DOCUMENT Full-Text Banks L. Leonard.

Between April 4 and July 3, 1997, Soil Systems, Inc. (SSI) archaeologists conducted a program of archaeological test excavations and burial removal for DMB Property on a parcel of land to facilitate compliance with A.R.S. 41-865 for the protection of human remains (Arizona State Museum [ASM] Case No. 97-15). The DMB Property land was a 10.48-ac (42.41 ha) parcel located on the north side of Van Buren Street, between 44th Street and the Hohokam Expressway Right-of-way in Phoenix. The...

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 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 (Figure 1.1). 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 irregular parcels are located east of Sossaman Road and Rittenhouse Road and the Southern Pacific railroad form the southern boundary (Figure 1.2).The...

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 A. E. Rogge. Regina Chapin-Pyritz.

The project includes street improvements and construction of an adjacent multi use trail. The project is being constructed in two phases. This project addressed Phase 1, which involved: installing 15 buried storm drain laterals to carry rainfall runoff from the street to a 5-foot (1.5-m) diameter storm drain that had been previously buried beneath the street, relocating a sewer line manhole, relocating or installing new fire hydrants at six locations, constructing a sidewalk, converting an open...

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 Mark L. Chenault.

The large Hohokam site of Los Aumentos (AZ T:12:178 [ASM]) is located in Phoenix, Arizona. WestLand Resources, Inc. (WestLand), was contracted by AZ 72 LLC and Capri I LLC to conduct archaeological testing. The proposed project (PGM 2006-40) is a mixed residential and commercial development. The project area is located on privately owned land. The City of Phoenix conducted an archaeological assessment of the proposed project (Z-31-06-7) on 18 April 2006 and determined that archaeological...

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 T. Kathleen Henderson. Tiffany C. Clark.

This report presents results of archaeological testing by Desert Archaeology, Inc., at two archaeological sites located on the proposed El Rancho Santa Rosa Residential Development near Maricopa, Arizona. The purpose of this work was to determine if the sites meet eligibility requirements for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. This activity was conducted at the request of Reeve & Associates, Inc., to comply with Section 106 of the National Preservation Historic Act, as...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Steven M. Troncone.

In November of 1992, at the request of the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) conducted an evaluation of a portion of AZ T:3:79(ASM). Subsurface testing was performed because proposed road modifications had the potential to impact the cultural resources present. Testing was limited to a 5 m right-of-way on either side of the existing road. The objectives were to define the nature and extent of any buried cultural material and make recommendations...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Chris North. Michael S. Foster. Ronald F. Ryden.

This document presents the results of archaeological testing at AZ T:7:149 (ASM), AZ T:7:150 (ASM), and AZ T:7:151 (ASM) within the Dos Rios Development near Sun City West, Maricopa County, Arizona. SWCA conducted archeological testing at two prehistoric Hohokam sites, AZ T:7:149 (ASM) and AZ T:7:150 (ASM), and one historical Euroamerican site, AZ T:7:151 (ASM), prior to the proposed residential development of the 195 acre parcel in which the sites are located. These three sites were recommended...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Chris North. Michael S. Foster.

Cortessa LLC is proposing the residential development of a 613-acre parcel of land near the White Tank Mountains in Maricopa County, Arizona. The privately-owned land is located on the east side of the White Tank Mountains. A permit under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act from the Army Corp of Engineers is necessary to proceed with the development; thus it is subject to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. A previous archaeological survey of the parcel resulted in the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Chris North.

This report summarizes archaeological testing at AZ U:10:91 (ASM), a small Hohokam site in Queen Creek, Arizona. At the request of Environmental and Earth Science Consultants Ltd., SWCA conducted archaeological testing at AZ U:10:91 (ASM) to determine if subsurface cultural deposits are present and whether the site is eligible to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Soil Systems, Inc. identified AZ U:10:91 (ASM) in October, 2000 during a 12 acre survey of former agricultural land...

DOCUMENT Full-Text David B. Tucker.

From January 2 to January 13, 1997, SWCA, Inc. Environmental Consultants conducted preliminary test excavations at eight prehistoric archaeological sites for a planned golf course in the Rancho Sahuarita development located within the incorporated boundaries of Sahuarita, Pima County, Arizona. All sites appear to be affiliated with the prehistoric Hohokam and date to the Rincon and/or Tanque Verde phases (A.D. 950 to A.D. 1250). Plans for the golf course, which will be the first phase of a...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Gavin H. Archer.

The Fetzer Ranch property is located in the northeastern Tucson Basin. Development of the property by the owner, Saguaro Utah, is subject to cultural resources management for Pima County permitting. A research design and plan of work for archaeological testing at eight sites on the private Fetzer Ranch property was approved by Pima County (Archer 1999). PAST conducted an archaeological survey of the Fetzer Ranch property in 1993 and recorded nine archaeological sites. One site was the subject...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Stubing.

