Results of Phase I Data Recovery at Pozos de Sonoqui, AZ 11:14:49 (ASM), Along the Planned Riggs Road Alignment, Queen Creek, Maricopa County, Arizona
Author(s): Robert B. Neily; Jackie L. Orcholl
Year: 2007
Summary
Between August 13 and 24, 2007, Phase I data recovery excavations were conducted within a 1,550-m-long by 43-m-wide segment of the planned Riggs Road corridor that extends through the northern portion of AZ U:14:49 (ASM)—also known as Pozos de Sonoqui—a National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)- eligible prehistoric site in southeastern Maricopa County. The project uses Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) funding to be administered by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Local Government Section. The excavations were guided by an approved treatment plan (Neily and Cogswell 2007).
The Phase I data recovery fieldwork involved limited surface collecting, systematic and judgmental backhoe trenching, and mapping and feature documentation; two secondary cremations were also recovered. In total, 1,371 m of trench was excavated and 41 prehistoric features, including a likely ballcourt, were recorded. A preliminary assessment of the recovered temporally diagnostic ceramics indicates occupational components extending from the Hohokam early Colonial- through early Sedentary periods, with some possible use during the Pioneer and Classic periods. The following sections outline, the tasks that were completed, describe the results of the Phase I data recovery, and provide recommendations for Phase II data recovery.
Cite this Record
Results of Phase I Data Recovery at Pozos de Sonoqui, AZ 11:14:49 (ASM), Along the Planned Riggs Road Alignment, Queen Creek, Maricopa County, Arizona. Robert B. Neily, Jackie L. Orcholl. 2007 ( tDAR id: 440588) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8440588
Keywords
Material
Ceramic
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Dating Sample
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Human Remains
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Macrobotanical
Site Name
AZ 11:14:49 (ASM)
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Pozos de Sonoqui
Site Type
Agricultural or Herding
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Archaeological Feature
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Ball Court
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Burial Pit
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Canal or Canal Feature
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Cremation
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Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
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Domestic Structures
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Funerary and Burial Structures or Features
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Hearth
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Inhumation
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Isolated Burial
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Non-Domestic Structures
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Non-Thermal Pit
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Pit
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Pit House / Earth Lodge
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Refuse Pit
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Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features
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Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno
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Storage Pit
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Water Control Feature
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Well
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
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Ground Disturbance Monitoring
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Site Evaluation / Testing
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Systematic Survey
Geographic Keywords
Arizona (State / Territory)
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Maricopa (County)
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Phoenix Basin
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Queen Creek, AZ
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Riggs Road
Temporal Keywords
Hohokam Classic period
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Hohokam Colonial period
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Hohokam Pioneer period
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Hohokam Sedentary period
Spatial Coverage
min long: -111.831; min lat: 33.217 ; max long: -111.728; max lat: 33.313 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): City of Phoenix Archaeology Office
Principal Investigator(s): Robert B. Neily
Prepared By(s): Logan Simpson Design Inc.
Submitted To(s): EPS Group, Inc.; Arizona Department of Transportation, Environmental Planning Group
Record Identifiers
ADOT Project No.(s): STP QCR-0 (001) A
ADOT TRACS No.(s): 0000 MA QCR SS605 03C
LSD Technical Report No.(s): 055262d
ASM Permit No.(s): 2007-134ps
File Information
| Name | Size | Creation Date | Date Uploaded | Access | |
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| Riggs_Road_Phase_I_Data_Recovery_OCR_PDFA_Redacted.pdf | 6.82mb | Mar 30, 2021 9:37:46 AM | Public | ||
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| Riggs_Road_Phase_I_Data_Recovery_OCR_PDFA.pdf | 2.53mb | Oct 26, 2007 | Feb 1, 2018 1:35:36 PM | Confidential | |
| This file is the unredacted version of the resource. | |||||
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Contact(s): City of Phoenix Archaeology Office