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Site Form, Site 28BU515, for Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.

This document includes the site forms for Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst as well as associated maps, references, and artifact descriptions and drawings. It also includes an addendum to site form Bu526.

A Phase I archaeological survey was conducted by Du Vall & Associates, Inc. at the request of the Tennessee Chapter of The Nature Conservancy in conjunction with the United States Air Force. This area spans portions of both Coffee and Franklin counties, between the Duck and Elk Rivers, in southern Middle Tennessee. This survey was completed as part of a contract for a five year (1996-2000) assessment of cultural resources on selected land tracts currently maintained as pine timber stands. In particular, those tracts which were designated for harvest/ thinning during the 1997 calendar year were the subject of these investigations. The archaeological survey was conducted to locate any cultural resources existing within the project area in order to prevent the possible damage which may result from the harvest/ thinning process.

Archaeological test excavations and the monitoring of environmental testing was conducted by Desert Archaeology, Inc., at the location of the proposed Phoenix Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Phoenix, Arizona. The project area consists of historic blocks 72 and 73 of the Original Phoenix Townsite. Archival research had indicated that the area was originally settled between 1875 and 1885 and that the property had been the site of dozens of residential and commercial structures. The archival study recommended that an archaeological testing program be initiated to determine whether significant cultural resources were present (Hummert 1994). Testing was conducted in December 1995 by Desert Archaeology, Inc., and identified a total of 95 archaeological features. Five features are thought to be prehistoric; these include a pithouse, a possible pithouse, and three pits. A scattering of isolated Hohokam ceramics was also noted within the project area. It is probable that portions of the property were used prehistorically as fields ,with adjacent field houses. The remaining 90 features date to the American territorial and statehood periods. These include house and business foundations, wells, latrines, septic tanks, trash-filled pits, and postholes. Approximately 3 percent of the surface area of the site was explored, suggesting that many other features are present. The prehistoric features are considered possibly eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places under criterion D, as they have the potential to provide significant new information on Phoenix prehistory. Certain historic features are likely to be eligible under criterion D. Under criterion D, historic features containing large numbers of artifacts, fauna! bone, and ethnobotanical remains may be eligible for listing because the study of these items can provide new information on the lifestyles, health, diet, organization of space, and purchasing patterns of early Phoenicians. Desert Archaeology recommends that data recovery be conducted on selected portions of the proposed Phoenix Federal Building and United States Courthouse property to mitigate impacts resulting from construction activities. This report presents the project location and description; environmental, prehistoric, and historic background; and past archaeological work in Chapter 1. Chapter 2 contains additional archival information compiled from land records, city directories, census records, and historic maps. Chapter 3 presents the results of testing and includes descriptions of each identified feature. Chapter 4 discusses National Register eligibility issues, details possible impacts on archaeological resources, and lists research questions to guide data recovery. Chapter 5 presents a recommended work plan for data recovery. Figures are contained in Appendix A and tables in Appendix B. Appendix C details the suggested scope-of-work and timetable for additional work and a budget for the additional fieldwork, and Appendix D includes the project budget.

This report attempts to document, assess, and develop a plan for conserving archaeological resources along the waste water conveyance system for the Arizona Nuclear Power Project. The paper describes 13 sites which were discovered during an intensive survey of the proposed facility, evaluates these sites in relation to the archaeological resource base of the Lower Gila River Valley, and recommends procedures for mitigating the adverse effects of construction on these cultural remains. The survey afforded an excellent opportunity to study a major Hohokam area which has received little systematic attention, to date, by professional archaeologists. This file includes related correspondence and Pat Stein's C. V.