Archaeological Monitoring of Geological Test Excavations near Meddler Point, Tonto Basin Ranger District, Tonto National Forest, Gila County, Arizona

Summary

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 potential for encountering cultural remains in the project area. Tiffany Clark and Joshua Watts of Desert Archaeology, Inc., completed the archaeological monitoring in six person-days between 19 and 21 December 2001, working under the authority of U.S. Department of the Interior Federal Archaeological Permit No. 01-03 and a U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Special Use Permit. Although numerous archaeological sites have been documented in the immediate vicinity of the project area, no cultural remains were encountered during the test excavations.

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Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Salt River Project Cultural Resource Manager

Contributor(s): Patricia Castalia; John Keane; Joshua Watts

Collaborator(s): Bureau of Reclamation; Arizona State Historic Preservation Office

Landowner(s): U. S. Forest Service

Sponsor(s): Salt River Project

Permitting Agency(s): U. S. Department of the Interior; U. S. Department of Agriculture

Submitted To(s): Salt River Project

Record Identifiers

DAI Project No.(s): 01-140

U. S. Department of the Interior Federal Archaeological Permit No.(s): 01-03

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