Archaeological Testing At Gateway Lot 4, Kitchell Development Company Property, 44th Street And Gateway Boulevard, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona -- DRAFT REPORT

On April 17 and 18, 1997, personnel from Soil Systems, Inc. (SSI) completed archaeological test excavations on a 3.8 acre parcel, Gateway Lot 4, scheduled for commercial development. Based on previous research, the parcel was believed to lie near the northwest edge of the large Hohokam site of Pueblo Grande (AZ U:9:1[ASM], see Bostwick 1993-4; Breternitz 1994; Kwiatkowski 1996). Archaeological remains incuding burials were previously documented less than 300 ft (61 m) southeast of Gateway Lot 4, in the Unit 7 area of the site of Pueblo Grande (Breternitz et al. 1990; Figure 1), and therefore it was considered likely that the subject parcel could also contain archaeological remains. Therefore, a program of test excavations was implemented prior to any construction activity at Gateway Lot 4, to investigate whether archaeological remains were present and to facilitate compliance with A.R.S. 41-865. Seventy-eight backhoe trenches were excavated and their sidewalls and backdirt were examined. No prehistoric or historic cultural remains or deposits were encountered in any of the excavations. The trenches were recorded and backfilled. No further archaeological work was recommended.1997年4月17日至18日，土壤系统公司（Soil Systems, Inc., SSI）的工作人员在一块计划用于商业开发的3.8英亩地块——Gateway Lot 4（网关地块4号）上完成了考古试掘工作。根据既往研究成果，该地块被认为毗邻普韦布洛格兰德（Pueblo Grande）大型霍霍坎（Hohokam）遗址的西北边缘（编号AZ U:9:1[ASM]，参见Bostwick 1993-1994；Breternitz 1994；Kwiatkowski 1996）。此前在网关地块4号东南方不足300英尺（约61米）的普韦布洛格兰德遗址7号区域，已记录有包括墓葬在内的考古遗存（Breternitz et al. 1990；图1），因此项目组推测本次受检地块亦可能存有考古遗存。为排查该地块是否存在考古遗存，并满足亚利桑那州修订法典（A.R.S.）第41-865条的合规要求，项目组在该地块启动任何施工活动前实施了系统性考古试掘项目。本次共开挖78条反铲探沟，并对其侧壁及挖掘弃土进行了勘查。所有探沟均未发现史前或历史时期的文化遗存与堆积。探沟完成记录后即被回填，且无需开展后续考古工作。