Settlements (Site Type Keyword)
Parent: Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
Locations, or the remains of multiple structures or features, that were inhabited by humans in the past. Use more specific term(s) if possible.
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Report of results from a revaluation of archaeolgoical sites on Nellis Air Force Base.
The Reeve Ruin of Southeastern Arizona (1958)
Archaeologists interested in the prehistory of the Gila-Salt drainage of southern Arizona proposed that a group of Pueblo people termed the Salado, moved into the desert area of northern Pimeria Alta sometime during the Classic Period of the Hohokam historical continuum. Although this hypothesis has become a tradition, certain researchers have, on occasion, questioned its validity. The Amerind Foundation, Inc., after working for a number of years in historic contact sites in Pimeria Alta, turned...
References for Table A5.1 (2017)
This contains all references for the data in Table A5.1 that are not otherwise cited in the bibliography of Chapter 5, Kohler and Ellyson.
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Relocation and Evaluation of Abandoned Wells, Buffalo National River, Marion, Newton, and Searcy Counties, Arkansas (2010)
In 2009, the Buffalo National River requested the services of the Midwest Archeological Center to relocate and evaluate 26 abandoned wells in the park. The wells present a safety hazard for park visitors and wildlife and the park plans to mitigate the hazard by sealing or otherwise eliminating the wells. The crew was able to relocate and document 23 wells, some of which were not on the original list of 26. Each well was documented by recording the location with Global Positioning System (GPS)...
Relocation, Reassessment, and Remapping of 74 Archaeological Sites Located Along Reaches 3, 4, and 5 of the Tucson Aqueduct (Phase B)
The Phoenix Area Office (PXAO), Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), has developed an archaeological site database for the Central Arizona Project (CAP) main stem canal. The current data is based on data resulting from Class III surveys conducted in the 1970s and 1980s prior to the canal’s construction. The majority of these sites have not been revisited since they were first recorded. An unknown number of these sites were destroyed by either construction or excavation, while others are no...
Relocation, Reassessment, and Remapping of 74 Archaeological Sites Located Along Reaches 3, 4, and 5 of the Tucson Aqueduct (Phase B) (2013)
The Phoenix Area Office (PXAO), Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), has developed an archaeological site database for the Central Arizona Project (CAP) main stem canal. The current data is based on data resulting from Class III surveys conducted in the 1970s and 1980s prior to the canal’s construction. The majority of these sites have not been revisited since they were first recorded. An unknown number of these sites were destroyed by either construction or excavation, while others are no...
REPORT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD RESEARCH IN 2007, INCLUDING GEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL LOCALES [Redacted]. (2009)
This report documents the archaeological field results from the 2007 expedition to the Kurils. This expedition was sponsored by the Sakhalin Regional Museum under the direction of Dr. Tatiana P. Roon and the Institute of Marine Geology and Geophysics under the direction of Dr. Boris W. Levin, with Dr. Alexander Rybin serving as expedition leader. Dr. Valery O. Shubin of the Sakhalin Regional Museum served as the lead Russian archaeologist. Dr. Ben Fitzhugh is the international director of the...
Report of Midden Investigations at Undir Sandmúla, Bardardalur, N Iceland (field report) (2005)
On August 3-4 2005 a midden team (Tom McGovern, Seth Brewington, Konrad Smiarowski, Raymond Petit) collaborated with Fornleifastofnun Islands in the investigation of an abandoned farm site at Undir Sandmúla (SDM). The site had produced prior surface collections of Viking age artifacts, and has been visited by several scholars over the past century. The site was very heavily eroded, with most of the surface reduced to prehistoric till and boulder surface. Scatters of bone in several areas resting...
A Report on Archaeological Test Excavations in a Portion of AZ AA:1:139 (ASM), Casa Grande, Pinal County, Arizona (2001)
KB Home of Phoenix, Arizona is planning the residential development of approximately 80.0 acres on the northern edge of the community of Casa Grande, Arizona. A previous archaeological survey of the parcel resulted in the identification of a single prehistoric Hohokam site, AZ AA:1:139 (ASM), in the northern half of the project area (Hart 2001). The site, which appears to extend beyond the boundary of the parcel, is described as an artifact scatter (ceramics and flaked stone) with a single...
A Report on National Register of Historic Places Eligibility Testing at AZ T:3:128 (ASM), AZ T:3:281 (ASM), and AZ T:3:283 (ASM), and Native American Consultation on Isolated Feature 90, White Peak Ranch, Maricopa County, Arizona (2007)
Sun Belt Holdings-Vistancia LLC is planning a 3,825-acre housing development (White Peak Ranch) on private land in Maricopa County, Arizona. A cultural resources survey identified 16 archaeological sites within the proposed development. Three sites, AZ T:3:128 (ASM), AZ T:3:281 (ASM), and AZ T:3:283 (ASM), were recommended as eligible under Criterion D for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), however, the ACOE, with the concurrence of the Arizona SHPO, recommended the sites be tested...
Report on National Register of Historic Places Nomination Investigation for the Pimeria Alta Archaeological District on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (1992)
Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) served as consultant to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC) on the Pimeria Alta Project, which is a National Park Service Historic Preservation Survey and Planning Grant-in-Aid awarded to the SRPMIC by the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) (Federal ID Number: 04-91-60000; Project Identification Number: SP 9102-50). ACS conducted mapping and a 40% survey of a parcel of Community land in order to nominate the parcel...