This report presents the results of archaeological testing conducted on a parcel of land located in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. The testing was conducted at the request of the City of Phoenix Neighborhood Services Department prior to proposed housing development within the parcel. The testing was conducted under an on-call archaeological services contract between the City of Phoenix and SWCA (contract no. 90034), and was assigned project number PGM 2000-3 by the City of Phoenix...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Joseph A. Ezzo.

In July and August 2003, SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted a cultural resources survey of 208 acres in North Neighborhood 12 of the Rancho Vistoso development in Oro Valley, Arizona (Hesse 2003). Eight archaeological sites were identified. Following agency review of these findings, four prehistoric sites and one historic site were considered eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and required additional archaeological work prior to development. A...

DOCUMENT Full-Text David P. Doak.

In April, 1998, archaeologists from SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants conducted a cultural resource evaluation of a 979-acre parcel of privately held lands in the Rincon Valley, southeast of Tucson, Arizona. The work was done at the request of Mr. Peter Backus of PB Trading Company, Inc. Most of the area under consideration—approximately 809 acres—had been surveyed as part of a 5,800 acre survey conducted by SWCA personnel in 1988 (Sires and Gregory 1989). The 1998 operation involved the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Stubing. Douglas R. Mitchell.

Archaeological testing was conducted by SWCA, Inc. from May 17 to 23, 1996 on a parcel of land located on the northern portion of the Gateway Community College property in southeast Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. The testing was requested by the Maricopa County Community College District to identify any cultural materials prior to proposed development and construction within the area. Seventeen backhoe trenches were excavated within the parcel. A single archaeological feature, a prehistoric...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Banks L. Leonard.

On April 17 and 18, 1997, personnel from Soil Systems, Inc. (SSI) completed archaeological test excavations on a 3.8 acre parcel, Gateway Lot 4, scheduled for commercial development. Based on previous research, the parcel was believed to lie near the northwest edge of the large Hohokam site of Pueblo Grande (AZ U:9:1[ASM], see Bostwick 1993-4; Breternitz 1994; Kwiatkowski 1996). Archaeological remains incuding burials were previously documented less than 300 ft (61 m) southeast of Gateway Lot 4,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Chad V. Kirvan.

Knox Electric is planning to construct a commercial building on a privately owned vacant lot at in Phoenix. The Phoenix City Archaeologist reviewed the application for a building permit to ensure that the proposed development was compatible with historic-, cultural-, and character-preservation goals of the Phoenix General Plan (City of Phoenix 2001:245­ 248). The review determined that the project is within the mapped limits of a prehistoric archaeological site known as Las Canopas [AZ...

DOCUMENT Full-Text URS Corporation.

Monte Vista Apartments LLC plans to construct two four-unit apartment buildings on adjacent, privately owned vacant parcels. The Phoenix city archaeologist reviewed the application for a building permit to ensure that the proposed development was compatible with goals of the Phoenix General Plan (City of Phoenix 2001:245-248) for preserving the history, culture, and character of the city. The review determined that the project is within the mapped limits of a prehistoric archeological site known...

DOCUMENT Full-Text David B. Tucker.

Archaeological testing within Loci 2 and 3 of AZ AA:16:3 (ASM), the West Branch Site, took place between October 28 and November 5, 2004. All work was carried out in accordance with the terms of the treatment plan that had been approved by Pima County on October 12, 2004. In total, 250 linear meters of backhoe trenches were excavated in Locus 2 and 810 linear meters of trenches in Locus 3. Generally speaking, high quantities of cultural remains were found at both loci. Thirteen new...

DOCUMENT Full-Text John M. Lindly. Cara Schmidt.

This report presents the results of archaeological testing at McKinley Street in Phoenix. The project area includes an approximately 7000 square foot residential lot. This project was conducted at the request of the City of Phoenix Neighborhood Services Department under an on-call archaeological services contract between the City and SWCA, Inc. (Contract no. 101005) and was assigned project number PGM 2003-38 by the City of Phoenix Archaeology Section. Due to the possible presence of a...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Banks L. Leonard.

Based on existing development plans prepared for Kitchell Development Co. for the parcel containing a former Maricopa County Sheriff’s substation at 48th and Washington Streets, Phoenix, Arizona, two areas were to be excavated below grade for a building foundation and a runoff detention basin. Because this parcel is immediately east of known prehistoric cultural remains that are part of the large Hohokam site of Pueblo Grande (AZ U:9:1(ASM)), backhoe trenching was conducted in the two areas to...

DOCUMENT Full-Text David K. Sayre. Jenna Bray.

Between November 29 and December 10, 2001, archaeologists from SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted archaeological testing at Site AZ AA:12:232 (ASM), a prehistoric archaeological site known as the Cortaro Road Site in the Town of Marana, Pima County, Arizona. Archaeological testing was related to the construction of a business facility and was conducted at the request of Arizona Pavilions Development, Inc., in order to comply with the Town of Marana Grading Ordinance. Testing...

