Archaeological Survey of Baseline Road From 7th to 51st Avenues, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
Creators: name: Aguila, Lourdes
Publisher: name: Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd.
Year: 1997
Subjects: subject: Baseline Road
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/80525/baseline-road
subject: 7th Avenue
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/82374/7th-avenue
subject: 51st Avenue
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/82709/51st-avenue
subject: Maricopa (County)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/3900/maricopa-county
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: Historic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/25/historic
subject: Canal Primero
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/132304/canal-primero
subject: AZ T:12:13(PG)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/130989/az-t1213pg
subject: AZ T:12:15(PG)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/99922/az-t1215pg
subject: AZ T:12:90 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/27570/az-t1290-asm
subject: Canal Midvale
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/135735/canal-midvale
subject: Canal Laveen
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/97333/canal-laveen
subject: South Branch Canal
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/135736/south-branch-canal
subject: AZ T:12:12(PG)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/130988/az-t1212pg
subject: La Cerraciones
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/135737/la-cerraciones
subject: AZ T:12:55(ASU)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/135738/az-t1255asu
subject: Canal or Canal Feature
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/275/canal-or-canal-feature
subject: Artifact Scatter
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/340/artifact-scatter
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: Glass
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/6/glass
subject: Anderson Substation
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/170946/anderson-substation
subject: Systematic Survey
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/12/systematic-survey

description: At the request of Brian Kenny of the Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT). Archaeological Consulting Services., Ltd. conducted an intensive archaeological survey of county and private land along Baseline Road in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. The survey was performed to provide an inventory of cultural resources that might be impacted by proposed road improvements. The work was conducted under permit 97-16BL issued by the Arizona State Museum (ASM). Seven isolated occurrences - were identified.
The project area is located in Section 31, Township 1 North Range 3 East; Section 6, Township 1 South, Range 3 East: Sections 14, Township 1 South, Range 2 East; and Sections 33-36. Township 1 North, Range 2 East (Gila and Salt River Baseline and Meridian) (Table l, Figures 1 and 2). The survey area consisted of a 60-m wide swath (measured from edge of pavement) along both sides of Baseline Road from 7th Avenue to 51st Avenue. and 60-m wide swathes (from edge of pavement) along both sides of four crossing streets (19th Avenue, 27th Avenue, 35th Avenue and 43rd Avenue), north and south of Baseline Road for a distance of 500 m in each direction.
The county has a 110-ft right-of-way for the roads; therefore, most of the survey area is on private land. This area covers approximately 435 acres, of which approximately 276 acres were surveyed. Areas surveyed included vacant lots, fallow fields, and road right-of-way. Obvious private property (i.e., fenced yards) and fields under cultivation were not entered. In these areas, only the county right-of-way was examined (Figures 1 and 2). Portions of the project area were paved and/or landscaped to less than 2 m from the edge of the pavement (i.e. Cesar Chaves Park). These areas were examined although the likelihood of their yielding any significant resources was low. The edges of cultivated fields were examined whenever possible; however, the presence of crops (cotton and alfalfa) severely limited ground visibility beyond the right-of-way. In several places. cultivated fields were bounded by water-filled irrigation canals and fenced property preventing access.