolina. Situated 50 km east of the Fall...


Archaeological Investigations at the Carns Site, Coast Guard Beach, Cape Cod National Sea Shore, Massachusetts (2005)
DOCUMENT Full-Text James W. Bradley.

In November, 1990, the NPS archaeologists were contacted to assess an eroding ancient feature at Coast Guard Beach within the Cape Cod National Seashore. Additional archaeological testing was recommended. The subsequent investigation revealed a deelpy buried ancient ground surface and raised the liklihood of additional significant deposits. Over the next 16 months five episodes of archaeological fieldwork werer conducted at this site. Two factors were responsible for converting an...


Archaeological Investigations at the Fort Lowell-Adkins Steel Property Locus of Fort Lowell, AZ BB:9:40 (ASM), Tucson, Pima County, Arizona (2013)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Rachel Fernandez

The City of Tucson (City) developed plans to remove contaminated soils at the Fort Lowell-Adkins Steel property. This action followed the City's acquisition of the last remaining major portion of historic Fort Lowell. The Master Plan for the park as a whole was completed in 2009 (Poster-Frost Associates 2009). Among its recommendations were that a number of post-fort buildings and structures be removed from the Fort Lowell-Adkins Steel property. The City's environmental consultant recommended...


Archaeological Investigations at the La Bajada (LA 9500) and La Bajada Annex (LA 9501) Sites; 1966, 1967, and 1970 (1982)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: David M. Plaza

The following pages describe the work conducted by members of Eastern New Mexico University Anasazi Origins Project at two archaeological sites, LA 9500 (La Bajada) and LA 9501 (the La Bajada Annex), located approximately 27 kilometers southwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Dr. Cynthia Irwin-Williams served as Principal Investigator for the Anasazi Origins Project, while the actual fieldwork discussed herein was conducted under the direction of Marshall Gettys and R. Bruce Grove. This report has...


Archaeological Investigations at the Mule Mountain Site, AZ FF:9:29 (ASM) (1994)
DOCUMENT Full-Text J. Homer Thiel.

An archaeological survey conducted by Desert Archaeology on a parcel of state land slated for sale resulted in the discovery of a small historic site. This site is located at the base of the Mule Mountains and consists of a small, dry-laid rock foundation and an associated artifact scatter. The site was potentially eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places under criterion D. As a result, it was decided to mitigate the site prior to its transfer to private ownership. Desert...


Archaeological Investigations at the Redtail Site, AA:12:149 (ASM), in the Northern Tucson Basin (1989)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Mary Bernard-Shaw.

This report presents the results of archaeological investigations at the Redtail site. Field investigations were conducted by Desert Archaeology, Inc. (formerly the Institute for American Research) under the sponsorship of the American Continental Corporation (AMCOR) between January and May of 1987. Redtail (AZ AA:12:149 ASM) was identified as a multicomponent site that was occupied during the Pioneer and Colonial periods (A.D. 700-900). A total of 148 features were excavated, tested, and/or...


Archaeological Investigations at the Tanque Verde Wash Site, A Middle Rincon Settlement in the Eastern Tucson Basin (1986)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Mark D. Elson.

Excavations by the Institute for American Research at the Tanque Verde Wash site (AZ BB: 13:68 [ASM]) uncovered a nearly complete segment of a single component Middle Rincon subphase (A.D. 1000-1100) hamlet. The site was located along Tanque Verde Wash, the largest permanent drainage within the eastern Tucson Basin. Nineteen pithouses, three trash mounds, and 66 extramural features were recovered within a 2500 square meter area, The excavation methodology, which involved the complete excavation...


Archaeological Investigations at the Yuma Wash Site and Outlying Settlements Part 1 (2016)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Deborah L. Swartz.

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)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Rachel Fernandez

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 for the Fort McDowell Road Improvement Project
PROJECT USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office.

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 Roger to Ina Reclaimed Transmission Line Project, Pima County, Arizona (1998)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael W. Lindeman. Catherine Gilman. Andrea K. L. Freeman.

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.


Archaeological Investigations for the Sojourner Development Project: Data Recovery Near La Ciudad (AZ T:12:1 [ASM]) (2005)
DOCUMENT Full-Text John M. Lindly.

This report presents the results of an archaeological testing and data recovery program conducted in approximately one-half acre of land in central Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. The work was conducted at the request of the City of Phoenix, Neighborhood Services Department under an on-call archaeological services contract between the City and SWCA, Inc. (Contract no. 101005). The archaeological investigations were conducted in advance of the Sojourner Center development project due to a...


