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Cultural Resource Documentation

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
This valuable document serves as a process, procedures, policy, and training manual for the cultural resource process for ADOT projects. It is a must-have resource for archaeologists, historic preservation specialists, and planning practitioners This handbook will help these and related disciplines to understand the what, why, who, when, where and how of the EPG Historic Preservation Team's (HPT) operations, and how these operations fit into their own processes.

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.

 Historic Preservation Handbook

HPT Portal
The 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 and Computer Access Agreement forms, and the Portal Access Request. Please fax the completed forms to the HPT Coordinator at 1.520.620.5443.

 Computer Access Request and Computer Access Agreement Forms
 Portal Access Request Form

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.

 Report Reviewing Checklist

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.

 SHPO Administrative Procedures

Consultation Initiation Form
This form should be completed and submitted at the time a request for agency and tribal consultation initiation is made to the Historic Preservation Team. 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).

 Consultation Initiation Form

Historic Preservation Team Flowchart
This handy flowchart details the project level components that the Environmental Planning Group has to address when clearing every highway project.

 Historic Preservation Team Flowchart

List of Archaeological Consultants - 2007
The listing below represents the individuals, companies, and organizations that have obtained Arizona Antiquity Act Blanket Permits for 2007.

 List of Archaeological Consultants - 2007

Good Roads Everywhere: A History of Road Building in Arizona
This document, consisting of 178 pages, provides a historic overview of road building to help identify those roads in Arizona worthy of preservation. Due to the large file size, the document has been divided into several download links.

 Cover page, Table of Contents, Foreword, Preface, and Abstract
 Chapters One, Two, and Three
 Chapter Four
 Chapter Five: Beale Wagon Road
 Chapter Five: Apache Trail
 Chapter Five: US 60; Superior to Claypool Tunnel
 Chapter Five: Old State Highway 73
 Chapter Five: Old State Highway 79
 Chapters Six and Seven
 References Cited and Photo Credits
 Appendix A, B, and C
 1912 Arizona Road Map, 1925 Arizona Road Map, and 1939 Arizona Road Map

 
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