Archaeological Investigations at Wetlands, AZ AA:12:90 (ASM), and Los Pozos, AZ AA:12:91 (ASM), for the Tucson Water SRF Collector Pipeline Project, Pima County, Arizona

Summary

In 2009, archaeological work was requested by Tucson Water to determine if significant archaeological resources are present within the proposed alignment of a planned collector pipeline at the Sweetwater Wastewater Reclamation Facility (SRF), (City Project No. 08-35). The City of Tucson is the sponsor and the landowner of the project area. The planned pipeline alignment crosses the boundaries of two known archaeological sites, Los Pozos, AZ AA:12:91 (ASM), and Wetlands, AZ AA:12:90 (ASM), both dating predominantly to the Early Agricultural period (1200 B.C.-A.D. 50). Phase 1 and 2 archaeological data recovery were conducted under Arizona Antiquities Act Project Specific Permit No. 2009-107ps (ASM Accession No. 2009-383) and Burial Agreement Case No. 2009-26, by Desert Archaeology, Inc., personnel in June-July 2009, and December 2009-February 2010. The work was guided by the phased project treatment plan (Wocherl 2009a), supplemented by a task plan following Phase 1 (Wocherl 2009b).

This volume contains an introduction to the project, as well as descriptive data for excavated features and materials collected during Phase 1 and 2 archaeological data recovery for the Tucson Water SRF Collector Pipeline project at the Wetlands and Los Pozos sites. These data will be discussed further and interpreted in a synthetic companion volume (Wocherl 2012) that also treats features and materials recovered for the adjacent Tucson Water Recharge Basins and Recovery Well project (ASM Accession No. 2010-108) at Los Pozos.

The investigated project area represents a narrow linear corridor trending roughly north-south from well EW-008 to the southern boundary. City project construction limits vary from 60-100 ft wide.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Desert Archaeology DAHA Resources   •
• Digital Archive of Huhugam Archaeology (DAHA)

Keywords

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: -1200 to 50 (Early Agricultural Period Occupation)

Calendar Date: 1100 to 1150 (Grave Offerings)

Radiocarbon Date: 2090 to 30 (Beta No. 295402)

Spatial Coverage

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Desert Archaeology, Inc.

Contributor(s): Jenny L. Adams; Karen R. Adams; Michael W. Diehl; James M. Heidke; R. Jane Sliva; Amanda K. Stroud; Christine H. Virden-Lange; Jennifer A. Waters; Gregory J. Whitney; Helga Wöcherl

Prepared By(s): Desert Archaeology, Inc.

Submitted To(s): City of Tucson (Tucson water)

Record Identifiers

Arizona State Museum Accession No.(s): 2009-383

Arizona Antiquities Act Project Specific Permit No. (s): 2009-107ps

Burial Agreement Case No.(s): 2009-26

City Project No.(s): 08-35

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