The Bartlett Dam Project: Archaeological Test Excavations at Fourteen Sites in the Lower Verde Valley, Maricopa County, Arizona
Creators: name: Seymour, Gregory R.
name: Slaughter, Mark C.
name: WIlliam L. Deaver
name: Ahlstrom, Richard V. N.
Publisher: name: SWCA Inc., Environmental Consultants
Year: 1991
Subjects: subject: Cave Creek, AZ
subject: Verde River
subject: Tonto National Forest
subject: Arizona (State / Territory)
subject: Lower Verde River Valley
subject: Bartlett Dam
subject: 04013 (Fips Code)
subject: Bartlett Reservoir
subject: lower Verde River
subject: Maricopa (County)
subject: Pioneer Period
subject: Sedentary Period
subject: Historic
subject: Colonial Period
subject: Prehistoric
subject: Historic Native American
subject: Mogollon
subject: Ancestral Puebloan
subject: Sinagua
subject: Anasazi
subject: Hohokam
subject: Yavapai
subject: 01-316
subject: AZ U:2:95(ASM)
subject: 01-318
subject: AZ U:2:106(ASM)
subject: 01-702
subject: AZ U:2:107(ASM)
subject: 01-1136
subject: AZ U:2:98(ASM)
subject: 01-1156
subject: 01-1140
subject: AZ U:2:96(ASM)
subject: 01-1141
subject: 01-317
subject: 01-1137
subject: 01-1138
subject: 01-1142
subject: 01-1135
subject: 01-1143
subject: NRI-14
subject: NRI-16
subject: AZ U:2:100(ASM)
subject: NRI-25
subject: AZ U:2:101(ASM)
subject: NRI-46
subject: AZ U:2:102(ASM)
subject: NRI-54
subject: AZ U:2:103(ASM)
subject: NRI-65
subject: AZ U:2:104(ASM)
subject: NRI-76
subject: AZ U:2:105(ASM)
subject: NRI-78
subject: AZ U:2:108(ASM)
subject: NRI-81
subject: AZ U:2:142(ASM)
subject: NRI-85
subject: AZ U:2:99(ASM)
subject: AZ U:2:1 (ARS)
subject: AZ U;2:2 (ARS)
subject: AZ U:2:3 (ARS)
subject: ACS-3
subject: 01-1134
subject: Funerary and Burial Structures or Features
subject: Non-Domestic Structures
subject: Rock Pile
subject: Pit House
subject: Communal / Public Structure
subject: Historic Communal / Public Structure
subject: Roasting Pit
subject: Cobble Alignment
subject: Cobble Wall
subject: Subsurface Feature
subject: Structure
subject: Tent Foundation
subject: Ancient Structure
subject: Resource Processing Site
subject: Historic Structure
subject: Gridded Field
subject: Wall
subject: Cobble Pile
subject: Sherd Scatter
subject: Masonry Building
subject: Archaeological Feature
subject: Field House
subject: Building
subject: FOS: Civil engineering
subject: Artifact Scatter
subject: Earthen Dam
subject: Mess Hall
subject: Hearth
subject: Habitation Site
subject: Midden
subject: Trash Midden
subject: Pit
subject: Refuse Pit
subject: Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno
subject: Post Hole / Post Mold
subject: Rock Alignment
subject: Lithic Scatter
subject: Cremation
subject: Foundation
subject: Post Hole
subject: Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
subject: Settlements
subject: Encampment
subject: Domestic Structures
subject: Masonry Field House
subject: Dam
subject: Pit House / Earth Lodge
subject: Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features
subject: Agricultural or Herding
subject: Agricultural Field or Field Feature
subject: Corral
subject: Terrace
subject: Water Control Feature
subject: Depression
subject: Field
subject: Cobble Structure
subject: Cobble Foundation
subject: Plainware
subject: Rubber
subject: Sedimentary Rock
subject: Snaketown Red-on-Buffware
subject: Leather
subject: Masonry
subject: Concrete
subject: Redware
subject: Schist
subject: Gila Plainware, Gila Variety
subject: Gila Plainware, Salt Variety
subject: Granite
subject: Brownware
subject: Sand
subject: Black-on-Whiteware
subject: White Glass
subject: Little Colorado Whiteware
subject: Buffware
subject: Blue Glass
subject: Whiteware
subject: Haliotis sp.
subject: Chert
subject: Tusayan Whiteware
subject: Basalt
subject: Gila Plainware
subject: Micaceous Schist
subject: Wingfield Plainware
subject: Quartzite
subject: Lepus sp.
subject: Tonto Plainware
subject: Holbrook Black-on-Whiteware
subject: Vesicular Basalt
subject: Rhyolite
subject: Chalcedony
subject: Santa Cruz Red-on-Buffware
subject: Sacaton Red-on-Buffware
subject: Ceramic
subject: Felsite
subject: Chipped Stone
subject: Fauna
subject: Gila Redware
subject: Fire Cracked Rock
subject: Glass
subject: Ground Stone
subject: Building Materials
subject: Human Remains
subject: Macrobotanical
subject: Metal
subject: Earth
subject: Mineral
subject: Andesite
subject: Gramineae
subject: Siltstone
subject: Shell
subject: Wood
subject: Red-on-Buffware
subject: Hide
subject: Bone
subject: Wingfield Redware
subject: Phyllite
subject: Plastic
subject: Argilite
subject: Sacaton Redware
subject: Forestdale Brownware
subject: Elden Brownware
subject: Winona Brownware
subject: Microcrystalline Igneous Rock
subject: Cibola Whiteware
subject: Aluminum
subject: Silicified Siltstone
subject: Coarse-Grained Basalt
subject: Opal
subject: Schismus sp.
subject: Marine Bivalve
subject: Pecten vogdesi