DOCUMENT Full-Text David K. Sayre. India S. Hesse.

Between November 7 and 9, 2001, archaeologists from SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted archaeological testing at Site AZ AA:12:351 (ASM), a prehistoric artifact scatter located in the town of Marana, Pima County, Arizona. Archaeological testing was related to the construction of a retail business, and was conducted at the request of the Powell Development Services, LLC and Snell and Wilmer, LLP, in order to comply with the Town of Marana Grading Ordinance. Testing was...

DOCUMENT Full-Text David P. Doak.

On July 15, 1998, five test trenches were excavated at Site AZ AA:12:834 (ASM). The site was the excavations were done on behalf of El Dorado Holdings, Inc., the organization that is supervising development of the Shamrock Center development. The site was originally recorded during a 1998 survey as a low-density scatter of sherds, lithics, and groundstone spread over an area about 50 m across. Based on testing results, it appears to actually be somewhat smaller. One archaeological "feature", an...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Matthew H. Bilsbarrow.

In February and March 1998, Archaeological Research Services, Inc. (ARS) conducted archaeological test excavations in a portion of Site AZ AA:2:131 (ASM) located within the Christensen Road corridor on either side of Pima Lateral Canal Bridge, in Pinal County, Arizona. This investigation, undertaken on behalf of the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) (Project No. BRPPN-0(27)P; TRACS No. 0000 PN PPN SB 366 01C), was performed to document the presence or absence, character, and National...

DOCUMENT Full-Text David P. Doak.

Between October 19 and 30, 1998, archaeologists from SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants conducted an archaeological testing operation at Site AZ BB:9:58 (ASM), the Vista del Rio Site, in Tucson, Arizona. Thirty-six backhoe trenches were excavated on the property; a total of 36 features, including 15 pithouses, 12 pits, 2 thermal features, 4 cremations, and 3 indeterminate features, were identified, mainly in the western half of the site. Based on these numbers and the size of the sample, we...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Douglas R. Mitchell. Joseph Crary.

Archaeological testing was conducted at the Sunset Colony residential development parcel in Mesa, Arizona. Test trenches were excavated to identify the presence and distribution of subsurface features Nine prehistoric features were identified and a site number was assigned to this area. AZ U:9:148 (ASM) The features included 2 pits and 7 irrigation features. One of the irrigation features, a canal, max represent an extension of canal alignments that were documented in the early part of this...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Douglas R. Mitchell.

This document presents the results of archaeological testing, including mapping and surface collections, at two prehistoric sites, AZ U:1:128 (ASM) and AZ U:1:129 (ASM), in northern Scottsdale, Arizona. Previous archaeological work in a 480-acre parcel owned by Desert Mountain Properties, Inc. (Desert Mountain), included a survey (Bilsbarrow and Stone 1994) and a monitoring project (Hampson 1995). The testing project area includes the northern part of the original survey area. These sites are...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Heidi Roberts.

During the month of July, 1992, SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants, carried out an archaeological testing program at Skydive Arizona. This area is approximately 15 miles due south of Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. The land is privately owned and located next to a landing strip. The testing was necessary to identify archaeological sites in an area where ground disturbance and construction activities had made surface examination for sites impossible. In the areas where artifacts had been...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Connie A. Darby. T. Kathleen Henderson. Fred L. Nials.

This report has been prepared by Desert Archaeology, Inc., at the request of Aspen Environmental Group (Aspen) and the Western Area Power Administration (Western) for the archaeological testing of the Coolidge Substation, Pinal County, Arizona. Cultural resources previously known to be present within the substation include one archaeological site, AZ U:14:292 (ASM), a prehistoric artifact scatter in the northwestern corner of the property, and two canals observed in trench w alls w est of the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Deborah L. Swartz.

The Flowing Wells Fire District is constructing a fire station and is planning to build an administration building. Archaeological testing was undertaken because the construction parcel lies within the boundaries of a known archaeological site, the Hodges site, AZ AA:12:18 (ASM), and prehistoric remains were uncovered dining preliminary construction activities. Twenty-four archaeological features were recorded during the testing phase. They include 10 pithouses, 4 possible pithouses, 5...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Chris T. Wenker. Douglas R. Mitchell. Thomas N. Motsinger.

This report describes the results of an archaeological testing project at the Massera Ruin (Site AZ U:10:22 [ASM]) in Queen Creek, Arizona. The testing project was conducted at the request of Willis Property Company, L.C., of Mesa, Arizona, who proposes to construct a residential development on the 640-acre project parcel known as the Meridian Ranch. Previous survey data (Wenker 1999) indicated that the Massera Ruin overlapped a 399-acre portion of the Meridian Ranch, but this entire area had...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Chris T. Wenker. Douglas R. Mitchell. Thomas N. Motsinger.

