S.R. 260-Payson to Heber Archaeological Project: Results of Archaeological Testing in an Additional Portion of the Kohls Ranch Segment
Creators: name: Herr, Sarah
name: Stein, Pat H.
Publisher: name: Desert Archaeology, Inc.
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Mogollon Rim Region
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/84382/mogollon-rim-region
subject: Tonto National Forest
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/223/tonto-national-forest
subject: Kohls Ranch region
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/84402/kohls-ranch-region
subject: Gila (County)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/3907/gila-county
subject: Tonto Basin
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/92/tonto-basin
subject: Arizona (State / Territory)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/79515/arizona-state-territory
subject: Archaic Period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5726/archaic-period
subject: Hohokam
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/21/hohokam
subject: Archaic
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subject: Historic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/25/historic
subject: Late Archaic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/11/late-archaic
subject: Camp Geronimo
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104654/camp-geronimo
subject: AR-03-12-04-1610 (TNF)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104814/ar-03-12-04-1610-tnf
subject: AR-03-12-04-1609 (TNF)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104813/ar-03-12-04-1609-tnf
subject: AZ 0:12:95 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104794/az-01295-asm
subject: AZ 0:12:94 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104793/az-01294-asm
subject: AZ 0:12:74 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104796/az-01274-asm
subject: AZ 0:12:34 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104795/az-01234-asm
subject: AZ 0:12:76 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104798/az-01276-asm
subject: AZ 0:12:75 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104797/az-01275-asm
subject: AZ 0:12:78 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104800/az-01278-asm
subject: AZ 0:12:77 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104799/az-01277-asm
subject: AZ 0:12:97 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104802/az-01297-asm
subject: AZ 0:12:96 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104801/az-01296-asm
subject: AR-03-12-04-1606 (TNF)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104804/ar-03-12-04-1606-tnf
subject: AZ 0:12:98 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104803/az-01298-asm
subject: AR-03-12-04-1312 (TNF)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104806/ar-03-12-04-1312-tnf
subject: AR-03-12-04-1607 (TNF)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104805/ar-03-12-04-1607-tnf
subject: AR-03-12-04-1417 (TNF)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104808/ar-03-12-04-1417-tnf
subject: AR-03-12-04-1410 (TNF)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104807/ar-03-12-04-1410-tnf
subject: AR-03-12-04-1404 (TNF)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104810/ar-03-12-04-1404-tnf
subject: AR-03-12-04-410 (TNF)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104809/ar-03-12-04-410-tnf
subject: AR-03-12-04-1608 (TNF)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104812/ar-03-12-04-1608-tnf
subject: AR-03-12-04-170 (TNF)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104651/ar-03-12-04-170-tnf
subject: AR-03-12-04-1570 (TNF)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/104811/ar-03-12-04-1570-tnf
subject: Domestic Structures
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/256/domestic-structures
subject: Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/272/resource-extraction-production-transportation-structure-or-features
subject: Archaeological Feature
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/339/archaeological-feature
subject: Artifact Scatter
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/340/artifact-scatter
subject: Road, Trail, and Related Structures or Features
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/294/road-trail-and-related-structures-or-features
subject: Pit House / Earth Lodge
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/263/pit-house-earth-lodge
subject: Ranch
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/1145/ranch
subject: Historical corral
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/3593/historical-corral
subject: Lithic Scatter
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/490/lithic-scatter
subject: Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/251/domestic-structure-or-architectural-complex
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: Ground Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/7/ground-stone
subject: Data Recovery / Excavation
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/5/data-recovery-excavation
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: State Route 260 (SR 260) from Payson to Heber, Arizona, is being realigned and improved by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT). This includes construction of 45.8 mi of highway between mileposts (MP) 256.2 and 302. Archaeological sites are found in only the western 22 mi of highway below the Mogollon Rim, on Tonto National Forest (TNF) and private land. Construction below the Mogollon Rim 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 for the Preacher Canyon (Herr, Stein, and Cook 2000) and the Christopher Creek segments (Herr and Stein 2000). Work associated with the highway improvement includes campground construction, or modification, by the TNF. Archaeological data recovery at Sharp Creek campground, in the vicinity of the Christopher Creek construction segment, has also been completed. Testing has been completed in both the Kohls Ranch (Herr and Stein 2001) and the Little Green Valley sections (Herr 2002c, 2002d). Data recovery is ongoing in Little Green Valley. Most of the data recovery had been completed in the Kohls Ranch segment (Herr and Stein 2002). This report presents the results of testing of remaining sites in the Kohls Ranch section. As described in this report, testing was conducted at the five sites in the Kohls Ranch segment. Four sites are artifact scatters, and one site has an artifact scatter and historic-period features. Two of the artifact scatters contain ceramics, flaked stone, and ground stone; the other two contain only flaked stone. The multicomponent site has an early twentieth century corral and associated features, on top of a flaked stone scatter. All sites were identified, by the survey, as potentially eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). These testing phase investigations have determined that all five sites meet eligibility requirements of the NRHP under Criterion D. This report includes an introduction to the project area and past work (Chapter 1), a summary of methods and the results of archaeological testing (Chapter 2) within this second Kohls Ranch segment, and significance assessments and recommendations (Chapter 3). The primary goals of the testing program were to: (1) define the nature, extent, and condition of the archaeological remains; (2) determine, through this assessment, whether the sites were eligible for inclusion in the NRHP; and (3) assess whether the archaeological remains would address the research themes proposed in the project treatment plan (Herr 1999).