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Heritage Commission approves Phase 1 cultural study, urges avoidance of Sinclair Wash Overlook site
Summary
The Heritage Preservation Commission approved the Phase 1 cultural resource study for the Sanctuary subdivision after consultants identified six archaeological sites and recommended avoiding the Sinclair Wash Overlook (Sanctuary 4), which they found eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
The Flagstaff Heritage Preservation Commission voted to approve the Phase 1 cultural resource study for the Sanctuary subdivision, with a condition that additional mitigation be required if avoidance of the site identified as Sanctuary 4 proves impossible.
Ace Overman, anthropologist and GIS analyst for ETD Incorporated, told the commission the field survey identified six archaeological sites and 69 isolated occurrences in the 201‑acre project area. "Sanctuary 4, the Sinclair Wash Overlook site, is recommended as eligible for the National Register of Historic Places," Overman said, and the report…
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