Archaeological Monitoring of Excavations for the Rockhouse Habitat Project, Meddler Point, Tonto Basin Ranger District, Tonto National Forest, Gila County, Arizona
Author(s): Joshua S. Watts; Tiffany Clark
Year: 2004
Summary
Desert Archaeology, Inc., under contract to Salt River Project (SRP) Agricultural Improvement and Power District, has completed archaeological monitoring of excavations along the northern bank of the Salt River at the eastern end of Theodore Roosevelt Lake. The excavations were undertaken as part of the construction of riparian habitat in the Meddler Point area. Archaeological monitoring of these excavations was conducted for the purpose of compliance under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. William H. Doelle, Ph.D., of Desert Archaeology, Inc., served as Principal Investigator for the project. Joshua Watts and Gregson Schachner of Desert Archaeology, completed the archaeological monitoring in 15 person-days between 29 December 2003 and 15 January 2004, working under the authority of U.S. Department of the Interior Federal Archaeological Permit No. 03-2003. Although numerous archaeological sites have been documented in the immediate vicinity of the project area, no cultural remains were encountered during the excavation work.
Cite this Record
Archaeological Monitoring of Excavations for the Rockhouse Habitat Project, Meddler Point, Tonto Basin Ranger District, Tonto National Forest, Gila County, Arizona, 223. Joshua S. Watts, Tiffany Clark. 2004 ( tDAR id: 407957) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8407957
Keywords
Site Type
Agricultural or Herding
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Canal or Canal Feature
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Linear Feature
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Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features
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Road
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Road, Trail, and Related Structures or Features
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
Geographic Keywords
Gila County
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Meddler Point
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Theodore Roosevelt Lake
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Tonto National Forest
Spatial Coverage
min long: -111.253; min lat: 33.486 ; max long: -110.726; max lat: 33.816 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Salt River Project Cultural Resource Manager
Contributor(s): Patricia Castalia
Repository(s): Salt River Project, Tempe, AZ
Prepared By(s): Desert Archaeology, Inc
Submitted To(s): Salt River Project
Record Identifiers
Salt River Project Library Call No.(s): E78.T66W38 2004
Salt River Project Library Barcode No.(s): 00090949
Project Report No.(s): 03-223
Project No.(s): 03-162
U.S. Department of the Interior Federal Archaeological Permit No.(s): 03-2003
File Information
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2004_WattsClark_ArchaeologicalMonitoring.pdf | 5.17mb | Apr 19, 2004 | Feb 22, 2017 9:21:37 AM | Confidential | |
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