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Site Name Keywords
Pueblo Grande •
NA13,017 •
NA14,465 •
AZ U:9:7 (ASM) •
NA12,702 •
NA12,688 •
NA12,698 •
NA12,699 •
NA12,700 •
NA12,733
Site Type Keywords
Archaeological Feature •
Artifact Scatter •
Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features •
Agricultural or Herding •
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex •
Canal or Canal Feature •
Isolated Artifact •
Domestic Structures •
Midden •
Canal
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SRP •
Salt River Project •
Flake •
Mano •
CGS •
Coronado Generating Station •
Scraper •
Core •
Bottle •
Hammerstone
Culture Keywords
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Hohokam •
Euroamerican •
Ancestral Puebloan •
Historic Native American •
Concho Complex •
Archaic •
Yavapai •
Pueblo II •
Pueblo III
Investigation Types
Site Evaluation / Testing •
Ground Disturbance Monitoring •
Reconnaissance / Survey •
Historic Background Research •
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Archaeological Overview •
Data Recovery / Excavation •
Records Search / Inventory Checking
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Chipped Stone •
Building Materials •
Glass •
Fire Cracked Rock •
Ground Stone •
Basalt •
Metal •
Plainware •
Buffware
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Historic •
20th Century •
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1920s •
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Sedentary Period •
1900s •
1870s
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United States of America (Country) •
North America (Continent) •
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Maricopa County (County) •
Maricopa (County) •
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Apache County (County) •
Phoenix, AZ •
Apache (County)
Resources Inside This Collection (Viewing 1-39 of 39)
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The Early History of the Tempe Canal Company (1965)
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In 1892 Judge Joseph H. Kibbey, one of Arizona's illustrious pioneers, described the Salt River Valley before the settlers came as a desert, uninhabited except by jack rabbits, coyotes, and rattlesnakes. Its main vegetation was sagebrush and cactus. It was a level, fertile valley about fifteen miles wide, through which the Salt River flowed west for forty miles to its junction with the Gila. The Salt River was a fluctuating stream. Sometimes it was a raging torrent which flooded the level land...
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A Cultural Inventory of the Proposed Granite Reef and Salt-Gila Aqueducts, Agua Fria River to Gila River, Arizona (1969)
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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...
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An Archaeological Survey of Indian Bend Wash (1973)
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The Indian Bend Wash survey was conducted by Arizona State Museum in accordance with the requirements of a "Scope Work" developed by the Office of Arid Land Studies (University of Arizona) and the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. The purpose of the survey was to locate archaeological resources within the limits of the proposed Indian Bend Wash flood control project area, to evaluate the impact of the project on the resources, and to recommend measures for lessening the impact on the local...
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Bechtel Power Corporation 1978 Arizona Station Plant Site Study, Salt River Project, State and Private Lands, Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona: An Addendum to Preliminary Draft for Phase I: Archaeological and Ethnohistorical Research (1974)
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As a result of the Salt River Project consultant's meeting on June 18, 1974, additional, more current information on the Arizona Station Project was made available to the Museum of Northern Arizona. Because of this, it was decided that the archaeological recommendations for the project should be reviewed and re-submitted. This report discusses the new developments and presents the basis for conclusions made regarding the archaeological assessments.
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Bechtel Power Corporation 1978 Arizona Station Plant Site Study, Salt River Project, State and Private Lands, Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona: Final Report for Phase I: Archaeological and Ethnohistorical Research (1974)
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The initial Phase I investigation for the Salt River Project 1978 Power Plant Study has been completed. This report presents that data which was collected during library research and actual field reconnaissance and is intended to offer a background on the archaeological and ethno-historical resource base of the two proposed areas being considered for plant site and wellfield location. A discussion of the possible impacts with alternatives to these is also included. The report includes...
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Archaeological Clearance Investigations: Salt River Project Coronado Generating Station Well Fields, Private Land, Apache County, Arizona: Final Report for Drill and Observation Site Locations and Access Route Clearance Survey in the Concho Area (1975)
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On July 15, 1975, the Museum of Northern Arizona, at the request of the Salt River Project, surveyed a drill site location 4.5 mi. north of Concho, Arizona. Associated with this drill site were two observation sites and an access road. An archaeological site was recorded on one of the proposed observation sites, and it is recommended that this observation site be moved to avoid the archaeological remains. The remainder of the flagged areas are recommended for archaeological clearance.
