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DOCUMENT Full-Text David R. Hart. Douglas B. Craig.

Northland Research, Inc. (Northland) has completed archaeological testing at nine of the ten sites along a proposed natural-gas pipeline at the request of the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (SRP). The purpose of the testing was to determine the extent and eligibility status of the ten sites for the Arizona and National Registers of Historic Places (AZ/NRHP). Four of the sites, AZ U:10:2(ASM), AZ U:10:116(ASM), AZ U:10:175(ASM), and AZ U:14:74(ASM), have been...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Robert B. Neily. Donald C. Irwin.

Archaeological Consulting Services Ltd. (ACS) conducted limited testing at seven archaeological sites in Apache County at the request of Dr. Judy Brunson of Salt River Project (SRP). The project was conducted to assess the presence of subsurface deposits and features at these sites, and to evaluate whether these sites would be adversely impacted by the proposed 100 ft (30.48 m) to 200 ft (60.96 m) widening of the existing coal haul railroad corridor (Figure 1). The seven sites are located on...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Scott L. Fedick.

Archaeological Research Services, Inc. conducted an archaeological testing program at site AZ U:9:48 (ASU), a prehistoric Hohokam habitation site in Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona. The site is situated on land owned by the Salt River Project (SRP) which has been selected as the potential location of the proposed SRP Central Support Complex. The testing program involved both surface and subsurface investigations intended to evaluate the site in terms of eligibility for inclusion on the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Mark L. Chenault. Kirk Anderson. James E. Ayres.

SWCA, Inc. Environmental Consultants conducted test excavations at a portion of La Ciudad de los Hornos located south of the Superstition Freeway in Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona. The testing was performed for the Arizona Department of Transportation (Contract Number 90-29), with fieldwork taking place from 21 January 1991 to 18 February 1991. Sixty-eight backhoe trenches (most being 20 m in length) were placed in a systematic pattern throughout the project area. Testing was conducted at a...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jonathan Mabry.

Archaeological testing of a land parcel owned by the Schomac Group, Inc. identified 14 prehistoric cultural features on a remnant of the T2 Holocene terrace of the Santa Cruz River within the boundaries of the previously recorded site AZ A A:12:352 (ASM). Clustered on the eastern part of the parcel, they are preserved at a shallow depth beneath the present ground surface, and include two pit structures, one possible pit structure, three cremations, four possible cremations, three small pits, and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Connie A. Darby. T. Kathleen Henderson. Fred L. Nials.

This report has been prepared by Desert Archaeology, Inc., at the request of Aspen Environmental Group (Aspen) and the Western Area Power Administration (Western) for the archaeological testing of the Coolidge Substation, Pinal County, Arizona. Cultural resources previously known to be present within the substation include one archaeological site, AZ U:14:292 (ASM), a prehistoric artifact scatter in the northwestern corner of the property, and two canals observed in trench w alls w est of the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Deborah L. Swartz.

The Flowing Wells Fire District is constructing a fire station and is planning to build an administration building. Archaeological testing was undertaken because the construction parcel lies within the boundaries of a known archaeological site, the Hodges site, AZ AA:12:18 (ASM), and prehistoric remains were uncovered dining preliminary construction activities. Twenty-four archaeological features were recorded during the testing phase. They include 10 pithouses, 4 possible pithouses, 5...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Chris T. Wenker. Douglas R. Mitchell. Thomas N. Motsinger.

This report describes the results of an archaeological testing project at the Massera Ruin (Site AZ U:10:22 [ASM]) in Queen Creek, Arizona. The testing project was conducted at the request of Willis Property Company, L.C., of Mesa, Arizona, who proposes to construct a residential development on the 640-acre project parcel known as the Meridian Ranch. Previous survey data (Wenker 1999) indicated that the Massera Ruin overlapped a 399-acre portion of the Meridian Ranch, but this entire area had...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Chris T. Wenker. Douglas R. Mitchell. Thomas N. Motsinger.

This report describes the results of an archaeological testing project at the Massera Ruin (Site AZ U:10:22 [ASM]) in Queen Creek, Arizona. The testing project was conducted at the request of Willis Property Company, L.C., of Mesa, Arizona, who proposes to construct a residential development on the 640-acre project parcel known as the Meridian Ranch. Previous survey data (Wenker 1999) indicated that the Massera Ruin overlapped a 399-acre portion of the Meridian Ranch, but this entire area had...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Mark L. Chenault. David H. Greenwald.

