Archaeological Investigations for the Menlo Park Storm Drain Project: Prehistoric and Historic Canal Systems at the Base of A-Mountain
Creators: name: Freeman, Andrea K. L.
name: Doelle, William H.
name: Elson, Mark D.
name: Diehl, Allison Cohen
Publisher: name: Desert Archaeology, Inc.
Year: 1999
Subjects: subject: Tucson Basin
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subject: Pima (County)
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subject: Tucson, AZ
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subject: Arizona (State / Territory)
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subject: Hohokam
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subject: Huhugam
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subject: AZ BB:13:65 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/83470/az-bb1365-asm
subject: AZ AA:16:6 (ASM)
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subject: AZ BB:13:121 (ASM)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/106123/az-bb13121-asm
subject: Archaeological Feature
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subject: Pit
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subject: Roasting Pit / Oven / Horno
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/357/roasting-pit-oven-horno
subject: Ceramic
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subject: Chipped Stone
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subject: Fire Cracked Rock
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subject: Glass
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subject: Ground Stone
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subject: Building Materials
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subject: Metal
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subject: Data Recovery / Excavation
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subject: Reconnaissance / Survey
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subject: Records Search / Inventory Checking
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subject: Site Evaluation / Testing
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description: The Menlo Park Storm Drain and Reclaimed Water Main Project was designed by the City of Tucson to alleviate flooding in the residential neighborhood. As part of the City's planning process, Desert Archaeology, Inc. performed an archaeological survey and records check of the project area (Freeman 1995). On the basis of this preliminary work, Desert Archaeology recommended that an archaeological testing program be initiated to determine if significant cultural resources were present beneath the surface of the project area. That testing took place during June, July, and August of 1995. The following report summarizes the results of archaeological testing and the history of land use along this portion of the Santa Cruz River floodplain. A major focus of this research included the identification and analysis of prehistoric canals found in the project right-of-way. The assessment of canals in the Menlo Park project area is supplemented with the results of two other Desert Archaeology projects located to the south of the current project area. Archaeological testing and data recovery excavations were conducted on the Rio Nuevo South property and along the route of a storm drain and its extension across the floodplain at the south edge of Rio Nuevo South (Diehl 1996a, 1996b) (Figure 1.2). All of these investigations are used in combination with historical research to examine the extensive canal system that once watered agricultural fields at the base of A-Mountain (Sentinel Peak). Site numbers used in this report are Arizona State Museum (ASM) designations.