Archaeological Excavations for Phase I of the Civic Plaza Expansion Project, Phoenix, Arizona
Author(s): Eric S. Cox; Kirsten Erickson; A.E. (Gene) Rogge
Year: 2005
Summary
The City of Phoenix is renovating and expanding the Civic Plaza in downtown Phoenix. The project involves demolition of the North Hall and construction of a larger, replacement facility in the same area, as well as construction of a new Terrace Building on Symphony Terrace. The interior facilities of Symphony Hall and the South Hall also will be renovated and refurbished.
The project is not a federal undertaking subject to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The State of Arizona will provide up to $300 million to match City of Phoenix expenditures for the project, but State payments will not begin until the facility is built and opened in 2009. Currently no state agency is involved in the project. The City of Phoenix retained URS Corporation to conduct archaeological investigations to assist in complying with the Arizona Antiquities Act and policy established by the Phoenix General Plan.
No archaeological or historical studies were conducted prior to the original 1960s construction of the Civic Plaza, but investigations for subsequent projects in adjacent areas have discovered prehistoric and historic archaeological resources. The expansion project encompasses six blocks of the original Phoenix townsite, and archaeological remnants of early settlement may be present. Prior studies also have shown that part of the project area is within the boundaries of a prehistoric Hohokam archaeological site known as Pueblo Patricio. Although the original construction would have destroyed archaeological resources that might have been present within much of the expansion project area, review by the City Archaeologist concluded that disturbance might have been relatively shallow in some areas and archaeological resources may remain intact in those areas.
Cite this Record
Archaeological Excavations for Phase I of the Civic Plaza Expansion Project, Phoenix, Arizona, 50. Eric S. Cox, Kirsten Erickson, A.E. (Gene) Rogge. 2005 ( tDAR id: 446762) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8446762
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Keywords
Material
Brick
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Caliche
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Ceramic
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Chipped Stone
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Concrete
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Fauna
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Glass
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Ground Stone
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Hair comb made of celluloid
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Metal
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Shell
Site Name
AZ T:12:213 (ASM)
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AZ T:12:70(ASM)
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Pueblo Patricio
Site Type
concrete Debris
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Lime Mortar Deposit
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Pit
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Utility Trench
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
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Historic Background Research
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Records Search / Inventory Checking
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Site Evaluation / Testing
General
Artifact Analysis
Geographic Keywords
Arizona (State / Territory)
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Phoenix, Arizona
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Phoenix Basin
Temporal Keywords
Classic Period
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Historic
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Prehistoric
Spatial Coverage
min long: -112.078; min lat: 33.422 ; max long: -112.062; max lat: 33.472 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): City of Phoenix Archaeology Office
Prepared By(s): URS Corporation
Submitted To(s): City of Phoenix
Record Identifiers
URS Job No.(s): 23443346
Arizona Antiquities Act Project Specific Permit(s): 2004-26ps
On Call Contract Number(s): 101006, Task 4
Pueblo Grande Museum Project No.(s): 2003-25
Phoenix Cost Center No.(s): CP10100006-1
File Information
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| COP-808_OCR_PDFA.pdf | 21.14mb | Mar 18, 2005 | Sep 19, 2018 8:56:04 AM | Confidential | |
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| COP-808_OCR_PDFA_Redacted.pdf | 53.25mb | Apr 7, 2021 10:59:16 AM | Public | ||
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