This report describes the results of an archaeological testing project at the Massera Ruin (Site AZ U:10:22 [ASM]) in Queen Creek, Arizona. The testing project was conducted at the request of Willis Property Company, L.C., of Mesa, Arizona, who proposes to construct a residential development on the 640-acre project parcel known as the Meridian Ranch. Previous survey data (Wenker 1999) indicated that the Massera Ruin overlapped a 399-acre portion of the Meridian Ranch, but this entire area had...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael S. Foster. Ronald F. Ryden. Chris North. John M. Lindly. Cara Bellavia. Gary Huckleberry.

This document presents the results of archaeological testing prior to a proposed residential development in Goodyear, Arizona. The project proponent, Sonterra Partners, is planning to develop approximately 800 acres of private land in Goodyear, Arizona for single-family housing. Numerous surface artifacts were identified within the documented boundary of two previously identified large prehistoric Hohokam sites—Alkali Ruin (AZ T:11:24 [ASM]) and the Morocco Ruin (AZ T:11:106 [ASM]) (North...

DOCUMENT Full-Text J. Homer Thiel.

Archaeological testing was conducted at the proposed location of a new arena, located in Pima County, Arizona. The project area was historically known as Lot 2 of Block 221. Desert Archaeology, Inc., personnel conducted the testing at the request of the property owner, the City of Tucson, to determine if any significant cultural resources were located within the remaining unexamined portions of the Catalina Lot, a modern paved parking lot. Cultural resources compliance for City of Tucson...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Deborah L. Swartz.

During the fall of 1990, archaeologists from the Center for Desert Archaeology conducted a limited testing program at the Romero Ruin, AZ BB:9:1, a large prehistoric Hohokam village with an overlying historic component, located in Catalina State Park, approximately 10 miles north of Tucson, Arizona. The testing program was undertaken for four reasons: 1) To offset the potential impacts to the archaeological deposits that might result from the construction of a proposed interpretive trail and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Deborah L. Swartz.

Limited archaeological testing was conducted at the Romero Ruin, AZ BB:9:1 (ASM), during the spring of 1993 by archaeologists from the Center for Desert Archaeology. The site is a large prehistoric Hohokam village with an overlying historic component, located in Catalina State Park approximately 10 miles north of Tucson, Arizona. The purpose of the testing program was threefold: 1) to expose archaeological features along the interpretive trail prior to the features' being stabilized, 2) to...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Douglas R. Mitchell.

Archaeological testing was conducted in east-central Phoenix, Arizona. Test trenches were systematically excavated at both schools to identify the presence and distribution of subsurface features. Seven features were identified and a site number was assigned to this area, AZ U:9:134 (ASM). This site roughly corresponds with the location of a map that was created in the early part of this century. The features included a roasting pit, an ash stain with sherds, two large pits or middens, two ash...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael S. Foster.

This document presents the results of archaeological testing of the site of the proposed Suns Legacy Hotel in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. The testing was undertaken in an effort to determine if significant prehistoric or historic period cultural resources could be adversely affected by the construction of the proposed Suns Legacy Hotel (SLH). The testing was completed under contract to the Tynan Group for the Suns Legacy Hotel Investors, LLC. The SLH project area lies within the general boundary...

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 Ellen C. Ruble.

Archaeological testing was conducted in the northwest portion of the Valencia site, AZ BB:13:15 (ASM), to determine if significant subsurface archaeological remains were present in a City of Tucson parcel that may be acquired and developed by Pima Community College. The information collected from this project contributes to defining Valencia Vieja, the Early Ceramic period occupation of the Valencia site. Fifteen new features were discovered in 1,120 m of backhoe trenches that were strategically...

DOCUMENT Full-Text J. Homer Thiel.

In October 1998, Desert Archaeology, Inc. conducted archaeological testing inside the Duffield portion of the historic Fish-Stevens-Duffield House. The structure was until recently the location of Janos restaurant. The restaurant has vacated the structure and the Tucson Museum of Art is planning to convert the area to gallery space. The building is owned by the City of Tucson and leased to the Tucson Museum of Art. Architect Bob Vint performed an assessment of the property in September 1998 and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text J. Homer Thiel.

The City of Tucson is planning to construct a bikeway in northeast Tucson. As part of the planning process, Desert Archaeology, Inc. performed an archaeological survey and records check of the project area (Eppley 1998). The evaluation revealed that a portion of the project area was adjacent to AZ BB:13:444 (ASM), a previously recorded archaeological site. On the basis of the preliminary work, Desert Archaeology recommended that an archaeological testing program be initiated to determine if...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Chris North. Michael S. Foster. Ron Ryden.

