Results of National Register of Historic Places Eligibility Testing at AZ BB:9:355 (ASM) for the Meritage Homes Kai 291 South Development in Oro Valley, Pima County, Arizona
Creators: name: Griset, Suzanne
name: Barr, David M. R.
Publisher: name: SWCA, Inc. Environmental Consultants
Year: 2015
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: Oro Valley, AZ
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/76764/oro-valley-az
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 BB:9:355 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/101227/az-bb9355-asm
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: Plainware
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/174/plainware
subject: polishing stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2574/polishing-stone
subject: Ceramic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/1/ceramic
subject: Fire Cracked Rock
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/5/fire-cracked-rock
subject: Quartzite
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/217/quartzite
subject: Macrobotanical
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/10/macrobotanical
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: Ground Disturbance Monitoring
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/20/ground-disturbance-monitoring
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: Meritage Homes (Meritage) proposes to construct a residential subdivision on property in the town of Oro Valley, north of Tucson, Arizona. A Class III archaeological inventory of the project area was conducted by Stephen (2000), and three prehistoric archaeological sites—AZ BB:9:353 (ASM), AZ BB:9:354 (ASM), and AZ BB:9:354 (ASM)— were identified within the area of potential effects (APE) of what is now designated as the Meritage Kai 291 South project. AZ BB:9:354 (ASM) was tested in 2004 by the Pima Community College Archaeology Centre (PCCAC) for its eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places/Arizona Register of Historic Places (NRHP/ARHP). The site was identified as a limited-activity area with no evidence of habitation, storage or resource processing, and limited potential for significant subsurface deposits; it was recommended ineligible for listing in the NRHP/ARHP (Kehres 2007). The PCCAC conducted another survey of the project area in 2014 to relocate the sites and any additional resources (Mason-Kohlmeyer 2014). All three sites were located during the survey. AZ BB:9:353 (ASM) and AZ BB:9:354 (ASM) were recommended ineligible for listing in the NRHP, and eligibility testing was recommended for AZ BB:9:355 (ASM). The Town of Oro Valley’s (Town’s) Planning Department required Meritage to test the eligibility of AZ BB:9:355 (ASM) and include the results in its Mitigation Plan as part of the Planned Area Development Plan for the Kai 291 South residential development. Meritage contracted SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) to conduct the archaeological testing, which was performed from June 16 to June 19, 2015. This report summarizes the findings of the testing and makes recommendations for inclusion in the Mitigation Plan required as part of Meritage’s Planned Area Development Plan for Kai 291 South.