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Studies Along the Lower Agua Fria River: The Eastwing Site and the Marinette Canal (1987)
DOCUMENT Full-Text James B. Rodgers.

Two sites, one prehistoric and one historic, situated northwest of Phoenix and in the south-central part of Arizona, are discussed. Limited field excavation and archival research reveal that the historic site, the Marinette Canal (NA18,267), built in 1910, may have been fed by well water, local runoff, and the seasonal flow of the Agua Fria River. It heads along Calderwood Butte and extends almost 10 km southward toward the present community of Sun City, Arizona. The prehistoric site, the...


Tracks through Time: The Archaeology of the METRO Light Rail Corridor, Volume II: Investigations at Pueblo Grande and La Plaza, and Water Management (2011)
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This book presents the results of the archaeological investigations that were conducted along then Light Rail route before and during its construction. As with any project that receives federal funding, METRO was legally required to undertake archaeological investigations along the project corridor; but production of this volume reflects not only METRO's commitment to legal compliance with environmental laws, but also the commitment of the cities of Phoenix, Tempe, and Mesa to preserve and...


VAFB-2000-10: Compilation of a Database for Isolated Artifacts on Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2000)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Carole A. Denardo. Clayton G. Lebow.

This document is a report that includes an inventory of isolated artifacts on Vandenberg Air Force Base and an associated database incorporated into GIS. This list and database serve as a comprehensive review of all sources of isolate data at the 30th Civil Engineering Squadron, Environmental Flight Cultural Resources Section (30 CES/CEVPC), including the existing GIS, multiple sets of site location base maps, existing isolate records and cultural resource field forms, cultural resource reports,...