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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 Mark Slaughter. David A. Phillips, Jr..

From January 25 to March 5, 1993, SWCA, Inc. Environmental Consultants conducted an archaeological testing program at AZ BB:9:50 (ASM), the Gibbon Springs Site, Pima County, Arizona. The test excavations were conducted for the Perini Land and Development Company, in conformance with Pima County regulations for grading permits. The plan of work for testing (SWCA 1993) was developed in response to a Request for Proposals (RFP) issued by the Centre for Archaeological Field Training, Pima Community...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Laurene G. Montero.

Archaeological test excavations have been conducted at a portion of La Ciudad de los Hornos (AZ U:9:71 (ASM)), a prehistoric multicomponent Hohokam village. The field work for this project, sponsored by AMCOR Investment Company, was undertaken during the fall of 1989 by Northland Research, Inc. pursuant to the proposed redevelopment of the Casa Fiesta trailer park. The Casa Fiesta project area consists of a 55-acre (22-ha), triangular lot. Archaeological testing consisted of cutting a series of...

DOCUMENT Full-Text David H. Greenwald.

This report contains the results of archaeological testing (Part I) and a plan for data recovery (Part II) at Area 6 of the dispersed Classic and post-Classic period site of Pueblo Salado. During the course of conducting archaeological testing in Area 6, the City of Phoenix Aviation Department in consultation with the City of Phoenix Archaeologist determined that the archaeological remains contained important information potential and would require further investigation through a data recovery...

DOCUMENT Full-Text R. Thomas Euler.

During December, 1990, archaeologists from SWCA, Inc. Environmental Consultants of Tucson, Arizona, conducted an archaeological testing program on the southernmost portions of Valencia Site, AZ BB:13:15 (ASM). The Valencia Site is known to represent the remains of a major Tucson Basin Preclassic period Hohokam village. Previous investigations of this site by the Institute for American Research had indicated that the current study area had a low surface artifact density and a low probability for...

DOCUMENT Full-Text J. Homer Thiel. Danielle Desruisseaux.

Residents of modern cities are often surprised to learn that historical artifacts and architectural remains survive below ground. The excavations on lots 5 through 12 of historic Block 138 demonstrate that past Tucsonans discarded large quantities of garbage in the areas next to their homes. Hundreds of items were discovered during archaeological testing of the block. The City of Tucson plans to expand its Water Plant over the block, and it was necessary to determine whether significant cultural...

DOCUMENT Full-Text J. Homer Thiel.

The City of Tucson has plans to renovate and re-landscape Sunset park, located in downtown Tucson. The park, which was built between 1904 and 1909, lies over a portion of the Spanish/Mexican period Presidio. A portion of the Presidio wall is purported to run north-south through this location. Concern over the potentially destructive impacts resulted in revisions to the architect's plans. Impacts were expected in two areas, and archaeological testing was recommended. Archaeological test...

DOCUMENT Full-Text R. Thomas Euler.

During the summer of 1988, archaeologists from Archaeological Consulting Services of Tempe, Arizona, conducted an archaeological survey of seven miles of 250-foot wide road right-of-way in Lake Pleasant Regional Park located northwest of Phoenix. This survey was conducted in order to provide inventory and assessment of the cultural resources that might be affected by the construction of additional internal roads within the park boundary. This survey resulted in the identification of nine...

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 Patricia Cook.

The City of Tucson has proposed to develop part of a commercial block, Historic Block 208, also known as the Thrifty Block, in downtown Tucson, Pima County, Arizona. Three parcels within the block had been razed prior to the current project. Archival research indicated that Historic Block 208 had a long history of both residential and commercial use, and that intact subsurface archaeological deposits could be expected within the project area. A testing and data recovery plan was proposed (Diehl...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Gavin H. Archer. Linda M. Gregonis. Dawn M. Greenwald. Richard G. Halloway.

Archaeological testing and data recovery was conducted at AZ EE:1:221 and :222 (ASM), two of several known Hohokam sites in and near the Rancho Sahuarita Block Plat. Both are Rincon phase habitation sites with pithouse, mortuary, extramural storage, and other remains. Located along the Santa Cruz River, they were farming hamlets within a larger, dispersed settlement. Archaeological testing was conducted at AZ EE:1:221 and :222 (ASM) November 9-20, 1998. On November 19, 1998, human remains found...

DOCUMENT Full-Text John M. Lindly. Douglas R. Mitchell.

This report presents the results of an archaeological testing and data recovery program for approximately two acres of land located in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona. The research was conducted at the request of William Olsen and Gerald Ricke of Mesa, Arizona, prior to the purchase of the land for proposed private development. The artifact concentrations within the parcel are located completely within the boundaries of the S.W. Germann Site (AZ U:10:2 [ASM]), a previously recorded Hohokam...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Richard V. N. Ahlstrom.

