Archaeological Survey at Williams Air Force Base, Arizona: A Class III Inventory

Author(s): Richard Anduze; David H. Greenwald; Robert Haynes-Peterson; Douglas R. Mitchell; Mary-Ellen Walsh-Anduze

Year: 1993

Summary

In consultation with the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), HALLIBURTON NUS conducted a preliminary data collection effort and "Class I Overview" of the Williams AFB property and surrounding area. This consisted of a literature search and review of files at the SHPO.

The Class I Overview identified three archaeological sites on the Williams AFB property. The Midvale Site (AZ U:10:24, ASU) consists of a large prehistoric Hohokam village considered to be of cultural importance. The site has been studied in some detail, delineated, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The two other sites (AZ U:10:20, ASU, and AZ U:10:25, ASU) have been preliminarily identified on the basis of surface artifacts. Their areal extent has not been well defined, and it is not known whether they possess attributes that would qualify them for eligibility for the NRHP. A small portion of Site AZ U:10:20 (ASU) has received test excavations, but these efforts resulted in few data that would support NRHP eligibility of this site within Williams AFB (Goodfellow 1989). Most of the rest of the Williams AFB property had not been examined prior to this time for the presence of archaeological resources. However, because numerous such sites exist in the area surrounding Williams AFB, a strong possibility that other areas of the base also contain archaeological resources was considered likely.

Cite this Record

Archaeological Survey at Williams Air Force Base, Arizona: A Class III Inventory, 12. Richard Anduze, David H. Greenwald, Robert Haynes-Peterson, Douglas R. Mitchell, Mary-Ellen Walsh-Anduze. 1993 ( tDAR id: 425565) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8425565

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Keywords

Culture
Colonial • Euroamerican • Historic • Hohokam

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Fauna • Glass • Ground Stone • Metal

Site Name
AZ U:10:2 (ASM) • AZ U:10:20 (ASU) • AZ U:10:25 (ASU) • AZ U:10:60 (ASM) • AZ U:10:61 (ASM) • AZ U:10:62 (ASM) • AZ U:10:63 (ASM) • AZ U:10:64 (ASM) • AZ U:10:65 (ASM) • AZ U:10:66 (ASM) • AZ U:10:67 (ASM) • AZ U:10:68 (ASM) • AZ U:10:69 (ASM) • El Horno Grande Site • Flight Site • Grenade Site • In-Between Site • Lost Pioneer Site • Midvale site • Ordinance Site • Outer Limits Site • Radar Site • SW Germann Site • Touch 'n Go Site • Will E. Coyote Site

Site Type
Agricultural or Herding • Archaeological Feature • Artifact Scatter • Canal or Canal Feature • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Domestic Structures • Isolated Artifact • Mound / Earthwork • Non-Domestic Structures • Pit • Pit House / Earth Lodge • Post Hole / Post Mold • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis

Geographic Keywords
Arizona • Gilbert • Maricopa County • Mesa • Queen Creek • Williams Airforce Base

Temporal Keywords
Sedentary

Spatial Coverage

min long: -111.69; min lat: 33.285 ; max long: -111.631; max lat: 33.326 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Salt River Project Cultural Resource Manager

Principal Investigator(s): Douglas R. Mitchell

Project Director(s): David H. Greenwald

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

Prepared By(s): SWCA Environmental Consultants

Submitted To(s): HALLIBURTON, NUS CORPORATION

Record Identifiers

SWCA Archaeological Report No.(s): 93-12

SRP Library Call No.(s): E78.W555A53 1993

SRP Library Barcode No.(s): 00091032

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