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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This is a reprint from “Progress, Missouri River Basin,” a Quarterly Report of the Interior Missouri Basin Field Committee, October-December, 1955. This document reports on archeological projects carried out during the summer of 1955. Three field units of the Missouri Basin Project of the Smithsonian Institution River Basin Surveys and four field parties sponsored by State institutions, in cooperation with the National Park Service, carried out archeological projects in two dam and reservoir...
Recent Investigations of the Barranca Canal at the Dutch Canal Ruin, NANT Property, Phoenix, Arizona (2014)
The results of data recovery investigations of a prehistoric canal within the city-owned NANT property are presented in this report. The canal was identified in June 2012, while boundary testing the southern limits of the prehistoric site, Dutch Canal Ruin, AZ T:12:62 (ASM), and could be recognized as a continuation of the Barranca Canal, a previously identified alignment within the Canal Patricio System, AZ T:12:131 (ASM). Because testing had established that archaeological resources...
Recent Research On Tucson Basin Prehistory: Proceedings of the Second Tucson Basin Conference (1988)
The study of Tucson’s prehistory has been pursued with an unprecedented intensity in recent years, and it seemed essential that the new results that were emerging be shared on a broader basis. This volume is the outcome of papers prepared for the Second Tucson Basin Conference in conjunction with the 1986 fall meeting of the Arizona Archaeological Council.
Rediscovering Glenwood Earthlodges: the McDowell "Digs", 1938-1947 (1992)
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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...
Remedial Archaeological Investigations at Sites 44PG179 and 44PG243, Fort Lee (FL1989.001)
During the latter part of October 1988, MAAR Associates, Inc. (MAI) conducted field work for the remedial archaeological investigations of sites 44PG179 and 44PG243 located at Fort Lee, Prince George County, Virginia. The investigations consisted of both on-site archaeological excavations and additional historical research which were conducted in order to assess the results of disturbance impacts caused by earth-moving activity at the two sites. The following report presents the findings of the...
Remedial Archaeology Investigations at Sites 44PG179 and 44PG243, Fort Lee, Virginia (1989)
Archaeological investigations were conducted at two previously recorded sites at Fort Lee (44PG179 and 44PG243) by MAAR Associates, Inc. (MAI) for the Norfolk District of the Army Corps of Engineers. The investigations were performed as a result of surface disturbances from unauthorized heavy equipment activity in order to determine if these disturbances impacted any potential cultural resources. Other than the initial inventory survey, site 44PG243 has never been subjected to archaeological...
Replacement of Locks and Dams 7 and 8 Monongahela River 1986
GAI Consultants, Inc. conducted cultural resource investigations from May to August 1985 and again from July to August 1986 at five locales in preparation for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed replacement of Locks and Dams 7 and 8 on the Monongahela River in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The principal investigator was Beverly A. Mitchum and the project manger was Robert J. Houston. The study consisted of a review of the archaeological sites within one-half-kilometer of the Monongahela...
Report of a Phase II Archaeological Data Recovery for Four Acres Located Partially Within the Site of Pueblo Grande (AZ U:9:1[ASM]), Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2013)
This report provides documentation for archaeological data recovery conducted within a four-acre parcel. The parcel includes a roughly 0.73-acre area within the recorded boundary of the prehistoric Hohokam site of Pueblo Grande, AZ U:9:1(ASM). Data recovery efforts were designed to recover human remains and collect information from a sample of non-burial features in order to mitigate the impacts of proposed commercial development within the project area. Fifty-one archaeological features were...
Report of Archaeological Monitoring and Sampling During Placement of Electrical Poles at Bellows Air Force Station, Waimanalo, Ko'olaupoko District, O'ahu Island, Hawai'i (2002)
The purpose of the field investigations was to determine if cultural resources are present in the area and to mitigate any impact that the placement of the electrical poles would have on the cultural resources.
Report of Results of Archaeological Testing for a Portion of Canal Patricio at The Lofts at McKinley Property, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2011)
The Archaeological Review prepared by the City of Phoenix Archaeology Office for the project (dated 8/17/2010) identified the projected location of a previously unverified segment of Canal Patricio in a small area at the far southwestern edge of the project Area of Potential Effect (APE). The projected location of this canal was based on review of Howard’s (1991 [1992]) Central Phoenix Basin Archaeological Map. As a result, an archaeological canal testing program was required for the property...
