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DOCUMENT Full-Text Joseph Ezzo. David M.R. Barr. S. Jerome Hesse.

Pima County Wastewater Management proposes to construct a sewer line (the Santa Cruz Interceptor [SCI]) along the east bank of the Santa Cruz River. Phase I of this project, has already been completed. Phases II and III will include the installation of a 72-inch-diameter sewer line, manholes, access roads, and other necessary facilities. Under contract with Pima County, SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted an archaeological pedestrian survey and non-site identification testing of the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Charles R. Moffat. Cynthia Royden Houston.

This report describes the results of a cultural resources survey and test excavations on sloughing easement lands along the Sac River downstream from Stockton Lake, Missouri. An intensive survey of 400 acres of easement lands was carried out, and test excavations at all sites found within the survey area were undertaken to provide data needed to evaluate the eligibility of the sites for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Three previously recorded prehistoric sites...

DOCUMENT Full-Text David H. Greenwald. Richard Anduze. Mary-Ellen Walsh-Anduze.

Archaeological investigations at Williams Air Force Base (WAFB), located in southeast Maricopa County, Arizona, were initiated in response to the 1991 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission’s (the Closure Commission) recommendation to close WAFB following the passage of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (the Closure Act) (Public Law 101-510, Title XXIX). Prior to closure or realignment of base facilities, preparation of an environment impact statement (EIS) was...

DOCUMENT Full-Text David H. Greenwald. Richard Anduze. Mary-Ellen Walsh-Anduze.

Archaeological investigations at Williams Air Force Base (WAFB), located in southeast Maricopa County, Arizona, were initiated in response to the 1991 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission’s (the Closure Commission) recommendation to close WAFB following the passage of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (the Closure Act) (Public Law 101-510, Title XXIX). Prior to closure or realignment of base facilities, preparation of an environment impact statement (EIS) was...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Richard Anduze. David H. Greenwald. Robert Haynes-Peterson. Douglas R. Mitchell. Mary-Ellen Walsh-Anduze.

In consultation with the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), HALLIBURTON NUS conducted a preliminary data collection effort and "Class I Overview" of the Williams AFB property and surrounding area. This consisted of a literature search and review of files at the SHPO. The Class I Overview identified three archaeological sites on the Williams AFB property. The Midvale Site (AZ U:10:24, ASU) consists of a large prehistoric Hohokam village considered to be of cultural importance....

DOCUMENT Full-Text David A. Gregory. Diane L. Douglas.

The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), United States Department of the Interior, was in the initial stages of the Water Management Project designed to bring Central Arizona Project water to the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC). Under terms of a contract signed in 1992 with the GRIC, facilities designed and constructed by Reclamation would deliver 173,000 acre-feet of water annually onto the reservation. Federal law mandates consideration of potential impacts of such projects upon cultural...

DOCUMENT Full-Text David M.R. Barr.

SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) was contracted by Empire Southwest to conduct an archaeological survey of a 12.5-acre parcel that is privately owned by the California Portland Cement Company (CPC). The survey was conducted to aid Empire Southwest and the CPC in complying with Arizona’s State Historic Preservation Act prior to commercial development. An archaeological survey of the project area resulted in the re-location of a previously recorded archaeological site, AZ AA:12:20/352 (ASM),...

DOCUMENT Full-Text David M. R. Barr.

Ed Pinkering is proposing to construct a corral and fence line in Pinal County, Arizona, to aid his cattle ranching activities. The proposed corral and fence line is located on Arizona State Land Department (ASLD)-administered lands. The proposed corral will be constructed using continuous iron pipe rails. SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) was contracted by Ed Pinkering to conduct an archaeological survey of the proposed corral and fence line to aid the ASLD in complying with the Arizona...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Barbara S. Macnider. Holly DeMaagd. David E. Doyel. Shereen Lerner. Jerryll Moreno.

In conjunction with an Environmental Impact Statement analysis being conducted for the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Red Mountain Freeway east of State Route (SR) 87 by Entranco Engineers, Inc., Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) performed cultural resource investigations of proposed alternative alignments. To assist the initial alternative selection process, a Class I survey, or literature review, was first prepared for a 55-square-mile area. A Class III survey of all...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Mark R. Hackbarth.

Northland Research, Inc. (Northland) has completed an archaeological survey of 98.0 acres (39.7 hectares) in Maricopa County, Arizona for Salt River Project and Arizona Public Service. The work accomplished included an archaeological survey, review of pertinent archaeological literature, and an examination of historical records. Northland’s survey was conducted between May 25 to June 4, 2001 and July 22, 2001 under authority of its Arizona State Museum permit #2001 -33bl. Mark Hackbarth served...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael R. Yarborough.

The following describes an archaeological inventory of ten installations of the 611th Air Support Group in Alaska. This inventory encompassed the Air Force property surrounding the facilities at each installation. It was not an inventory or evaluation of the buildings and other structures themselves. The ten installations that are the focus of this study fall within two broad geographic areas. Six -Barter Island Long-Range Radar Site (LRRS), Bullen Point Short-Range Radar Site (SRRS), Oliktok...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Heidi Roberts.

On June 3, 1993, archaeologists from SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants of Tucson, Arizona conducted a cultural resource survey of land surrounding the Marsh Station interchange in Pima County, Arizona. The purpose of the survey was to locate and describe cultural resources within the project area that might be adversely affected by reconstruction of the Marsh Station interchange and the Cienega Creek bridge. The findings of this study will be incorporated into the Environmental Assessment...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Donald R. Keller.

