Formative Period (Temporal Keyword)
26-50 (62 Records)
In compliance with Section 106 of the NHPA, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), Phoenix Area Office (PXAO) began cultural resource surveys along the Central Arizona Project (CAP) main stem alignment shortly after the CAP was authorized. For the next 25 years, various cultural resource management contractors conducted inventories of the CAP, recording several hundred archaeological sites. From the 1970s to the 1980s, some of these sites were tested and/or excavated as mitigation for the...
A Cultural Resources Survey of the Proposed Hassayampa-Jojoba Transmission Line, Maricopa County, Arizona (2002)
GBPP (Gila Bend Power Partners) proposes to construct and operate a 500kV transmission line, which will deliver electrical power from the Hassayampa Switchyard south of Wintersburg, Arizona to the Jojoba Switchyard currently under construction in south-central Maricopa County, Arizona. The project will increase the transmission of electrical power into areas surrounding metropolitan Phoenix, and will promote economic development of benefit to the people of Arizona. GBPP retained EPG...
Data Recovery at AZ AA:12:869 (ASM): Results of Archaeological Data Recovery for the Shannon Business Park Development, Pima County, Arizona (2006)
SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted archaeological data recovery investigations within a portion of AZ AA:12:869 for the Shannon Business Park LLC in compliance with Pima County regulations for a grading permit as required for the construction. Previously, SWCA conducted archaeological testing at the site, which had been completed in October 2000 (Tucker 2000). During testing, much of the site was found to be heavily disturbed due to modern agricultural plowing, but several...
The DIVAD Archeological Project (1993)
This report summarizes the results of the Division Air Defense (DIVAD) archaeological project. The project was initiated in response to a proposal to construct and use airstrip facilities on McGregor Guided Missile Range on Fort Bliss, a military installation in far western Texas and southern New Mexico. The project was designed to mitigate the adverse effect of the airstrip's construction upon prehistoric cultural remains. It was conducted by the Fort Bliss Environmental Management Office from...
Documenting Rock Art in Dinosaur National Monument (1993)
In 1988 and 1989 comprehensive documentation of twenty-two rock art sites in Dinosaur National Monument was undertaken to establish baseline information for the long-term monitoring of these sites. Procedures used included still photography, scale drawings, video photography, photogrammetry, and standardized written descriptions. Documentation for each site was compiled in a notebook format for use by park personnel during monitoring phases. Analyses of the rock art and the kinds of...
EIDs in the Southwest U.S. and Northwest Mexico
Repository for programs (written in R, and executable in RStudio, both open source) simulating the role of disease in the prehistoric Southwest U.S. and Northwest Mexico.
Eligibility Testing at Ten Sites in the Fannin-McFarland and Tucson Aqueducts, Central Arizona Project Canal, Maricopa, Pinal, and Pima Counties, Arizona (2017)
ACS conducted testing at 10 sites within Reclamation’s CAP ROW seeking to resolve the National Register of Historic Places (Register) eligibility status of sites within the CAP ROW. This document presents the results of that testing.
An Eligibility Testing Plan for Sites in the Fannin-McFarland and Tucson Aqueducts, Central Arizona Project Canal, Maricopa, Pinal, and Pima Counties, Arizona (2017)
In an effort to better manage cultural resources on Reclamation land, PXAO has developed an archaeological site database for the CAP canal. The database was developed using all the previous main stem survey data; however, the Register eligibility status of the majority of these sites was unknown following completion of the CAP. Additionally, an unknown number of sites were either destroyed by construction or excavation, while others are no longer within Reclamation’s CAP right-of-way (ROW). PXAO...
An Experimental Project to Conduct Digital Survey for Ring-Midden Features Using Lidar Data (2015)
This brochure explains to the public the cultural significance of ring-midden features, the prospect of using remote sensing data to locate them, and an outline of SRI's modeling study to show how digital survey data can assist archaeologists in defining the features and understanding patterns of the past.
