Archaeological Testing Within the Santa Cruz Industrial Park, Tucson, Arizona
Creators: name: Ravesloot, John C.
Publisher: name: Institute for American Research
Year: 1984
Subjects: subject: Tucson Basin
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subject: Pima (County)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/7353/pima-county
subject: Tucson, AZ
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/76651/tucson-az
subject: Classic Period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/125/classic-period
subject: Middle Rincon
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/7652/middle-rincon
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: AZ BB:13:223(ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104381/az-bb13223asm
subject: Santa Cruz Industrial Park
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/105217/santa-cruz-industrial-park
subject: AZ BB:13:103 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104885/az-bb13103-asm
subject: Domestic Structures
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/256/domestic-structures
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: Sherd Concentration
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/1350/sherd-concentration
subject: Pit House / Earth Lodge
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/263/pit-house-earth-lodge
subject: Lithic Scatter
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/490/lithic-scatter
subject: Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/251/domestic-structure-or-architectural-complex
subject: Shell
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/14/shell
subject: Wood
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/15/wood
subject: Ceramic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/1/ceramic
subject: Grinding Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/97/grinding-stone
subject: Chipped Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2/chipped-stone
subject: Charcoal
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/20/charcoal
subject: Glass
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/6/glass
subject: Ground Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/7/ground-stone
subject: Building Materials
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/8/building-materials
subject: Artifact Analysis
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/3318/artifact-analysis
subject: Data Recovery / Excavation
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/5/data-recovery-excavation
subject: Site Evaluation / Testing
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/10/site-evaluation-testing

description: The Institute for American Research, while under contract with the City of Tucson, conducted a program of archaeological testing within the Santa Cruz Industrial Park. The Santa Cruz Industrial Park, which is currently under development by the city, covers 186 acres of city owned land in southwestern Tucson. The purpose of the testing program within the Industrial Park was to evaluate the direct and indirect impacts that construction of a road segment would have on cultural resources within the proposed right-of-way. Assessment was made by excavating a series of backhoe trenches along the proposed alignment and mapping and testing a small historic site [A Z BB:13:105 (ASM )] which will be directly impacted. In addition, two small ceramic period sites [A Z BB:13:103 (ASM) and AZ BB :13:223 (ASM )] located on land adjacent to the proposed right-of-way were intensively surface collected and tested for subsurface features. This testing provided the information for assessing the significance of archaeological sites located on land east of the proposed alignment for which land sales and future industrial development are anticipated. This report describes the results of the testing program, evaluates the significance of cultural resources investigated, and makes recommendations for avoidance and preservation of sites located within the Santa Cruz Industrial Park. The environmental setting, culture history, previous archaeological research within the Industrial Park, and field methodology utilized are briefly discussed prior to describing results of the project.