Archaeological Investigations, Salt River Project, Palo Verde to Kyrene 500kV Transmission System, Maricopa County, Arizona: Final Report for Archaeological Investigations of Four Sites Along the Palo Verde to Kyrene 500 kV Transmission System, Maricopa County, Arizona
Creators: name: Yablon, Ronald K.
Publisher: name: Museum of Northern Arizona
Year: 1982
Subjects: subject: Alkali Ruin
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/82046/alkali-ruin
subject: Gila River Indian Reservation
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/54254/gila-river-indian-reservation
subject: 67th Avenue
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/82048/67th-avenue
subject: Dobbins Road
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/82047/dobbins-road
subject: Maricopa County
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/78006/maricopa-county
subject: Hohokam
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/21/hohokam
subject: Prehistoric
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/120/prehistoric
subject: Historic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/25/historic
subject: The Alkali Ruin
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/77892/the-alkali-ruin
subject: NA15, 677
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/77894/na15-677
subject: NA12, 542
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/77893/na12-542
subject: NA15, 687
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/77896/na15-687
subject: NA15, 683
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/77895/na15-683
subject: Archaeological Feature
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/339/archaeological-feature
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: Post Hole / Post Mold
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/359/post-hole-post-mold
subject: Rock Alignment
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/360/rock-alignment
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: Dating Sample
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/3/dating-sample
subject: Fauna
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/4/fauna
subject: Macrobotanical
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/10/macrobotanical
subject: Reconnaissance / Survey
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/7/reconnaissance-survey

description: The Museum of Northern Arizona under contract to the Salt River Project has completed archaeological investigations at four sites along the Palo Verde to Kyrene 500 kv Transmission System in Maricopa County, Arizona. NA12,542, the Alkalai Ruin, consisted of a large sherd and lithic scatter. Testing within the tower erection area did not reveal any subsurface cultural features. NA15,677 is an extensive Hohokam site possibly dating to the Classic period. It was initally located and recorded by Arizona State University in the mid-1960s. Testing was confined to the extreme eastern periphery of the site. Few surface artifacts were evident and only one subsurface feature, a borrow pit, was located. NA15,683 consisted of an extensive, low density sherd and lithic scatter with a stone-outlined domestic structure. Ceramic and C-14 dating indicate a late Sacaton/early Classic period occupation. NA15,687 was a sherd and lithic scatter located near the Cashion site. It was inadvertently destroyed during the construction of the Palo Verde nuclear generating station waste water conveyance system. Previously, the site had been heavily disturbed by agricultural activities, and it is believed that the data losses are minimal. Clearance is recommended for all of the scheduled impact areas.