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Archaeological Clearance Investigations: Salt River Project, Coronado Generating Station Well Fields, Private Land, Apache County, Arizona: Final Report for Three Monitoring Site Locations and Access Route (1975)
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On September 16, 1975, the Museum of Northern Arizona conducted clearance investigations of three drill holes and one access road on private land in Apache County, Arizona. No archaeological sites were recorded, and therefore clearance is recommended for the drill sites and access road as now flagged.
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Archaeological Clearance Investigations: Salt River Project Coronado Generating Station Concho Well Field, Private Lands, Apache County, Arizona: Final Report for Avoidance and Mitigation Program; Two Production and Observation Well Sites, and Associated Access Right-of-Way Within the Concho Well Field (1976)
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On March 16 and 24, 1976, the Museum of Northern Arizona, at the request of the Salt River Project, conducted a clearance oriented survey of archaeological resources to be affected by the proposed construction of well sites and access roads within the Concho Well Field. Of specific concern at this time were the proposed well sites designated as production and observation well C-18, production and observation well C-24, and approximately two miles of access right-of-way connecting the well sites...
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Archaeological Clearance Investigations: Salt River Project, Coronado Generating Station, Concho Well Field, Private Lands, Apache County, Arizona: Final Report for Archaeological Clearance and Mitigation Investigations for One Access Road, One Observation Well and One Production Well in the Concho Well Field (1976)
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On February 20, 1976, the Museum of Northern Arizona, at the request of the Salt River Project, conducted an archaeological survey of a proposed access road right-of-way, an observation well and a production well in the Concho Well Field, five miles north of Concho, Arizona. During the survey, one archaeological site was encountered in the proposed access road right-of-way. On March 7, 1976, the site was collected and recorded. This action constitutes mitigation of adverse effects for this site...
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Archaeological Clearance Investigations: Salt River Project, Coronado Generating Station, Concho Well Field, Private Lands, Apache County, Arizona: Final Report for Clearance Survey of Concho Wellfield Access Road AR C-24 (1976)
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The proposed right-of-way alignment for the Concho Wellfield access road to well C-24 was surveyed for archaeological resources. No sites were found during this survey, and archaeological clearance for the C-24 access road is recommended.
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Archaeological Clearance Investigations: Salt River Project, Coronado Generating Station, Concho Well Field, Private Lands, Apache County, Arizona: Final Report for C24-C18 Collector Pipeline Clearance Survey (1977)
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The Concho Wellfield C24-C18 collector pipeline alignment was surveyed for cultural resources in November and December, 1976 by the Museum of Northern Arizona archaeological staff. No previously unrecorded sites were found. Archaeological clearance for the pipeline alignment is recommended.
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Archaeological Investigations: Salt River Project Concho Pipeline Booster Station and Access Road, Private Land, Apache County, Arizona: Final Report for Intensive Survey of the Concho Pipeline Booster Station and Access Road (1977)
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The Museum of Northern Arizona conducted an intensive survey for cultural resources at the proposed site of the Concho Pipeline Booster Station and an adjacent access road located north of St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona. Although the area is overlain by abundant pebbles from the Shinarump conglomerate member of the Chinle Formation which would provide lithic resources, no artifacts or sites were found. Archaeological clearance is recommended for the area of proposed action.
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Archaeological Investigations: Salt River Project Navopache Line, Concho Wellfield, Private Lands, Apache County, Arizona: Final Report for Intensive Archaeological Survey of the Preliminary Navopache Line, Concho Wellfield (1977)
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The Museum of Northern Arizona conducted an intensive survey of the proposed Coronado-Concho Wellfield Distribution transmission line in two phases: 1) a preliminary survey of the entire line (0.75 mi.), and 2) a specific inspection of over 18 pole locations. Three sites have been recorded within the project area. The direct impact of the proposed construction is insignificant; however, the indirect impact of vehicular traffic is considerable. Provisional clearance is recommended.
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Archaeological Investigations: Salt River Project, Coronado Generating Station, Concho Wellfield, Private Lands, Apache County, Arizona: Final Report for Concho Wellfield C7 Collector Pipeline Survey, Preferred and Alternate Alignments (1977)
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Two alternate alignments for the Salt River Project Coronado Generating Station Concho wellfield C7 collector pipeline were surveyed for archaeological resources by the Museum of Northern Arizona in September, 1976. One previously unrecorded archaeological site was discovered. A project description, a site description, and archaeological clearance recommendations are given.
