Classic Period (Temporal Keyword)

IMAGE Erik Borchers. Myra Borchers. Perry Borchers.

Image of on site terrestrial photogrammetry of The Great House. Picture was taken with Galileo Santoni Phototheodolite. Photo is taken of the East section looking West.

IMAGE Erik Borchers. Myra Borchers. Perry Borchers.

Image of on site terrestrial photogrammetry of The Great House. Picture was taken with Galileo Santoni Phototheodolite. Photo is taken of the North Section looking South.

IMAGE Perry Borchers. Myra Borchers. Erik Borchers.

Image of on site terrestrial photogrammetry of The Great House. Picture was taken with Galileo Santoni Phototheodolite. Photo is taken of the South and North section looking West.

IMAGE Erik Borchers. Myra Borchers. Perry Borchers.

Image of on site terrestrial photogrammetry of The Great House. Picture was taken with Galileo Santoni Phototheodolite. Photo is taken of the South Section looking North.

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Image of on site terrestrial photogrammetry of The Great House. Picture was taken with Galileo Santoni Phototheodolite. Photo is taken of the West and East Section.

IMAGE Erik Borchers. Myra Borchers. Perry Borchers.

Image of on site terrestrial photogrammetry of The Great House. Picture was taken with Galileo Santoni Phototheodolite. Photo is taken of the West Section looking East.

DOCUMENT Full-Text D. Peterson. Ron Lee. Rick Ahlstrom. J. S. Wood. Ronald J. Ice.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file for the Cellar Creek Ruin, located on Tonto National Forest land. The site is comprised of a 100 or more room structure (described as a caserón, compound, or pueblo) with defensive walls and a maze entry, accompanied by artifact scatter and at least one cemetery. The file consists of a heritage inventory form, two types of site data form, maps of the site, an Arizona State Museum archaeological survey form, and a cultural resources preliminary inventory...

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This document is a collection of articles written for the centennial celebration of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. These articles regard the history of the monument, the Hohokam and their culture.

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Image reflects an aerial view of areas in Central and South portion of Compound A at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument undergoing 1963 excavations.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region.

On July 15, 1983, the chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) ratified a programmatic memorandum of agreement among the Arizona and New Mexico State Historic Preservation Officers (SHPOs), the Bureau of Reclamation, and the ACHP. The subject of that agreement was the construction of the Central Arizona Project (CAP) and its impact upon historic properties. That agreement was negotiated in compliance with Section 2(b) of Executive Order 11593, "Protection and Enhancement...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Cherie K. Walth.

Greystone Environmental Consultants, Inc., on behalf of Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (SRP), has developed this Class I Cultural Resources Inventory for the Pinal West to Southeast Valley/Browning 500 kV Project (Project) as part of the Certificate of Environmental Compatibility (CEC) Application. SRP contracted with Greystone Environmental Consultants, Inc. (Greystone) to complete the Class I report. The Project includes the construction of one single circuit...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christian E. Downum. Adrianne G. Rankin. Jon S. Czaplicki.

The Cultural Resource Management Division of the Arizona State Museum conducted an intensive Class III survey and testing program for the Phase B portion of the Tucson Aqueduct. Archaeologists surveyed 3,370 ha and identified 47 archaeological sites and 8 nonsites. Site types recorded included 4 Archaic camps, 2 Hohokam villages, 6 Hohokam farmstead-field houses, 28 limited-activity sites, 4 quarries, and 3 Protohistoric sites. Of the 47 identified sites, 24 were recommended for data recovery.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Craig M. Fertelmes.

This document presents the results of a Class III cultural resources survey with management recommendations for the Salt River Project’s (SRP) 115kV Coolidge to Hayden electrical transmission line right-of-way (ROW) in District 1 of the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC), Pinal County, Arizona. The survey was completed by the GRIC Cultural Resources Management Program (CRMP; Project No. 2015.16sl), at the request of SRP, and in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sarah Jackson.

