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3 Neighbors Arizona Site Steward File (2003)
DOCUMENT Full-Text E.A. Wood. Audrey Stevens. Judy Rounds. J.G. Wood. Scott Wood.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file for the Three Neighbors site, located on Tonto National Forest land. The site is comprised of Classic Period Hohokam residential compounds, petroglyphs, slag hornos, and artifact scatter. The file consists of four heritage inventory forms, multiple hand drawn site maps, four maps of the site location, an archaeological survey report form for isolated finds, a page of artifact sketches, and a black and white petroglyph photograph. The file contains two...


Across the Colorado Plateau: Anthropological Studies for the Transwestern Pipeline Expansion Project, Volume XX: Conclusions and Synthesis- Communities, Boundaries, and Cultural Variation (1994)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Joseph C. Winter.

The Transwestern Pipeline Expansion Project resulted in the discovery of 448 archeological sites and 174 current cultural resources, along a series of discontinuous pipeline transects and ancillary work areas between the San Juan River Valley near Bloomfield, New Mexico, and the Colorado River Valley, near Needles, California. One hundred and sixty-seven of the sites were excavated, while 51 of the current cultural resources were the subject of intensive ethnological investigations. Three...


Archaeological Investigations at AZ BB:13:756 (ASM) and AZ BB:13:757 (ASM), Historic Block 185, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona (2008)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Rachel Fernandez

Archaeological data recovery on Historic Block 185 documented features from two subsurface archaeological sites, AZ BB:13:756 (ASM) and AZ BB:13:757 (ASM). BB:13:756 included soil mining pits, where material to manufacture adobe bricks for the Tucson Presidio was collected, and the foundations of twentieth century dwellings. BB:13:757 consisted of portions of two canals, one dating to the Prehistoric era and one filled with Territorial-era trash. These resources were determined to be...


Archaeological Survey and Testing Plan for the City of Phoenix Sixty-Seventh Avenue Water Transmission Main, Broadway to Baseline Roads, Maricopa County, Arizona (2003)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Tiffany C. Clark.

This report documents the results of an archaeological survey completed by Desert Archaeology, Inc. along a newly realigned portion of the City of Phoenix Sixty-seventh Avenue Water Transmission Main (WS85500147) in southwestern Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. The work was requested by the Water Services Division of the City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department to determine whether any significant cultural remains are present within the redesigned portion of the water main route....


An Archaeological Survey in the Blackwater Area, Volume 2: Site Descriptions and Related Data (1994)
DOCUMENT Full-Text David A. Gregory. Diane L. Douglas.

The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), United States Department of the Interior, was in the initial stages of the Water Management Project designed to bring Central Arizona Project water to the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC). Under terms of a contract signed in 1992 with the GRIC, facilities designed and constructed by Reclamation would deliver 173,000 acre-feet of water annually onto the reservation. Federal law mandates consideration of potential impacts of such projects upon cultural...


Assessment of Roadway Features Along Apache Trail (State Route 88) from Milepost 201.00 to 220.18 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Sullivan.

It is the intent of this document to determine which engineering features along the paved portion of the Apache Trail, State Route 88, between mileposts 201.00 and 220.18 should be considered contributing elements to the historic character of the Apache Trail. This section of the road is informally referred to as the “paved portion” because, not surprisingly, it is that portion of the Apache Trail surfaced with asphalt. An assessment of the features along the unpaved portion will be done in a...


AZ F:16:1 (ASM) Arizona Site Steward File (1994)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Joseph Crary.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file for AZ F:16:1, located on Bureau of Land Management land. The site is comprised of six loci, a military camp and ranch, a corral and pumphouse, two historic Hualapai camps, a can dump, and a mill. The file consists of a multi page site form and a map of the site location. The earliest dated document is from 1994.


A Class III Cultural Resource Survey of Approximately 29 Acres in Anticipation of the Ocotillo Trail at Kartchner Caverns State Park, Cochise County, Arizona (2017)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Will Russell.

Arizona State Parks & Trails (ASPT) intends to build a trail section at Kartchner Caverns State Park. The two ends of the proposed section will connect with the existing Foothill Loop Trail in order to add another loop. The proposed trail section is approximately 1.7 miles long. Construction will involve the clearing of rock and vegetation, along with the installation of steps at places where the trail crosses drainages. The area of potential effects (APE) is on lands owned and managed by ASPT....


