An Archaeological Survey for the Proposed Rancho Vistoso Neighborhood 5 Middle School, Pima County, Arizona
Author(s): India S. Hesse
Year: 2007
Summary
SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) was contracted by PinnacleOne to conduct an archaeological survey for the proposed Rancho Vistoso Neighborhood 5 Middle School project. The Amphitheater School District proposes to build a new public middle school on a 36.3-acre parcel that will be donated to them by Vistoso Partners, Inc., in the Town of Oro Valley, Pima County, Arizona. SWCA was contracted by PinnacleOne to conduct an archaeological survey of the parcel to aid the Amphitheater Unified School District in complying with the State Historic Preservation Act. The project area is located in the Town of Oro Valley in Pima County, Arizona.
An archaeological survey conducted for the proposed Rancho Vistoso Neighborhood 5 Middle School project resulted in the identification of one newly discovered prehistoric Native American archaeological site and one isolated occurrence (IO) of cultural resources. SWCA recommends AZ BB:9:417(ASM) eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
Regardless of project design and the school facility’s construction footprint, the archaeological site will be impacted because of its proximity to the proposed middle school. SWCA recommends that a data recovery plan be drafted and implemented for AZ BB:9:417(ASM) prior to the proposed project.
No additional archaeological work or mitigation measures are recommended for the remainder of the project area. However, in the event that previously undocumented buried cultural resources are identified during ground-disturbing activities, all work in the immediate vicinity of the discovery should stop until it can be evaluated by a professional archaeologist.
Cite this Record
An Archaeological Survey for the Proposed Rancho Vistoso Neighborhood 5 Middle School, Pima County, Arizona, 387. India S. Hesse. 2007 ( tDAR id: 446062) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8446062
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Keywords
Material
Basalt
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Ceramic
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Chipped Stone
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Core
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Ground Stone
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Mano
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Plainware
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Red-on-Brown
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Rhyolite
Site Name
AZ BB:9:417 (ASM)
Site Type
Archaeological Feature
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Artifact Scatter
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Isolated Artifact
Investigation Types
Reconnaissance / Survey
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Research Design / Data Recovery Plan
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Systematic Survey
Geographic Keywords
Arizona (State / Territory)
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Arizona Upland Subdivision
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Oro Valley, AZ
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Pima (County)
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Sonoran Desert
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Tucson Basin
Temporal Keywords
Prehistoric
Spatial Coverage
min long: -110.979; min lat: 32.41 ; max long: -110.943; max lat: 32.449 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): SWCA Environmental Consultants
Contributor(s): Vistoso Partners, Inc.
Sponsor(s): PinnacleOne
Prepared By(s): SWCA Environmental Consultants
Submitted To(s): Amphitheater Unified School District
Record Identifiers
Arizona Antiquities Act Blanket Permit No. (s): 2007-023bl
SWCA Project No. (s): 13236
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| 07-387_OCR_PDFA_Redacted.pdf | 1.64mb | Feb 9, 2021 12:46:37 PM | Public | ||
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| 07-387_OCR_PDFA.pdf | 3.40mb | Sep 4, 2007 | May 22, 2018 12:15:19 PM | Confidential | |
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