Mead to Phoenix 500kV Transmission Line Project: Data Recovery at the Overkill Site (AZ M:7:48,ASM): An Archaic Site in Mohave County, Arizona

Summary

Salt River Project (SRP) contracted with SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants, to conduct archaeological data recovery at the Overkill Site, AZ M:7:48(ASM), as part of the Mead to Phoenix 500 kV Transmission Line project. The Overkill Site is located on federal land administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The site is located approximately 15 miles south of Wikieup in Mohave County, Arizona. AZ M:7:48(ASM) is situated on a ridge between Burro Creek and Kaiser Spring Canyon, approximately 0.66 mile west of Highway 93 (Figure 1.1). The site was previously determined to be eligible for inclusion to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) by the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) with agreement by the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, WAPA, and the Arizona and Nevada SHPOs signed a Programmatic Agreement that detailed the stipulations for construction of the transmission line in concurrence with SRP, the BLM, and the National Park Service (NPS). SWCA’s investigations were conducted under BLM Cultural Resource Use Permit No. AZ-000111. All material will be curated at the Arizona State Museum (ASM) in Tucson.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Salt River Project Digital Library

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Contact(s): Salt River Project Cultural Resource Manager

Field Director(s): Mary-Ellen Walsh-Anduze

Project Director(s): David H. Greenwald

Repository(s): Salt River Project

Prepared By(s): SWCA Environmental Consultants

Submitted To(s): Salt River Project

Record Identifiers

Salt River Project Library Call No.(s): E78.M34A531994

Salt River Project Library Barcode No.(s): 00090917

SWCA Archaeological Report No.(s): 94-60

BLM Cultural Resource Use Permit No.(s): AZ-000111

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