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Status of Archaeological Research for Rio Nuevo
The Archaeological excavations of the Rio Nuevo Project were completed approximately per the schedule below..
Area/Site |
Excavation
Start |
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Time Period(s) |
| Area 1 - Downtown* |
10/30/00 |
11/7/20 |
No Evidence |
| San Agustin Mission |
11/20/00 |
2/30/01 |
Spanish, Mexican, & Early Agricultural |
Clearwater Site 1
(Rio Nuevo South)
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4/20/01 |
6/24/01 |
4000 years:
Early Agricultural Through Modern Period |
| Tucson Musem of Art (Presido Area)** |
1/27/02 |
2/9/02 |
Spanish and Mexican |
| Tucson Pressed Brick Company |
4/6/02 |
5/6/02 |
Historic Anglo
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| Clearwater Site 2 |
5/12/02 |
6/28/02 |
Early Agricultural and Hohokam |
| Tucson Presidio |
Fall 2002 |
Winter 2003 |
Spanish, Mexican, and Hohokam |
* Additional Excavation may take place at a later date.
**Excavations in this area were not planned to be part of the original Rio Nuevo research design. New construction at the Tucson Museum of Art allowed Rio Nuevo archaeolgists an unplaned opportunity to excavate a small area thought to be on the Tucson Presidio's western wall.
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