subject: Laevicardium elatum
subject: Jackrabbit
subject: Quartz
subject: Large Mammal
subject: Medium Mammal
subject: Carnegia sp.
subject: cf. Prosopis sp.
subject: Porcelain
subject: Astragalus sp.
subject: Erodium sp.
subject: Populus sp.
subject: Salix sp.
subject: Arboreal Legume
subject: cf. Olneya sp.
subject: Limestone
subject: Monocot
subject: Black Plastic
subject: Red Plastic
subject: Blue Plastic
subject: Mammal
subject: Deer
subject: Obsidian
subject: Agave
subject: Gila Butte Red-on-Buffware
subject: Igneous Rock
subject: Odocoileus sp.
subject: Copper
subject: Graphite
subject: Plaster
subject: Cobble
subject: Glycymeris sp.
subject: Wire
subject: Vahki Redware
subject: Sweetwater Buffware
subject: Snaketown Buffware
subject: Worked Shell
subject: Coca-Cola
subject: Projectile Point
subject: Chert Flake
subject: Shatter
subject: Shell Ring
subject: Cutting Tool
subject: Biface
subject: Metal Can
subject: Coke bottle
subject: Porcelain Plate
subject: Box
subject: Burned wood
subject: Pecking Stone
subject: Flake
subject: Screw
subject: Metal ring
subject: Elbow Pipe
subject: Perforator
subject: Sewer Pipe
subject: Pestle
subject: Flotation Sample
subject: Tobacco Can
subject: Charcoal
subject: Hammerstone
subject: Trough Metate
subject: Safety Pin
subject: Chopper
subject: Metal Nut
subject: Bobby Pin
subject: Tabular Knife
subject: Bone (Human)
subject: Corrugated Ware
subject: Marble
subject: Ceramic Vessel
subject: Leather Shoe
subject: Shell Bracelet
subject: Razor
subject: Glycymeris Bracelet
subject: Vessel
subject: Razor Blade
subject: Metal Box
subject: Can Lid
subject: Corrugated Brownware
subject: Pipe
subject: Screen
subject: Basalt Core
subject: Knife
subject: Bone (Mammal)
subject: Anvil Stone
subject: Meat Can
subject: Wheel
subject: Debitage
subject: Metate
subject: Mano
subject: Bone (Medium Mammal)
subject: Ceramic Bowl
subject: Brick
subject: Buckle
subject: Manzogranite Carefree Formation
subject: Transverse Scraper
subject: Wedge
subject: Digging Tool
subject: Button
subject: Grooving Tool
subject: Punch
subject: Bone (Large Mammal)
subject: Bottle Cap Lining
subject: Plant Fiber
subject: Crushing Tool
subject: Bottle Cap
subject: Vesicular Basalt Mano
subject: Bone (Jackrabbit)
subject: Agave Fiber
subject: Aluminum Bottle Cap Lining
subject: Feces
subject: Bone (Deer)
subject: Bone (Odocoileus sp.)
subject: Bone (Lepus sp.)
subject: Charred Agave
subject: Glycymeris Ring
subject: Astragalus Seed
subject: Gramineae Grain
subject: Carnegiea Charcoal
subject: Prosopis Charcoal
subject: Populus Charcoal
subject: Shell Casing
subject: Arboreal Legume Charcoal
subject: Grain
subject: Erodium Seed
subject: Barrel Strap
subject: Levi's
subject: Round Fiber
subject: Trough Fiber
subject: Salix Charcoal
subject: Olneya Charcoal
subject: Verde Bridge Project
subject: Bartlett Lake Project
subject: Monocot Stem
subject: Stove
subject: Termite Feces
subject: Patch
subject: Metal Patch
subject: Spark Plug
subject: Tea Cup
subject: Shoe Heel Guard
subject: Hanger
subject: Shoe Heel
subject: Cup
subject: Graphite Stick
subject: Nail
subject: Levi's Button
subject: Coke
subject: Tire Patch Kit
subject: Metal Cap
subject: Slab Metate
subject: Can Key
subject: Metal Can Key
subject: Toy
subject: Metal Strap
subject: Metal Handle
subject: Granite Metate
subject: Metal Staple
subject: Flat Wire
subject: Nozzle
subject: Metal Nozzle
subject: Basalt Mano
subject: Metal Latch
subject: Clothespin
subject: Basin Metate
subject: Tax Coin
subject: Automobile Gasket
subject: Toy Cowboy
subject: Metal Toy
subject: Auto Engine
subject: Backhoe Teeth
subject: Plastic Cup
subject: Engine
subject: Toy Dog
subject: Plate
subject: Ceramic Toy
subject: Plastic Lid
subject: Purse Clasp
subject: Paint Can
subject: Steering Column
subject: Tricycle Steering Column
subject: One-Hand Mano
subject: Percolator
subject: Metal Plate
subject: Wire Cable
subject: Electricians' Tape
subject: Tape
subject: Outlet Fixture
subject: Porcelain Outlet Fixture
subject: Junction Box Cover
subject: Pen Nib
subject: Spokeshave
subject: Bullet
subject: Electrical Conduit Bracket
subject: Basalt Scraper
subject: Disc
subject: Paper Clip
subject: Copper Pipe
subject: Gas Pipe
subject: Metal Disc
subject: Two-Handed Mano
subject: Buggy Wheel
subject: Battery
subject: Bracelet
subject: Cap
subject: Strap
subject: Bowl
subject: File
subject: Seed
subject: Can
subject: Coca-Cola Bottle
subject: Bracket
subject: Scraper
subject: Bottle
subject: Nut
subject: Shoe
subject: Scissors
subject: Rivet
subject: Staple
subject: Washer
subject: Lightbulb
subject: Core
subject: Handle
subject: Hinge
subject: China
subject: Latch
subject: Jar lid
subject: Lithic Debitage
subject: Bolt
subject: Basalt Metate
subject: Chisel
subject: Metal Washer
subject: Ring
subject: Vesicular Basalt Metate
subject: Metal Button
subject: Mortar
subject: Site Evaluation / Testing

