Archaeological Survey and Investigations Along Reach 6, Granite Reef Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project, Maricopa 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 6, nearby access roads, water detention areas, and a maintenance yard. Reach 6 of the Granite Reef Aqueduct extends about 17 miles from Burnt Mountain east to the Belmont Mountains. OCRM archaeologists recommended no further investigations along Reach 6 following survey and surface collection.

This project presents the survey reports that describe the results of archaeological work within Reach 6 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 6, Granite Reef Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project, Maricopa County, Arizona. ( tDAR id: 407039) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8K0766F

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Keywords

Culture
Euroamerican • Patayan • Yuman

Material
Building Materials • Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Glass • Ground Stone • Metal • Rubber

Site Name
AZ S:8:11(ASU) • AZ T:5:1(ASU) • Lower Belmont Well homestead

Site Type
Artifact Scatter • Corral • House • Rock Alignment • Rock Ring • Water Control Feature

Investigation Types
Records Search / Inventory Checking • Systematic Survey

Geographic Keywords
Belmont Mountains • Burnt Mountain • Flatiron Mountain • Granite Reef Aqueduct Reach 6 • Granite Reef Aqueduct Reach 7 • Hot Rock Mountain • Lower Belmont Well • Tonopah Desert

Temporal Keywords
Prehistoric

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1930 to 1940 (Lower Belmont Well)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -113.11; min lat: 33.498 ; max long: -112.8; max lat: 33.604 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

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

Field Director(s): John M. Antieau; Edward A. Dobbins

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

Record Identifiers

Granite Reef Aqueduct Task No.(s): 6

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

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Documents

  1. An Archaeological Survey of Reach 6, Granite Reef Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project, Maricopa County, Arizona (1977)
  2. A Cultural Resource Inventory of the Proposed Temporary Maintenance Yard near Reach 6 of the Granite Reef Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project (1978)