Report on Archaeological Investigations of the Bellows Archaeological Zone National Register Site and Adjoining Portions of Bellows Air Force Station, Spring 1975 (1975)
ln the spring of 1975, archaeological research was conducted by the University of Hawaii, Department of Anthropology, along the sides of Waimānalo Stream inland of the National Register boundary. Survey and excavations revealed extensive material representing an occupation of around A. D. 1000 and earlier. Excavations within the Bellows Archaeological Zone hove resulted in the discovery of additional cultural deposits which enhance the importance of 0-18. It is suggested that the Bellows...
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...
Report on Final 1962 Survey at Mandeville Site, 9 Cla 1, Chattahoochee River Basin Survey, Mandeville Site (9CY1) 1959-1962 (1963)
In the Spring of 1962 an agreement between the National Park Service, Richmond, Virginia, and the Laboratory of Archeology, Department of Sociolocy and Anthropology, University of Georgia, took cognizance of the rapid approach of inundating waters over the Mandeville Site, 9 Cla 1, and an emergency allocation of funds from the National Park Service made possible final additional clearing of new profiles through Mound A and fresh accessions of materials from this important site. Previous...
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 Phased Data Recovery and Monitoring for the Western Canal Multi-Use Path Extension Project in Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona (2021)
ADOT is assisting COT with an MUP extension project in Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona. The new MUP provides a connection between Kyrene Road and the Western Canal for pedestrians and cyclists. The MUP is an extension of the ‘Brake’ bicycle boulevard corridor as outlined in the City of Tempe Transportation Master Plan. The ‘Brake’ bicycle boulevard runs from Tempe’s eastern limits bordering Chandler, to its western limits bordering the town of Guadalupe. The purpose of this project was to...
Report on Stabilization Efforts at Archaeological Site LA 53672 (AR-03-03-05-358), Cibola National Forest Withdrawn Lands, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico (2000)
This report represents an addendum to an earlier report in which the extent of mechanical damages to archaeological site LA 53672 (USFS No. AR-03-03-05-358) were evaluated and suggestions for stabilization of the damaged portions of the site were provided. As such, the present report documents efforts by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and Escondida Research Group (ERG) to construct a stabilization structure at archaeological site LA 53672 in order to...
Report on the Archaeological Investigation of Buried Trash Deposits Uncovered at Indian Springs AFAF PHASE I and II (1999)
Report on Phase II investigations of a historic trash pit. The buried trash consisted of aqua colored alcohol bottles (40%), ceramic dishes (may be soap dishes) (15%), cans (5%), cut bovine bones (30%), burned wood (5%), and small objects (including a burned shoe) (5%).
Report on the Cache Creek Site Mapping Exercise 1988 Archaeological Field School Sonoma State Univerisity/Santa Rosa Junior College/ Bureau of Land Management Part I of III (BLM) (1990)
A report for a field school mapping exercise carried out at five prehistoric sites near Clear Lake in Lake County, California. During surveying and mapping activities, an additional prehistoric site, CA-LAK-1618 was identified and recorded.
Representative Eighteenth Century Buttons (2014)
Left to Right: Brass Button (PCN 997); Brass Button (PCN 970); Pewter USA Button (PCN 960); White Metal Button (PCN 1035); Decorative Button (PCN 1083).
Representative Teaware (2014)
Top Row, Left to Right: Wheildonware (PCN 1089; 4c); White Salt Glazed Stoneware (PCN 1112; 27c); Earthenware Teapot (PCN 1087; 114c). Bottom Row, Left to Right: China Glaze Saucer (PCN 970; 1); Porcelain (PCN 1087); Porcelain (PCN 1086); Porcelain Saucer (PCN 1086; 23c).
Research Design for Data Recovery for the Salt River Project and Arizona Public Service Transmission Line Facilities Along the Beeline Highway (1985)
Salt River Project (SRP) and Arizona Public Service Company (APS) propose to construct three transmission lines along a portion of the Beeline Highway on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC). SRP proposes to build a new line which will connect the Pinnacle Peak, Brandow, and Papago Butte substations. APS proposes to realign two existing transmission lines and move them out of the Salt River channel and onto the north terrace above the river. Archaeological Consulting Services...
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...