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Between November 9, 2001 and May 31, 2002, SWCA archaeologists conducted a series of testing and data recovery investigations at the Cortaro Road Site (AZ AA:12:232 (ASM)) for Arizona Pavilions Development in the Town of Marana, Pima County, Arizona. This work was conducted to comply with the Town of Marana's regulations for a grading permit. Archaeological features dating to the Early Agricultural (pre-San Pedro, San Pedro, Early Cienega, and Late Cienega phases) and Early Ceramic (Tortolita...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Wood. McAllister.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file that consists of the Cottonwood Box Ruin which is located on Tonto National Forest land. The site is comprised of a masonry room block with artifact scatter and possible terracing and checkdams. The file consists of a heritage inventory form, unlabeled form, two hand drawn site maps, an artifact collection record form, cultural resources inventory form, and a map of the site location. The earliest dated document is from 1983.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Laurene G. Montero.

This report presents the results of a Class III cultural resources survey of 41 areas along the east coast of Lake Havasu in Mohave County, Arizona. The survey areas are all on land owned by the United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM), leased to the Arizona State Parks Board (ASPB). This survey was conducted to obtain cultural resources clearance for a project designed to develop new camp sites and improve existing campsites for boaters enjoying the resources of...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Toni R. Goar. Dorothy L. Larson. Richard D. Holmes. John C. Acklen.

TRC Mariah Associates Inc. completed a Class III cultural resource inventory for a water tower pipeline on Kirtland Air Force Base, Bernalillo County, New Mexico. An original survey (43.6 acres [17.6 ha]) was conducted by TRC Mariah on February 28 and 29, 1996. Three previously recorded sites were located during this survey. Two sites, LA 2014 and LA 38135, fell within the impact area. One site, LA 38134, was adjacent to, but outside of, the impact area. All three of these sites had been...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Richard Anduze. Janet Hagopian.

Salt River Project (SRP) proposes to reroute the Hubbell Ranch Road to bypass the mining activities at the SRP Fence Lake Coal Mine. SRP contracted with SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants (SWCA), to conduct a cultural resource survey for the Hubbell Ranch Road Bypass. The lead agency for the cultural resources is the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Las Cruces District, Socorro Resource Area. The proposed bypass is on New Mexico State Trust Land leased by...

DOCUMENT Full-Text David B. Tucker.

On July 25 and 29, 2003, SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted a Class III cultural resource inventory of a 50-acre parcel of privately-owned land in anticipation of a planned housing development. The work was requested by Mr. Joe Heater and conducted under the authority and conditions of Arizona Antiquities Act Blanket Permit No. 2003-17bl. The survey was required in order to comply with Pima County regulations concerning cultural resources. The project area was thoroughly examined,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Steven R. Hoagland.

Butler Service Group Inc. (BSG) conducted cultural resource surveys for approximately 36.47 acres of property situated within Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB), Bernalillo County, New Mexico. The surveys were conducted through International Technology Corporation for Sandia National Laboratories/New Mexico (SNL/NM) Sitewide Environmental Restoration (ER) Program. The surveys were conducted for four well and five borehole drill sites. These nine sites are scattered throughout the west central...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jeffrey Altschul. Bruce A. Jones.

From June to September 1989, Statistical Research conducted a non-collection Class II cultural resources survey of 5,200 acres within the R2301W segment of the Barry M. Goldwater Range in Yuma County, Arizona. The areas targeted for survey conformed to topographic surfaces on which archaeologists had found sites in the past. These areas were concentrated in the Baker Peaks and northern Copper Mountain regions as well as the eastern flanks of the Tinajas Altas and Gila Mountain ranges. The...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Daniel R. Bontrager. Lyle M. Stone.

In late August, 1988, Archaeological Research Services, Inc. performed a cultural resources survey of an approximately 4700 ft long by 67 ft wide (7.23 acres) corridor of highway easement along the northwest side of State Route 87 (between Center Street and Mesa Drive) for the Arizona Department of Transportation. This study area is located north of Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona on lands of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. Six prehistoric archaeological sites were observed and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Steven R. Hoagland.

A cultural resources inventory of Tech Area III, an approximately 1,890 acre locale, situated on Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Kirtland Air Force Base, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, yielded no prehistoric or historically significant cultural resources. Twenty-three isolated occurrences (IOs) were located within the boundaries of Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)Tech Area III. The IOs consisted of historic trash, historic and/or prehistoric chipped stone items, and prehistoric pot...

DOCUMENT Full-Text E. Tianna Crollett.

This report presents the results of an archaeological survey in support of a potential military drop zone near Kirtland Air Force Base. Three isolated finds, one prehistoric, and two historic, were discovered. However, based on the absence significant cultural remains in the project area, clearance for the proposed undertaking is recommended.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Andrew I. Duff.

Between April 15 and June 14, 1993, Archaeological Research Services, Inc. performed a cultural resources survey of State Route 88 (the Apache Trail). The right-of-way varies from 66 to 200 feet, but construction as-builts were not available. Therefore, the Arizona Department of Transportation requested that a 200 foot wide right-of-way be surveyed for the entire project length unless clearly marked property boundaries or other right-of-way indications were present. The 17.5 mile long survey...

DOCUMENT Full-Text M. Zyniecki. Thomas N. Motsinger.

