Archaeological Testing for the 12th Street Improvement Project, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
Creators: name: Lindly, John M.
name: Mitchell, Douglas R.
Publisher: name: SWCA, Inc. Environmental Consultants
Year: 2000
Subjects: subject: Arizona (State / Territory)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/335/arizona-state-territory
subject: Phoenix, AZ
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/76695/phoenix-az
subject: Phoenix Basin
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/27/phoenix-basin
subject: Maricopa (County)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/3900/maricopa-county
subject: Classic Period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/125/classic-period
subject: Preclassic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/52/preclassic
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 T:12:54 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/100226/az-t1254-asm
subject: Archaeological Feature
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/339/archaeological-feature
subject: Fire Pit
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/1156/fire-pit
subject: Hearth
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/343/hearth
subject: Isolated Artifact
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/344/isolated-artifact
subject: Red-on-Buffware
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/529/red-on-buffware
subject: Adobe
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/150/adobe
subject: Wingfield Plainware
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/472/wingfield-plainware
subject: Tertiary Flakes
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2618/tertiary-flakes
subject: Basalt Secondary Flake
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2619/basalt-secondary-flake
subject: Basalt Core Fragment
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2620/basalt-core-fragment
subject: Gila Plainware, Gila Variety
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/703/gila-plainware-gila-variety
subject: Gila Plainware, Salt Variety
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/704/gila-plainware-salt-variety
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: Granite
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/200/granite
subject: Daub
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/712/daub
subject: Seeds
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2409/seeds
subject: Silt
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/1196/silt
subject: Cultural Resource Management
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/11316/cultural-resource-management
subject: Data Recovery / Excavation
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/5/data-recovery-excavation
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

description: Archaeological testing was conducted by SWCA, Inc. along 12th Street at the request of the City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department and the City Archaeologist. Testing was conducted because there is a known prehistoric site and prehistoric canals in the vicinity of the project area. Previous archaeological research in the area had designated a site, AZ T:12:54 (ASM), and discovered three prehistoric Hohokam features. Eight backhoe trenches were excavated in the project area comprising 266 meters in total length. A prehistoric hearth and fourteen isolated artifacts were found. Although only one archaeological feature was identified during testing, it is possible that additional buried features, including prehistoric irrigation canals, exist in the project area. It is recommended that an archaeologist be present during the street improvement project to monitor ground disturbing activities.