Building Substructure (Site Type Keyword)
Parent: Mound / Earthwork
An above ground prepared surface on which a non-residential structure is built.
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Our 1985 survey of the Willcox Playa environs resulted in a wealth of Archeological data, the findings of which are presented in the following chapters. We have added to the Archaic database from the Cazador through San Pedro stages of the Cochise sequence, and suggest a tentative Archaic settlement system integrated with local habitats and accompanying resources. Though it is a partial picture, the ceramic period settlement system is also beginning to emerge. Our knowledge of the early ceramic...
Archaeological Investigations of Seven Prehistoric Sites Partially Within Intersection Improvement Areas Located Along State Route 87 at Center Street, North Mesa Drive, Horne Road and Gilbert Road, North of Mesa in Maricopa County, Arizona (1993)
During late 1991 through mid-1992, Archaeological Research Services, Inc., performed archaeological evaluation and limited test excavation activities at seven Hohokam sites. These sites are located partially within four intersection improvement areas along State Route 87 north of Mesa in Maricopa County, Arizona (USGS Mesa, Ariz. 7.5' 1952/1982; USGS Sawik Mountain, Ariz. 7.5' 1964/1982). The Arizona Department of Transportation requested that Archaeological Research Services perform the work in...
Archival Auger Forms (2012)
A program of augering residential mounds preceeded the selection of mounds for residential test excavations. These pdf files have the data forms and associated notes related to the auger testing, done in 1987.
Archival Excavation Records 1987 (1987)
Residential mound excavations during 1987 were recorded with forms, and artifacts from the excavations were recorded on forms.
Archival Survey Feature or Collection Forms (2012)
These are pdf files of the original survey feature/collection forms. Each survey feature was recorded on a form and assigned a unique number, and, if the feature was collected, that number pertains to the surface collection. Some features have more than one collection, in which case additional feature/collection numbers were assigned. Rarely numbers were subsequently de-assigned, and might then be assigned to a different feature/collection later, but occasionally numbers were not used...
Archival Survey Field Forms (2012)
These pdf files show forms for fields where survey was conducted and the locations of features/collections within the field, along with vegetation and other observations. These files are only available with special permission because those from seasons when global positioning equipment was used have UTM coordinates. Those from survey using aerial mosaics sometimes show roads or towns identifiable on maps.
Archival Survey Figurine Forms (2012)
These laboratory forms record figurine classifications.
Archival Survey Misc Artifact Forms (2012)
These pdfs contain the original laboratory coding forms for a variety of miscellaneous artifacts, such as spindle whorls, incensarios, colanders,clay balls, and other unusual ceramic forms. Artifacts related to ceramic production are included.
Archival Survey Obsidian Forms (2012)
Obsidian coding forms from the PALM regional survey and associated notes. The obsidian coding was directed by Lynette Heller.
Archival Survey Pottery Forms (2012)
These archival forms recorded pottery types and attributes for survey collections. Some show updates or corrections when pottery was reexamined, but a few updates were made directly on electronic database or excel files.
An Assessment of Cultural Resources for the Proposed APS Kyrene EHV Transmission Line Project (1980)
At the request of Judith Imhoff of the Environmental Management Department of Arizona Public Service Company, Archaeological Consulting Services (ACS) initiated a cultural resource survey for the proposed 230 kV transmission line extension in the vicinity of the Kyrene Steam Power Plant. Dr. Richard W. Effland and Margerie Green of ACS served as co-principal investigators and field directors for the project. Johna Hutira and Shereen Lerner assisted in the field investigation. The purpose of...
Chert Biface Coding Sheets (2013)
A.J. Vonarx recorded attributes of chert bifacial artifacts, apparently all are projectile points.
Class II Cultural Resource Survey, Upper Gila Water Supply Study, Central Arizona Project: Appendix I (1985)
This appendix contains basic descriptive information for all archaeological and historical site locations encountered during the Upper Gila Project survey. For each site location a brief narrative emphasizing setting, site content, and spatial arrangement of features is provided. Accompanying the narrative is a computer generated format which summarizes all other categories of information documented for each site. An explanation of the variables, variable titles, and variable codes is given...
A Class III Cultural Resources Survey of Approximately 84 Acres of Existing Fenceline, Undeveloped Roads, and a Block Parcel within the Salado Preserve, South of St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona (2011)
LSD surveyed approximately 84 acres of SRP-owned land to identify, document, and evaluate cultural resources for their National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility; however, this project is not a Federal undertaking and no consultation under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act is required at this time. Recommendations for the treatment or avoidance of sites are offered for future management considerations. The survey resulted in the discovery of 1 previously recorded...
