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