Archaeological Survey and Investigations Along Reach 1, Granite Reef Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project, La Paz County, Arizona

Summary

Under contract with the Bureau of Reclamation, the Office of Cultural Resource Management (OCRM), Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University, completed an archaeological survey of Reach 1 and several adjacent roads that would be added or modified for its construction. Reach 1 of the Granite Reef Aqueduct extends about 18 miles from the Buckskin Mountain Tunnel, east to the Bouse Hills Pumping Plant.

Following the survey, OCRM archaeologists conducted archaeological investigations at two sites and six field loci within Reach 1 to mitigate the adverse effects of disturbance in the project area. Archaeological investigations consisted of surface collection, additional recording, and excavation.

This project presents the survey and mitigation reports that describe the results of archaeological work within Reach 1 of the Granite Reef Aqueduct. The investigations identified a pattern of secondary resource zone exploitation in the desert areas between the river valleys. Researchers defined and described a secondary resource zone as an area which did not support a permanent population, but was utilized intermittently, probably on a seasonal basis, in the exploitation of wild plant and animal food resources by people whose primary subsistence was derived from a different zone.

Cite this Record

Archaeological Survey and Investigations Along Reach 1, Granite Reef Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project, La Paz County, Arizona. ( tDAR id: 406977) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8BP04R7

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Keywords

Culture
Historic • Hohokam • Patayan • Yuman

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Fauna • Fossil • Ground Stone • Metal • Shell

Site Name
AZ M:13:2(ASU) • AZ S:1:4(NAU) • AZ S:1:6(NAU) • AZ S:1:8(ASU)

Site Type
Cairn • Encampment • Intaglio / Geoglyph • Sleeping Circle • Trail

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Records Search / Inventory Checking • Systematic Survey

Geographic Keywords
Bouse Hills • Bouse Hills Pumping Plant • Buckskin Mountains • Buckskin Mountains Tunnel • Cactus Plain • Granite Reef Aqueduct Reach 1

Temporal Keywords
Prehistoric

Spatial Coverage

min long: -114.156; min lat: 33.724 ; max long: -113.442; max lat: 34.211 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

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

Field Director(s): Edward A. Dobbins

Principal Investigator(s): Glen Rice

Project Director(s): Patricia E. Brown

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

Repository(s): Huhugam Heritage Center

Prepared By(s): Office of Cultural Resource Management, Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University

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

Record Identifiers

Granite Reef Aqueduct Task No.(s): 32, 35

Bureau of Reclamation Contract No.(s): 8-07-32-V0039

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Documents

  1. Archaeological Investigations Along Reach 1 of the Granite Reef Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project (1980)
  2. A Cultural Resource Survey of Reach 1 of the Granite Reef Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project (1979)