An Archaeological Survey of Reach 6, Granite Reef Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project, Maricopa County, Arizona
Creators: name: Antieau, John M.
Publisher: name: Office of Cultural Resource Management, Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University
Year: 1977
Subjects: subject: Granite Reef Aqueduct Reach 7
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subject: Granite Reef Aqueduct Reach 6
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/78301/granite-reef-aqueduct-reach-6
subject: Burnt Mountain
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/77936/burnt-mountain
subject: Lower Belmont Well
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/78288/lower-belmont-well
subject: Flatiron Mountain
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/77935/flatiron-mountain
subject: Hot Rock Mountain
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/78290/hot-rock-mountain
subject: Belmont Mountains
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/78289/belmont-mountains
subject: Tonopah Desert
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/54377/tonopah-desert
subject: Historic Period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/29/historic-period
subject: Prehistoric
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/53/prehistoric
subject: Yuman
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/82/yuman
subject: Patayan
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/23/patayan
subject: Euroamerican
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/28/euroamerican
subject: AZ S:8:11(ASU)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/9887/az-s811asu
subject: AZ T:5:1(ASU)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/9888/az-t51asu
subject: Lower Belmont Well homestead
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/9889/lower-belmont-well-homestead
subject: Rock Ring
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/738/rock-ring
subject: House
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/259/house
subject: Corral
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/276/corral
subject: Artifact Scatter
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/340/artifact-scatter
subject: Water Control Feature
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/279/water-control-feature
subject: Rock Alignment
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/360/rock-alignment
subject: Ceramic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/1/ceramic
subject: Chipped Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2/chipped-stone
subject: Rubber
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/178/rubber
subject: Glass
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/6/glass
subject: Ground Stone
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subject: Building Materials
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subject: Metal
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/11/metal
subject: Records Search / Inventory Checking
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/8/records-search-inventory-checking
subject: Systematic Survey
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/12/systematic-survey

description: Under a contract with the Bureau of Reclamation, United States Department of the Interior, the Office of Cultural Resource Management of the Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University, conducted an intensive archaeological survey of approximately 28 km (17 mi) of right-of-way along the Granite Reef Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project, located in the Tonopah Desert of western Maricopa County, Arizona. The area surveyed included Reach 6, a part of Reach 7 to be used as an access road, and floodwater detention areas adjacent to the right-of-way. The total area surveyed was approximately 1600 ha (3800 a). This report describes the results of the archaeological survey along Reach 6 and a small portion of Reach 7 of the Granite Reef Aqueduct. The survey yielded evidence of transient historic and prehistoric activity. Historic remains are those of a temporary campsite, c. 1930. Prehistoric remains, predominantly small scatters of chipped stone, indicate a collecting economy of low intensity but long duration, a stable human adaptation to an economically marginal zone. Metric data on the chipped stone collection, and hypotheses concerning the cultural affiliation of the manufacturers, are presented. No additional archaeological work is recommended.