Archaeological Survey of the West Bank of the South Canal, McKellips Road to Gilbert Road, Mesa, Arizona

Author(s): Daniel Garcia

Year: 2022

Summary

Salt River Project (SRP) intends to stabilize the west embankment along the South Canal between its intersections with McKellips Road and Gilbert Road, in Mesa (Figure 1). The stabilization project is a Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) mandated project and would involve vegetation removal and the placement of riprap materials along the canal embankment. The project area was previously surveyed for cultural resources (Aguila 1998; Jensen 1998), however the surveys are more than 20 years old and warrant reconsideration per Arizona State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) Guidance Point 5 (SHPO 2004). As a result of field survey on April 1 and May 17, six abandoned segments of the historic Utah Extension Ditch (AZ U:9:180[ASM]), and an as-yet undocumented precontact archaeological site were identified within the canal right of way. Additionally, The South Canal, Lehi Historic District, Lehi Historic Lateral 3-2.0, and Martineux House were identified as adjacent to, but outside of the project area.

Cite this Record

Archaeological Survey of the West Bank of the South Canal, McKellips Road to Gilbert Road, Mesa, Arizona. Daniel Garcia. 2022 ( tDAR id: 475378) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8475378

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Keywords

Culture
Historic • Hohokam

Material
Ceramic

Site Name
AZ U:9:10(PG) • AZ U:9:144(ASM) • AZ U:9:180(ASM) • AZ U:9:184(ASM) • AZ U:9:279(ASM) • AZ U:9:49(ASU) • AZ U:9:51(ASU) • AZ U:9:81(ASU) • Casa de Omni • Park of the Canals • Pueblo Moroni • Rowley Site • Utah Extension Ditch

Site Type
Artifact Scatter • Canal or Canal Feature • Midden • Water Control Feature

Investigation Types
Systematic Survey

General
Lehi Historic District • Lehi Historic Lateral 3-2.0 • Martineaux House • SRP Diversion and Conveyance System District South Canal

Geographic Keywords
Maricopa (County) • Mesa

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Daniel Garcia; Salt River Project; Bureau of Reclamation

Record Identifiers

SRP Heritage Technical Report(s): 2022-002

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Contact(s): Daniel Garcia