The report presents the results of archaeological testing for two prehistoric canals presumed to be located within a section of land in Coolidge, Arizona that is proposed for residential development. Hancock Communities, the project proponent, is aware of the archaeological sensitivity of the area surrounding the National Monument and requested that SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conduct archaeological testing to evaluate whether two prehistoric canals located on aerial photographs are...

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

Archaeological testing was conducted by SWCA, Inc. in an agricultural field near in Laveen, Arizona at the request of Sunny Mesa, Inc. Testing was conducted because there is a known prehistoric site and prehistoric canal in the vicinity of the project area. Previous archaeological research in the area had recorded site AZ T:12:19 (ASU) and Canal Three. One feature, a prehistoric roasting pit, was found but no evidence of the prehistoric canal or cultural artifacts were observed. Although only...

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

Archaeological testing was conducted by SWCA, Inc. along 12th Street at the request of the City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department and the City Archaeologist. Testing was conducted because there is a known prehistoric site and prehistoric canals in the vicinity of the project area. Previous archaeological research in the area had designated a site, AZ T:12:54 (ASM), and discovered three prehistoric Hohokam features. Eight backhoe trenches were excavated in the project area comprising...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Douglas R. Mitchell.

The Casa de Shanti project involves new construction on approximately 2 acres of land in South Phoenix. SWCA was requested by Camelot Financial Services, representing the Phoenix Shanti Group, to implement an archaeological testing program for the parcel in order to identify and evaluate any cultural resources that are within the project boundaries. This is required because the project will be wholly or partly funded by federal monies (Department of Housing and Urban Development) and is...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Tiffany C. Clark.

The project involves archaeological testing in the Maricopa County right-of-way along the course of the City of Phoenix Sixty-seventh Avenue Water Transmission Main. The work was prompted by the possibility that archaeological remains associated with the prehistoric village of Pueblo Primero would be encountered in the southern portion of the waterline corridor. This report documents the results of archaeological testing activities completed by Desert Archaeology, Inc., along the City of...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Chris North. John M. Lindly. Michael S. Foster.

This report presents the results of archaeological testing at the Consolidated Rental Car Facility in Phoenix, Arizona. Testing was conducted at the request of the City of Phoenix Aviation Department and the City Archaeologist under an on-call archaeological services contract between the City and SWCA, Inc. (Contract no. 90034) and was assigned project number PGM 2001-16 by the City of Phoenix Archaeology Section. SWCA conducted archaeological testing at the Consolidated Rental Car Facility...

DOCUMENT Full-Text T. Kathleen Henderson.

Archaeological testing was conducted at the Salt River Project Kyrene Generating Station located east of Kyrene Road between Guadalupe and Elliot roads in Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona. The testing took place at the site of a proposed new natural gas-fired generating station adjacent to the existing generating station in the Pole and Tank yards of the Kyrene facility. A proposed new and realigned gas line route was investigated also. The purpose of testing was to determine if significant...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Stubing. Douglas R. Mitchell.

This report presents the results of archaeological testing within portions of AZ U:14:95 (ASM) and AZ U:14:308 (ASM) in northern Pinal County, Arizona. The sites are Hohokam artifact scatters that are within the proposed Phillips Road extension, SWCA, Inc. conducted the testing at the request of Planning Resources of Tempe, Arizona, to assess the nature and extent of the two sites that are within the proposed right-of-way. Nine previously recorded trail segments within the proposed right-of-way...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Stubing. Douglas R. Mitchell. Darby J. Moore.

This report presents the results of archaeological testing conducted within the proposed Hohokam Corporate Center in Phoenix, Arizona. The testing was requested by V.T., Inc. to assess cultural resources in the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) corridor that exists within the larger parcel. Proposed plans for the parcel include the development of the Hohokam Corporate Center, which would entail ground disturbing activities. The testing program was initiated to identify any cultural properties within...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Ronald F. Ryden. Michael S. Foster.

This report presents the results of archaeological testing of a strip of land. The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) and the Highland Ranch Construction Co., LLC propose the exchange of land that measures 1,607 feet (490 m) long and 29 feet (9 m) wide. The project parcel is in the proximity of Pueblo del Alamo-AZ T:12:52 (ASM), a prehistoric Hohokam site. Cultural remains associated with the site were observed in the parcel. The testing was done at the request of Highland Ranch Construction Co. to...

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

This document presents the results of archaeological testing within a portion of the Germann Site (AZ U:10:10 [PG]). The project proponent, North Valley Corp Center, LLC, is planning to develop this parcel. SWCA conducted an archaeological survey of the property in June 2006 (Bellavia and Mitchell 2006a). An approximately 53.7-acre area within site AZ U:10:10 (PG), including a 200 foot buffer off of the site boundary, is located on the property of North Valley Corp Center, LLC. SWCA conducted...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Chris North. Douglas R. Mitchell. Michael S. Foster.

