http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt500037fc No online items Agua Caliente Cultural Museum 901 E Tahquitz Canyon Way Ste C-204 Palm Springs, California 92262 Phone: (760) 778-1079 Fax: (760) 322-7724 Email: mail@accmuseum.org URL: http://www.accmuseum.org/ (c) 2009 Agua Caliente Cultural Museum. All rights reserved. L1993.001 1
Accession number: L1993.001 Agua Caliente Cultural Museum ACCM Archives Palm Springs, California Processed by: Date Completed: 06/18/2009 Encoded by: (c) 2009 Agua Caliente Cultural Museum. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Title: Dates: 1986-2000 Accession number: L1993.001 Creator: Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Creator: Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Creator: Cultural Systems Research, Inc Collection Size: 50 linear feet Repository: Agua Caliente Cultural Museum Palm Springs, California 92262 Abstract: Prehistoric and ethnohistoric artifacts, associated documentation, and photographic media collected and/or recorded during the excavation of the Tahquitz Canyon flood control area prior to construction of Tahquitz Dam. Collected and/or recorded between 1988-2000 by Cultural Systems Research, Inc on behalf of Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Physical location: Stored off site. Advance notice required for access. Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English Access Collection is restricted by loan agreement. Requests for access will be directed to the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians' Historic Preservation office. Publication Rights All rights reserved by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Preferred Citation [Identification of item],, L1993.001, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Acquisition Information Loan. Biography / Administrative History Collected and/or recorded between 1988-2000 by Cultural Systems Research, Inc (CSRI) on behalf of Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. CSRI project participants included Lowell John Bean (Principal Investigator), Jerry Schaefer ( Archaeologist), and Sylvia Brakke Vane ( Ethnohistorian). Archaeological testing, data recovery, and construction monitoring components were undertaken between April 1988 and August 1990; analysis of archaeological data from 1988 to 1994; ethonographic and ethnohistoric research from 1988 through 1994. Analyses of the collections' archaeological, ethnographic, and ethnohistoric contexts were compiled in the report Archaeological, Ethnographic, and Ethnohistoric Investigations at Tahquitz Canyon - Palm Springs, California (also known as the "Tahquitz Report") in November, 1995. Scope and Content of Collection L1993.001 2
Prehistoric and ethnohistoric artifacts, associated documentation, and photographic media collected and/or recorded during the excavation of the Tahquitz Canyon flood control area prior to construction of Tahquitz Dam. Photographic media includes photographs, negatives, and slides created between the years 1988-2000. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection. Bean, Lowell John Schaefer, Jerry Vane, Sylvia Brakke Vane Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Riverside County Cultural Systems Research, Inc Palm Springs Tahquitz Canyon CA-RIV-45 Cahuilla Native American Tahquitz Dam Flood Control Kauisik Kauisiktum Series I: Artifacts Physical Description: 47 linear ft. Preshistoric and ethnohistoric period artifacts and features. Collected between April 1998 and August 1990 in Tahquitz Canyon (CA-RIV-45). L1993.001 001 Artifact Collection Uncataloged artifacts collected between April 1998 and August 1990 in Tahquitz Canyon (CA-RIV-45). L1993.001 002-009 Artifact Collection Cataloged artifacts collected between April 1998 and August 1990 in Tahquitz Canyon (CA-RIV-45). Series II: Data Recovery 1988-2000 Physical Description: 3 linear ft. Data compiled during and following the excavation of CA-RIV-45. Documentation includes plan views, feature sheets, diagrams, maps, notes, grid plans, wall profiles, excavation forms, photographs, negatives, and slides. L1993.001 010 Plan Views, Feature Sheets, Maps Materials include plan views, feature sheets, and maps. Described are Locus E, Locus L, Locus M, and Locus N. L1993.001 3
Series II: Data Recovery 1988-2000 L1993.001 011 Diagrams, Notes, Grid Plan, Sketch Map, Wall Profile, Feature Sheets, Test Excavation Forms Materials include diagrams, notes, general grid plan, sketch map, wall profiles, unit level feature sheets, and test excacation forms. Featured are Locus D, Locus G, Locus H, Locus I, Locus J, Locus K. L1993.001 012 Plan Views, Milling Features, Grid Plan, Feature Elements Materials include plan Views, milling features, grid plan, and feature elements. Described is Locus C. L1993.001 013 Shovel Test Diagram, Unit Level Sheets, Feature Sheets, Plan views, Test Excavation Forms, Field Notes Materials include shovel test diagram, unit level and feature sheets, plan views, test excavation forms, and field notes. Featured are Locus A, Locus J, and Locus B. L1993.001 014 Diagrams, Groundstone information, Mano profiles Materials include oversized diagram of mortar holes, diagrams, groundstone information, mano profiles, and more. L1993.001 015 Locus Summaries, Groundstone overview, Maps, Diagrams, Forms, Contracts, Renderings Materials include locus summaries on hand-written index cards, groundstone overview, maps, diagrams, forms, contracts, and hand-drawn renderings. L1993.001 016 Artifact Cards Artifact cards. L1993.001 017 Artifact Cards Artifact cards. L1993.001 018 Photo Record Sheets, Photographs Includes photographic record sheets and photographs. Features Locus A, Locus G, Locus I, Locus J, Locus B, Locus E, and Locus C. L1993.001 019 Photo Record Sheets, Photographs Includes Photographic Record Sheets and Photographs. Features Locus A, Locus G, Locus I, Locus J, Locus D, Locus B, Locus C, and Locus E. L1993.001 020 Photo Record Sheets, Photographs Includes photographic record sheets and photographs. Features Locus B, Locus E, Locus C, and Locus L. L1993.001 4
Series II: Data Recovery 1988-2000 L1993.001 021 Negatives Negatives. L1993.001 022 Slides Collected 1988-89, with some images from 1993 and 2000. L1993.001 023 Report Archaeological, Ethnographic, and Ethnohistoric Investigations at Tahquitz Canyon - Palm Springs, California (also known as the "Tahquitz Report"). Records evidence and analyses of the collections' archaeological, ethnographic, and ethnohistoric contexts, including Archaic human habitation as early as 3000 B.C. Compiled by Cultural Systems Research, Inc in November, 1995. L1993.001 5