SR 260-Payson to Heber Archaeological Project: Results of Archaeological Testing and a Plan for Data Recovery at the Ponderosa Campground Site, AZ O:12:19 (ASM)/AR-03-12-04-1159 (TNF)
Creators: name: Fernandez, Rachel
Publisher: name: Desert Archaeology, Inc.
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: Mogollon Rim Region
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subject: Arizona (State / Territory)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/335/arizona-state-territory
subject: Yavapai (County)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/3909/yavapai-county
subject: Tonto Basin
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/92/tonto-basin
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: Archaic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/8/archaic
subject: Ponderosa Campground Site
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104336/ponderosa-campground-site
subject: AZ O:12:19/04-1159(ASM/TNF)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104337/az-o121904-1159asmtnf
subject: Trash Midden
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/351/trash-midden
subject: Water Catchment
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/3585/water-catchment
subject: Pit
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/355/pit
subject: Artifact Scatter
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/340/artifact-scatter
subject: Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/357/roasting-pit-oven-horno
subject: Pit House / Earth Lodge
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/263/pit-house-earth-lodge
subject: Hearth
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/343/hearth
subject: Pollen
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/13/pollen
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: 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: Ground Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/7/ground-stone
subject: Human Remains
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/9/human-remains
subject: Metal
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/11/metal
subject: Planned Analyses
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/160899/planned-analyses
subject: Flaked Stone Analyses
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/160900/flaked-stone-analyses
subject: Quantitative Analyses
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/160898/quantitative-analyses
subject: Archaeological Overview
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/1/archaeological-overview
subject: Data Recovery / Excavation
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/5/data-recovery-excavation
subject: Reconnaissance / Survey
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/7/reconnaissance-survey
subject: Records Search / Inventory Checking
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/8/records-search-inventory-checking
subject: Research Design / Data Recovery Plan
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/9/research-design-data-recovery-plan
subject: Site Evaluation / Testing
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/10/site-evaluation-testing

description: This report details archaeological testing and data recovery plan for the widening of State Route 260 (SR 260) project from Payson, Arizona, to Heber, Arizona. The construction occurred along 45.8 mi of highway between Mileposts (MP) 256.2 and 302. Archaeological sites were identified in the western 22 mi of highway below the Mogollon Rim on Tonto National Forest (TNF) land. Construction is being staged in six segments. From west-to-east, these segments are: Lion Springs, Preacher Canyon, Little Green Valley, Kohls Ranch, Doubtful Canyon, and Christopher Creek. Archaeological data recovery has been completed in three segments: Preacher Canyon (Herr, Stein, and Cook 2000), Christopher Creek (Herr and Stein 2000), and Kohls Ranch (Herr and Stein 2001). Work associated with the highway improvement includes campground construction by the TNF. Archaeological data recovery at Sharp Creek Campground, in the vicinity of the Christopher Creek construction segment, has also been completed. This report summarizes the results of testing and provides a significance assessment for the Ponderosa Campground site (AZ 0:12:19 [ASM]/AR-03-12-04-1159 [TNF]) in Little Green Valley. Because the site is eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places (National Register), a data recovery work plan is also included.