Pit (Site Type Keyword)

Parent: Archaeological Feature

A discrete excavation directly attributable to human activity. Use more specific term(s) if possible.

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A 10th Century Hohokam Camp Along New River. Archaeological Investigations at AZ T:8:86 (ASM), Peoria, Arizona (1999)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: system user

This report presents the results of archaeological investigations at AZ T:8:86 (ASM), a small Hohokam site located in the path of a proposed extension of 83rd Avenue in the City of Peoria. The project area is located in on Arizona State Trust Land, administered by the Arizona State Land Department (ASLD). The City of Peoria, on behalf of the Pivotal Group, applied to the ASLD for a 20 m (65 feet) wide right-of-way for the proposed extension (Application No. 16 104229). The archaeological work...


1900 Map of Location of Fort St. Joseph (1900)
IMAGE Uploaded by: Erin Claussen

Local-scale rendition of the location of Fort St. Joseph, creator unknown, believed to have been drawn around 1900.


1957 Gladwin, Harold Sterling, A History of the Ancient Southwest (1957)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Harold S. Gladwin.

This book regards the histories of the Southwest and its peoples from approximately 200 A.D. to 1450 A.D.


1974 Excavations at Fort Larned National Historic Site Kansas (1975)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Douglas D. Scott.

This resource contains an extensive field report of excavations carried out by the University of Colorado in twelve different localities at Ft. Larned National Historic Site during June and July, 1974. The field party of thirteen individuals was under the direction of Douglas D. Scott. Tested and excavated areas and structures are specified under an amendment to provisions of National Park Service Contract X-2000-3-0083. Following the descriptive section on the excavation is a discussion of...


1988 Archeological Investigations at Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site (32WI17), Montana-North Dakota: Block 20 Report (2003)
DOCUMENT Full-Text J. Homer Thiel.

Located near the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers in North Dakota, Fort Union was an important fur trading post during the 19th century. During the 1980s, the fort was the subject of a multi-year historical archaeology project conducted by the U.S, Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS), The project was conducted by the Midwestern Archaeological Center (MW AC), NPS, in response to proposed reconstruction of the trading post as a National Historical Site. In...


2000 Years of Settlement in the Tonto Basin: Overview and Synthesis of the Tonto Creek Archaeological Project (2004)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Rachel Fernandez

The Tonto Creek Archaeological Project (TCAP) was conducted in the Tonto Basin of east-central Arizona on Tonto National Forest land. The project was funded by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) and conducted from 1992 through 1996, in advance of the realignment of Arizona State Route 188. The investigated area was a 61-m (200-ft) corridor that followed a 13.3-km (8-mi) stretch of the western terrace overlooking Tonto Creek. The project was divided into three sections based on the...


2002 and 2004 Artifacts (2004)
IMAGE Brock Giordano. John Lacko.

Professional photographs of diagnostic or unusual artifacts excavated during the 2002 and 2004 field seasons from the site of Fort St. Joseph and vicinity.


2006 and 2007 Artifacts (2007)
IMAGE John Lacko. Stephanie Barrante.

Photographs of diagnostic or unusual artifacts excavated during the 2006 and 2007 field seasons from the site of Fort St. Joseph and vicinity.


2008 and 2009 Artifacts (2009)
IMAGE Victoria Hawley. John Lacko.

Photographs of diagnostic or unusual artifacts excavated during the 2008 and 2009 field seasons from the site of Fort St. Joseph and vicinity.


2010 Artifacts (2010)
IMAGE Jessica Hughes.

Photographs of diagnostic or unusual artifacts excavated during the 2010 field season from the site of Fort St. Joseph and vicinity.


2010 Field Season Photograph Log (2010)
DATASET Jessica Hughes.

Provides description of all photographs taken during the 2010 field season, including provenience information for photographs of artifacts.


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...


47GT0593 Kieler I Database (2010)
DATASET Rhiannon Jones.