Archaeological Investigations in 2007 and 2008 at the Mission and Mission Garden Loci of the Clearwater Site, AZ BB:13:6 (ASM), and the Santa Cruz River Westside Canals, AZ BB:13:481 (ASM), Tucson, Pima County, Arizona (2018)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Rachel Fernandez

Desert Archaeology, Inc., personnel conducted archaeological fieldwork for the City of Tucson at the Mission and Mission Garden loci of the Clearwater site, AZ BB:13:6 (ASM), and the Santa Cruz River Westside Canal site, AZ BB:13:481 (ASM), in March through July 2007, and September through October 2008. The work was conducted to mitigate the effects of the planned construction of the Mission of San Agustín, Ancestral Village, Carrillo House, and Mission Garden components of the Tucson Origins...


Archaeological Investigations in Support of the South Phoenix Loop Street and Landscaping Projects: Data Recovery at AZ T:12:231 (ASM), Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2009)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Daniel H. Sorrell.

This report presents the results of an archaeological testing and data recovery program conducted by EcoPlan for COP on approximately three acres of land in south Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. These archaeological investigations were conducted in advance of the COP Neighborhood Services Department’s South Phoenix Village Loop Street and Landscaping project (COP Cost Center Numbers ND30010010 and ND30010011). Because project activities associated with these projects were deemed likely to...


Archaeological Investigations in the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport: A Class I and II Survey for the Master Plan Improvements Project (1993)
DOCUMENT Full-Text David H. Greenwald. M. Zyniecki.

This report presents the results of archival and archaeological document studies and archaeological testing for the Sky Harbor International Airport Master Plan Improvements project. Investigations were initiated on April 9, 1992, and completed on May 15, 1992, by SWCA, Inc. Environmental Consultants, under contract to Griener, Inc. Griener was under contract to the City of Phoenix Aviation Department to complete an environmental impact statement for expansion of airport facilities. The Federal...


Archaeological Investigations in Upland Kaneohe: Survey and Salvage Excavations in the Upper Kamo`ali`i Stream Drainage Area, Kane`ohe, Ko`olaupoko, O`ahu (1976)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Paul H. Rosendahl. Ranjit Cooray. Marion A. Kelly. Patrick Vinton Kirch. Patrick C. McCoy. Aki Sinoto.

This resource is a citation record only, the Center for Digital Antiquity does not have a copy of this document. The information in this record has been migrated into tDAR from the National Archaeological Database Reports Module (NADB-R) and updated. Most NADB-R records consist of a document citation and other metadata but do not have the documents themselves uploaded. If you have a digital copy of the document and would like to have it curated in tDAR, please contact us at comments@tdar.org.


Archaeological Investigations of a Portion of the Lombeye Ruin, AZ T:12:109(ASM), in South Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2004)
DOCUMENT Full-Text John M. Lindly. Douglas R. Mitchell.

This report presents the results of archaeological testing and limited data recovery for a portion of the Lombeye Ruin, AZ T:12:109(ASM), in Phoenix, Arizona. Two Salt River Project (SRP) canals, owned by the Bureau of Reclamation, are to be relocated as part of a proposed residential development by Providence Development, Inc. A previous archaeological survey determined that the canal relocations would adversely affect the Lombeye Ruin (Fangmeier 2003). In compliance with Section 106 of the...


Archaeological Investigations of Portions of AZ T:16:19 (ASM) Within the Maricopa Meadows Subdivision, Maricopa, Pinal County, Arizona (2003)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael S. Foster. Chris D. North. Douglas R. Mitchell.

This report discusses the results of archaeological testing at AZ T:16:19 (ASM) by SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA). Previous archaeological survey in the area of a proposed residential development identified prehistoric Hohokam artifacts, more recent O’odham sherds, and a few Euroamerican artifacts that were collectively grouped into site AZ T:16:19 (ASM). Miller Holdings, Inc. (Miller Holdings) of Scottsdale, Arizona requested that SWCA conduct archaeological testing to determine if the...


Archaeological Investigations of the Early Agricultural Period Settlement at the Base of A-Mountain, Tucson, Arizona (1997)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael W. Diehl.

This report describes the archaeological investigations related to the A-Mountain Storm Drain project within the Clearwater site (AZ BB:13:6), the prehistoric settlement at the base of A-Mountain. Archaeological resources within the project area represent the Early Agricultural period. During the past five years, portions of about 10 Early Agricultural period archaeological sites have been excavated in floodplain settings within the Tucson Basin. The importance of this recent work is evident...


