A Class III Cultural Resource Survey of 1.9 Acres to Aid in Planning Improvements to the Foothills Loop Trail's Western Drainage Crossings at Kartchner Caverns State Park, Cochise County, Arizona
Creators: name: Russell, Will
Publisher: name: Arizona State Parks
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Arizona (State / Territory)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/335/arizona-state-territory
subject: San Pedro Valley
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/78866/san-pedro-valley
subject: Kartchner Caverns State Park
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/79462/kartchner-caverns-state-park
subject: Benson, AZ
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/79461/benson-az
subject: Foothills Loop Trail
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/83752/foothills-loop-trail
subject: State Route 90
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/83751/state-route-90
subject: Cochise (County)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/7354/cochise-county
subject: 18th Century
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5549/18th-century
subject: Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/9137/fort-mcdowell-yavapai-nation
subject: Yavapai-Apache
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/8290/yavapai-apache
subject: Pasqua Yaqui
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/9138/pasqua-yaqui
subject: PaleoIndian
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/4/paleoindian
subject: Hohokam
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/21/hohokam
subject: SAN CARLOS APACHE
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/7110/san-carlos-apache
subject: WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/7111/white-mountain-apache
subject: Hopi
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/7591/hopi
subject: Archaic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/8/archaic
subject: Zuni
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/40/zuni
subject: Tohono O'odham
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/7898/tohono-oodham
subject: Sobaipuri
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/8251/sobaipuri
subject: AZ EE:3:31 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/99738/az-ee331-asm
subject: Archaeological Feature
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/339/archaeological-feature
subject: Isolated Artifact
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/344/isolated-artifact
subject: Chipped Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2/chipped-stone
subject: Class III Cultural Resource Survey
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/42243/class-iii-cultural-resource-survey
subject: State Historic Preservation Office Survey Report Summary Form
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/159202/state-historic-preservation-office-survey-report-summary-form
subject: Archaeological Overview
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/1/archaeological-overview
subject: Historic Background Research
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/18/historic-background-research
subject: Reconnaissance / Survey
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/7/reconnaissance-survey
subject: Records Search / Inventory Checking
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/8/records-search-inventory-checking
subject: Site Evaluation / Testing
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/10/site-evaluation-testing
subject: Systematic Survey
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/12/systematic-survey

description: Staff at Kartchner Caverns State Park are considering alterations to sections of the Foothills Loop Trail. Specifically, the westernmost portion of this trail crosses two dry drainages which run east from the eastern flank of the Whetstone Mountains. At present, these crossings include steep, stepped sections. An alternative would be to replace these sections with switchbacks or ramps paralleling the drainages. The property in question is owned by Arizona State Parks &amp; Trails (ASPT). If the undertaking moves forward, it will comprise the efforts of ASPT staff, while on duty. Park staff have agreed that any future continuation of this project will avoid site AZ EE:3:31 (ASM), which was relocated during survey.