Los Robles Archaeological District

The Los Robles Archaeological District is located in Arizona's Ironwood Forest National Monument and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 11, 1989. The district is nearly 13,000 acres and contains over 100 historic and prehistoric archaeological sites, including the Los Robles Platform Mound Community and a trincheras.[1][2]

Los Robles Archaeological District
Hohokam ruins at Cerro Prieto.
LocationIronwood Forest, Arizona, United States
NRHP reference No.89000337
Added to NRHPMay 11, 1989

In 2003, George H. Johnson and his Johnson International Inc. illegally bulldozed 270 acres of state trust land in and near Los Robles, causing an estimated $8,000,000 in damage. Several sites were completely destroyed, including areas within the Los Robles Platform Mound Community. In addition, Johnson International Inc. destroyed over 40,000 protected plants, contaminated local water sources by illegally dumping pollutants, and was responsible for the deaths of at least twenty-one endangered Desert bighorn sheep, and the injury of several others.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Archaeology Southwest: Ironwood Forest" (PDF). Paul R. Fish. 2001. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
  2. "Ironwood Forest National Monument - BLM Arizona". Archived from the original on 2013-12-07. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
  3. "Developer to pay $7M for blading Hohokam sites - Tucson Citizen Morgue (2006-2009)". Alan Fischer. 2007. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
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