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Archaeological Investigation: P-9 Well, Access Road and Collector Pipeline Clearance Report (1978)
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On June 1, 1978, a field inspection was made of the Patterson-9 wellfield, access road and collector pipeline. The SRP archaeologist was accompanied by Chet Andrews, Dennis Erickson and Gary Small, who selected the well site and other features, and identified them in the field and on maps.
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The Swilling Legacy (1978)
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Each year thousands of people come to the Salt River Valley, some to visit and some to live. They see a thriving, growing community. But like many who have spent most, or all, of their lives there, they don't know much about the Valley's origins or how it developed. The men and women who built the Valley were like today's people. They were trying to improve their own condition. In doing that, they contributed to the well-being of one another. Jack Swilling was one of them. Swilling...
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An Archaeological Evaluation of a Small Parcel of Land Near Granite Reef Dam, Maricopa County, Arizona (1982)
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On August 27, 1982, Lyle M. Stone and James E. Ayres of Archaeological Research Services, Inc. (ARS) performed an archaeological survey of an approximately 128 acre parcel of land on the south side of the Salt River near Granite Reef Dam. The study area consists of U. S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management-administered land which has been withdrawn for U. S. Bureau of Reclamation purposes for use by the Salt River Project. Accordingly, this survey was performed under the...
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The History and Archaeology of Nine Historic Sites on the Fort McDowell Indian Reservation: An Overview (1985)
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The Fort McDowell Indian Reservation is rich in historic and prehistoric archaeological resources. Systematic surface searches have located and recorded over 100 archaeological sites within the 40 square mile reservation. Such sites show that many groups have used the area, including the prehistoric Hohokam, the Yavapai, Anglo-Americans, and Mexican-Americans. Prior to 1984, however, only four sites at Fort McDowell had been excavated or tested. Two of the sites were prehistoric, consisting of...
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Archaeological Monitoring of a Sewer Line Across the Western Canal at the Priest Road Bridge Widening, Tempe, Arizona (1988)
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In October 1988, construction began on the Priest Road bridge at the Western Canal. The City of Tempe is widening the bridge and thet Salt River project (SRP), in conjunction with this construction, is putting a new 21-in. sewer line and a water line across the canal west of Priest Road. At the request of Judy Brunson, SRP archaeologist, Soil Systems, Inc. (SSI) monitored the excavation of the backhoe trench for the sewer line across the canal.
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An Archaeological Survey of the Salt River Project Lower Buckeye Road Canal Relocation Project, Maricopa County, Arizona (1988)
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Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) conducted an archaeological survey in southwestern Phoenix along Lower Buckeye Road at the request of Judy Brunson of the Salt River Project (SRP). The survey was performed in order to provide an inventory and assessment of the cultural resources that would be affected by the relocation of the Lower Buckeye Road canal. The project consisted of six parcels that totaled approximately 7.1 acres (2.86 ha); all parcels, except for Parcel 3, are...
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A Cultural Resources Survey and Evaluation for the Construction of Phase I, a Desert Botanical Garden Within Park of the Canals, a National Register Property, Maricopa County, Arizona (1988)
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On March 24, 1988 a cultural resources survey was completed by Soil Systems, Inc. (SSI) for the City of Mesa, Department of Parks and Recreation and Department of Engineering, within Park of the Canals, a National Register Property administered by the City of Mesa. The four areas examined within the park have been proposed as possible sites for the construction of a Desert Botanical Garden. This report is organized into six sections. Section one presents the background of Park of the Canals...
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An Archaeological Assessment of the Proposed Highline Canal Corridor Beautification Project, Phoenix, Arizona (1991)
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This report presents an archaeological survey and assessment of the proposed Highline Canal Corridor Beautification Project. The project is located just north of a significant archaeological site, AZ U:9:35(PG). This site contains a Pioneer period Hohokam occupation in an unusual geographic location. An archaeological survey of the project, an area 1200 m in length and 25 m in width, revealed no surface indications of buried archaeological resources. No further archaeological investigations are...
