Life on the Lehi Terrace: The Archeology of the Red Mountain Freeway Between State Route 87 and Gilbert Road, Appendix F

Creator(s): Bruce G. Phillips

Year: 2004

Summary

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is in the process of extending the Red Mountain Freeway (Loop 202) through Mesa, Arizona from State Route (SR) 87 to US Highway 60 (US 60, Superstition Freeway). The undertaking entails the construction of 17.8 mi (28.6 km) of new limited access six-lane freeway parallel to and south of the Salt River.

Under contract to Entranco Engineering, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd.(ACS) performed initial survey of the proposed alternatives (Macnider et al. 1999). Based on the results of the survey and archival research, under contract to Aztec Engineering (Aztec), ACS conducted intensive archaeological testing, significance evaluations, and data recovery within the portion of freeway right-of-way between SR 87 (Country Club Drive) and Gilbert Road. The proposed route runs through an area of dense historic and prehistoric cultural resources west of Higley Road, and crosses the northern edge of the Lehi Historic District between Mesa Drive and Stapley Road (Gasser 1987a; Jackman and Macnider 2000; Macnider et al. 1999).

This report is the culmination of a multi-year effort to identify, evaluate, record, and interpret historic and prehistoric cultural remains within a 6.6-km (4.1-mi) section of the Red Mountain Freeway right-of-way. It presents the results of eligibility testing and data recovery at eight sites. The report also summarizes the results of the canal locating program, geoarchaeological investigations, and limited testing within the Lehi Historic District.

The dataset includes macrobotanical remains covered in Appendix F.

Cite this Record

Life on the Lehi Terrace: The Archeology of the Red Mountain Freeway Between State Route 87 and Gilbert Road, Appendix F. Bruce G. Phillips. Tempe, AZ: Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. ( tDAR id: 428081) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8428081

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Data Set Structure

Measurement Column
Count Column
Coded Column
Filename Column
Integration Column (has Ontology)

Table Information: F.1 Macro types

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
Column #1 VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Column #2 VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Column #3 VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true

Table Information: F.2 Macro raw data

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
Maize Kernel BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Maize Stalk BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Panic Grass BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Site VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Specimen BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Feature DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Feature Type VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Context VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Sample Size (liters) DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Agave Heart BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Agave Spine BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Agave, Undifferentiated BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Cactus Family BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Cheeseweed BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Cheno-Am BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Clammy Weed BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Common Bean BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Fescue BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Globemallow BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Goosefoot BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Grass Family BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Grass Seed BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Groundcherry BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Hedgehog BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Inkweed BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Locoweed BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Maize Cupule BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Pigweed, Amaranth BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Purslane BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Saguaro BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Spurge BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Squash Rind BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Unknown Seeds BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Diffuse Porous BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Mesquite, Undifferentiated BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Paloverde BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Ring Porous BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Unidentifiable BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Total Wood BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true

Table Information: F.3 Macro transformed data

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
Cheeseweed DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Cheno-Am DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Clammy Weed DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Common Bean DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Fescue DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Globemallow DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Goosefoot DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Grass Family DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Grass Seed DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Groundcherry DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Hedgehog DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Inkweed DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Locoweed DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Maize Cupule DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Maize Kernel DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Maize Stalk DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Panic Grass DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Pigweed, Amaranth DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Purslane DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Saguaro DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Spurge DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Squash Rind DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Unknown Seeds DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Total Parts per Liter2 DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Total Wild Seeds per Liter2 DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Total Taxa per Liter2 DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Diffuse Porous BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Mesquite, Undifferentiated BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Paloverde BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Ring Porous BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Unidentifiable BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Total wood BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Disturbance Index3 DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Cactus Family DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Agave, Undifferentiated DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Agave Spine DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Agave Heart DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Sample Size (liters) DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Context VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
FeatureType VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Feature DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Specimen BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Site VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true

Keywords

Culture
Archaic • Euroamerican • Historic • Hohokam

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Fauna • Fire Cracked Rock • Glass • Ground Stone • Macrobotanical • Pollen • Shell

Site Name
AZ U:9:169 (ASM) • AZ U:9:178 (ASM) • AZ U:9:200 (ASM) • AZ U:9:201 (ASM) • AZ U:9:222 (ASM) • AZ U:9:223 (ASM) • AZ U:9:224 (ASM) • AZ U:9:254 (ASM)

Site Type
Agricultural or Herding • Archaeological Feature • Artifact Scatter • Borrow Pit • Canal or Canal Feature • Charcoal Stain • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Domestic Structures • Field House • Fire-Cracked Rock Cluster • Funerary and Burial Structures or Features • Hearth • Inhumation • Kiln • Pit • Pit House / Earth Lodge • Post Hole / Post Mold • Privy • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno • Storage Pit • Thermal Pit

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Reconnaissance / Survey • Records Search / Inventory Checking • Research Design / Data Recovery Plan • Site Evaluation / Testing

Geographic Keywords
Arizona (State / Territory) • Lehi Terrace • Mesa, AZ • Red Mountain Freeway • Salt River

Temporal Keywords
1800s • Classic Period • Colonial Period • Historic • Mid-Twentieth Century • Prehistoric • Sacaton Phase • Sedentary Period

Spatial Coverage

min long: -111.845; min lat: 33.449 ; max long: -111.776; max lat: 33.472 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Salt River Project Cultural Resource Manager

Contributor(s): Lourdes Aguila; Richard L. Boston; Steven Bozarth; Caven P. Clark; Michael Droz; Kristin L. Fangmeier; Deborah L. Ferguson; Amy Gibbons; Andrea Miller; Manuel R. Palacios-Fest; Bruce G. Phillips; Shirley Powell; John M. Rapp; Kimberly Redman; E. Melanie Ryan; David M. Schaller; Saxon E. Sharpe; Francis E. Smiley; Lee-Anna Walker; Maralee Wernz

Lab Director(s): Karolyn J. Jackman

Principal Investigator(s): Margaret Glass

Project Director(s): Stephen W. Yost

Sponsor(s): AZTEC Engineering

Prepared By(s): Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd.

Submitted To(s): Arizona Department of Transportation, Environmental Planning Group

Record Identifiers

ADOT Project No.(s): RAM 600-8-326

ACS Project No.(s): 00-051-06

Cultural Resources Report No.(s): 135

TRACS No.(s): 202L-MA20-H3872-01D

SRP Library Barcode No.(s): 00090888

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