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Desert Archaeology brings streamlined procedures, competitive budgets, and expertise to every project, delivering optimal results to clients in all sectors.

Government

Desert Archaeology brings streamlined procedures, competitive budgets, and expertise to every project, delivering optimal results to clients in all sectors.

Federal clients include:

  • Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation General

  • Services Administration Indian

  • Health Service Los Alamos

  • National Laboratory National Park

  • Service U.S. Air Force U.S. Army

  • Corps of Engineers U.S. Army

  • Yuma Proving Ground U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service U.S. Forest

  • Service U.S. Department of Transportation Western

  • Archeological and Conservation Center


State Clients include:

  • Arizona Department of Transportation

  • Arizona State Land Department

  • Arizona State Museum

  • Arizona State Parks

  • Arizona State University

  • University of Arizona

  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas

  • University of New Mexico

  • University of Oklahoma

Local Government Clients include:

  • Catalina Foothills School District

  • City of Apache Junction

  • City of Benson

  • City of Bisbee

  • City of Casa Grande

  • City of Coolidge

  • City of Phoenix

  • City of Scottsdale

  • City of Sierra Vista

  • City of Tucson

  • Cochise County

  • Flowing Wells Fire District

  • Marana Unified School District

  • Maricopa County Northwest Fire District

  • Pima Community College

  • Pima County

  • Santa Cruz County

  • Town of Marana

  • Town of Oro Valley

  • Town of Patagonia

  • Town of Pima

  • Town of Springerville

  • Tucson Airport Authority

Tribal

Desert Archaeology works for and with Native American groups on government-sponsored projects on tribal lands. We maximize benefits to Native communities by planning projects in consultation with tribal cultural resource offices and community members, working with tribal employment services, and prioritizing the use of tribal businesses.

Tribal clients include:

  • Baboquivari Indian Oasis School District

  • Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation

  • Gila River Indian Community

  • Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community

  • Tohono O’odham Nation

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Utilities

Desert Archaeology has developed compliance procedures specifically tailored to the needs of utility companies. We have streamlined the permitting and reporting processes for on-call contracts and developed and applied efficient methods for investigating cultural resources in the narrow, linear rights-of-way utility work requires. We coordinate closely with construction crews to minimize construction delays.

Utility clients include:

  • Arizona Public Service Company

  • Qwest Communications International

  • Pima County Regional Wastewater

  • Salt River Project

  • Southern California Edison

  • Southwest Gas Corporation

  • Tucson Electric Power Company

CRM Professionals

Desert Archaeology’s specialist staff members are often contracted to provide support services to other cultural resources firms. They offer expertise gained over decades of working with archaeological materials such as ceramics, flaked stone, ground stone, animal bone, shell, and archaeobotanical samples.

CRM Professionals include:

  • Animas Ceramic Consulting

  • Archaeological Consulting Services

  • Archaeology Southwest

  • GRIC CRMP

  • HRA, Inc., Conservation Archaeology

  • Logan Simpson Design

  • Northland Research

  • Southwest Petrographic Specialists

  • Statistical Research, Inc.

  • SWCA Environmental Consultants

  • Tierra Right of Way Services

  • Western Archeological and Conservation Center

  • WestLand Resources, Inc.

A&E Companies

As a full-service cultural resources management company, Desert Archaeology is available to team with architectural, engineering, and environmental companies on contracts requiring CRM work. We also provide fieldwork support, cartographic services, collections management, and analytic services, customizing our offerings to complement your capabilities.

A&E Companies clients include:

  • AECOM Technical Services, Inc.

  • ARCADIS

  • Aspen Environmental Group

  • AZTEC Engineering

  • CH2M HILL Engineers, Inc.

  • DWL Architects

  • Engineering and Environmental Consultants, Inc.

  • Fugro West, Inc.

  • HDR Engineering, Inc.

  • Kimley Horn & Associates

  • McGann & Associates

  • Parsons Brinckerhoff

  • Poster Frost Mirto

  • RECON Environmental, Inc.

  • Swaim Associates Architects

  • Tetra Tech

  • W.D. Schock Company

  • West Point Contractors, Inc.

  • WLB Group

Other Private Sector Clients

Desert Archaeology works with private sector clients that are subject to a variety of regulations in both urban and rural contexts. We can guide you through the regulatory process, provide advice about time- and budget-sensitive options, and provide high-quality work that meets agency standards and allows you to stay focused on your own project goals.

Other Private Sector clients include:

  • 5 North Fifth Hotel, LLC

  • Achen Gardner Construction, LLC

  • Audubon Society

  • Barclay Group

  • Baseline Data

  • Bourn Partners

  • CalPortland

  • Cottonwood Properties

  • Cricket Communications

  • Cypress Civil Development LLC

  • Granite Construction Company

  • Mattamy Homes

  • Mildred Peak Resources, Inc.

  • Phelps Dodge Bagdad, Inc.

  • The Nature Conservancy

  • The Salvation Army

Contact
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Tucson Main Office
3975 N. Tucson Blvd. 
Tucson, AZ 85716-1037
(520) 881-2244
Phoenix
509 S. 48th St., Suite 104 
Tempe, AZ 85281-2322
(520) 881-2244
Prescott
442 Miller Valley Rd. Prescott, AZ 86301-0094 PO Box 10094
Staff

Staff

Desert Archaeology’s greatest resource is our people. Our team members have the experience, expertise, and ingenuity to meet the needs of our diverse client base.