Archaeological Investigations Within a Borrow Area Associated with the Granite Reef Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project, Maricopa County, Arizona
Part of the Archaeological Survey and Investigations Within a Borrow Area Associated with the Granite Reef Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project, Yuma and Maricopa Counties, Arizona project
Author(s): Patricia E. Brown
Year: 1976
Summary
Under contract with the Bureau of Reclamation, the Office of Cultural Resource Management (OCRM), Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University, recently undertook the investigation of two sites located within a borrow area along Reach 5 of the Granite Reef Aqueduct. The sites were initially located and recorded during an archaeological clearance survey that OCRM archaeologists conducted in February, 1976 (Brown 1976a) (see https://core.tdar.org/document/393057). The fieldwork was completed in 1.25 worker days on June 7, 1976.
This report describes the results of the archaeological data recovery along Reach 5 of the Granite Reef Aqueduct. The ceramics recovered from the borrow area indicate that Hohokam, River Yuman, and Upland Yuman groups used the area between A.D. 1150 and the Historic period. It is probable that these sites represent the remnants of a trade route, which was likely established between the mountains and the lower Gila at a prehistoric date and was perhaps maintained by historic groups. The presence of sherds in the project area can be generally attributed to trail breakage. The recovery and interpretation of these data ultimately resulted in a determination of "no adverse effect" due to proposed disturbance within the borrow area.
Cite this Record
Archaeological Investigations Within a Borrow Area Associated with the Granite Reef Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project, Maricopa County, Arizona. Patricia E. Brown. 1976 ( tDAR id: 393058) ; doi:10.6067/XCV88K7B1D
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Keywords
Culture
Hohokam
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Yavapai
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Yuman
Material
Ceramic
Site Name
AZ S:7:1(ASU)
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AZ S:7:2(ASU)
Site Type
Artifact Scatter
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Trail
Investigation Types
Systematic Survey
General
Gila Plainware Ceramics
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Lower Colorado River Buff Ware
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Tizon Brown Ware
Geographic Keywords
Aguila, Arizona
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Big Horn Mountains
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Buckeye, Arizona
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Granite Reef Aqueduct Reach 5
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Harquahala Valley
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lower Gila River
Spatial Coverage
min long: -113.3; min lat: 33.693 ; max long: -113.279; max lat: 33.708 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office
Principal Investigator(s): Donald E. Weaver, Jr.
Project Director(s): Patricia E. Brown
Sponsor(s): USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office
Repository(s): Huhugam Heritage Center
Prepared By(s): Office of Cultural Resource Management, Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University
Submitted To(s): USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office
Record Identifiers
Bureau of Reclamation Purchase Order No.(s): 6-01-20-02520, Amendment No. 1
File Information
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