Archaeological Testing at Five Sites in North Neighborhood 12, Rancho Vistoso, Town of Oro Valley, Pima County, Arizona
Creators: name: Ezzo, Joseph A.
Publisher: name: SWCA, Inc. Environmental Consultants
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Arizona (State / Territory)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/335/arizona-state-territory
subject: Rancho Vistoso
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/83830/rancho-vistoso
subject: Tucson Basin
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/2758/tucson-basin
subject: Pima (County)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/7353/pima-county
subject: Oro Valley, AZ
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/76764/oro-valley-az
subject: Classic Period
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subject: Rillito Phase
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5630/rillito-phase
subject: Sedentary Period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5504/sedentary-period
subject: Rincon Phase
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5632/rincon-phase
subject: Tanque Verde Phase
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/6021/tanque-verde-phase
subject: Hohokam
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/21/hohokam
subject: Huhugam
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/8166/huhugam
subject: Great Wall of the Tortolitas
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/101279/great-wall-of-the-tortolitas
subject: AZ BB:9:380 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/100545/az-bb9380-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:383 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/100548/az-bb9383-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:382 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/100547/az-bb9382-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:150 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/100550/az-bb9150-asm
subject: AZ BB:9:149 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/100549/az-bb9149-asm
subject: Archaeological Feature
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/339/archaeological-feature
subject: Pit
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/355/pit
subject: Artifact Scatter
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/340/artifact-scatter
subject: Hearth
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/343/hearth
subject: Rock Art
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/361/rock-art
subject: Fire-Cracked Rock Scatter
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/1690/fire-cracked-rock-scatter
subject: Petroglyph
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/363/petroglyph
subject: Rock Wall
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/987/rock-wall
subject: Handstone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2637/handstone
subject: Plainware
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/174/plainware
subject: Mortar
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/177/mortar
subject: Rhyolite
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/248/rhyolite
subject: Quartz
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/314/quartz
subject: Netherstone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2651/netherstone
subject: Redware
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/444/redware
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: Mano
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/131/mano
subject: Ground Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/7/ground-stone
subject: Projectile Point
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/71/projectile-point
subject: Core
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2121/core
subject: Red-on-Brown
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2635/red-on-brown
subject: Andesite
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/524/andesite
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: Data Recovery / Excavation
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/5/data-recovery-excavation
subject: Records Search / Inventory Checking
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/8/records-search-inventory-checking
subject: Research Design / Data Recovery Plan
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/9/research-design-data-recovery-plan

description: In July and August 2003, SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted a cultural resources survey of 208 acres in North Neighborhood 12 of the Rancho Vistoso development in Oro Valley, Arizona (Hesse 2003). Eight archaeological sites were identified. Following agency review of these findings, four prehistoric sites and one historic site were considered eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and required additional archaeological work prior to development. A Phase I testing and data recovery plan was developed (Hesse 2005a, 2005b) and implemented by SWCA. SWCA contracted with Vistoso Partners, Inc., to conduct this Phase I archaeological testing during January and February 2006 at the four prehistoric sites, AZ BB:9:150 (ASM), AZ BB:9:380 (ASM), AZ BB:9:382 (ASM), and AZ BB:9:383 (ASM), and at the one historic site, AZ BB:9:149 (ASM). Testing at the prehistoric sites consisted of sample and full surface artifact collection, shovel scraping of 171 m2, excavation of three previously identified features, and excavation of various controlled test units. All testing and excavation activities were documented, mapped, and photographed before and after completing the testing activities. These investigations generally followed the recommended levels of field effort stipulated in the Archaeological Testing Plan for this project (Hesse 2005a, 2005b). Only a few minor deviations from the plan were found to be necessary once fieldwork began. The configurations of the shovel-scraped units were changed in order to better sample and explore the artifact concentrations at the site, although the total square meters of shovel scraping remained the same. One control unit was not excavated at AZ BB:9:150 (ASM), while one additional control unit was added to AZ BB:9:380 (ASM). The results from testing at the four NRHP-eligible prehistoric sites (AZ BB:9:150 [ASM], AZ BB:9:380 [ASM], AZ BB:9:382 [ASM], and AZ BB:9:383 [ASM]) identified no significant subsurface deposits. Therefore, extensive testing at these sites has exhausted the research potential of these sites and no further work is recommended. The in-field mapping and documentation, as well as the in-process historical research, will fully mitigate adverse effects to the historical rock wall, AZ BB:9:149 (ASM), and no additional archaeological work is recommended for this site.