Belle Butte Class III Survey and Ethnographic Study

Belle Butte Class III Survey and Ethnographic Study

Logan Simpson conducted a cultural resources survey and ethnographic study of  Nanakmel Kii/Qmpanyk Nyiva (Bell Butte), a Traditional Cultural Property (TCP) which is located within the ancestral homeland of the Akimel O’Odham and Piipaash, and in the contemporary city limits of Tempe Arizona, Maricopa County, Arizona. The investigations were performed at the request of the City of Tempe and as part of a broader cultural resources damage assessment designed to address disturbances resulting from a COT utilities installation project that was not conducted in compliance with the AAA, SHPA, or the COT Historic Preservation Ordinance.

Project Type

Cultural Resource Inventories

Location

Arizona

Highlights

Tribal engagement and consultation
Prehistoric and Historic cultural resources
Aerial (UAV) photography of petroglyph panels
LiDAR cave mapping
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