Archaeological Testing Within the Adamsville Ruin for Wood Pole Replacements in the Oracle-Coolidge 115 KV Transmission Line, Pinal County, Arizona
Creators: name: Stubing, Michael
name: Mitchell, Douglas R.
Publisher: name: SWCA, Inc. Environmental Consultants
Year: 1998
Subjects: subject: Arizona (State / Territory)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/335/arizona-state-territory
subject: Florence, AZ
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/79463/florence-az
subject: Pinal (County)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/3961/pinal-county
subject: Phoenix Basin
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/27/phoenix-basin
subject: Classic Period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/125/classic-period
subject: Prehistoric
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/53/prehistoric
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 U:15:1 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/20061/az-u151-asm
subject: The Adamsville Ruin
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/103790/the-adamsville-ruin
subject: Burial Pit
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/307/burial-pit
subject: House Mound
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/260/house-mound
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: Human Remains
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/9/human-remains
subject: Ceramic Analysis
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/133439/ceramic-analysis
subject: Artifact Analysis
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/3318/artifact-analysis
subject: Analysis of Human Remains
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/54297/analysis-of-human-remains
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: Site Evaluation / Testing
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/10/site-evaluation-testing

description: The results of archaeological testing within a portion of the Adamsville Ruin, a large Classic Period Hohokam site, are presented in this report. The testing was done at the request of the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), owners of the Oracle-Coolidge 115 KV transmission line, a segment of which lies within the boundaries of the Adamsville Ruin. The testing was done to evaluate the effects of power pole replacement on the site. The Adamsville Ruin, AZ U:15:1 (ASM), is a large Hohokam village containing a platform mound, ball court, structures, numerous trash mounds, and a large artifact scatter. The site encompasses approximately 40 acres, with maximum site dimensions of 750 m (2460 feet) northeast-southwest x 450 m (1476 feet). The site lies within both Arizona State Trust Land and privately owned land; the portion of the site in which the work was performed is privately owned. The WAPA power line runs in an east-west orientation through the northern portion of the site, and includes three sets of wood poles within the site boundaries. The testing program included the excavation of four 0.5 X 0.5 m excavation units adjacent to power poles 4-8 and 4-9, and mapping of the site. A revised ASM site card, incorporating information gained from the testing program, was submitted to the Arizona State Museum for AZ U: 15:1 (ASM). Results of the testing indicate both poles in sets 4-8 and 4-9 are located within the artifact scatter present throughout the site, and that the poles in set 4-8 are situated within a cremation area. Based on these results, further work is recommended to recover any human remains that may be impacted by the replacement of pole number 4-8. Archaeological monitoring is also recommended during any subsurface construction activities related to the replacement of pole numbers 4-7, 4-8, and 4-9.