Archaeological Testing on the Western Boundary of Site AZ T:12:137(ASM), Las Canopas, for a Proposed Land Sale, Phoenix, Arizona
Creators: name: Mitchell, Douglas R.
name: Bostwick, Todd W.
name: Ryden, Ron
Publisher: name: PaleoWest Archaeology
Year: 2013
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: Historic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5728/historic
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: Historic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/25/historic
subject: Las Canopas
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/27294/las-canopas
subject: AZ T:12:137 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/95364/az-t12137-asm
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: Agricultural or Herding
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/273/agricultural-or-herding
subject: Canal or Canal Feature
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/275/canal-or-canal-feature
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: Cobble
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/1165/cobble
subject: Gila Plain (Salt and Gila varieties)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2701/gila-plain-salt-and-gila-varieties
subject: Santa Cruz Red-on-buff
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2672/santa-cruz-red-on-buff
subject: Sacaton Red-on-buff
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2233/sacaton-red-on-buff
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: Mano
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/131/mano
subject: Wingfield Plain
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/68/wingfield-plain
subject: Glass
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/6/glass
subject: Ground Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/7/ground-stone
subject: Glass Bottles
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2375/glass-bottles
subject: Flakes
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/137/flakes
subject: Core
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2121/core
subject: Metal
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/11/metal
subject: Santa Cruz/Sacaton Red-on-buff
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2700/santa-cruzsacaton-red-on-buff
subject: Archaeological Testing
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/1109/archaeological-testing
subject: Historic Background Research
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/18/historic-background-research
subject: Ground Disturbance Monitoring
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/20/ground-disturbance-monitoring
subject: Data Recovery / Excavation
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/5/data-recovery-excavation
subject: Reconnaissance / Survey
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/7/reconnaissance-survey
subject: Site Evaluation / Testing
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/10/site-evaluation-testing

description: The City of Phoenix requested that archaeological testing be conducted at a 25 acre parcel near 28th Street and Southern Avenue in Phoenix. The parcel is within the boundaries of a large prehistoric site known as Las Canopas (AZ T:12:137[ASM]). The project is on private property. The City has agreed that the archaeological testing can be done under the existing City-approved Plan, entitled General Cultural Resources Testing Plan for the City of Phoenix Projects that Involve Prehistoric Canals with the City of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (Stubing and Turner 2007). The project included excavation of 2,676 linear meters of trench within and adjacent to the boundary of AZ T:12:137(ASM). The work was done at the request of the City of Phoenix because prehistoric human remains are known to exist in the area. Surface artifacts were recovered that would date occupation in the project area to sometime between A.D. 800 and 1100. Twelve features were identified, which included 7 prehistoric canal segments, 2 historic pits, and 3 prehistoric pits. All these features, except one of the historic pits, were located in the northern part of the project area. No human remains were found in the project area and no further work is recommended for the project area.