Archaeological Monitoring of Contaminated Soil Removal from the Waste Dump Archaeological Site, AZ AA:6:2(ASM), Pinal County, Arizona
Author(s): Chad V. Kirvan; A. E. (Gene) Rogge
Year: 2012
Summary
ADOA retained URS Corporation to remove and dispose of a mound of contaminated soil from Area A of the Picacho Pesticide Site, which is within a parcel of State Trust land managed by ASLD. The contaminated soil is within an archaeological site known as the Waste Dump site and designated AZ AA:6:2(ASM). The site is the remnants of a large prehistoric Hohokam village that was occupied during the Classic period (circa A.D. 1125 to 1450). Archaeological monitoring was conducted to document any archaeological resources that might be affected by removal of the contaminated soil.
In summary, the archaeological monitoring identified no evidence of archaeological features or intact buried archaeological deposits, and the removal of the contaminated soil did not substantially alter the Waste Dump archaeological site or diminish its potential to yield important information. Nor did use of the CAIDD irrigation canal maintenance road as an alternative access route affect any remnants of the Bull site, AZ AA:6:11/15(ASM). Survey of the access road in conjunction with archaeological monitoring identified a circa 1940s to 1950s trash scatter on State Trust land (just east of the junction of the access road and Harmon Road) that remains unrecorded and unevaluated for Arizona Register eligibility.
Cite this Record
Archaeological Monitoring of Contaminated Soil Removal from the Waste Dump Archaeological Site, AZ AA:6:2(ASM), Pinal County, Arizona, 15(AZ). Chad V. Kirvan, A. E. (Gene) Rogge. 2012 ( tDAR id: 441993) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8441993
Keywords
Culture
Hohokam
Material
Ceramic
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Chipped Stone
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Ground Stone
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Plainware
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Red-on-Buff
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Salado Polychrome Ware
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Tanque Verde Red-on-black
Site Name
AZ AA:6:11/15(ASM)
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AZ AA:6:2(ASM)
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The Bull Site
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Waste Dump Site
Site Type
Ancient Earthwork
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Archaeological Feature
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Artifact Scatter
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Mound / Earthwork
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Non-Domestic Structures
Investigation Types
Ground Disturbance Monitoring
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Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis
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Reconnaissance / Survey
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Records Search / Inventory Checking
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Site Evaluation / Testing
General
Archaeological Monitoring
Geographic Keywords
Arizona (State / Territory)
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Picacho, AZ
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Pinal (County)
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Santa Cruz River
Temporal Keywords
Hohokam
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Hohokam Classic period
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Prehistoric
Temporal Coverage
Calendar Date: 1125 to 1450 (Classic period site occupation estimated dates)
Spatial Coverage
min long: -111.516; min lat: 32.664 ; max long: -111.499; max lat: 32.701 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): City of Phoenix Archaeology Office
Contributor(s): Chad Kirvan; Ronald Savage
Principal Investigator(s): A. E. (Gene) Rogge
Prepared By(s): URS Corporation
Submitted To(s): State Risk Management Section Arizona Department of Administration; Arizona State Land Department
Record Identifiers
Arizona Antiquities Act Project Specific Permit No.(s): 2012-092ps
URS Job(s): 24097075.51000
URS Cultural Resource Report(s): 2012-15(AZ)
Accession Number(s): 2012-297
Burial Agreement Case No.(s): 2012-025
File Information
| Name | Size | Creation Date | Date Uploaded | Access | |
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| Picacho-report_OCR_PDFA.pdf | 13.53mb | Oct 1, 2012 | Apr 10, 2018 3:15:13 PM | Confidential | |
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| Picacho-report_OCR_PDFA_Redacted.pdf | 11.61mb | Mar 16, 2021 3:31:07 PM | Public | ||
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Contact(s): City of Phoenix Archaeology Office