Phase 1 Eligibility Testing, Data Recovery, and Archival Research along Reaches 1 and 2 of the San Carlos Irrigation Project Rehabilitation, Pinal County, Arizona
Summary
As authorized under the Arizona Water Settlements Act of 2004, the San Carlos and Irrigation Drainage District (SCIDD) is undertaking a 10-year rehabilitation project of its irrigation system. SCIDD is the non-Indian irrigation component of the San Carlos Irrigation Project (SCIP), which provides irrigation water to the communities of Florence, Coolidge, and Casa Grande in Pinal County, Arizona. Phase 2 of this project includes modification of the canal by widening segments of Reaches 1, 2, and 3 and lining those segments of the canal with concrete.
In 2013, the Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office (Reclamation) directed Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) to conduct a Class III inventory of the project alignment and prepare a treatment plan for eligibility testing at two sites (AZ U:15:5[ASM] and AZ U:15:47[ASM]), Phase 1 data recovery at three sites (Florence Ruin/AZ U:15:124[ASM], AZ U:15:663[ASM], and AZ U:15:678[ASM]/AZ U:15:5[ARS]) (Gregory et al. 2014b), and archival research was for three sites (Florence Canal/AZ AA:3:211[ASM]; a wagon road/AZ U:15:665[ASM]; and a historic structure/AZ U:15:666[ASM]). Two sites, AZ AA:3:215(ASM)/Florence-Casa Grande Canal and AZ U:15:676(ASM)/AZ U:15:1(REC), had been previously mitigated. No further work was required for AZ AA:3:215(ASM)/Florence-Casa Grande Canal, but limited boundary testing was recommended within the expanded site boundary of U:15:676(ASM)/AZ U:15:1(REC).
No features were identified at AZ U:15:5(ASM), AZ U:15:47(ASM), Florence Ruin/AZ U:15:124(ASM), or AZ U:15:678(ASM). Seventeen features were identified at AZ U:15:663(ASM) during Phase 1 data recovery. One feature, a cremation, was identified at AZ U:15:676(ASM). Because potentially significant subsurface features were discovered at AZ U:15:663(ASM), a targeted Phase 2 data recovery effort is recommended. In addition, because human remains were identified at AZ U:15:676(ASM), Phase 2 data recovery is recommended, as well as archaeological monitoring during ground disturbing activities associated with the project. At the request of Reclamation, a Phase 2 treatment plan was prepared as part of this document. The results of the archival research associated with the Florence Canal (AZ AA:3:211[ASM]), a wagon road (AZ U:15:665[ASM]), and a historic structure (AZ U:15:666[ASM]), as well as artifact analyses from Phase 1 investigations, are also included in the report.
Cite this Record
Phase 1 Eligibility Testing, Data Recovery, and Archival Research along Reaches 1 and 2 of the San Carlos Irrigation Project Rehabilitation, Pinal County, Arizona. ( tDAR id: 406056) ; doi:10.6067/XCV86975F4
Keywords
Material
Ceramic
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Chipped Stone
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Fauna
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Glass
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Ground Stone
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Human Remains
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Metal
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Shell
Site Name
AZ AA:3:211(ASM)
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AZ U:15:1(REC)
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AZ U:15:124(ASM)
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AZ U:15:47(ASM)
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AZ U:15:5(ARS)
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AZ U:15:5(ASM)
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AZ U:15:663(ASM)
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AZ U:15:665(ASM)
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AZ U:15:666(ASM)
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AZ U:15:676(ASM)/AZ U:15:1(REC)
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AZ U:15:678 (ASM)/AZ U:15:5(ARS)
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Florence Canal
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Florence-Casa Grande Canal
Site Type
Artifact Scatter
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Canal or Canal Feature
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Historic Governmental Structure
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Non-Domestic Structures
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Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
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Heritage Management
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Historic Background Research
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Records Search / Inventory Checking
Geographic Keywords
San Carlos Irrigation and Drainage District
Temporal Keywords
Historic Period
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Prehistoric Period
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Protohistoric Period
Temporal Coverage
Calendar Date: 1857 to 1965 (Historic Period)
Calendar Date: 850 to 1150 (Sedentary)
Calendar Date: 950 to 1300 (Sedentary-Classic)
Spatial Coverage
min long: -111.542; min lat: 32.896 ; max long: -111.359; max lat: 33.017 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office, Archaeologist
Contributor(s): Lesley Hudson; Thomas Jones; Kerri Bastin; Zachary Rothwell
Field Director(s): Walter R. Punzmann
Lab Director(s): Alanna Ossa
Principal Investigator(s): Andrea Gregory
Project Director(s): Peg Davis
Landowner(s): San Carlos Irrigation and Drainage District; Arizona State Prison
Permitting Agency(s): US Bureau of Indian Affairs; San Carlos Irrigation Project; Gila River Indian Community; Hopi Tribe; Arizona State Land Department
Repository(s): Archaeological Research Institute, Arizona State University
Prepared By(s): Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd.
Submitted To(s): USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office
Record Identifiers
Arizona State Museum Burial Agreement Case(s): 2014-036
Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) Permit No.(s): 2014/ACS/SCIP/WRO/001a
Arizona Antiquities Act Project Specific Permit No.(s): 2014-098ps
Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. Project No.(s): 13-107
Bureau of Reclamation Contract No.(s): R13PB32022
Resources Inside this Project (Viewing 1-6 of 6)
Documents
- Report of Findings for the San Carlos Irrigation and Drainage District Phase 1 Eligibility Testing, Data Recovery, and Archival Research along Reaches 1 and 2 of the San Carlos Irrigation Project Rehabilitation, Pinal County, Arizona: Photo Log and Contact Sheets (2016)
- Report of Findings for the San Carlos Irrigation and Drainage District Phase 1 Eligibility Testing, Data Recovery, and Archival Research along Reaches 1 and 2 of the San Carlos Irrigation Project Rehabilitation, Pinal County, Arizona: Report (2016)
Datasets
- Report of Findings for the San Carlos Irrigation and Drainage District Phase 1 Eligibility Testing, Data Recovery, and Archival Research along Reaches 1 and 2 of the San Carlos Irrigation Project Rehabilitation, Pinal County, Arizona: Ceramic Analysis Data (2016)
- Report of Findings for the San Carlos Irrigation and Drainage District Phase 1 Eligibility Testing, Data Recovery, and Archival Research along Reaches 1 and 2 of the San Carlos Irrigation Project Rehabilitation, Pinal County, Arizona: Faunal Analysis Data (2016)
- Report of Findings for the San Carlos Irrigation and Drainage District Phase 1 Eligibility Testing, Data Recovery, and Archival Research along Reaches 1 and 2 of the San Carlos Irrigation Project Rehabilitation, Pinal County, Arizona: Lithic Analysis Data (2016)
- Report of Findings for the San Carlos Irrigation and Drainage District Phase 1 Eligibility Testing, Data Recovery, and Archival Research along Reaches 1 and 2 of the San Carlos Irrigation Project Rehabilitation, Pinal County, Arizona: Shell Analysis Data (2016)