Canal Irrigation and Floodplain Farming: Archaeological Data Recovery at AZ AA:16:570 (ASM) and AZ AA:16:582 (ASM), Tucson, Pima County, Arizona
Creators: name: Huckleberry, Gary A.
name: Lindeman, Michael W.
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: Prehistoric Period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5789/prehistoric-period
subject: Rincon Phase
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5632/rincon-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: AZ AA:16:582 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/105010/az-aa16582-asm
subject: AZ AA:16:570 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/105009/az-aa16570-asm
subject: Canal or Canal Feature
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/275/canal-or-canal-feature
subject: Pit
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/355/pit
subject: Prehistoric Well
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/3609/prehistoric-well
subject: Shell
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/14/shell
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: Fire Cracked Rock
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/5/fire-cracked-rock
subject: Sedement Analysis
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/160927/sedement-analysis
subject: Hydraulics Reconstruction
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/160928/hydraulics-reconstruction
subject: Microinvertebrate Analysis
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/160926/microinvertebrate-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: Situated along the western edge of the Santa Cruz River floodplain, the 18.6-acre Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) parcel (Parcel Nos. 119-42­ 006E, 119-42-006M, and 119-42-006N) contained a single previously recorded site, AZ AA:16:570 (ASM). The project was undertaken for Swaim Associates Architects prior to the construction of a Tucson Unified School District school on the property. The Arizona Antiquities Act of 1960 (as amended), the State Historic Preservation Act of 1982, and the State of Arizona statute related to human burials on public property (ARS 41-844), were the primary cultural resources compliance mandates addressed in the present project. Compliance review for the project was undertaken by the City of Tucson. AA:16:570 was originally recorded by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center in 2008, and was described as a linear, low density scatter of Prehistoric era artifacts, suggesting the potential for agricultural-related activities in the area (Dart 2009). Desert Archaeology, Inc., conducted data recovery at the TUSD parcel in two phases, following an approved treatm ent plan for data recovery (Diehl and Lindeman 2009). The first phase was completed between 18-28 January 2010. The second phase was conducted between 24-26 March 2010. Both phases were under the direction of Michael Lindeman. A total of 31 person-days was expended in the effort. The fieldwork was carried out under Arizona State Museum (ASM) Project Specific Permit No. 2010- 052ps and ASM Accession No. 2009-899. Data recovery efforts resulted in the identification of a new site, AZ AA:16:582 (ASM), consisting of a series of prehistoric canals, and the expansion of the boundary of AA:16:570 to encompass a widely spaced set of subsurface features, likely related to agricultural use of the TUSD parcel (Figure 1.2). Five small pit features and a prehistoric well were identified at AA:16:570. Three prehistoric canal alignments were found at AA:16:582. Results of the archaeological investigations, with a focus on the prehistoric canals, are described in this volume.