A Cultural Inventory of the Salt River Indian Reservation, Arizona (1972)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Alaina Harmon

This document consists of site descriptions for sites located on the Salt River Indian Reservation Lands. Those contributing content to the report include Gerald Bair, Susan B. Belt, Dav Buge, Thomas Cartledge, William G. Holiday, Susanne LaFollette, Minnabell E. Laughlin, Chad Phinney, Erwin R. Ray, Linda Richards, Helen P. Wells, Regge N. Wiseman, Robert York, and Betsy R. Zeligs.


Davenport Ruin Arizona Site Steward File (1988)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Brittany Clark

This is an Arizona Site Steward file for the Davenport Ruin site, located on Tonto National Forest land. The site is comprised of a Prehistoric limestone pueblo with more than 100 rooms, as well as artifact scatter, a roasting pit, and burial sites. The file consists of a Central Arizona Water Control Study site description, Tonto National Forest site inspection, two site maps, an Arizona State University site survey form, and a map of the site location. The earliest dated document is from...


Dos Cerros Arizona Site Steward File (2004)
DOCUMENT Full-Text J. Whatley. T. Bone. C. Lovely. M Taylor. Nadia Arambula. D. Ericson. J. Beckley. Jennifer Burke. Scott Wood.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file for the Dos Cerros site, located on Tonto National Forest land. The site is comprised of up to six room blocks, retaining walls, and artifact scatter; and was likely inhabited during the Hohokam Classic Period. The file consists of three heritage inventory forms with hand drawn site maps, as well as a map of the site location. The earliest dated document is from 2004.


End of Fieldwork Interim Report: Archaeological Data Recovery and Clearance of the SunAmerica Washington Park Property, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2006)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Cory Dale Breternitz. Christine K. Robinson. Banks L. Leonard.

Between September 1997 and March 2002, Soil Systems, Inc. (SSI) conducted archaeological excavations on approximately 32.5 ac of private lands at the large Classic Period Hohokam village of Pueblo Grande in Phoenix, Arizona. The property owned by SunAmerica is referred to as Washington Park. The excavations included testing and data recovery of prehistoric features to clear the parcel for proposed building construction. The excavations recovered human burials, architecture, and other features,...


Grapevine Point Ruin Arizona Site Steward File (1997)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Scott Wood.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file for the Grapevine Point Ruin site, located on Tonto National Forest land. The historical site is comprised of multiple concrete foundations, steel pipes, possible latrines, non-native botanicals, and accompanying historic artifact scatter; and may be the location of a power canal tender's home. Select records also mention lithic and ceramic scatter as well as a pueblo. The file consists of a site information sheet, two site maps, two copies of a Central...


The Historical Archaeology of Dam Construction Camps in Central Arizona, Volume 2A: Sites in the Roosevelt Dam Area (1994)
DOCUMENT Full-Text James E. Ayres. A. E. Rogge. Melissa Keane. Diane L. Douglas. Cindy L. Myers. Bonnie J. Clark. Karen Turnmire. Alan Ferg.

In June 1986 the Bureau of Reclamation awarded Dames & Moore a contract to conduct historical archaeology studies as part of the mitigation program for the Regulatory Storage Division (Plan 6) of the Central Arizona Project. Final reports on these studies are being issued in three volumes under the title The Historical Archaeology o f Dam Construction Camps in Central Arizona. Volume 1 is a synthesis of the entire project. Volume 3 details laboratory methods. Volume 2 contains descriptions and...


Kentucky Camp Arizona Site Steward File (1992)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Jim McDonald. Mary Farrell. Schrager. Tim Rollins. Del Randall. Mark M. South. Catherine M. Cameron.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file for the Kentucky Camp site, comprised of the remnants of a mining camp, located on Coronado National Forest land. Structures, erected in 1905, include a corral, multiple cabins, stone retaining walls, a barn, a hotel, and an assay office. The file consists of a site data form, two maps of the site location, archaeological and historical site inventory form, three site inspection reports, a piece about the site history, a description of the property, and a...


Paleoenvironments and Archaeology of the Trigo Mountains: Data Recovery in the Hart Mine and Cibola Quarry Areas, Yuma County, Arizona (1989)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Steven D. Shelley. Jeffrey Altschul.

