A General Historic Properties Treatment Plan for Archaeological Investigations Associated with FCC Cell Tower Construction Projects on Private Lands in Arizona
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A General Historic Properties Treatment Plan for Archaeological Investigations Associated With FCC Cell Tower Construction Projects on Private Lands in Arizona Prepared for: Verizon Wireless Tempe, Arizona Prepared by: Terracon Consultants, Inc. Tempe, Arizona Terracon Project No. 65157582 August 2018 ABSTRACT Report Title: A General Historic Properties Treatment Plan for Archaeological Investigations Associated with FCC Cell Tower Construction Projects on Private Lands in Arizona Report Date: August 2018 Agencies: Federal Communications Commission, Arizona State Historic Preservation Office Project Sponsor: Verizon Wireless (Verizon) Project Description: Verizon constructs and collocates telecommunications facilities in Arizona. Due to the involvement of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the projects, they are considered federal undertakings subject to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The Arizona State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) reviews FCC-licensed undertakings pursuant to two nationwide programmatic agreements. Some of Verizon’s proposed undertakings may be found by the FCC and SHPO to have an adverse effect on historic properties listed in, or eligible for listing in, the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The purpose of this General Historic Properties Treatment Plan (General HPTP) is to streamline the resolution of adverse effects to historic properties listed in, or eligible for listing in, the NRHP by Verizon-sponsored undertakings on private lands in Arizona. This streamlined resolution will also include the preparation of a project-specific addendum to the General HPTP. The General HPTP does not apply to state, county, municipal, or Tribal lands including private lands within tribal reservation boundaries, or to lands under federal jurisdiction. i TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 1 2. ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT ................................................................................................... 2 3. CULTURAL CONTEXT ............................................................................................................... 4 Paleoindian Period ...................................................................................................................... 4 Archaic Period ............................................................................................................................ 4 Early Agricultural Period ........................................................................................................... 6 Formative Period......................................................................................................................... 1 Hohokam ........................................................................................................................ 1 Trincheras ...................................................................................................................... 6 Ancestral Pueblo ............................................................................................................ 6 Mogollon ........................................................................................................................ 8 Sinagua .......................................................................................................................... 9 Patayan ........................................................................................................................ 11 Prescott ........................................................................................................................ 12 Cohonina ...................................................................................................................... 13 Salado .......................................................................................................................... 13 Protohistoric .............................................................................................................................. 14 Historic Period .......................................................................................................................... 17 Spanish Colonial and Mexican Periods ......................................................................... 17 United States ................................................................................................................ 18 Traditional Cultural Places......................................................................................................... 23 4. RESEARCH DESIGN ............................................................................................................... 23 Research Themes ..................................................................................................................... 23 Prehistoric Research Themes ..................................................................................... 23 Historic-Period Research Themes ................................................................................ 31 5. PERMITTING, BURIAL AGREEMENTS, AND REPOSITORY AGREEMENTS ........................ 37 6. DATA RECOVERY METHODS................................................................................................. 38 Types of Archaeological Testing and Data Recovery ................................................................. 38 Identification Testing ..................................................................................................... 38 Eligibility Testing ........................................................................................................... 39 Phase I Testing ............................................................................................................ 39 Phase II Data Recovery ................................................................................................ 39 Field Methods ........................................................................................................................... 39 Human Remains ........................................................................................................... 40 Domestic Architectural Features ................................................................................... 40 Pit and Midden Features ............................................................................................... 40 Canals .......................................................................................................................... 41 Artifacts ........................................................................................................................ 41 Laboratory Analyses ................................................................................................................. 41 Human Remains .......................................................................................................... 41 Ceramics ..................................................................................................................... 42 Flaked Stone ............................................................................................................... 42 Ground Stone .............................................................................................................. 42 Shell............................................................................................................................. 43 Faunal Remains .......................................................................................................... 43 Pollen ........................................................................................................................... 43 Macrobotanical Specimens ......................................................................................... 44 Chronometric Samples ................................................................................................ 44 7. PROJECT-SPECIFIC WORK PLAN / ADDENDUM PLAN........................................................ 44 8. MONITORING AND DISCOVERY PLAN .................................................................................. 45 Archaeological Discoveries ....................................................................................................... 46 Human Remains ........................................................................................................... 46 Canals .......................................................................................................................... 47 Non-Site Areas ............................................................................................................. 48 ii Reporting the Results of Archaeological Monitoring ................................................................... 48 Tribal Monitor ............................................................................................................................ 48 9. UNANTICIPATED DISCOVERIES ............................................................................................ 48 Human Remains and Mortuary Features ................................................................................... 48 Nonmortuary Features and Artifacts .......................................................................................... 49 10. QUALIFICATIONS OF PERSONNEL ....................................................................................... 49 11. REPORT,