Results of Archaeological Phase 1 Data Recovery at AZ AA:12:97 (ASM) for a Tucson Electric Power Substation, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona
Creators: name: Lindeman, Michael W.
name: Ruble, Ellen C.
Publisher: name: Desert Archaeology, Inc.
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Santa Cruz River
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/76790/santa-cruz-river
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: Prehistoric Period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5789/prehistoric-period
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 AA:12:501 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104785/az-aa12501-asm
subject: AZ AA:12:97 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104291/az-aa1297-asm
subject: Pit
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/355/pit
subject: Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/357/roasting-pit-oven-horno
subject: Rock Alignment
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/360/rock-alignment
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: Chipped Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2/chipped-stone
subject: Fire Cracked Rock
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/5/fire-cracked-rock
subject: Metal
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/11/metal
subject: Macrobotanical Analysis
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/20303/macrobotanical-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: Tucson Electric Power (TEP) is planning construction of a new substation in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona. This work will include the installation of two buried electric lines and a new steel power pole and overlaps portions of the proposed construction area. Previous examination of the site surface (Ruble 2005a) suggested the potential for buried archaeological features at the site. At that time, the site was considered eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (National Register). The results of Phase 1 data recovery are presented in this report. Substantial trenching of the substation site and the associated utility easements identified only four archaeological features— three small pits of unknown age without artifacts and a deflated rock pile on the surface. Given the paucity of features and the very low density of artifacts in features or on the surface, it is no longer considered eligible for inclusion in the National Register. It is recommended by Desert Archaeology, Inc., that the proposed work by TEP proceed without further archaeological investigations of the area.