The results of data recovery conducted for the Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region at six prehistoric sites in the Hart Mine and Cibola Quarry areas are presented in this report. The Bureau of Reclamation plans to use the Hart Mine and Cibola Quarry areas to mine rip-rap for use along the Colorado River. The project area is located at the base of the Trigo mountains about 20 miles south of Ehrenberg, Arizona. Three of the sites are composed primarily of lithic debitage and cores. These...


Payson Pueblo 109 Arizona Site Steward File (1954)
DOCUMENT Full-Text F. Olson. A. Olson.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file for the Payson Pueblo 109 site, comprised of two sandstone room footings and a retaining wall, located on Tonto National Forest land. The file consists of an archeological and historical site inventory, blank sketch of the site setting form, hand drawn site map, and a map of the site location.


Payson Pueblo 110 Arizona Site Steward File (1954)
DOCUMENT Full-Text F. Olson. A. Olson.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file for the Payson Pueblo 110 site, comprised of a small granite pueblo with artifact scatter and trash, located on Tonto National Forest land. The file consists of an archeological and historical site inventory form, blank sketch of site setting form, hand drawn site map, and map of the site location. The earliest dated document is from 1954.


Proposed Mead to Phoenix 500kV DC Transmission Line Project: Appendix D: Eastwing Substation and Westwing Substation Expansion: Archaeological Surveys (1983)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Donald R. Keller. Donald E. Weaver, Jr..

Two proposed substation site alternatives along the Agua Fria River were surveyed for archaeological resources by the Museum of Northern Arizona in December 1982. One small previously recorded potsherd concentration and a number of isolated artifacts were located within the Westwing area. An extensive Hohokam site was located within the Eastwing parcel, along with a segment of the historic Marinette Heading Canal. The Westwing substation alternative is strongly recommended in preference to the...


Settlement History Along SR 88/188 From the Globe Highlands to Tonto National Monument, Arizona (2009)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: adam brin

Between April 1998 and April 2005, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) conducted investigations of prehistoric and historic sites along State Route 188 (SR 188; formerly SR 88) from the junction of US 60 to Wheatfields, and from Hicks Wash to Tonto National Monument (TNM) in Gila County. These excavations were carried out under contract to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) as part of the agency’s reconstruction and realignment of SR 88/188 between the US 60 junction near...


Sunflower Mesa Ruin Arizona Site Steward File (1997)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Scott Wood. Elaine Zamora.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file that consists of the site Sunflower Mesa Ruin, comprised of a masonry pueblo and retaining walls with accompanying sherd and lithic scatter, located on Tonto National Forest land. The file consists of a site data form, two maps of the site location, and an Arizona State University site survey form.


VAFB-2020-23: Section 110 National Register Eligibility Evaluation of The Point Conception Light Station Historic District, Vandenberg Air Force Base Santa Barbara County, California (2020)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Josh Smallwood. Christopher Ryan.

This government generated Section 110 report is a National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Section 110 inventory and evaluation of the numerous buildings, structures, and objects which constitute the Point Conception Light Station Historic District. The purpose of this study is to provide information for compliance with Section 110 of the NHPA of 1966, as amended, and to support the review of anticipated future activities conducted under Section 106 of the NHPA. Section 110 of the NHPA...


Velarde Community Ditch Project - New Mexico Phase III (Ditch Rehabilitation): Cultural Resources Investigations (1988)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Alaina Harmon

The on-the-ground survey of the ditches was designed to locate any remnants of prehistoric activities and to note the historic and historic/modern structures and use areas which reflect the past and intertwine with the ditches and fields to create the ambient that is the San Juan Valley. The notations and locations have been used to ensure that carrying out Stage III of the project would disturb or destroy as few resources as possible and to contribute to the general knowledge of the history of...


Whitmore Canyon Area Arizona Site Steward File (1996)
DOCUMENT Full-Text John M. Herron.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file for the Whitmore Canyon Area, comprised of U-shaped pueblos and artifact scatters, located on Bureau of Land Management land. The two sites within are comprised of U-shaped stone and adobe pueblos, lithic and sherd scatter, possible rock alignments, a roasting pit, a possible ceremonial structure, and retaining walls. The file consists of a site data form, two Bureau of Land Management cultural resource site records, maps of the site locations, hand drawn...