Provide public lectures on Phoenix archaeology. Interact with the television, radio, and print media concerning archaeology in Phoenix and the Southwest Region. Survey A physical examination of the surface of a property by a qualified Archaeologist. Testing The subsurface examination of a property through a series of backhoe trenches in which archaeologists clean trench side walls and record materials exposed in the walls. Monitoring Monitoring involves an archaeologist observing construction as it occurs and stopping it if archaeology is found.
Monitoring can occur in lieu of, or after, testing and data recovery.
The full excavation of an archaeological site. Removal of artifacts involves careful digging with hand tools, mapping, note-taking, and photographing. There are hundreds of prehistoric and historic archaeological sites within the City of Phoenix. They are located in the downtown area, along desert rivers and washes, and in the foothills and canyons of the mountain preserves.