A CULTURAL RESOURCES INVENTORY OF 567.89 ACRES FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AT RED GAP RANCH IN COCONINO COUNTY, ARIZONA Prepared by: David E. Purcell, M.A., R.P.A. Reviewed and submitted by: Fred Huntington 4001 East Paradise Falls Drive Tucson, Arizona 85712 (520) 206-9585 Cultural Resources Report 2014-09 February 11, 2014 Project No. 1822.01 CULTURAL RESOURCES INVENTORY OF 567.89 ACRES FOR WELLFIELD DEVELOPMENT AT RED GAP RANCH – i TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................................................. vi INTRODUCTION AND PROJECT BACKGROUND ................................................................................ 1 ARCHAEOLOGICAL BACKGROUND..................................................................................................... 4 Previous Archaeological Projects in the Project Area .............................................................................. 4 Previously Identified Archaeological Sites in the Project Area ................................................................ 4 Arizona and National Registers of Historic Places ............................................................................... 7 Review of Historical Maps and Historical Documents ......................................................................... 7 Summary ................................................................................................................................................... 8 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING .................................................................................................................. 9 CULTURE HISTORY FOR NORTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA .................................................................. 10 Paleoamerican Period .............................................................................................................................. 10 Paleoindian Period .................................................................................................................................. 11 Archaic Period ........................................................................................................................................ 13 Northern Colorado Plateau Archaic .................................................................................................... 14 Oshara ................................................................................................................................................. 14 Great Basin Archaic ............................................................................................................................ 15 Agricultural Period .................................................................................................................................. 16 Basketmaker II/Early Agricultural ...................................................................................................... 16 Ceramic ............................................................................................................................................... 17 Sinagua ............................................................................................................................................ 18 Pueblo Sequence ............................................................................................................................. 19 Transitional/Protohistoric ....................................................................................................................... 20 Historic Period ........................................................................................................................................ 21 SURVEY EXPECTATIONS AND RESEARCH DESIGN ....................................................................... 26 Pre-fieldwork Expectations ..................................................................................................................... 26 SURVEY METHODS ................................................................................................................................ 27 Task 1. Background Research ................................................................................................................. 27 Task 2. Field Survey ............................................................................................................................... 27 ASM Site Criteria ............................................................................................................................... 28 Site Types ........................................................................................................................................... 29 Artifact and Feature Documentation ................................................................................................... 29 Task 3. Final Report ................................................................................................................................ 30 SURVEY FINDINGS ................................................................................................................................. 31 Archaeological Site Descriptions ............................................................................................................ 40 AZ I:15:156(ASM) – Route 66 ........................................................................................................... 41 AZ I:16:61(ASM) ............................................................................................................................... 44 AZ J:13:15(ASM) ............................................................................................................................... 46 AZ J:13:16(ASM) ............................................................................................................................... 50 AZ J:13:17(ASM) ............................................................................................................................... 54 AZ J:13:20(ASM) ............................................................................................................................... 58 AZ J:13:30(ASM) – Coconino-to-Winslow Line ............................................................................... 62 AZ J:13:33(ASM) ............................................................................................................................... 64 AZ J:13:34(ASM) ............................................................................................................................... 67 AZ J:13:35(ASM) ............................................................................................................................... 70 Q:\jobs\1800's\1822.01\ARC\CRI\Initial Submittal_02-11-14\CRI_RGR__02-11-14.docx WestLand Resources, Inc. Engineering and Environmental Consultants ii – A CULTURAL RESOURCES INVENTORY OF 567.89 ACRES AZ J:13:36(ASM) ............................................................................................................................... 72 AZ J:13:37(ASM) ............................................................................................................................... 75 AZ J:13:38(ASM) ............................................................................................................................... 76 AZ J:13:39(ASM) ............................................................................................................................... 78 AZ J:13:40(ASM) ............................................................................................................................... 80 AZ J:13:41(ASM) ............................................................................................................................... 82 AZ J:13:42(ASM) ............................................................................................................................... 84 AZ J:13:43(ASM) ............................................................................................................................... 88 AZ J:13:44(ASM) ............................................................................................................................... 92 AZ J:13:45(ASM) ............................................................................................................................... 97 AZ J:13:46(ASM) – Red Gap Ranch .................................................................................................. 98 AZ J:13:47(ASM) ............................................................................................................................. 106 AZ J:13:48(ASM) ............................................................................................................................. 112 AZ J:13:49(ASM) ............................................................................................................................. 116 AZ J:13:50(ASM) ............................................................................................................................. 120 AZ J:13:51(ASM) ............................................................................................................................. 124 AZ J:13:52(ASM) ............................................................................................................................. 128 AZ J:13:53(ASM) ............................................................................................................................