Between February 10 and 16, 1994, archaeologists from SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants conducted testing and data recovery at three archaeological sites, AZ U:15:234 (ASM), AZ U:15:235 (ASM), and AZ U:15:236 (ASM), located near Florence on Arizona State Trust land. The work was carried out under Project-Specific Permit No. 94-14, granted by the Arizona State Museum (ASM), and in accord with a mitigation plan prepared by SWCA (1993) and approved by the Arizona State Land Department (ASLD)...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Mark L. Chenault. Susan B. Bierer. David A. Phillips, Jr..

This document is a report on archaeological testing and data recovery at two prehistoric sites east of Florence, Arizona. The project area is on Arizona State Trust Land in Pinal county. The project was conducted at the request of Mr. Larry Hartman of Daniel, Mann, Johnson, & Mendenhall (DMJM) of Phoenix, Arizona. Archaeological testing and data recovery were conducted by SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants, Tucson. The two archaeological sites (AZ U:15:227 and AZ U:15:229 [ASM]) are in the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text John M. Lindly.

This report presents the results of an archaeological testing and burial recovery program for four features located in approximately 142 acres of land in south Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. The research was conducted at the request of John S. Poulsen of Providence Development, Inc., Arizona, prior to the development or the land for proposed residential use. Four features designated human burials were recorded during testing of this parcel by Northland Research, Inc in December 2002 and...

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 Catherine Gilman. Deborah L. Swartz.

Archaeological testing and monitoring was requested by the City of Tucson and Tucson Water due to the potentially sensitive areas to be impacted by the Reclaimed Pipeline Project (Phase 1). During this project, 6-in and 24-in potable water pipelines, and 36-in reclaimed water pipelines were installed within three areas of the city. The project's northern area was neither tested nor monitored, but was given a spot check at the request of the KE&G construction foreman. The central project area,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Adrianne G. Rankin.

In November 1988, Mr. Viesturs Kalva, Landscape Architect with the Engineering Department of the City of Mesa, requested a proposal from Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) to conduct testing at AZ U:9:73 (ASM) (formerly referred to as AZ U:9:9[ARS]), located within the proposed Sheepherder's Park, Mesa, Arizona. The site is on land leased to the City of Mesa by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that will be affected by activities associated with the construction of the park by the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jeffrey A. Homburg. Richard Ciolek-Torello.

Archaeological test excavations and surface collections were completed by Statistical Research, Inc. (SRI), at the Lombeye Ruin (AZ T:12:109 [ASM]). The major objective of this testing project was to determine if archaeological remains were present in the new right-of-way (ROW) and if they are eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). This work was completed for the Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) prior to construction of left turn lanes and a...

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 Deni J. Seymour. R. Thomas Euler.

This report presents project background information and the results of investigations conducted at an archaeological site located in the Tinaja Hills of southern Arizona. A site evaluation, controlled surface collection, and trenching program was conducted at AZ DD:4:141 (ASM) between October 9 and 17, 1989, by SWCA. This investigation (SWCA Project No. 90336-1) was carried out under contract with Caterpillar, Inc, of Phoenix, Arizona. The work was conducted by a crew of three archaeologists and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Gavin H. Archer.

This report details the field, documentary research, and analysis results of archaeological testing at Rancho Sahuarita sites 2 and 218, and recommends data recovery at both sites in accordance with the Rancho Sahuarita Archaeological Research Guidelines. At prehistoric Site 2, six subsurface features indicate at least three activity areas within a large surficial artifact scatter. In addition to a subsurface feature, a pair of large stone tools (metate and mortar) were found on the surface in...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Gavin H. Archer.

Archaeological testing fieldwork at Rancho Sahuarita sites AZ EE:1:225 and :226 (ASM) was completed on November 19, 1999. This testing phase followed the Archaeological Research Guidelines (ARG approved by the Town of Sahuarita (WestLand Resources and SWCA 1998). The guidelines provide a culture history and research design. AZ EE:1:225 and :226 (ASM) are two of a cluster of late pre-Classic Hohokam sites located along the west side of the Santa Cruz River in Sahuarita, Arizona. To summarize,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Ronald F. Ryden. Douglas R. Mitchell.

This report presents the results of archaeological testing at two sites located north of Concho, Apache County, Arizona. SWCA conducted mechanical trenching at AZ Q:6:69 (ASM) and AZ Q:6:72 (ASM) at the request of Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (SRP) prior to construction of two new wells and installation of approximately 10,700 feet of new pipeline, which will connect to the existing water delivery system at the Coronado Generating Station. The project area is...