Phased Data Recovery in the Right-of-Way through the Tanque Verde Wash Site, AZ BB:13:68 (ASM), Tucson, Pima County, Arizona
Creators: name: Cook, Patricia
Publisher: name: Desert Archaeology, Inc.
Year: 2012
Subjects: 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: Tucson, AZ
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/76651/tucson-az
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:13:68 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/22079/az-bb1368-asm
subject: Tanque Verde Wash Site
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/98503/tanque-verde-wash-site
subject: Pit
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/355/pit
subject: Pit House / Earth Lodge
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/263/pit-house-earth-lodge
subject: Ceramic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/1/ceramic
subject: Fauna
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/4/fauna
subject: Charcoal
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/20/charcoal
subject: Fire Cracked Rock
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/5/fire-cracked-rock
subject: Ground Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/7/ground-stone
subject: Archaeological Monitoring
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/893/archaeological-monitoring
subject: Floatation Analysis
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/160919/floatation-analysis
subject: Artifact Analysis
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/3318/artifact-analysis
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: Site Evaluation / Testing
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/10/site-evaluation-testing

description: The Road Improvement Project (City of Tucson Project No. 07 32) intersected a portion of the Tanque Verde Wash site located in the eastern Tucson Basin, Pima County, Arizona. The affected right-of-way was investigated with Phase 1 and Phase 2 data recovery projects. Archaeological monitoring in both the right-of-way and was conducted during subsurface construction activities within the site. Phased data recovery was conducted between May and June, 2011, while monitoring on an as needed basis continued through September 2011. Eight trenches, totaling 395 m, were excavated. A small pit and a bell-shaped pit were identified in the northern right-of-way, adjacent to known occupation loci at the site. The complicated geomorphology of the site was further documented, including large natural channels that likely affected prehistoric use of this portion of the site. The phased data recovery project also documented intermittent infilling in the Speedway Boulevard roadway, indicating a need for consultation during future projects in the area.