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Archaeological Inspection of an Excavated Ramp Along Grand Canal near Pueblo Grande, Phoenix, Maricopa County (1993)
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At the request of Judy Brunson of Salt River Project (SRP), Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. examined an exposed ramp cut on the south side of the Grand Canal. The exposed walls were looked at to determine if cultural resources were impacted by the excavation. This cut is in an area of intensive prehistoric and historic activity.
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A Cultural Resources Survey for Salt River Project: U.S.A./Finley Farms Conveyance, Mesa, Arizona (1993)
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Northland Research, Inc. was contracted by the Salt River Project to perform a Class III cultural resource clearance for proposed impacts associated with the exchange of canal rights-of-way. Examined for this purpose were two transects that covered an area of 2.02 acres.
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Data Recovery Plan for U.S. West Communications Utility Right-of-Way near Pueblo Grande National Historic Landmark, Phoenix, Maricopa County (1993)
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Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) is serving as a consultant to U.S. West Communications (US West) for a proposed utility (fiber optic communication cable) right-of-way. The right-of-way is located within the southern access road for the Grand Canal, which passes through Pueblo Grande National Historic Landmark (Pueblo Grande), although the proposed right-of-way is not within the National Historic Landmark boundary. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places...
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Trenching South of the Grand Canal at Pueblo Grande, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (1993)
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At the request of Janice Cunningham of U.S. West Communication (US West), Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) performed subsurface testing along a proposed utility (fiber optic communication cable) right-of-way. The right-of-way will be located within the southern access road for the Grand Canal, which passes through Pueblo Grande Historic Landmark (Pueblo Grande). The canal is owned by the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and administered by the Salt River Project (SRP)....
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The Old Crosscut Canal Archaeological Inventory Project of Eastern Phoenix and Central Maricopa County, Arizona (1994)
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Scientific Archeological Services has just completed an archeological inventory of a small parcel situated immediately east of the Old Crosscut Canal in eastern Phoenix, Arizona. This parcel is to be impacted by the construction of two main surface channel features of the Old Crosscut Canal Project. This overall drainage project is to be a joint venture of the Flood Control District of Maricopa County and the city of Phoenix itself, and its development will involve certain reconstruction of the...
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Preliminary Report: Archaeological Monitoring of a U S West Communications Fiber Optic Cable Trench Along the South Side of the Grand Canal near Pueblo Grande National Historic Landmark, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (1994)
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At the request of U S West Communications (US West), Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) performed archaeological monitoring along a utility right-of-way. The right-of-way is within the south side access road for the Grand Canal, which passes through the City of Phoenix administered Pueblo Grande National Historic Landmark (Pueblo Grande; AZ U:9:7(ASM)). The canal is administered by the Salt River Project and owned by the Bureau of Reclamation. Limited testing within the right-of-way...
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Archaeological Monitoring of the Salt River Project Expansion of the Railroad Overpass Culvert near Pueblo Grande National Historic Landmark (1995)
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Northland Research, Inc. was hired by the Salt River Project to perform archaeological monitoring for their expansion of the existing culvert within a portion of the Grand Canal near Pueblo Grande National Historic Landmark. The project area is outside the site boundaries. The canal is owned by the Bureau of Reclamation and administered by the Salt River Project. The construction activities were limited to the previously disturbed area. To ensure that there was no inadvertent impacts,...
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A Cultural Resources Survey of 17.5 Miles of State Route 88, the Apache Trail, Between Apache Junction and Tortilla Flat, Pinal and Maricopa Counties, Arizona (1995)
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Between April 15 and June 14, 1993, Archaeological Research Services, Inc. performed a cultural resources survey of State Route 88 (the Apache Trail). The right-of-way varies from 66 to 200 feet, but construction as-builts were not available. Therefore, the Arizona Department of Transportation requested that a 200 foot wide right-of-way be surveyed for the entire project length unless clearly marked property boundaries or other right-of-way indications were present. The 17.5 mile long survey...
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Archaeological Monitoring of the Relocated Salt River Project Well Site on the Mesa Terrace North of McKellips Road, Mesa, Arizona (1998)
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Northland Research, Inc. (Northland) has completed an archaeological monitoring effort for the Salt River Project (SRP) in Mesa, Arizona. Monitoring of construction work was conducted over the course of three partial days, from March 31 to April 2, 1997 by one archaeologist. Roughly nine person-hours were expended during the fieldwork. The proposed SRP project area was the location for a new well site, which replaced an abandoned well located within the newly expanded right-of-way for...