This document presents the results of archaeological testing within a portion of the Germann Site (AZ U:10:2 [ASM]). The project proponent, VIP Homes, is planning to develop this parcel of private land for single-family housing. Nearly the entire project area falls within the mapped boundary of the Germann Site. However, a previous Class III survey of the project area (North, Solometo, and Mitchell 2001) only identified surface artifacts in the northwest portion of the project area. The...

DOCUMENT Full-Text David H. Greenwald. David A. Gregory. Kirk C. Anderson. Fred L. Nials. Gary Huckelberry. David R. Wilcox.

Archaeological test excavations have been completed within the City of Phoenix Sky Harbor Center project area between February 13 and March 31, 1989, by SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants under contract to the City of Phoenix. The purpose of the archaeological investigations was to locate, identify, and assess cultural remains associated with two sites, AZ T:12:47 and AZ T:12:62 (ASM) for their significance and to make recommendations for further mitigative data recovery efforts. While the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Deborah L. Swartz.

Under the authority of the State of Arizona General Antiquities Permit 97-69ps, Desert Archaeology completed archaeological testing for the City of Tucson on the southside gravity main project. The project is located in west Tucson along the east bank of the Santa Cruz River. It was undertaken because a proposed water line right-of-way intersects portions of two known archaeological sites, the Julian Wash site (AZ BB:13:17[ASM]) and AZ BB:13:97(ASM), and artifact concentrations were identified...

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 Tiffany C. Clark.

The results of an archaeological testing program conducted by Desert Archaeology, Inc., within a 3.3- acre property (Parcel No. 136-08-007-H) located in Mesa, Arizona, are presented in this report. The work was prompted by discovery of a small prehistoric artifact scatter during a cultural resources survey (Clark 2006) near an area where prehistoric trash and house mounds had been recorded in the early twentieth century. The artifacts and previous record suggested the potential for buried...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael S. Foster.

Seefried Properties is proposing the development of approximately 20 acres called the Buckeye 71 Corporate Center. A portion—approximately 4 acres—of a prehistoric Hohokam site, AZ T:12:203 (ASM), extends into the property. The site was recorded as a prehistoric artifact scatter with ceramics, flaked stone, and ground stone with a light scatter of Historic period Euroamerican materials. SWCA was contracted to complete archaeological testing of AZ T:12:203 (ASM) within the project area to assist...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Mark L. Chenault. David H. Greenwald.

An archaeological testing program was undertaken at a portion of Pueblo del Alamo (AZ T:12:18 ASU). The project area encompasses 10 acres and contains a part of the site. Forty-one trenches were placed, systematically and judgmentally, within the 10 acre parcel. Thirty-five cultural features were found. Eight of the features are of historic date and 27 appear to be prehistoric. The Prehistoric occupation spans the period from the Gila Butte phase through the Civano phase. All of the cultural...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Thomas N. Motsinger.

Between April 1 and April 6, 1991, an archaeological testing program was performed by SWCA Inc., Environmental Consultants, at a portion of Las Canopas (AZ U:9:46 [ASU]), a prehistoric Hohokam village site located in the Phoenix Basin just south of the Salt River. The work was performed under contract with Salt River Project (SRP) on private land that SRP is considering purchasing and using as a location for a future substation. The project was administered by Dr. Judy L. Brunson, Salt River...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Stubing.

This document presents the results of archaeological testing conducted to assess the impact of a proposed waterline on AZ U:1:308 (ASM). The project area is located in the Town of Cave Creek, Maricopa County, Arizona. SWCA, Inc. conducted the testing at the request of United Homes, Inc. of Scottsdale, Arizona to assess the nature and extent of the site within the proposed pipeline corridor. The testing was confined to the portion of AZ U:1:308 (ASM) within the proposed water pipeline corridor,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Aron J. Adams. Cory Dale Breternitz. David R. Abbott. Christine K. Robinson.

Soil Systems, Inc. contracted with Sonoran Foothills, L.L.C. to conduct a cultural resources overview and survey of two parcels of State Trust land adjacent to the Sonoran Foothills residential development in North Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. The project area was surveyed on 18 October 2000 (Adams 2001) and resulted in the recording of one prehistoric site, AZ T:4:301 (ASM), and seven isolated occurrences of artifacts. AZ T:4:301 (ASM) was recommended as being potentially eligible for...

DOCUMENT Full-Text J. Homer Thiel.

Presented here are the results of an archaeological testing project to determine if subsurface cultural resources are present on Block 175 and a small area within Block 174 in downtown Tucson, Pima County, Arizona. These blocks are within the original Tucson town site, surveyed in 1872. Block 174 was the location of the First Baptist Church and dwellings, block 175 was primarily the location of private residences. The two parking lot areas are owned by the Industrial Development Authority of...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christine K. Robinson. Aron J. Adams. Alexa M. Smith. Cory Dale Breternitz. Banks L. Leonard.

