Archaeological Monitoring of the Replacement of an SRP Canal in the Vicinity of Pueblo del Alamo for a Planned Development by K. Hovnanian Homes, City of Phoenix, Arizona

Summary

This is the report on the results of archeological monitoring of the excavation of a trench for a pipe to relocate an SRP irrigation lateral near the site of Pueblo del Alamo in Phoenix, Arizona. K. Hovnanian, in conjunction with a housing development project, sought to realign the lateral and replace it with a subterranean pipe; that action led them to comply with Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the State of Arizona Statute A.R.S. 41-865 and the City of Phoenix Ordinance on Historic Preservation (Chapter 8, Section 802) pertaining to the repatriation of human remains. The purpose of the monitoring was to address the accuracy of these site boundaries and to document and recovery cultural remains that occurred within the trenched area.

These statutes and ordinances stipulate the recovery and repatriation of human burials to appropriate descendent groups. Accordingly the project focused on monitoring trenching operations in an effort to locate prehistoric deposits. A 1324 foot (403.5 meter) long by 11 foot (3.25 meter) wide trench was dug south to north on the west side of the existing canal to accommodate a 36” pipe. The trench depth was 6.5 to 7 feet and the sides were stepped back in order to satisfy safety standards. The center of the trench measured 5 feet in width by about 7 feet in depth, and the stepped areas on each side measured about 3 feet in width and 3 feet in depth. The total width of the trench was thus 11 feet (3.35 meters). The disturbed area was a total of about 14564 square feet (1353 square meters) in area with a minimum depth of 3 feet (.91 meters), and within that an area of 6620 square feet (615 square meters) was excavated further to a depth of about 7 feet (2.1 meters).

Revised November 16, 2006, April 2 , 2007

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Contact(s): Salt River Project Cultural Resource Manager

Repository(s): Salt River Project, Tempe, AZ

Prepared By(s): Rio Salado Archaeology, LLC

Submitted To(s): Pueblo Grande Museum; K. Hovnanian Great Western Homes

Record Identifiers

Development Services Department, KIVA No.(s): 06-99-40955

Salt River Project Library Call No.(s): E78.C36B97 2006

Salt River Project Library Barcode No.(s): 00091000

Project Number(s): RSA-24

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