An archaeological testing program was undertaken at a portion of Pueblo del Alamo (AZ T:12:18 ASU). The project area encompasses 10 acres and contains a part of the site. Forty-one trenches were placed, systematically and judgmentally, within the 10 acre parcel. Thirty-five cultural features were found. Eight of the features are of historic date and 27 appear to be prehistoric. The Prehistoric occupation spans the period from the Gila Butte phase through the Civano phase. All of the cultural...

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 J. Simon Bruder. Victoria D. Vargas.

Kimley-Horn and Associates are under contract with the WGAA to provide services for design of the reconstruction and extension of Runway 12L-30R. A number of archaeological sites that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (National Register) extend within the construction zone. Therefore, WGAA is required to take into account the potential for its undertakings to affect those archaeological sites under the terms of its lease agreement with the Air Force, and also...

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

The results of archaeological testing within a portion of the Adamsville Ruin, a large Classic Period Hohokam site, are presented in this report. The testing was done at the request of the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), owners of the Oracle-Coolidge 115 KV transmission line, a segment of which lies within the boundaries of the Adamsville Ruin. The testing was done to evaluate the effects of power pole replacement on the site. The Adamsville Ruin, AZ U:15:1 (ASM), is a large Hohokam...

PROJECT Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

This project organizes the ArcMap project files (.mxd) associated with the the Archaeology of Highland Chiriqui, Panama project. The shapefiles and raster files associated with these maps are located in The Archaeology of Highland Chiriqui, Panama -- Shapefiles and Raster files project. These maps are part of a 2011 LEAP II project "Placing immateriality: situating the material of highland Chiriquí" by Karen Holberg. The aim of the LEAP projects was to publish multi-layered e-publications and...

PROJECT Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

Archaeology is defined by its grounding in material objects; without contextual elements of space and place, however, material culture is devoid of much of its meaning and archaeological information. This article focuses upon pre-Columbian objects – including gold, ceramics, and stone artefacts - from a small, localized area of the Chiriquí region of western Panamá in the context of the volcanic landscape. The discussion is intended as a provocative introduction to the archaeology of highland...

PROJECT Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

This project organizes the rasters files from the the Archaeology of Highland Chiriqui, Panama project.

PROJECT Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

This project organizes the shapefiles and raster files associated with the the Archaeology of Highland Chiriqui, Panama project. The final maps are located in The Archaeology of Highland Chiriqui, Panama -- ArcMap Project Files project. These files are part of a 2011 LEAP II project "Placing immateriality: situating the material of highland Chiriquí" by Karen Holberg.The aim of the LEAP projects was to publish multi-layered e-publications and develop and link them to associated digital...

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DOCUMENT Full-Text Karen Holmberg.

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IMAGE Karen Holmberg.

Letter dated January 5th, 1911. The Letter was from H. Walrers (room 916 Empire Building, 71 Broadway, New York, NY) addressed to Mr. Paris C. Pitt of the University Club in Baltimore, MD (Walter Art Museum, Maryland). This letter is in reference to the 1910 letter from Tiffany & Co. to Henry Walters. It mentions putting the letters into the records for the "gold objects" which are to be forwarded by Adams Express to the Gallery.

IMAGE Karen Holmberg.

Correspondence between the Tiffany & Co. store and collector Henry Walters in 1911 and 1912; provided by The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland. This letter is dated December 21st, 1911 that states from Tiffany Co. (HHW/GFK) that "herewith a list of the gold ornaments in the collection purchased by you, and which were sent to your Museum."

IMAGE Karen Holmberg.

That refers to the Fig ii letter that is part of the Correspondence between the Tiffany & Co. store and collector Henry Walters in 1911 and 1912; provided by The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland. This letter is dated December 21st, 1911 that states from Tiffany Co. (HHW/GFK) that "herewith a list of the gold ornaments in the collection purchased by you, and which were sent to your Museum."

IMAGE Karen Holmberg.

Chiriquí ceramic artifact (ANT. 000177). Copyright Peabody Museum, Yale University

IMAGE Karen Holmberg.

Chiriquí ceramic artifact (ANT. 000287). Copyright Peabody Museum, Yale University