Data Recovery Plan for U.S. West Communications Utility Right-of-Way near Pueblo Grande National Historic Landmark, Phoenix, Maricopa County
Creators: name: Shereen Lerner, Ph.D.
Publisher: name: Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd.
Year: 1993
Subjects: Pueblo Grande National Historic Landmark
Grand Canal
Arizona (State / Territory)
Phoenix, AZ
Maricopa (County)
Prehistoric
Hohokam
Pueblo Grande
Funerary and Burial Structures or Features
Horno
Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features
Agricultural or Herding
Wall
Canal
Canal or Canal Feature
Archaeological Feature
Pit House
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
Roasting Pit
Domestic Structures
Pit
Refuse Pit
Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno
Pit House / Earth Lodge
Room Block / Compound / Pueblo
Compound
Trash Pit
Pollen
Natural Fiber
Shell
Cardboard
Textile
Charcoal
Ceramic
Chipped Stone
Dating Sample
Fauna
Ground Stone
Human Remains
Macrobotanical
Trenching
Acid-Free Cardboard Box
Washing
Charcoal Sample
Brushing
US West Comm
Pueblo Grande and US West Communications
US West
Flotation Sample
SRP
Radiocarbon Sample
Cataloging
Botanical Sample
Archaeomagnetic Dating
Radiocarbon Dating
Pollen Sample
Reporting
ACS
Research Design / Data Recovery Plan

description: Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) is serving as a consultant to U.S. West Communications (US West) for a proposed utility (fiber optic communication cable) right-of-way. The right-of-way is located within the southern access road for the Grand Canal, which passes through Pueblo Grande National Historic Landmark (Pueblo Grande), although the proposed right-of-way is not within the National Historic Landmark boundary. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1963. The Grand Canal is owned by the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and administered by the Salt River Project (SRP). To date, subsurface testing has been performed within the right-of-way to determine the presence of features and depth of fill along the canal. Three prehistoric features were exposed in the trenches located along the Grand Canal. The testing program consisted of the placement of seven test trenches along the US West centerline; five trenches were located on the south side of Grand Canal, and two were located east of the Hohokam Expressway. Three features were identified during the testing program: a trash deposit, a possible roasting pit, and a human burial. Reclamation has been notified of the human remains and has assumed responsibility for notification of the appropriate Native American tribes. The human remains have not been removed, and the trench within which they were located has been backfilled for protective purposes. In addition to locating the features, it was determined that 0.5-0.9 m of recent fill has been deposited over prehistoric sediments and features along the Grand Canal. The utility line trench and a proposed manhole will be excavated to a depth of 0.8 m and 1.2 m respectively, and therefore both have the potential to impact cultural deposits in some areas. Therefore, a data recovery plan is needed to mitigate the potential effects of the proposed US West project. The focus of this document is to provide a brief background on previous work in the area that may be relevant to the proposed undertaking, the research issues to be investigated during the data recovery program, and the application of methods that will be used in the field and lab for the investigation. A great deal of research has been undertaken at Pueblo Grande, in particular over the past few years as a result of the new Hohokam Expressway. Recent work has documented the nature of the site and has also compiled information on the extensive research that has already occurred at the site.