An archaeological survey of a portion of Dead Horse Ranch State Park, Yavapai County, Arizona, was completed for the Arizona Department of Transportation and Arizona State Parks by SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants, under contract to Entranco Engineers, Inc., in July 1990. The project was undertaken for a proposed new access road to the park and a bridge across the Verde River as well as for proposed improvements within the park. Sites AZ N:4:18 (ASM) and AZ N:4:31 (ASM) had been formally...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Regina L. Chapin-Pyritz. Matthew Hill, Jr..

GBPP (Gila Bend Power Partners) proposes to construct and operate a 500kV transmission line, which will deliver electrical power from the Hassayampa Switchyard south of Wintersburg, Arizona to the Jojoba Switchyard currently under construction in south-central Maricopa County, Arizona. The project will increase the transmission of electrical power into areas surrounding metropolitan Phoenix, and will promote economic development of benefit to the people of Arizona. GBPP retained EPG...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Scott L. Fedick.

On February 27, 1986, Scott L. Fedick of Archaeological Research Services, Inc. (ARS), performed a cultural resources survey at the proposed location of the Salt River Project Central Support Complex. The survey was undertaken at the request of Salt River Project in order to determine if cultural resources, which may include prehistoric or historic archaeological sites or objects, historically or architecturally significant structures or buildings, were present which could be affected by...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Steven R. Hoagland.

A cultural resource survey of approximately 13.3 acres of property situated within Cibola National Forest withdrawn lands, Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB), Bernalillo County, New Mexico, was recently completed at two locales proposed for geophysical test alignments. The surveys resulted in the recordation of five isolated occurrences (IOs). These isolated occurrences are no longer thought to be potentially significant as all important information has been recovered through field recordation. For...

DOCUMENT Full-Text David B. Tucker.

SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted archaeological data recovery investigations within a portion of AZ AA:12:869 for the Shannon Business Park LLC in compliance with Pima County regulations for a grading permit as required for the construction. Previously, SWCA conducted archaeological testing at the site, which had been completed in October 2000 (Tucker 2000). During testing, much of the site was found to be heavily disturbed due to modern agricultural plowing, but several...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Karolyn Jackman Jensen. Barbara S. MacNider. Mac McDonnell. Jerryll Moreno. John Rapp. Teresa L. Hoffman.

A data recovery program was completed at four archaeological sites (AZ N:4:37 [NA 25,511], N:4:65 [NA 25,512], N:4:66 [NA 25,513], and N:4:68(ASM) [NA 25,514]) by Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) for the Phase 3 Roadway Improvement Project (North Campground Facilities) at Dead Horse Ranch State Park (Park) (Figure 1.1). This program represents the last of a series of mitigation actions conducted for an undertaking sponsored by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Ashley. Leonard.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file for the Dealer's Choice site, comprised of prehistoric masonry room blocks and extensive trash scatter, located on Tonto National Forest land. The file consists of a heritage inventory form and a site map. The earliest dated document is from 2003.

DOCUMENT Full-Text John S. Hayden.

It was determined that a portion of subject project was not in compliance. Clearance had been obtained previously for the High Energy Research and Technology Facility (HERTF) Site proper. However, the Department of Defense (DOD) constructed the 46KV powerline prior to obtaining clearance. Areas involved in the powerline construction and access were systematically walked and visually inspected. Alignments were considered to be approximately 50 feet wide and were surveyed in strips 15-20 apart....

DOCUMENT Full-Text Thomas N. Motsinger. Heidi Roberts. Richard V. N. Ahlstrom.

SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants (SWCA), of Tucson, Arizona, conducted the Eastern Mining Area (EMA) survey project under contract to Salt River Project (SRP) between October, 1993, and February, 1994. One central purpose of the project was to create an inventory of archaeological resources to assist in the planning of future improvements and other modifications to existing SRP transmission lines. The project included 107 person-field days of Class III archaeological survey along...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Gregory R. Seymour. R. Thomas Euler.

This report has been prepared in conjunction with the continuing archaeological evaluation and investigation plan for Bureau of Land Management (BLM), State of Arizona, and privately held lands near Kelvin, Pinal County, Arizona. Specifically, this report provides site evaluations and the results of a testing program conducted at ten sites located near Elder Gulch in the Middle Gila Basin of central Arizona. This testing program was conducted from April 24 through May 16, 1990 by SWCA...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jo Ann Weldon. S. Arazi-Coambs.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file for Falso Hueco, comprised of a basalt field house and midden, located on State Trust land. The file consists of an Arizona Site Stewards Program new site form, site map, and Arizona State Museum archaeological site card. The earliest dated document is from 2011.

DOCUMENT Full-Text James D. Gallison. Michael H. Jennings. Christine Hajek. Nicole Ramirez.

This report presents the results of field investigations of two archaeological sites (LA 152062 and LA 107494) located at Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB) along Arroyo del Coyote that have exhibited adverse impacts. Both sites are eligible to the National Register of Historic Places.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Margerie Green. R. W. Effland, Jr.. J. H. King.

This final report reflects a year of on-call Class III cultural resource surveys for Plan 6, the Regulatory Storage Division of the Central Arizona Project. Included are eight reports representing close to 6000 acres of survey performed in the vicinity of the planned New Waddell Dam by Archaeological Consulting Services for the Arizona Projects Office, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Because New Waddell Dam is designed to be rock filled, one of the focal points of the contract was to survey proposed...