A Cultural Resource Survey of a 50-Acre Parcel Near Tucson, Arizona
Creators: name: Tucker, David B.
Publisher: name: SWCA, Inc. Environmental Consultants
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Arizona (State / Territory)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/335/arizona-state-territory
subject: Sonoran Desert
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/2772/sonoran-desert
subject: Tucson Basin
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/2758/tucson-basin
subject: Pima (County)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/7353/pima-county
subject: Tucson, AZ
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/76651/tucson-az
subject: Sedentary Period
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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 AA:16:465 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/100654/az-aa16465-asm
subject: AZ AA:16:87 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/100653/az-aa1687-asm
subject: Historic Roadbed
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/100656/historic-roadbed
subject: The West Branch Site
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/100655/the-west-branch-site
subject: AZ AA:16:3 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/97511/az-aa163-asm
subject: Domestic Structures
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/256/domestic-structures
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: 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: Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/251/domestic-structure-or-architectural-complex
subject: Plainware
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/174/plainware
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: Rhyolite
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/248/rhyolite
subject: Quartzite
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/217/quartzite
subject: Red-on-Brown
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2635/red-on-brown
subject: Redware
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/444/redware
subject: Andesite
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/524/andesite
subject: Archaeological Overview
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/1/archaeological-overview
subject: Historic Background Research
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/18/historic-background-research
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

description: On July 25 and 29, 2003, SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted a Class III cultural resource inventory of a 50-acre parcel of privately-owned land in anticipation of a planned housing development. The work was requested by Mr. Joe Heater and conducted under the authority and conditions of Arizona Antiquities Act Blanket Permit No. 2003-17bl. The survey was required in order to comply with Pima County regulations concerning cultural resources. The project area was thoroughly examined, and three archaeological sites and one isolated occurrence were found. Two previously recorded sites were relocated, including the northern portion of a large Hohokam village called the West Branch Site (AZ AA:16:3 [ASM]) and a small artifact scatter at AZ AA:16:87 (ASM). In addition, a segment of an ephemeral historic road was recorded as AZ AA:16:465 (ASM). Lastly, a single isolated occurrence (10) was recorded. The West Branch Site has been shown to contain important archaeological information and is eligible to the National Register under Criterion D. Archaeological testing and, potentially, data recovery is recommended for a small portion of the site within the project area. The two remaining sites, AZ AA:16:87 (ASM) and AZ AA:16:465 (ASM) are recommended ineligible to the National Register and no further work is recommended.