Archaeological Testing of Four Sites on Haigler Creek near Young, Arizona
Creators: name: North, Chris
name: Fahrni, Grant
Publisher: name: SWCA, Inc. Environmental Consultants
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Tonto National Forest
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subject: Arizona (State / Territory)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/335/arizona-state-territory
subject: Gila (County)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/3907/gila-county
subject: Young, AZ
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subject: Tonto Basin
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/92/tonto-basin
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: AR-03-12-01-931
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/100814/ar-03-12-01-931
subject: AR-03-12-01-930
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/100813/ar-03-12-01-930
subject: AR-03-12-01-932
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/100815/ar-03-12-01-932
subject: AR-03-12-01-237
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/100812/ar-03-12-01-237
subject: Archaeological Feature
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/339/archaeological-feature
subject: Artifact Scatter
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/340/artifact-scatter
subject: Creek
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/3287/creek
subject: Plainware
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/174/plainware
subject: Tabular Tool
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2734/tabular-tool
subject: Little Colorado Whiteware
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/463/little-colorado-whiteware
subject: Cibola Whiteware
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/562/cibola-whiteware
subject: Whiteware
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/467/whiteware
subject: Tusayan Whiteware
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/469/tusayan-whiteware
subject: Obsidian
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/89/obsidian
subject: Quartzite
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/217/quartzite
subject: Scraper
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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
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subject: Fauna
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/4/fauna
subject: Dacite
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/453/dacite
subject: Glass
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subject: Ground Stone
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subject: Projectile Point
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subject: metate
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/167/metate
subject: Core
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2121/core
subject: Tonto Plainware
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/490/tonto-plainware
subject: Metal
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/11/metal
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: Data Recovery / Excavation
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/5/data-recovery-excavation
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
subject: Site Evaluation / Testing
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/10/site-evaluation-testing
subject: Systematic Survey
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description: AR-03-12-01-237 is a historic to modern site thought by locals to be the location of a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp related to construction of the Chamberlain Trail. Work conducted during this testing program revealed that the site is related to early twentieth century ranching. Since the 1950s or 1960s, this area has been a favored recreational camping spot—a function that continues to this day. No evidence of a CCC camp was identified at AR-03-12-01-237 and archival research places the Chamberlain Trail CCC camp approximately two miles north, in Gordon Canyon. Shallow subsurface deposits and a lack of cultural features characterize the three prehistoric sites. Subsurface artifacts from AR-03-12-01-930, 931, and 932 are similar to the surface assemblages documented during the original site recordings. The artifact assemblages from these sites are typical of other small sites in the region. They did not yield any information that is considered significant to regional prehistory. AR-03-12-01-237 cannot be associated with the CCC and is recommended as ineligible for inclusion in the NRHP. AR-03-12-01-930, 931, and 932 have not yielded significant information of prehistoric use of the sub-Mogollon Rim region. Further investigations at these sites are unlikely to yield significant information on the region’s prehistoric past. These three prehistoric sites are recommended as ineligible for inclusion in the NRHP. Based on these findings, it does not appear that the proposed campground improvements at Haigler Creek will have an adverse effect on AR-03-12-01-237, 930, 931, and 932. SWCA does not recommend any further archaeological work for this project.