A Cultural Resources Survey of 84.3 Acres of Tonto National Forest and Private Lands for the SRP Silver King to Goldfield 230kV Upgrade, North of Superior, Pinal County, Arizona (2008)
SRP is planning to upgrade the current carrying capacity of 18.3 miles of the existing Silver King to Goldfield 230kV line. In order to accomplish this, SRP plans to “bundle” the existing 230kV conductors by adding a second conductor to each of the three existing single-conductor phases. To add the new conductors, SRP will need to re-open some original access roads, and the selected wire, puller, sleeving, and anchor sites used during the original 1978 line construction. The existing...
Down by the River: Archaeological and Historical Studies of the Leon Family Farmstead (2005)
A brief cultural background of the Tucson Basin and a set of research questions that guided work at BB:13:157 and BB:13:505 have been presented in Chapter 1. The work at prehistoric sites is presented in Chapter 2, while Chapter 3 chronicles the history of the Leon family and their property. Excavations at the Leon farmstead and the adjacent historic period canal are described in Chapter 4. The historic-period artifacts recovered from the Leon farmstead are examined in Chapter 5. Chapter 6...
High Risk: Deltaic Resilience and the Genesis of Mesopotamian Cities (Iraq). Final Report. (2011)
Final Report to the National Science Foundation for NSF-BCS High Risk Research in Physical Anthropology and Archaeology Award # 1045974. 18 Figures, 1 Table, 1 Appendix.
An Intensive Archeological Survey of the Sudbury Training Annex, Sudbury, Massachusetts, Appendices (1986)
This resource only includes the appendices of the report starting at page 119. The documentation relating to facility-specific resources has been integrated into the historic contexts developed for the analysis of historic resources within the Sudbury Annex. The documentation consists of a series of primary documents, including maps, secondary sources, and general thematic and historical works.
Kinishba: A Prehistoric Pueblo of the Great Pueblo Period (1940)
Written by Byron Cummings, at the time of its publication the Director Emeritus of the Arizona State Museum, this book describes the excavations and other investigations of Kinishba that Cummings organized and led during the 1930s. This report, which Cummings wrote for general readers, was published "under the auspices of the Hohokam Museums Association and the University of Arizona. The book describes the site's architectural and archaeological features and artifacts, as well as the ancient...
Marshland of Cities: Deltaic Landscapes and the Evolution of Early Mesopotamian Civilization (2003)
Prevailing theories of the evolution of early complex societies in southern Mesopotamia presume a uniform, arid landscape transited by Tigris and Euphrates distributaries. These theories hold that it was the seventh millennium BCE introduction of irrigation technologies from the northern alluvium to the south that began the punctuated evolution of Mesopotamian irrigation schemes. In this view, irrigation-dependent agro-pastoral production was the primary stimulus to urbanization and, millennia...
Obsidian biface coding sheets (2013)
A.J. Vonarx recorded attributes of obsidian bifacial tools. All appear to be projectile points.
Plan of Work: Archaeological Testing Along the Coronado Coal Haul Railroad, Apache County, Arizona (1991)
During a recent survey of a proposed expanded right-of-way for the Coronado Coal Haul Railroad for Salt River Project (SRP) in Apache County, Arizona, SWCA, Inc. Environmental Consultants, recorded a prehistoric Anasazi habitation site, AZ Q:2:46 (ASM), that partially extends into the proposed right-of-way (Boden 1991). The site lies partially on State of Arizona and probably on private lands, and it can be found on the Ninemile Seep, Arizona, 1974 USGS topographic map in Township 18 North,...
Salado Preserve Addendum I: Cultural Resources Monitoring of Seismic Testing within the Salado Preserve South of St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona (2011)
During cultural resources monitoring of seismic testing within the SRP owned Salado Preserve, LSD recorded six new prehistoric archaeological sites (LSD 5-10) and updated the description of the previously recorded site, LSD-2.The seismic crew complied with all avoidance requests and no significant impacts to known or newly recorded cultural resources occurred. This report serves as an addendum to a previous cultural resources survey report entitled A Class III Cultural Resources Survey of 84...
Task Product 6: Revisions to the Master Plan (MP) Bellows Air Force Station, Oahu, Hawai`i (1988)
The purpose of the section is to summarize for each Management Area (a) the type and extent of archaeological research which has been completed in the area, (b) the findings of the research in terms of site identification and significance evaluation, and (c) the potential effects of proposed Mater Plan Developments and other undertakings on recorded cultural resources in the area and to recommend for each area appropriate additional archaeological work.
Their Own Road: Archaeological Investigations along State Route 260 Payson to Heber - Christopher Creek Section and Sharp Creek Campground (2014)
In this volume, the easternmost portion of the State Route (SR) 260 —Payson to Heber Archaeological project is described. Driving east from where the SR 260 project begins near Payson, Arizona, the environment changes from rolling hills and meadows to narrow ridges and perennial streams. There are few open areas as the road winds between the Mogollon Rim to the north and Christopher Mountain to the south. Prehistoric and historic sites are situated on the hills and terraces above the permanent...