Data Recovery Plan for U.S. West Communications Utility Right-of-Way near Pueblo Grande National Historic Landmark, Phoenix, Maricopa County

Author(s): Shereen Lerner, Ph.D.

Year: 1993

Summary

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 in 1963. The Grand Canal is owned by the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and administered by the Salt River Project (SRP). To date, subsurface testing has been performed within the right-of-way to determine the presence of features and depth of fill along the canal. Three prehistoric features were exposed in the trenches located along the Grand Canal.

The testing program consisted of the placement of seven test trenches along the US West centerline; five trenches were located on the south side of Grand Canal, and two were located east of the Hohokam Expressway. Three features were identified during the testing program: a trash deposit, a possible roasting pit, and a human burial. Reclamation has been notified of the human remains and has assumed responsibility for notification of the appropriate Native American tribes. The human remains have not been removed, and the trench within which they were located has been backfilled for protective purposes.

In addition to locating the features, it was determined that 0.5-0.9 m of recent fill has been deposited over prehistoric sediments and features along the Grand Canal. The utility line trench and a proposed manhole will be excavated to a depth of 0.8 m and 1.2 m respectively, and therefore both have the potential to impact cultural deposits in some areas. Therefore, a data recovery plan is needed to mitigate the potential effects of the proposed US West project.

The focus of this document is to provide a brief background on previous work in the area that may be relevant to the proposed undertaking, the research issues to be investigated during the data recovery program, and the application of methods that will be used in the field and lab for the investigation.

A great deal of research has been undertaken at Pueblo Grande, in particular over the past few years as a result of the new Hohokam Expressway. Recent work has documented the nature of the site and has also compiled information on the extensive research that has already occurred at the site.

Cite this Record

Data Recovery Plan for U.S. West Communications Utility Right-of-Way near Pueblo Grande National Historic Landmark, Phoenix, Maricopa County. Shereen Lerner, Ph.D.. Tempe, AZ: Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. 1993 ( tDAR id: 402702) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8402702

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

Keywords

Culture
Hohokam

Material
Cardboard • Ceramic • Charcoal • Chipped Stone • Dating Sample • Fauna • Ground Stone • Human Remains • Macrobotanical • Natural Fiber • Pollen • Shell • Textile

Site Name
Pueblo Grande

Site Type
Agricultural or Herding • Archaeological Feature • Canal • Canal or Canal Feature • Compound • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Domestic Structures • Funerary and Burial Structures or Features • Horno • Pit • Pit House • Pit House / Earth Lodge • Refuse Pit • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Roasting Pit • Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno • Room Block / Compound / Pueblo • Trash Pit • Wall

Investigation Types
Research Design / Data Recovery Plan

General
Acid-Free Cardboard Box • ACS • Archaeomagnetic Dating • Botanical Sample • Brushing • Cataloging • Charcoal Sample • Flotation Sample • Pollen Sample • Pueblo Grande and US West Communications • Radiocarbon Dating • Radiocarbon Sample • Reporting • SRP • Trenching • US West • US West Comm • Washing

Geographic Keywords
Arizona (State / Territory) • Grand Canal • Maricopa (County) • Phoenix, AZ • Pueblo Grande National Historic Landmark

Temporal Keywords
Prehistoric

Spatial Coverage

min long: -111.99; min lat: 33.425 ; max long: -111.968; max lat: 33.461 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Salt River Project Cultural Resource Manager

Collaborator(s): Arizona State Parks; Salt River Project; Pueblo Grande Museum

Landowner(s): Bureau of Reclamation

Sponsor(s): U.S. West Communications

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

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