Archaeological Investigations of the Eastwing Terminal Mitigation Project, Maricopa County, Arizona (1985)
DOCUMENT Full-Text James B. Rodgers. Jannifer W. Gish. Kenneth J. Lord.

The purpose of this report is to disseminate all relevant information concerning the recent investigation of two sites situated northwest of Phoenix and in the south-central part of Arizona. Limited field excavation and archival research reveal that the Marinette Canal (NA18,267) may have been fed by well water, local runoff, and the seasonal flow of the Agua Fria River. This historic canal was built in 1910 by Mr. R.P. Davie and the Marinette Canal and Land Company. It heads along Calderwood...


Archaeological Investigations of the Mission Station Site in Honolulu, Oahu: Preliminary Testing Prior to Renovations and Additions to the Hawaiian Mission Children's Society Library (1986)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Anne W. H. Garland.

This resource is a citation record only, the Center for Digital Antiquity does not have a copy of this document. The information in this record has been migrated into tDAR from the National Archaeological Database Reports Module (NADB-R) and updated. Most NADB-R records consist of a document citation and other metadata but do not have the documents themselves uploaded. If you have a digital copy of the document and would like to have it curated in tDAR, please contact us at comments@tdar.org.


Archaeological Investigations of the Mudlane-Waimea-Kawaihae Road Corridor, Island of Hawaii: An Interdisciplinary Study of an Environmental Transect. (1983)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Jeffrey T. Clark. Farley K. Watanabe. Melinda Sue Allen. Sandra K. Carroll. Holly McEldowney. Carl C. Christensen. Deborah M. Pearsall. Michael K. Trimble. Thecla M. Bennett. Gail M. Murakami. Patrick Vinton Kirch. Dorothy B. Barrere. David J. Welch. Roland B. Reeve. Larry Olson. Ragnar Schousboe. Mary F. Riford. Sara Collins.

This resource is a citation record only, the Center for Digital Antiquity does not have a copy of this document. The information in this record has been migrated into tDAR from the National Archaeological Database Reports Module (NADB-R) and updated. Most NADB-R records consist of a document citation and other metadata but do not have the documents themselves uploaded. If you have a digital copy of the document and would like to have it curated in tDAR, please contact us at comments@tdar.org.


Archaeological Investigations Within the Proposed Argosy Lawrenceburg Casino Expansion Project Area in Dearborn County, Indiana (2010)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Jonathan Kerr. Paul Bundy.

Under contract with Randee Bach, Vice President of Design and Contract Administration of the Argosy Gaming Company and Michael McGrew, Vice President of Construction of the Penn National Gaming Company, Inc., archaeological investigations were conducted by Cultural Resource Analysts, Inc., in conjunction with the Argosy Lawrenceburg Casino Expansion Project (consisting of planned new parking facilities, roadway alterations, and new boat slip) in Dearborn County, Indiana. The archaeological work...


Archaeological Investigations, Sacred Falls State Park, Kaluanui, Ko`olauloa, O`ahu (1981)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Martha Yent. Jason I. Ota.

This resource is a citation record only, the Center for Digital Antiquity does not have a copy of this document. The information in this record has been migrated into tDAR from the National Archaeological Database Reports Module (NADB-R) and updated. Most NADB-R records consist of a document citation and other metadata but do not have the documents themselves uploaded. If you have a digital copy of the document and would like to have it curated in tDAR, please contact us at comments@tdar.org.


Archaeological Investigations, Salt River Project, Coronado-Dinosaur Transmission Line, North End Cholla Take-Off to Forest Service Boundary Segment, Private, State, and Federal Lands, Navajo County, Arizona: Final Report for Phase II Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Coronado-Dinosaur Transmission Line, North End Cholla Take-off to Forest Service Boundary Segment (Station 2636 + 35 to 3988 +00) (1977)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Donald R. Keller.

The Salt River Project Coronado-Dinosaur Transmission line, North End, Cholla Take-off to Forest Service Boundary segment was surveyed for cultural resources by the Museum of Northern Arizona between December 7 - 11, 1976. Twelve archaeological sites were recorded, two historic and ten prehistoric. All sites are recommended for some form of impact mitigation attention, ranging from avoidance for six sites to complete collection/excavation for at least one site. Field procedures, environmental...