REPORT ON THE 2008-2009 WORK WITHIN THE FRAMES OF THE KURILE BIOCOMPLEXITY PROJECT (2009)
Report on geological stratigraphy and associated data on tephra/volcanic events, paleotsunami deposits and other events of relevance to understanding geological hazards, archaeological preservation/visibility, and chronology in the Kuril Islands.
Report on the Destruction of the Northwest Palace at Nimrud (2015)
This report provides a brief introduction to the site of Nimrud and summarizes the current state of knowledge regarding the destruction of the Northwest Palace by ISIL following a video released on April 11, 2015. The report contains aerial images of the site taken from February 26, 2015 (which shows no recent damage) to April 17, 2015 after the events of barrel bomb detonations by ISIL displaying the destruction of the site.
Report on the Huacals or Ancient Graveyards of Chiriqui (1860)
Describes an 1858 Discovery by two Spanish creole farmers in Chirique of a cash of golden artifacts and eventually a graveyard. The two excavated the artifacts without being discovered until May of 1859. After they were discovered thousands of people looted the graveyard located in Huscal (25 miles from the current city of David). Thousands of pounds of gold were reportedly taken from the gravesite. This document also contains bulletins from the subsequent meetings.
Research Design for Data Recovery at La Ciudad de Los Hornos: The Superstition Freeway and Priest Drive Locale (AZ U:9:48 ASM) (1991)
The following document presents a research design for archaeological investigations sponsored by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) at the site of La Ciudad de Los Hornos (Los Hornos). The project consists of two phases: testing and data recovery. The testing phase has been completed and a report (Chenault et al. 1991) of the results submitted to ADOT. In addition, the testing results are briefly summarized below. The proposed ADOT undertaking involves the planned reconstruction of...
Research Design for the Archeological Survey of Cape Cod National Seashore, McManamon 1979 (1979)
This research has two general goals: first, to identify the physical characteristics and estimate the numbers and locations of archeological sites within Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO); second, to assess the significance of these sites according to the information they might provide about history, prehistory, specific past ways of life and general patterns of human behavior.
Research Design for the Investigation of Cultural Resources Along the Granite Reef Aqueduct and Transmission Lines, Central Arizona Project (1978)
Under contract with the Bureau of Reclamation, the Office of Cultural Resource Management (OCRM), Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University, completed a general research design for completion of archaeological survey and mitigation of cultural resources that would be impacted by the construction of the Granite Reef Aqueduct for the Central Arizona Project. Because it was not possible to specify the extent of the work to be completed at the initiation of the project, general...
Research Design for the Roosevelt Community Development Study (1992)
The Roosevelt Community Development Study (RCD) was one of three data recovery mitigative studies that the Bureau of Reclamation funded to investigate the prehistory of the Tonto Basin in the vicinity of Theodore Roosevelt Dam. The series of investigations constituted Reclamation's program for complying with historic preservation legislation as it applied to the raising and modification of Theodore Roosevelt Dam. Reclamation contracted with Desert Archaeology, Inc. to complete the research for...
A Research Design for Tucson Aqueduct, Phase B Data Recovery (1986)
In 1985, the Bureau of Reclamation directed the Cultural Resource Management Division of the Arizona State Museum to develop a research design for data recovery at 15 selected archaeological sites along the Phase B alignment of the Tucson Aqueduct portion of the Central Arizona Project. Phase B included Reaches 4, 5, and 6 of the alignment. The sample included five Hohokam settlement sites: Fastimes (AZ AA:12:384 [ASM]), Waterworld (AZ AA:16:94[ASM]), AZ AA:16:97(ASM), AA:16:104(ASM), and...
Research Design: For Archaeological Data Recovery Along the Salt River Project Coronado Coal Haul Railroad (1990)
The following document constitutes a research design for archaeological data recovery within planned expansions of the Salt River Project Coronado Coal Haul Railroad.The project area is located in Apache County, Arizona, south of Interstate 40 near the town of Navajo. Three sites were listed in the project RFP and specific information regarding the impacts to those sites and the location of the sites in relation to the Coal Haul Railroad were provided in that document. The research design is...
A Research Report and Restoration Considerations for the Interpretive Development of Historic Resources at Brigham City, A.T. (1980)
Brigham City, a fortified Mormon settlement on the Little Colorado River near the City of Winslow, Navajo County, Arizona, was established in 1876 as a United Order community and abandoned by the Church in 1881. The property was subsequently incorporated into the La Prade farm and dairy, which was in operation from about 1897 until the mid-1940's. At present, the site is owned by the City of Winslow. Much of the arable land surrounding the site has been leased to a Winslow resident for...
Resource Study Proposals (1964)
This document is a brief memorandum regarding resource study proposals at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument for the 1965 fiscal year. There are 4 projects proposed including: a stratigraphic test of Compound A, excavation of Compound B, a Soho phase study, and the excavation and stabilization of the ball court.
Resources, Mobility, and Cultural Identity in Norse Greenland, Vatnahverfi Project – Report from The Field Work 2008 (field report) (2008)
The summer of 2008 was the fourth season with archaeological field work in the Vatnahverfi region in the Norse Eastern Settlement. The main purpose of the project is to investigate and discuss cultural, social and economic strategies of the Norse Greenland settlement from landnam in the late 980´ties to depopulation in the later part of the 15th Century with Vatnahverfi as case study area. Knowledge of the culture landscape are prerequisite for the project and high resolution and GPS surveys...