Soil Systems Inc. contracted with Sonoran Foothills L.L.C. to conduct a cultural resources overview and survey of private land as part of the Sonoran Foothills residential development in North Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. The project area was surveyed in February 2000 and resulted in the recording of four archaeological sites, AZ T:4:259 (ASM), AZ T:4:260 (ASM), AZ T:4:261 (ASM), and AZ T:4:262 (ASM [Ellis 2000]). Three of the sites were prehistoric and one was historic. In addition, 108...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Chris North. Grant Fahrni.

AR-03-12-01-237 is a historic to modern site thought by locals to be the location of a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp related to construction of the Chamberlain Trail. Work conducted during this testing program revealed that the site is related to early twentieth century ranching. Since the 1950s or 1960s, this area has been a favored recreational camping spot—a function that continues to this day. No evidence of a CCC camp was identified at AR-03-12-01-237 and archival research places...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Stubing. Douglas R. Mitchell.

This report details the results of an archaeological testing program conducted in the Estrella Mountain Ranch Development, located in Goodyear, Arizona. The testing program was implemented to assess the significance of seven archaeological sites, AZ T:11:27, AZ T:11:55, AZ T:11:57, AZ T:11:58, AZ T:11:59, AZ T:11:64, and AZ T:11:65 (all ASM). The sites were among a total of twelve located during an archaeological survey of 3900 acres of the Estrella Mountain Ranch Development. Further...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Stubing. Douglas R. Mitchell.

This report presents the results of archaeological testing of site AZ U:5:184 (ASM), a Hohokam artifact scatter. The testing was conducted at the request of MCO Properties, owner of the land containing the site.The survey also located one other prehistoric site (AZ U:5:183 ASM), and 14 isolated occurrences. The archaeological survey of the parcel identified site AZ U:5:184 (ASM) as a scatter of approximately 30 sherds and 2 ground stone fragments in a 50 by 40 m area (Mitchell and Ryden...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Douglas R. Mitchell. Michael Stubing.

This report presents the results of archaeological testing at sites AZ U:5:182 and AZ U:5:188 (ASM). The testing was conducted at the request of MCO Properties, owner of the land containing the site. The sites are located in Fountain Hills, Maricopa County, Arizona. The sites were found during an archaeological survey of a 1000 acre parcel, which has been proposed for development (Mitchell and Ryden 1996). The survey also located two other sites (AZ U:5:186 and AZ U:5:187 ASM) and 34 isolated...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Andrea K. L. Freeman.

In its effort to provide water in the next century, the City of Tucson, in conjunction with Tucson Water, has developed several plans designed to recharge the aquifer and provide residents with quality water. As part of this effort, the City plans to develop a wetlands area and a separate recharge basin in the area south of the City's reclaimed water treatment plant. Tucson Water has hired CH2M Hill as the design consultant for this project. On October 3, 1994, Desert Archaeology was contacted...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Andrea K. L. Freeman.

In an effort to provide the City of Tucson with water dining the next century, the City, in conjunction with Tucson Water, has developed several plans designed to recharge the aquifer and provide the City of Tucson with quality water. As part of this effort, the City plans to develop a wetlands area and a separate recharge basin in the area south of the City's reclaimed water treatment plant. Tucson Water has hired CH2MHill as the design consultant for this project. On October 3, 1994, Desert...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Desert Archaeology, Inc..

Desert Archaeology, Inc., has completed archaeological testing of a 2.34-acre area of the proposed Citrus Cove Subdivision Development, Queen Creek, Maricopa County, Arizona. The work was requested by Southwest Custom, L.L.C., and was prompted by the finding of our previous archaeological survey that the northeastern corner of the parcel contained an artifact concentration likely associated with Pozos de Sonoqui (AZ U:14:49 [ASM]), a National Register-eligible site (Clark 2002). Testing began on...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Mark D. Elson. Deborah L. Swartz.

This report describes the results of the archaeological testing of site, which is situated along a minor tributary of Rye Creek within the Upper Tonto Basin of central Arizona. The project area is located approximately 7.5 miles south of the town of Payson, Arizona. The site was tested to determine its cultural significance prior to the purchase of a 1.1275 acre parcel containing the Haught family cemetery from the Tonto National Forest by Mr. Ken Haught. Mr. Haught sponsored the testing...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Deborah L. Swartz.

Under the authority of the State of Arizona Antiquities Permit 1996-101ps, Desert Archaeology, Inc., completed archaeological testing. This project was undertaken because the parcel was located on floodplain deposits of the Santa Cruz River, and an initial survey identified a low-density surface artifact scatter that is part of a previously recorded archaeological site, AZ AA:12:44 (ASM). The object of the project was to determine whether subsurface archaeological or historical remains were...

DOCUMENT Full-Text J. Homer Thiel. Robert B. Ciaccio. Michael W. Diehl. Jeremy W. Pye. Tyler Theriot. Christine H. Virden-Lange. James T. Watson.

