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Contact Information
  • Contact Information
    To arrange for avoidance flagging / monitoring of cultural resources, please contact the main EPG office number at 602.712.7767. This should be done 10 business days in advance. In case of a discovery situation of previously unidentified cultural resources, please contact the main EPG office number at 602.712.7767.
Historic Preservation Handbook
  • Historic Preservation Handbook
    This handbook serves as a process, procedures, policy, and training manual for the cultural resource process for ADOT projects. Note: After the Handbook downloads, a pop-up window may appear stating that "This document contains macros." Click the button 'Yes' to continue. You may be prompt to enter a password. Instead of entering a password, click the 'Read Only' button on the lower right-corner of the password window. After that, the document will open.
Computer Access Request Form
  • Computer Access Request Form
  • Portal Access Request Form
    The Historic Preservation Team (HPT) Portal is a central database of cultural resource documentation for the highways within the state. To obtain permission to access the HPT Portal, the user needs to fill out: Computer Access Request Form and the Portal Access Request Form. Please fax the completed forms to the HPT Coordinator at 1.602.712.3066.
Report Reviewing Checklist
  • Report Reviewing Checklist
    The Report Reviewing Checklist is used to ensure the adequacy of cultural resource reports submitted to HPT. The Checklist is a compilation of the Arizona State Museum's Reporting Standards, the Arizona State Historic Preservation Administrative Procedures, and the Guidelines for Report Production Standards for ADOT Consultants.
State Historic Preservation Office Administrative Procedures
  • State Historic Preservation Office Administrative Procedures
    These procedures will assist the archaeologist in preparing cultural resource survey reports for consultation with the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). These procedures are downloaded as a PDF file, and are to be viewed using Adobe Reader.
Consultation Initiation Form
  • Consultation Initiation Form
    This form should be completed and submitted at the time a request for agency and tribal consultation initiation is made to HPT. Please be sure to fill out the form in its entirety, and include the appropriate attachments to document the project undertaking, project area, prior survey, history of consultation, and confirmation of site avoidance (updated 09/11/03).
Historic Preservation Team Flowchart
List of Archaeological Consultants
  • List of Archaeological Consultants
    The following list represents those institutions, organizations, and corporations that have blanket permits to conduct archaeological and / or paleontological surface survey and / or limited subsurface exploration in nonsite areas on all state, county, city, and other municipal properties in Arizona.
Good Roads Everywhere: A History of Road Building in Arizona
Adobe Reader
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    Documents are posted as they become available in PDF format, which requires Adobe Reader to view.
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