Their Own Road: Archaeological Investigations along State Route 260 Payson to Heber—Doubtful Canyon Section

Part of the State Route 260 - Payson to Heber project

Editor(s): Sarah A. Herr; Deborah L. Swartz

Year: 2022

Summary

Archaeological test excavations at nine sites and data recovery excavations at three sites in advance of highway realignment project in the Doubtful Canyon section of the SR 260—Payson to Heber project. A previously documented historic highway is also present in the project area. A small supplemental survey of additional right-of-way was conducted, although that work resulted in no newly identified sites.

Cite this Record

Their Own Road: Archaeological Investigations along State Route 260 Payson to Heber—Doubtful Canyon Section. Sarah A. Herr, Deborah L. Swartz. DAI Technical Reports ,2015-03. Tucson, Arizona: Desert Archaeology, Inc. 2022 ( tDAR id: 468825) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8468825

Keywords

Culture
Central Arizona Tradition

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Glass • Macrobotanical • Metal • Mineral • Pollen

Site Name
AR-03-12-04-1161 (TNF) • AR-03-12-04-1402 (TNF) • AR-03-12-04-1471 (TNF) • AR-03-12-04-1860 (TNF) • AR-03-12-04-1861 (TNF) • AR-03-12-04-265 (TNF) • AR-03-12-04-267 (TNF) • AR-03-12-04-745 (TNF) • AR-03-12-04-746 (TNF) • AR-03-12-04-878 (TNF) • AZ O:12:115 (ASM) • AZ O:12:116 (ASM) • AZ O:12:117 (ASM) • AZ O:12:119 (ASM) • AZ O:12:120 (ASM) • AZ O:12:121 (ASM) • AZ O:12:21 (ASM) • AZ O:12:27 (ASM) • AZ O:12:28 (ASM) • AZ O:12:33 (ASM)

Site Type
Artifact Scatter • Burial Pit • Corral • Domestic Structures • Historic Structure • Linear Feature • Pit • Pit House / Earth Lodge • Quarry • Road • Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno • Shade Structure / Ramada

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Historic Background Research • Reconnaissance / Survey • Site Evaluation / Testing

Geographic Keywords
American Southwest • Arizona • Mogollon Rim Region • Payson, AZ

Spatial Coverage

min long: -111.253; min lat: 34.259 ; max long: -110.97; max lat: 34.333 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Desert Archaeology, Inc.

Landowner(s): Tonto National Forest

Sponsor(s): Arizona Department of Transportation

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Doubtful Canyon section

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