This resource is an application for the Post PhD Research Grant from the Wenner-Gren Foundation. This project investigated how Classic Maya individuals understood the objects that archaeologists characterize as 'artifacts,' and applied this Maya material perspective to modern archaeological practices in order to transform how we interpret excavations at Classic Maya sites. To accomplish this, the project focused on three activities: reconstructing elements of a Classic Maya perspective on the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Donald L. Spencer. Thomas D. Mulhern Jr.. James M. Rancier.

These documents contain communication and a form related to the assessement of actions that would have an impact on cultural resources in Compound A at the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument as a result of a mapping and monitoring project . The form details both the potential and certain impacts on the Compound. The communications relate drainage problems caused by wind, rain, time and visitor impact.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Keith Anderson. George J. Chambers. Donald L. Spencer. R. Clay Cunnigham. Thomas D. Mulhern Jr..

These documents are a series of letters, notes and approval documents regard the ongoing preservation efforts from 1987 to 2000 on Compound A at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. The forms are for assessment of actions that may affect cultural resources. These forms go into great detail regarding the dynamics of the preservation process in terms of these affects. The letters are cover letters for these forms.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Donald L. Spencer. Thomas D. Mulhern Jr..

These documents regard a proposed backfill project for Compound B at the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. There is a form for assessment of actions the would affect cultural resources. There are 2 detailed sketch maps, one showing the entire monument detailing all sites and features and another detailing Compound B and all its structures.

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This project contains misc. images, maps, and documents of Compound B, a compound site containing 2 platform mounds. Many of the resources are historic and include post excavation photographs from 1907-1908.

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This image is a breakdown of the isometric volume of Compound B at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument.

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This image is a detailed compound map of Compound B at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Rachel Fernandez

Between November 9, 2001 and May 31, 2002, SWCA archaeologists conducted a series of testing and data recovery investigations at the Cortaro Road Site (AZ AA:12:232 (ASM)) for Arizona Pavilions Development in the Town of Marana, Pima County, Arizona. This work was conducted to comply with the Town of Marana's regulations for a grading permit. Archaeological features dating to the Early Agricultural (pre-San Pedro, San Pedro, Early Cienega, and Late Cienega phases) and Early Ceramic (Tortolita...

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Cosmos Mindeff reported on the stabilization and preservation activities at Casa Grande Ruins in 1891 in the Thirteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology. This work is the first known incident of the federal government actively preserving a prehistoric site. Casa Grande Ruins was established as the first cultural preserve the following year in 1892. Additional documents within this project include maps, correspondence, and references related to this work.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Wood. McAllister.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file that consists of the Cottonwood Box Ruin which is located on Tonto National Forest land. The site is comprised of a masonry room block with artifact scatter and possible terracing and checkdams. The file consists of a heritage inventory form, unlabeled form, two hand drawn site maps, an artifact collection record form, cultural resources inventory form, and a map of the site location. The earliest dated document is from 1983.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Alfred E. Dittert. Paul R. Fish. Don E. Simonis.

The Central Arizona Project (CAP) was authorized by the Colorado River Basin Act (P.L. 90-537) in 1968. The following year, the Department of Anthropology at Arizona State University conducted a survey of the preliminary alignment of the Granite Reef Aqueduct and portions of the Salt-Gila Aqueduct for the Bureau of Reclamation under a National Park Service contract. The feasibility alignment extended from the Agua Fria River, southeast to the Gila River and was divided into eight sections: four...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Alfred E. Dittert, Jr.. Paul R. Fish. Don E. Simonis.

One of several construction programs proposed for inclusion in the Central Arizona Project was a system of aqueducts to link Parker Dam on the Colorado River in western Arizona and the Charleston Damsite on the San Pedro River in southeastern Arizona. Since the possibility existed that archaeological remains might be destroyed by necessary subjugation of lands for the aqueduct, the Southwest Archaeological Center of the National Park Service, U. S. Department of the Interior, made arrangements...