Research Design / Data Recovery Plan (Investigation Type)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Deborah L. Swartz.

Under the authority of the State of Arizona General Antiquities Permit 97-69ps, Desert Archaeology completed archaeological testing for the City of Tucson on the southside gravity main project. The project is located in west Tucson along the east bank of the Santa Cruz River. It was undertaken because a proposed water line right-of-way intersects portions of two known archaeological sites, the Julian Wash site (AZ BB:13:17[ASM]) and AZ BB:13:97(ASM), and artifact concentrations were identified...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael S. Foster.

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...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Thomas N. Motsinger.

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...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Chris North. Grant Fahrni.

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...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Carolyn Kyle. Dennis Gallegos.

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DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Stubing. Douglas R. Mitchell.

This report details the results of an archaeological testing program conducted in the Estrella Mountain Ranch Development, located in Goodyear, Arizona. The testing program was implemented to assess the significance of seven archaeological sites, AZ T:11:27, AZ T:11:55, AZ T:11:57, AZ T:11:58, AZ T:11:59, AZ T:11:64, and AZ T:11:65 (all ASM). The sites were among a total of twelve located during an archaeological survey of 3900 acres of the Estrella Mountain Ranch Development. Further...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Douglas R. Mitchell. Michael Stubing.

This report presents the results of archaeological testing at sites AZ U:5:182 and AZ U:5:188 (ASM). The testing was conducted at the request of MCO Properties, owner of the land containing the site. The sites are located in Fountain Hills, Maricopa County, Arizona. The sites were found during an archaeological survey of a 1000 acre parcel, which has been proposed for development (Mitchell and Ryden 1996). The survey also located two other sites (AZ U:5:186 and AZ U:5:187 ASM) and 34 isolated...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Andrea K. L. Freeman.

In its effort to provide water in the next century, the City of Tucson, in conjunction with Tucson Water, has developed several plans designed to recharge the aquifer and provide residents with quality water. As part of this effort, the City plans to develop a wetlands area and a separate recharge basin in the area south of the City's reclaimed water treatment plant. Tucson Water has hired CH2M Hill as the design consultant for this project. On October 3, 1994, Desert Archaeology was contacted...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Andrea K. L. Freeman.

In an effort to provide the City of Tucson with water dining the next century, the City, in conjunction with Tucson Water, has developed several plans designed to recharge the aquifer and provide the City of Tucson with quality water. As part of this effort, the City plans to develop a wetlands area and a separate recharge basin in the area south of the City's reclaimed water treatment plant. Tucson Water has hired CH2MHill as the design consultant for this project. On October 3, 1994, Desert...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Deborah L. Swartz.

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...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Bruce B. Huckell.

A program of surface and subsurface testing at three archaeological loci on and adjacent to the Pima Community College (PCC) Desert Vista Campus property is described. Methods and results of systematic surface collection to accurately determine the boundaries of Locus 2 and Locus 3 of the Valencia Site (AZ BB:13:15) and one locus of AZ BB:13:74 (Locus 1) on adjacent City of Tucson property are presented. Subsurface backhoe and hand testing of all three loci is described, and is shown to reveal...

DOCUMENT Full-Text J. Homer Thiel.

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...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Homer J. Thiel.

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....

DOCUMENT Full-Text J. Homer Thiel.

The Tubac Presidio State Historic Park is renovating the southern addition to the 1885 Tubac Schoolhouse. As part of this renovation, the park is making the structure handicapped-accessible by installing a covered ramp along the east side of the structure. Excavation of holes for footers for the ramp had the potential of disturbing intact cultural resources. Therefore, the Arizona State Parks contracted with Desert Archaeology to conduct excavations to mitigate the impacts caused by the footers....

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This report presents the results of an archaeological testing program conducted in the Estrella Mountain Ranch Development, near Goodyear, Arizona. The purpose of the testing program was to assess the nature and significance of thirteen archaeological sites prior to proposed development within the area. The sites, AZ T:11:66, AZ T:11:67, AZ T:11:68, AZ T:11:71, AZ T:11:72, AZ T:11:73, AZ T:11:74, AZ T:11:76, AZ T:11:80, AZ T:11:82, AZ T:11:85, AZ T:11:86, and AZ T:11:87 (all ASM), were located...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Mary Bernard-Shaw.

From December 2 to December 13, 1985 the Institute for American Research conducted archaeological testing for the Tucson Water Department, City of Tucson. Test excavations were conducted at three archaeological sites in the El Rio vicinity. These sites are identified as AZ AA:12:90/AZ AA:12:104, AZ AA:12:487, AZ AA:12:488 as indicated by the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona site numbering system. The personnel assisting in this investigation include the following, William Doelle,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text J. Homer Thiel.

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...

DOCUMENT Full-Text S. Jerome Hesse.

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...

DOCUMENT Full-Text John M. Lindly. Douglas R. Mitchell.

This document represents an archaeological testing plan for nine sites within the Santan Expansion Project Pipeline Corridor project area.  SWCA, Inc. conducted a cultural resource survey for a proposed gas pipeline between an existing pipeline in Coolidge and the Santan Generating Station in Gilbert, Arizona (Lindly et al. 2002),  Salt River Project is proposing to construct an approximately 36 mile-long pipeline in the project area on private land with numerous rights-of-way on Arizona State...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Ellen C. Ruble.

This document presents an archaeological testing plan for the Salt River Project's Kyrene Expansion located in Tempe, Arizona. Prior to the construction a new generating station, Salt River Project has requested that archaeological testing be conducted. The purpose of testing is to determine if buried cultural resources are present, and, if they are found, to evaluate them in terms of their preservation, extent, and potential to yield information that can contribute to existing knowledge of the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Chester W. Shaw. Linda S. Grafil.

The City of Phoenix plans to install a 25 million gallons per day (MGD) sewer lift station, gravity sewer, and a water line within the City of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (Figure 1). The gravity sewer will be constructed along Southern Avenue, between 55th and 75th Avenues. The lines for this facility will be located in a 25 m (82 ft) wide area that will extend, from east to west, roughly down the center of Southern Avenue (Figure 1). This sewer will terminate at a proposed 25 million...

DOCUMENT Full-Text John M. Lindly.

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...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Thomas D. Yoder.

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....

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kevin D. Wellman. Mark Slaughter.

From March 8 to March 23, 1995, SWCA, Inc. Environmental Consultants conducted archaeological testing at the Roy P. Drachman Agua Calicnte County Park. The test excavations were conducted at the request of The Pima County Public Works Department in conformance with The testing Plan (SWCA 1995) was developed in response to Work at the park was based on a testing plan submitted by SWCA and on modifications made at the request of Linda Mayro, the Pima County Public Works Department Archaeologist...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Thomas D. Yoder. Laural Myers. Mark Slaughter.

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...