Archaeological Clearance Survey for Segment of Proposed Arizona Trail within Oracle State Park, Pinal County, Arizona
Author(s): Laurene G. Montero
Year: 1994
Summary
This report presents the results of a Class III archaeological survey for a proposed hiking/equestrian trail that is within the Oracle Center for Environmental Education State Park, Arizona. The area surveyed is on land owned by the Arizona State Parks Board (ASPB). Survey was conducted to obtain cultural resources clearance for construction of an approximately 5 3/4-mile segment of the proposed Arizona Trail. In entirety, the Arizona Trail will be over 700 miles, originating in Mexico and terminating in Utah. The project has been sponsored by the Arizona State Parks Resource Stewardship Section and construction of the portion of the trail within the park is being organized by the Oracle Trails Coalition.
Survey was conducted on February 9,1994. Approximately 1.5 person days were expended in the survey effort. The crew consisted of the Arizona State Parks Historic Resources Manager / Archaeologist, Laurene Montero, authorized under Arizona State Museum Non-Collection Survey Permit 94-25. Ms. Montero was shown the trail route by park rangers, James Suriano and Marti Murphy, who are involved in the trail planning and construction. Mr. Suriano and Ms. Murphy assisted with the survey by scanning the ground for artifacts and providing information on local vegetation across the survey area.
Survey resulted in the location of one archaeological site and two isolated artifact occurrences. The site (AZ BB:6:165 [ASM]), a chipped stone artifact scatter, was described, mapped, and photographed, and its information recorded on an Arizona State Museum site card.
Cite this Record
Archaeological Clearance Survey for Segment of Proposed Arizona Trail within Oracle State Park, Pinal County, Arizona. Laurene G. Montero. Phoenix, AZ: Arizona State Parks. 1994 ( tDAR id: 399371) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8GQ70KS
Keywords
Material
Andesite
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Ceramic
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Chipped Stone
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Gray Andesite
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Plainware
Site Name
AZ BB:6:165 (ASM)
Site Type
Archaeological Feature
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Artifact Scatter
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Isolated Artifact
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Lithic Scatter
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Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features
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Sherd Scatter
Investigation Types
Reconnaissance / Survey
General
Arizona Trail
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Core
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Flake
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Gray Andesite
Geographic Keywords
Arizona (State / Territory)
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Basin and Range Physiographic Province
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Oracle, AZ
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Oracle State Park
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Pinal (County)
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Santa Catalina Mountains
Temporal Keywords
Prehistoric
Spatial Coverage
min long: -110.753; min lat: 32.597 ; max long: -110.718; max lat: 32.624 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Arizona State Parks
Contributor(s): James Suriano; Marti Murphy
Permitting Agency(s): Arizona State Museum
Prepared By(s): Arizona State Parks
Submitted To(s): Arizona State Museum; State Historic Preservation Office
Record Identifiers
Arizona State Museum Non-Collection Survey Permit (s): 94-25
State Parks Project No.(s): ARCH-160-1994-001
File Information
| Name | Size | Creation Date | Date Uploaded | Access | |
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| trail-in-oracle-park.pdf | 580.43kb | Feb 1, 1994 | Sep 30, 2015 12:16:41 PM | Confidential | |
| This file is unredacted. | |||||
| Trail-in-oracle-park_Redacted.pdf | 953.05kb | Feb 1, 1994 | Feb 16, 2016 2:36:39 PM | Public | |
| References to site location within this document have been redacted. | |||||
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