Holloman Air Force Base Resources
Project metadata for resources within the Holloman Air Force Base cultural heritage resources collection.
Informe técnico 2012 — Imágenes de Oxtotitlán y Cahuaziziqui (2012)
Imágenes fotográficas, computacionales, y compuestas adjuntas al informe técnico Proyecto sobre la escritura temprana. Arte, cosmovisión y símbolo en la evolución de la complejidad mesoaméricana. Estudios de las cuevas de Oxtotitlán y Cahuaziziqui,Guerrero, México, Primera temporada (Enero 2012). Christopher L. von Nagy y Mary D. Pohl.
Intermontane Settlement Trends in the Eastern Papagueria: Cultural Resources Sample Survey in the Northeastern Barry M. Goldwater Range, Maricopa County, Arizona (1994)
In 1989, 1992, and 1994, Statistical Research, Inc., conducted sample surveys of the three proposed helicopter gunnery ranges on the extreme northeast corner of the Barry M. Goldwater Range. The survey was completed for the Western Air Reserve National Guard under a contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District. Approximately 15,000 acres were surveyed in all; a total of 130 archaeological sites was recorded. One hundred six of these were prehistoric, and 24 were historic....
Kern River 2003 Expansion Project, Utah - Volume III: Prehistoric Excavated Sites and Discoveries, Part 1 (2005)
The Kern River 2003 Expansion Project consisted of the installation of a natural gas pipeline from near Opal, Wyoming to a terminus in the vicinity of Bakersfield, California. The project was an expansion of the existing 36-inch diameter pipeline through the construction of 717 miles of additional 36 and 42 inch pipeline loops, several new compressor stations, and modifications to existing compressor stations, meter stations and various other supporting facilities. Cultural resources along the...
Lithic Use-Wear Data for Formative Period (900 BC - AD 150) Sites in Tlaxcala, Mexico (2021)
Lithic use-wear data for Formative period sites in Tlaxcala, Mexico including the villages of Amomoloc (900–650 BC), Tetel (750–500 BC), and Las Mesitas (600–500 BC) and town of La Laguna (600–400 BC & 100 BC–AD 150). The data were obtained via high magnification use-wear analysis in 2015 with reanalysis of the photographic archive in 2020. This dataset overrides the data provided in my 2017 dissertation.
Man, Models and Management: An Overview of the Archaeology of the Arizona Strip and the Management of Its Cultural Resources (1989)
The region encompassing the land north and west of the Colorado River in the State of Arizona is the subject of this Class I cultural resources overview. This region, commonly referred to as the Arizona Strip, contains approximately 3.5 million acres, of which 2.75 million acres are administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 650,000 acres are under the jurisdiction of the USDA Forest Service, and the balance is controlled by various State and Federal agencies, Indian tribes, and...
Mesoamerican Radiocarbon Database (MesoRad)
The Mesoamerican Radiocarbon (MesoRAD) database compiles published radiocarbon dates and isotopic data from archaeological sites in across Mesoamerica. Mesoamerica as a culture region is defined by shared cultural traits that span the areas of northern, central, and southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and parts of El Salvador and Nicaragua. In its final form, we hope that the database can be used as an open-access repository that will facilitate collaborative studies in the...