The 243-mile preferred alignment of the proposed Mead to Phoenix ±500kV direct current transmission system was surveyed for archaeological resources by the Museum of Northern Arizona in the spring of 1984. Fifty-eight archaeological sites were identified on the alignment, plus 10 historic routes in areas crossed by the alignment. Seventeen of the sites are historic, dating from the 1860s to World War II. Forty-one prehistoric sites range in age from the late Archaic through the Ceramic period to...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Veletta Canouts.

This report is a statement concerning the assessed impact of the proposed Orme Reservoir on the archaeological resources. The Orme Reservoir is one phase of the Bureau of Reclamation's Central Arizona Project plan to impound and distribute water from the Colorado River to central and southern Arizona. To be located at the confluence of the Salt and Verde rivers, the Orme Reservoir will flood approximately 24,000 acres of bottomland along both rivers. Previous archaeological data from the area...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Douglas B. Craig.

A Class III cultural resources survey was conducted of the SRP 12kV and 22kV distribution/transmission line system in and around the Tonto Basin of central Arizona. The right-of-way corridor was roughly 89 miles long and 30 meters wide. An estimated 18 miles of access roads were also surveyed. The purpose of the survey was to identify, record, and assess the significance of cultural resources along the right-of-way corridor. In addition, a records search was carried out in order to identify...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Mark R. Hackbarth.

Northland Research, Inc. (Northland) has completed an archaeological survey of 119 acres (48.1 hectares) for the Salt River Project in the Town of Gilbert. Survey of the existing Santan Generating Station was completed in anticipation of renovations to the power generating station. Construction of a proposed 825 megawatt, natural-gas fired generating station is the impetus for the survey. The proposed construction will entail demolition and relocation of existing facilities and infrastructure....

DOCUMENT Full-Text Mark Grady.

The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) directed the Arizona State Museum to conduct a cultural resources survey of the Salt-Gila (Fannin-McFarland) Aqueduct as part of its environmental assessment of the impacts of the proposed Central Arizona Project. Twenty-two archaeological sites and two major areas of cultural activity were identified during the survey. Of these sites, 19 were recommended for further investigation and 5 were suggested for clearance (not eligible for the NRHP). The...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Edward Bridge Danson.

The Santa Cruz River is located in south-central Arizona in the Santa Cruz and Pima Counties. A short stretch of the rivers lies in northern Sonora and forms a big horseshoe bend as the river cuts across the foot of the Patagonia Mountains from the San Rafael Valley into the Santa Cruz Valley proper. In the San Rafael Valley, where the headwaters of the river are found, the Santa Cruz passes few towns or villages. The first one is Lochiel, a small cluster of houses on the International...

DOCUMENT Full-Text John Mullin.

The Fort A.P. Hill Cultural Resource Manager, under the Environmental Division of the Directorate of Public Works within Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, has completed Phase I archaeological survey in association with proposed forestry activities in 10 forestry blocks located in Training Areas 21, 23, 24, and 30, Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, Virginia. The proposed forestry activities will include two pine selection cuts (Blocks 24A06PS and 30A06PS), four pine thinnings (Blocks 21A06TH, 23A06TH,...

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The Fort A.P. Hill Cultural Resource Manager, under the Environmental Division of the Directorate of Public Works within Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, has completed Phase I archaeological survey in association with proposed forestry activities in 10 forestry blocks located in Training Areas 21, 23, 24, and 30, Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, Virginia. The proposed forestry activities will include two pine selection cuts (Blocks 24A06PS and 30A06PS), four pine thinnings (Blocks 21A06TH, 23A06TH,...

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The Fort A.P. Hill Cultural Resource Manager, under the Environmental Division of the Directorate of Public Works within Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, has completed Phase I reconnaissance-level archaeological survey in association with proposed development of Firing Point 1 at Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, Virginia. Firing Point 1 is an active live-fire range located in an impact area. The proposed development will include clearing of vegetation and construction of berms and targetry. The current...

DOCUMENT Full-Text John Mullin.

The Fort A.P. Hill Cultural Resource Manager, under the Environmental Division of the Directorate of Public Works within Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, has completed Phase I reconnaissance-level archaeological survey in association with proposed development of Firing Point 1 at Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, Virginia. Firing Point 1 is an active live-fire range located in an impact area. The proposed development will include clearing of vegetation and construction of berms and targetry. The current...

PROJECT John Mullin.

The Fort A.P. Hill Cultural Resource Manager, under the Environmental Division of the Directorate of Public Works within Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, has completed Phase I reconnaissance-level archaeological survey in association with proposed development of (1) an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) airstrip and (2) a fire training center, at Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, Virginia. The objective of the archaeological survey was to identify any historic properties that may be located within the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Roger K. Harritt.

This study discusses the 2008 cultural resource survey at the King Salmon Forward Operating location. The areas evaluated included the Air Force property in the vicinity of building T-524, the Old Marina building located on the northeast bank of the Naknek River, and the vicinity of Naknek Recreation Camp No. 1.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Mark R. Hackbarth. T. Kathleen Henderson.

This report presents the results of archaeological test excavations at 17 prehistoric sites located on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community in Maricopa County, Arizona. The project was conducted by Northland Research, Inc. (Northland) for the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) within the State Route 87 corridor between McDowell Road and Shea Boulevard. Among the sites are a prehistoric canal, extensive habitation sites, and smaller or more widely dispersed limited activity...