Desert Archaeology, Inc., implemented an archaeological testing project in the northeastern corner of the historic Court Street Cemetery, AZ BB:13:156 (ASM). The project area is within the Catholic portion of the cemetery. The cemetery was in use for only 34 years, between 1875 and 1909, but research suggests that more than 8,000 individuals were interred during that time. The project was undertaken for the City of Tucson prior to improvements and the sale of a portion of the land....

DOCUMENT Full-Text Bruce B. Huckell.

A program of surface and subsurface testing at three archaeological loci on and adjacent to the Pima Community College (PCC) Desert Vista Campus property is described. Methods and results of systematic surface collection to accurately determine the boundaries of Locus 2 and Locus 3 of the Valencia Site (AZ BB:13:15) and one locus of AZ BB:13:74 (Locus 1) on adjacent City of Tucson property are presented. Subsurface backhoe and hand testing of all three loci is described, and is shown to reveal...

DOCUMENT Full-Text J. Homer Thiel.

Archaeological testing was conducted by Desert Archaeology, Inc., at the location of the proposed Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Tucson, Arizona. Prior to testing, an archival study indicated that the property had been used as agricultural fields and stables before 1912, as a park and for railroad activities from 1913 to the mid-1930s, and as the location of a hospital from the mid-1930s to 1979. The property is currently used for the annual gem show. Testing documented 14...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Homer J. Thiel.

Archaeological test excavations and the monitoring of environmental testing was conducted by Desert Archaeology, Inc., at the location of the proposed Phoenix Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Phoenix, Arizona. The project area consists of historic blocks 72 and 73 of the Original Phoenix Townsite. Archival research had indicated that the area was originally settled between 1875 and 1885 and that the property had been the site of dozens of residential and commercial structures....

DOCUMENT Full-Text J. Homer Thiel.

The Tubac Presidio State Historic Park is renovating the southern addition to the 1885 Tubac Schoolhouse. As part of this renovation, the park is making the structure handicapped-accessible by installing a covered ramp along the east side of the structure. Excavation of holes for footers for the ramp had the potential of disturbing intact cultural resources. Therefore, the Arizona State Parks contracted with Desert Archaeology to conduct excavations to mitigate the impacts caused by the footers....

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This report presents the results of an archaeological testing program conducted in the Estrella Mountain Ranch Development, near Goodyear, Arizona. The purpose of the testing program was to assess the nature and significance of thirteen archaeological sites prior to proposed development within the area. The sites, AZ T:11:66, AZ T:11:67, AZ T:11:68, AZ T:11:71, AZ T:11:72, AZ T:11:73, AZ T:11:74, AZ T:11:76, AZ T:11:80, AZ T:11:82, AZ T:11:85, AZ T:11:86, and AZ T:11:87 (all ASM), were located...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Mary Bernard-Shaw.

From December 2 to December 13, 1985 the Institute for American Research conducted archaeological testing for the Tucson Water Department, City of Tucson. Test excavations were conducted at three archaeological sites in the El Rio vicinity. These sites are identified as AZ AA:12:90/AZ AA:12:104, AZ AA:12:487, AZ AA:12:488 as indicated by the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona site numbering system. The personnel assisting in this investigation include the following, William Doelle,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Banks L. Leonard.

The Arizona Federal Credit Union (AFCU) property was a 3.26-acre parcel undergoing commercial development at the northeast corner of 44th and Van Buren Streets in Phoenix, Arizona. The parcel is located immediately southwest of Unit 7 and immediately west of Unit 11 at Pueblo Grande (AZ U:9:1(ASM)), where archaeological features including burials had been encountered previously. Because of its proximity, there was a high probability that archaeological remains including burials would also be...

DOCUMENT Full-Text J. Homer Thiel.

The City of Tucson is considering plans to develop the Rio Nuevo South property, which is located along the west bank of the Santa Cruz River near the downtown area. Currently the lot is vacant. However, this area has seen intensive usage during the Early Agricultural (ca. 1500 B.C. to A.D. 50), Hohokam (A.D. 750 to 1450), Protohistoric (A.D. 1450 to 1694), and Historic periods (A.D. 1694 to 1945). To date, the Early Ceramic period (A.D. 50 to 750) is not known from this area. As part of the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Douglas R. Mitchell. Todd W. Bostwick. Ron Ryden.

The City of Phoenix requested that archaeological testing be conducted at a 25 acre parcel near 28th Street and Southern Avenue in Phoenix. The parcel is within the boundaries of a large prehistoric site known as Las Canopas (AZ T:12:137[ASM]). The project is on private property. The City has agreed that the archaeological testing can be done under the existing City-approved Plan, entitled General Cultural Resources Testing Plan for the City of Phoenix Projects that Involve Prehistoric Canals...