MesoRAD v.1.2 (2020)
The Mesoamerican Radiocarbon (MesoRAD) database compiles radiocarbon dates and isotopic data from archaeological sites in across Mesoamerica. The initial dataset from MesoRAD is a compilation of 14C dates from the Maya lowlands. We will be expanding the database to other parts of Mesoamerica soon. If you would like to submit your data to MesoRAD, please visit our website for more information: http://www.mesorad.com
MesoRAD v.1.4 (2021)
The Mesoamerican Radiocarbon (MesoRAD) database compiles radiocarbon dates and isotopic data from archaeological sites in across Mesoamerica. The initial dataset from MesoRAD is a compilation of 14C dates from the Maya lowlands. We will be expanding the database to other parts of Mesoamerica soon. If you would like to submit your data to MesoRAD, please visit our website for more information: http://www.mesorad.com
Modified Roosevelt Flood Control Space - Cultural Resources Class I Inventory (2020)
The cultural resources Class I Inventory consisted of a records review of the Roosevelt Lake flood control space. This study area falls within a larger area surrounding Roosevelt Lake that was the focus of Reclamation-sponsored cultural resources studies conducted from the mid-1970s through the 1990s as part of the Central Arizona Water Control Study Plan 6 environmental review and prescribed mitigation associated with increasing the height of the dam to its current height. Inventories conducted...
Monument Hill Ruin Arizona Site Steward File (1992)
This is an Arizona Site Steward file for the Monument Hill Ruin, located on Prescott National Forest land. The site consists of multiple loci with two pueblos, a pit house hamlet, pictographs, sheet trash, a roasting pit, and associated artifacts. A historic fence runs through the prehistoric site. The file consists of a site data form, two site steward heritage inventory record forms, rock art photo logs, four pages of field notes, and 37 pages of pictograph drawings. The earliest dated...
NRHP Eligibility Evaluation of Five Sites Within Oscura Range, White Sands Missile Range, Lincoln County, NM (2017)
Between May 5 and May 8 of 2017, Versar, Inc., conducted a National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) evaluation of five sites within U.S. Air Force Oscura Bombing and Gunnery Range on White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), Lincoln County, New Mexico. This project was conducted under the F2F Environ. Contract No. W912PP-14-C-0009 held by Baer Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc. All of the sites are within, or adjacent to, the Oscura Bombing Range, and, thus, there is the potential for...
On the Bajada: Archaeological Studies at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona (1993)
This report consists of three parts and documents Statistical Research, Inc.’s (SRI’s) work at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (D-M AFB). Results of an intensive Class II archaeological survey of 4,675 acres at the base are presented in Part 1, Life Away from the River. The surveyed areas represent about 45 percent of the total air base and nearly 66 percent of all non-developed land at D-M AFB. Eight sites and 139 non-sites and isolated occurrences were recorded during the survey, ranging in age...
Passive Accumulations: Archaeological Investigations in Support of Reconstruction and Extension of Runway 12L-30R at Williams Gateway Airport, Mesa, Arizona (2000)
Kimley-Hom and Associates are under contract with the Williams Gateway Airport Authority (WGAA) to provide services for design of the reconstruction and extension of Runway 12L-30R. A number of archaeological sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places (National Register) extend within the construction zone. Therefore, WGAA was required to take into account the potential for its undertakings to affect those archaeological sites under the terms of its lease agreement with the Air...
Photolog for Photos from Cultural Resources Assessment of 22 Archaeological Sites Located Along Reaches 1 and 2 of the Fannin-McFarland Portion of the CAP Canal (2006)
The Bureau of Reclamation has developed an archaeological site database for the Central Arizona Project (CAP) canal main stem based on the Class III survey data that includes all previously recorded sites. To assist Reclamation in checking the accuracy of its site database, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) was asked to revisit 22 sites that had been identified in Reaches 1 and 2 of the Fannin-McFarland portion of the CAP canal. This is the photolog for the photos taken from the...
Photos from the Cultural Resources Assessment of 22 Archaeological Sites Located Along Reaches 1 and 2 of the Fannin-McFarland Portion of the CAP Canal (2006)
The Bureau of Reclamation has developed an archaeological site database for the Central Arizona Project (CAP) canal main stem based on the Class III survey data that includes all previously recorded sites. To assist Reclamation in checking the accuracy of its site database, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) was asked to revisit 22 sites that had been identified in Reaches 1 and 2 of the Fannin-McFarland portion of the CAP canal. These are the photos taken from the cultural...