description: This report documents the results of a testing program completed by SWCA, Inc. Environmental Consultants in August of 1990 in anticipation of the modification of Bartlett Dam. Modifications to the dam were planned as part of the Central Arizona Project's Regulatory Storage Division (Plan 6) and the Safety of Dams Project.

During the month of April, 1990, archaeologists from Northland Research, Inc. conducted an archaeological survey of approximately 929 acres located on the Lower Verde River in the Tonto National Forest, immediately south and west of Bartlett Dam. In consultation with the State Historic Preservation Officer, the Bureau of Reclamation determined that 14 of the 17 sites identified required archaeological testing to determine eligibility for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.

At the request of the Bureau of Reclamation, SWCA conducted an archaeological testing program at these sites from August 8-September 8, 1990. The purpose of this testing program was to determine the presence or absence of significant subsurface deposits as they relate to the National Register criteria. This report documents the nature and results of the archaeological testing conducted at these 14 sites, one of which includes two distinct loci. 

The testing program conducted at the 14 sites has determined that eight of them--AZ U:2:106/ 01-316, AZ U:2:107 / 01-318, AZ U:2:108/ 01-702, AZ U:2:95/ 01-1134, AZ U:2:98/ 01-1136, AZ U:2:101 / 01 - 1156, AZ U:2:102/ 01 1140, and AZ U:2:103/ 01-1141--contain significant subsurface cultural deposits that make them eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. These eight sites will require additional data-recovery studies to adequately document the remains, if the sites are to be impacted.

Six sites--AZ U:2:142/ 01-317, Loci 39 and 40, AZ U:2:99/ 01-1137, AZ U:2: 100/ 01-1138, AZ U:2:104/ 01-1142, AZ U:2:96/ 01-1135, and AZ U:2:105 / 01-1143 --were all found to contain no significant subsurface deposits. These sites are not eligible for National Register listing and their information potential is thought to have been exhausted as a result of this testing program. Therefore, SWCA recommends that archaeological clearance be granted for these sites.