Access Database from Kieler I (47GT0593). Database contains Lot Book, Lab Inventory, and an inventory of all photos and slides curated at University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. Separate tables have been made for diagnostic artifacts including: Bifaces, Points, Scrapers, Other, and Decorated Rim Sherds. This collection is curated at University of Wisconsin Milwaukee.


47GT0593 Kieler I Points (2010)
IMAGE Katherine Shillinglaw.

A selection of point images from Kieler I (47GT0593).


47GT0594 Kieler II Database (2010)
DATASET Rhiannon Jones.

Access database from Kieler II (47GT0594). Database contains a photo inventory, an artifact inventory, and the lot book. All artifacts and photos are curated at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee.


47GT0594 Kieler II Points (2010)
IMAGE Katherine Shillinglaw.

A collection of images of points from Kieler II (47GT0594).


47GT0628 Roling Database (2010)
DATASET Rhiannon Jones.

Database for Roling site (47GT0628). The database for 47GT0628 contains a lot book, artifact inventory, and a size grade inventory. In attempts to have more data for the interpretation in the Phase III the Phase I and II data was also imported into the database in a separate inventory of the site. All photos and artifacts are curated at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee.


47GT0628 Roling Point (2010)
IMAGE Katherine Shillinglaw.

A selection of images from Roling I site (47GT0628).


47GT0693 Bend in the Creek Database (2010)
DATASET Rhiannon Jones.

Database from Bend in the Creek site (47GT0693). Database includes the Lot Book and an Artifact Inventory. Artifacts and photos are curated at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee.


47GT0693 Bend in the Creek Points (2010)
IMAGE Katherine Shillinglaw.

A selection of point types collected at the Bend in the Creek site (47GT0693)


611th Air Support Group Resources
PROJECT Uploaded by: Rachel Fernandez

Project metadata for resources within the 611th Air Support Group cultural heritage resources collection.


AAS Homolovi Stabilization Project Scope of Work (2010)
DOCUMENT Full-Text E. Charles Adams. Jim Britton.

Due to State budget issues, Homol'ovi Ruins State Park, created in 1986 to preserve four ancestral Hopi villages, has been closed. Having concern there may not be any future maintenance done on the exposed structures; Ron Robinson, Chair, Arizona Archaeological Society (AAS) suggested in a meeting at Homolovi on March 18 that perhaps the AAS could organize a stabilization team to help preserve the ruins, utilizing members with recognized expertise and experience in this type of work. (In...


Across the Western Canal: Archaeological Monitoring and Limited Data Recovery for the Ken McDonald Golf Course Irrigation Water Line Project, Tempe, Arizona (2000)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Matthew E. Hill, Jr..

The monitoring and data recovery efforts described in this report were performed in conjunction with the city of Tempe's installation of three new irrigation water lines to support operation of the Ken McDonald Golf Course, located in Tempe, Arizona. The water lines were installed beneath the Western Canal; to do this, two bore pits were required at each of the three water line bridge locations. The initiate bore pits were excavated west of the canal and measure approximately 13- by 32-foot in...


Additional Archaeological and Historical Research in the Tucson Presidio, Historic Block 181, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona (2008)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Rachel Fernandez

Archaeological fieldwork was conducted on Block 181, in the historic heart of downtown Tucson, at various times between 2003 and 2006. Work took place before and during the stabilization and restoration of the historic Siqueiros-Jácome House, built in the 1860s and 1870s. Work was also conducted in the backyard of the house and beneath an adjacent parking lot, once the location of the Dodge Boarding House (circa 1898-1954). Hundreds of features were located. Noteworthy were several Early...


Additional Archaeological Testing at the UMOM Property in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2011)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Todd W. Bostwick. Douglas R. Mitchell.

The UMOM Additional Testing Project is located in Phoenix. The UMOM development project is a multi-phased development project that began in 2009 and involves the acquisition of property, the demolition of existing buildings, and the construction of multi-family housing and associated amenities. The project is on private property, but has received federal funding from Housing and Urban Development (HUD), so the effects of this undertaking on cultural resources have been considered in order to...