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Cultural Resources Survey of a CA 1.19 Mile Long Corridor for a Proposed Drainage Channel Associated with the Agua Fria Freeway (State Route 101L), Located Directly North of the Grand Canal and Bethany Home Road in Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona (1998)
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On December 29, 1997, and January 9 and February 20, 1998, Archaeological Research Services, Inc. (ARS) conducted a cultural resources (archaeological) survey along a portion of the Grand Canal in Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona. The survey was performed at the request of the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to determine if important cultural resources were present within or immediately adjacent to the study area which could be affected by the construction of a proposed drainage...
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Across the Western Canal: Archaeological Monitoring and Limited Data Recovery for the Ken McDonald Golf Course Irrigation Water Line Project, Tempe, Arizona (2000)
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The monitoring and data recovery efforts described in this report were performed in conjunction with the city of Tempe's installation of three new irrigation water lines to support operation of the Ken McDonald Golf Course, located in Tempe, Arizona. The water lines were installed beneath the Western Canal; to do this, two bore pits were required at each of the three water line bridge locations. The initiate bore pits were excavated west of the canal and measure approximately 13- by 32-foot in...
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Archaeological Monitoring of Geological Test Excavations near Meddler Point, Tonto Basin Ranger District, Tonto National Forest, Gila County, Arizona (2002)
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Desert Archaeology, Inc., under contract to Salt River Project (SRP), has completed archaeological monitoring of excavations along the northern and southern banks of the Salt River at the eastern end of Lake Roosevelt. The excavations were conducted to assess subsurface geological deposits in the Meddler Point locality. Archaeological monitoring of these test excavations was requested by the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) and the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) due to the...
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Archaeological Monitoring of Earthwork Associated with the Relocation of a Portion of the Utah Extension Between Center Street and Grand in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona (2003)
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Archaeological monitoring was conducted during subsurface construction activities associated with the relocation of a portion of the Utah Extension (AZ U:9:254 [ASM]) within the City of Mesa. Construction procedures consisted of excavating a trench approximately 0.2 miles (0.31 kilometers) long and four feet (1.22 meters) wide along an alleyway north of and downslope from the Utah Extension. Additional excavations included six areas: one at each end of the trench , one near the approximate...
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Archaeological Survey and Testing Plan for the City of Phoenix Sixty-Seventh Avenue Water Transmission Main, Broadway to Baseline Roads, Maricopa County, Arizona (2003)
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This report documents the results of an archaeological survey completed by Desert Archaeology, Inc. along a newly realigned portion of the City of Phoenix Sixty-seventh Avenue Water Transmission Main (WS85500147) in southwestern Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. The work was requested by the Water Services Division of the City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department to determine whether any significant cultural remains are present within the redesigned portion of the water main route....
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A Cultural Resources Evaluation for the City of Mesa ITS Infrastructure Along Broadway Road, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona (2005)
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The City of Mesa, in conjunction with ADOT and FHWA, is preparing an Environmental Determination Report for the improvement of the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) infrastructure. The project will be located within the City of Mesa's right-of-way (ROW) along Broadway Road. Because the project is federally funded, ITS Engineers and Constructors, Inc. on behalf of the City of Mesa, requested that Logan Simpson Design Inc. (LSD) perform a cultural resources evaluation of the project area and...
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An Archaeological Assessment of the Arcadia Drive Drainage Improvements Project of Phoenix and Central Maricopa County, Arizona (2010)
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In partnership with the City of Phoenix, the Flood Control District is designing a project to resolve certain hazardous flood conditions in the Arcadia area of Phoenix and central Maricopa County, Arizona. Scientific Archeological Services has been contracted to assess whether or not any further research is necessary to evaluate the effect that the Arcadia Drive Drainage Improvements Project will have on significant cultural resources.
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Archaeology at the Gillespie Dam Site: Data Recovery Investigations for the Palo Verde to Pinal West 500 kV Transmission Line, Maricopa County, Arizona (2011)
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In this report, the results of data recovery efforts conducted for the Palo Verde to Pinal West transmission line project at the Gillespie Dam site, AZ T:13:18 (ASM), in the Gila Bend area of the Gila River are presented. The site is a prehistoric Hohokam-Patayan settlement with an overlay of Historic era material. Fieldwork primarily occurred within the construction staging area of a transmission tower. Although covering less than an acre, the staging area contained surprising numbers of...