Tucson Aqueduct Project Phase A

Summary

Reaches 1 and 2 of the Tucson Aqueduct portion of the Central Arizona Project extend from the terminus of the Salt-Gila Aqueduct just east of Picacho Reservoir (12 km southeast of Coolidge) south along the western flanks of the Picacho Mountains, east along the southern flanks of the Picacho Mountains through Picacho Pass, and then south to the vicinity of Red Rock. A Class III archaeological survey of the aqueduct corridor and associated areas was conducted by Arizona State Museum archaeologists (Czaplicki 1984). As a result of projected impacts to archaeological resources, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation instituted a plan of study designed to comply with federal and state legislation and regulations regarding the management of cultural resources. From an archaeological perspective, the paramount objective is to recover information which will provide a better understanding of prehistoric developments in the study area and the surrounding region, and in turn will lead to general anthropological conclusions. In the original plan prepared by Reclamation 36 Hohokam sites formed the data base for study. However, during research design preparation and review three of those sites were eliminated from the study and one new site was added to bring the final total to 34.

Cite this Record

Tucson Aqueduct Project Phase A. ( tDAR id: 377934) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8J967T4

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Keywords

Culture
Hohokam

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Dating Sample • Fauna • Ground Stone • Human Remains • Macrobotanical • Shell

Site Type
Agricultural Field or Field Feature • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Funerary and Burial Structures or Features • Reservoir • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Settlements

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Architectural Survey • Data Recovery / Excavation • Reconnaissance / Survey • Site Evaluation / Testing • Systematic Survey

General
Picacho Mountains Archaeology • Picacho Mountains Prehistory

Geographic Keywords
McClellan Wash • Picacho Mountains • Picacho Reservoir • Red Rock Reservoir • Salt-Gila Aquaduct

Temporal Keywords
Historic Pima • Hohokam Classic period • Hohokam pre-Classic period

Spatial Coverage

min long: -111.543; min lat: 32.573 ; max long: -111.23; max lat: 32.893 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office

Principal Investigator(s): Donald E. Weaver, Jr.

Project Director(s): Donald E. Weaver, Jr.

Sponsor(s): USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office

Permitting Agency(s): Lower Colorado Regional Office, Bureau of Reclamation

Repository(s): Huhugam Heritage Center

Prepared By(s): Museum of Northern Arizona

Submitted To(s): USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office

Record Identifiers

Bureau of Reclamation Contract No.(s): 3-CS-30-00790

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  • Documents (10)

Documents

  1. An Archaeological Sample Survey of the Middle Santa Cruz River Basin, Picacho Reservoir to Tucson, Arizona: A Class II Survey of the Proposed Tucson Aqueduct Phase A, Central Arizona Project (1982)
  2. A Class III Survey of the Tucson Aqueduct Phase A Corridor, Central Arizona Project: An Intensive Archaeological Survey in the Lower Santa Cruz River Basin, Picacho Reservoir to Rillito, Arizona (1984)
  3. Hohokam Settlement Along the Slopes of the Picacho Mountains, Volume 2, Part 1: The Brady Wash Sites (1988)
  4. Hohokam Settlement Along the Slopes of the Picacho Mountains, Volume 2, Part 2: The Brady Wash Sites (1988)
  5. Hohokam Settlement Along the Slopes of the Picacho Mountains, Volume 4: Material Culture (1988)
  6. Hohokam Settlement Along the Slopes of the Picacho Mountains, Volume 5: Environment and Subsistence (1988)
  7. Hohokam Settlement Along the Slopes of the Picacho Mountains, Volume 6: Synthesis and Conclusions (1988)
  8. Hohokam Settlement Along the Slopes of the Picacho Mountains: Research Design (1986)
  9. Hohokam Settlement Along the Slopes of the Picacho Mountains: The Picacho Area Sites (1987)
  10. Petroglyphs of the Picacho Mountains, South Central Arizona (1986)