Hohokam (Temporal Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Chad V. Kirvan. A.E. (Gene) Rogge. Ronald D. Savage.

Historical aerial photographs indicate the abandoned Eloy Airfield was developed prior to 1959 and ASLD records indicate the parcel of State Trust land on which the airport was located was leased to commercial crop dusting services from 1969 to 1981. Site investigations conducted between 1993 and 2006 documented that the parcel was contaminated with organochlorine pesticides, primarily toxaphene. In 2009, State Risk Management, which provided oversight and funding for environmental remedial...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Chad V. Kirvan. A. E. (Gene) Rogge.

ADOA retained URS Corporation to remove and dispose of a mound of contaminated soil from Area A of the Picacho Pesticide Site, which is within a parcel of State Trust land managed by ASLD. The contaminated soil is within an archaeological site known as the Waste Dump site and designated AZ AA:6:2(ASM). The site is the remnants of a large prehistoric Hohokam village that was occupied during the Classic period (circa A.D. 1125 to 1450). Archaeological monitoring was conducted to document any...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Stubing.

The project consists of replacement of a water main and selected fire hydrants. Ground disturbance within the project area consisted of the excavation of trenches and pits of various lengths, widths, and depths. Excavation was conducted mechanically with backhoes and by hand with shovels and picks. During the course of the project, three areas that were recommended for monitoring were excavated and backfilled by the contractor without prior notification to Jacobs. Because the trenches in these...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Korri Turner. Jewel Touchin.

The COP Archaeology office reviewed the project and provided recommendations in an August 20, 2008 Archaeological Assessment. The COP Archaeology Assessment notes that the eastern edge of the project area located in an area that has been disturbed by prior utility installations. Several prehistoric canals have been previously recorded within the project area. In addition, segments of the Maricopa Canal and the South Branch of the Maricopa Canal are located along the northeastern and southern...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Korri Turner.

The COP Archaeology Office reviewed the project and provided recommendations in a November 27, 2007 Archaeological Assessment. The assessment notes that AZ T:12:142 (ASM) / Canal Laveen, a prehistoric canal, crosses through the southern portion of the project area. Site number AZ T:12:145 (ASM) was applied to two exposed areas of a prehistoric canal that may or may not represent Canal Laveen within the project area (Hackbarth 2000). In addition, AZ T:12:387 (ASM) / Punta de Ambar, an...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jewel Touchin.

The COP Archaeology Office reviewed the APE and provided recommendations in a November 28, 2007 Archaeological Assessment. The assessment notes that historic Salt River Project Lateral 6.0, a segment of the San Francisco Canal, is located within the eastern half of the APE. A historic structure, the Progressive Builders Association building (listed on the City of Phoenix Historic Property Register), is adjacent to the southwestern corner of the APE. In addition, prehistoric canals cross the APE,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Pamela J. Cox. Cassandra J. Albush. A.E. (Gene) Rogge.

The City of Phoenix (City) Street Transportation Department made improvements, including new storm drains [up to 1.5 meters (m) (5 feet) in diameter], catch basins, paving, and landscaping. In October 2007, the City Archaeology Section assessed the proposed project and documented that the eastern part of the project area overlapped the mapped location of the archaeological site known as the Fowler Ruin. That site was recorded more than a century ago and has been described as a Hohokam village...

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The U.S. Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment retained URS Corporation (URS) to conduct a preliminary assessment and site inspection (PA/SI) of the Debris Area, subsequently designated Munitions Response Area (MRA) XU403, located at the former Williams Air Force Base (AFB) in Mesa, Arizona. The PA/SI was undertaken to determine whether there are munitions and explosives of concern (MEC) or any releases (contaminants), as defined by the Comprehensive Environmental Response,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Laurens C. Hammack.

The following report has been prepared by the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, at the request of the Environmental Planning Division of the Arizona Highway Department as an aid in identifying the impact of the proposed improvement on the archaeological resources of the region. Data presented has been gathered from two primary sources; a) archaeological survey of all areas to be utilized in construction, and b) archival and published material pertaining to the prehistory of...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Eric Cox. John Marshall.

The Bureau of Reclamation has developed an archaeological site database for the Central Arizona Project (CAP) canal main stem based on Class III survey data that includes all previously recorded sites. An unknown number of these sites were either destroyed by construction or excavation, while others are no longer located within the CAP right-of-way (ROW). To assist Reclamation in checking the accuracy of its site database, Northland Research, Inc. (Northland) was asked to relocate and record 19...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Deborah Swartz.

This document contains descriptions of sites within the Schuk Toak and San Xavier study areas. These site descriptions include information on site dimensions, cultural features, and types of artifacts. The relationships between features and artifacts as well as any disturbance to the sites are also discussed. The document also discusses collection strategies used within the project, and finally, it evaluates the site occupation time periods along with site function as well.

PROJECT USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office.

This project covers two archaeological surveys conducted prior to the construction of the Tucson Aqueduct, part of the Central Arizona Project (CAP). One of the surveys was done on the Pascua Yaqui Reservation, and thus relates to the CAP Indian Distribution Division (IDD) collection. The other survey was conducted in a lot adjacent to the Reservation, and relates to the broader Tucson Aqueduct collection.

PROJECT USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office.

Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) conducted an intensive Class III survey of five parcels located around Roosevelt Lake in the Tonto Basin Ranger District, Tonto National Forest. The project was conducted at the request of the Arizona Project Office, Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) to identify and evaluate all cultural properties that might be impacted by planned construction activities in these parcels.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Steven M. Troncone. John Rapp. Mac McDonnell.

Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) conducted a cultural resource survey of approximately 1000 acres located west of Tucson. The survey, requested by the Bureau of Reclamation, was undertaken to identify and assess the cultural resources that might be affected by the development of the Tucson Aqueduct System Reliability Investigations (TASRI) Reservoir. Two additional surveys have been completed in conjunction with the TASRI project, an 880-acre parcel directly south of the current...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Robert B. Neily.

Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) conducted an intensive Class III survey of five parcels located around Roosevelt Lake in the Tonto Basin Ranger District, Tonto National Forest. The project was conducted at the request of the Arizona Project Office, Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) to identify and evaluate all cultural properties that might be impacted by planned construction activities in these parcels. This report presents the results of the survey of the Salt River and the Windy Hill...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Robert B. Neily.

Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) conducted an intensive Class III survey of five parcels located around Roosevelt Lake in the Tonto Basin Ranger District, Tonto National Forest. The project was conducted at the request of the Arizona Project Office, Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) to identify and evaluate all cultural properties that might be impacted by planned construction activities in these parcels. This report presents the results of the survey of the Schoolhouse Point, Cottonwood...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Robert B. Neily.

Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) conducted a cultural resource survey of two segments of El Paso Natural Gas Company (EPNG) pipelines to be rerouted across the Gila River below Gillespie Dam. For reasons of safety, EPNG intends to bury the two lines that currently cross the river as bridges. In addition, two proposed staging areas for storage of pipe and equipment during the construction of the rerouted pipelines were also surveyed. The project was conducted at the request of Dr....

DOCUMENT Full-Text Mark L. Chenault. Douglas R. Mitchell.

Archaeological testing was conducted in the project area prior to its development. The City of Phoenix requested that archaeological testing be conducted at the location of the proposed UMOM Housing Project in Phoenix. The Project is on private property but will receive federal funding so the effects of this undertaking on cultural resources must be considered to comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. According to the City of Phoenix archaeological site files,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Daniel H. Sorrell.

EcoPlan completed an archaeological testing program in advance of construction of a QuikTrip convenience store in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. Seven trenches were excavated, resulting in the discovery of two apparent Hohokam pit houses. The project proponent elected not to authorize additional field investigations or analyses. QuikTrip has informed EcoPlan that artifacts collected during the testing project, along with an unprocessed sediment sample, will be deeded to Pueblo Grande Museum.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Bruce G. Phillips. Daniel H. Sorrell. Manuel R. Palacios-Fest. Louise Purdue. Glenn W. Berger. Jill Heilman.

The COP conducted road improvement and storm drain upgrades along 35th in southwest Phoenix. These improvements include new road construction (that is, widening), the installation of new fire hydrants and catch basins, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, bus bays, signs, trees, and trenching for new storm drains and connectors. Generally, such activities entail vertical excavations up to approximately 16 feet. Two prehistoric features, a pit house and a hearth, were uncovered and represent, along with...

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This report describes the results of archaeological investigations undertaken northeast and in the vicinity of the Tator Hills at the southern edge of the Santa Cruz Flats. The archaeological investigations were funded by the Bureau of Reclamation, Arizona Projects Office, and identified as Tasks 43 and 45 of Contract 3-PA-30-00740. The work was conducted to mitigate the impact to prehistoric resources in the construction of the Central Arizona Irrigation and Drainage District, Central Unit IV...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Karen R. Adams. Steven Bozarth. Regina Chapin-Pyritz. Scott Courtright. Emily Graff. Gary Huckleberry. Cara Lonardo. John Rapp. Greta Rayle. Susan Smith. Mary-Ellen Walsh. Robert Yohe. Mark R. Hackbarth.

Final report of testing and data recovery excavations within Block 22 of the original City of Phoenix Townsite in compliance with the Arizona Antiquities Act under Section 802(A.1) of the City of Phoenix's Historic Preservation Ordinance. Testing determined that significant cultural resources—prehistoric and historic features and cultural deposits—did exist below the asphalt-capped parking lot operated by the City of Phoenix Central Parking System and resulted in the westward expansion of the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kristin L. Fangmeier.

The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) purchased approximately 700 acres of private land for use as protected habitat for the Southwest Willow Flycatcher. The land is managed by the Salt River Project. At the request of Mr. Jon Czaplicki, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) prepared a literature review and culture history overview of the project area to evaluate its potential for cultural resources. The ACS review area includes a 1-mi buffer around the 700-acre project area of...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Mary-Ellen Walsh.

The proposed Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Complex is located within the historic Original Phoenix Townsite (OPT); three historic buildings constructed between 1908 and 1944 were once present. The proposed office building is within, or near, a 250 ft buffer around two known prehistoric archaeological sites: La Villa—AZ T:12:148(ASM), and AZ T:12:95(ASM). Both sites have ill-defined site boundaries because of urban development that obscures evidence of prehistoric archaeological sites. A...

PROJECT USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office.

This project is part of the Lower Verde River Survey. Other entries related to that project can be found at the following link: https://core.tdar.org/collection/27743 As required under Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act, the Bureau of Reclamation’s (Reclamation) Phoenix Area Office conducted a Class III (intensive) cultural resources inventory of approximately 6,200 acres of Reclamation withdrawn land along the west side of the lower Verde River in early 2000, which was...