Geoarchaeological Assessment for the Tres Rios Project, Maricopa County, Arizona
Author(s): Jill Onken; Michael R. Waters; Jeffrey A. Homburg
Year: 2004
Summary
Statistical Research, Inc. (SRI), under subcontract to ASM Affiliates, conducted geoarchaeological investigations in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) Tres Rios project area. The Tres Rios project involves flood control, wetland restoration, water reclamation and reuse (creation of wetland, marsh, and open water areas), and construction of a pipeline and levees.
The project area is located in central Arizona in the area surrounding the confluence of the Salt, Gila, and Agua Fria Rivers. The study area contains two distinct reaches of the Gila River. The eastern half of the project area contains the terminal reach of the lower Salt River and its confluence with the Gila River. This 3-km- (2-mile-) long reach is characterized by a wide, unstable channel with multiple low-flow channels and many mid-channel bars and islands, traits resulting from a large sediment load, erodible banks, and highly variable discharges (Graf et al. 1994). The western half of the project area contains the uppermost reach of the lower Gila River, beginning at the Gila-Salt confluence and extending 6.5 km (4 miles) west to the vicinity of the Agua Fria River’s confluence with the Gila. The channel of this reach is also braided; the gradient is significantly lower, however, resulting in denser vegetation and more channel deposition than in upstream reaches (Graf et al. 1994).
Cite this Record
Geoarchaeological Assessment for the Tres Rios Project, Maricopa County, Arizona, 68. Jill Onken, Michael R. Waters, Jeffrey A. Homburg. 2004 ( tDAR id: 448777) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8448777
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Keywords
Culture
Hohokam
Material
Ceramic
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Charcoal
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Chipped Stone
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Ground Stone
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Mineral
Site Name
AZ T:11:94 (ASM)
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Tres Rios
Site Type
Canal or Canal Feature
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Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
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Domestic Structures
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Pit House / Earth Lodge
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
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Geophysical Survey
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Remote Sensing
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Research Design / Data Recovery Plan
General
Backhoe Trench Excavation
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Chronometric Data Collection
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Geomorphic Mapping
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Holocene Epoch
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Optical Luminescence Dating
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Pleistocene Epoch
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Radiocarbon Dating
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Remote Sensing
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Sediment Analyses
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Soil Analyses
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Stratigraphic Data Collection
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Tres Rios Project
Geographic Keywords
Gila River
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Phoenix Basin
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Tres Rios Wetlands
Temporal Keywords
Colonial Period
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Pioneer Period
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Sedentary Period
Spatial Coverage
min long: -112.352; min lat: 33.379 ; max long: -112.269; max lat: 33.402 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): City of Phoenix Archaeology Office
Prepared By(s): Statistical Research, Inc.
Submitted To(s): U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District
Record Identifiers
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Contract No.(s): DACA09-98-D-0011
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