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Thirty-eight prehistoric and historic sites, including the Romero Ruin, are officially listed in the National Register of Historic Places as the Sutherland Wash Archaeological District. |
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| The Valencia Site is protected from on-going vandalism and pothunting thanks to new fencing and signage, funded by Fairfield Communities, the City of Tucson, the Arizona State Land Department, and Archaeology in Tucson members. |
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1989-1990
Center volunteers participate in an intensive survey of a one-square mile area in the Coyote Mountains along the west side of the Altar Valley west of Tucson. 26 sites are recorded, including six Classic period platform mound sites. This project results in the nomination of the Coyote Mountains Archaeological District to the National Register of Historic Places.
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Coronado National Forest asks the Center to prepare a plan for an interpretive trail through the Romero Ruin. |
| The Center for Desert Archaeology is incorporated as a private, nonprofit research organization. The Center carries on the Archaeology in Tucson membership program founded under the Arizona Division of the Institute for American Research, and pursues various research, preservation and education activities. |
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1990-1995
Center volunteers and staff spend numerous weekends surveying nearly 75 linear miles along the Lower San Pedro River between Winkelman on the north to Benson on the south. This survey covers over 19 square miles, 442 new sites are recorded, and 46 previously known sites are revisited. |
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As part of the work to create an interpretive trail through the Romero Ruin in Catalina State Park, Center volunteers participate in limited test excavations along the proposed trail route. |
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1991-1992
The Center begins its search for the remains of Tucson's Presidio Walls. Initial construction of the Presidio took place between 1776 and 1783. The last standing segment of the wall was destroyed in 1918. Test trenches in the courtyard of the current Pima County Courtyard revealed remnants of the eastern presidio wall. |
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Center volunteers help excavate a historic ranch structure at the Romero Ruin in Catalina State Park. Stabilization work is undertaken on historic and prehistoric walls at the site, and the interpretive trail is completed. |
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1994-2000
Center Tour Director Connie Allen-Bacon leads hundreds of Tucson visitors and residents on personalized archaeological and historical tours. Half and full-day tours are offered of historic downtown Tucson, the Romero Ruin in Catalina State Park, and various rock art sites surrounding the city of Tucson. |
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Tucson at the Turn of the Century: The Archaeology of a City Block by Jonathan B. Mabry, James E. Ayres, and Regina L. Chapin-Pyritz is published. Written for archaeologist and history buffs alike, the book uses historical photos and documents to recreate urban life 100 years ago. |
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