The City of Phoenix has an Archaeology Section administered by
the Parks and Recreation Department. This section is
headquartered at Pueblo Grande Museum. Archaeological functions
of the City are managed by the City Archaeologist. The City of
Phoenix has had a City Archaeologist since 1929, the first in
the nation. Currently, only a small number of other cities have
staff archaeologists (e.g., Alexandria, Virginia; Saint
Augustine, Florida; and New York City, New York). The primary
role of the City Archaeology Office is to assure that the City
is in compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and
regulations regarding the identification and proper treatment of
historic and cultural districts, properties, objects, and other
archaeological resources. The intent of these regulations is to
(1) identify and study properties of historic, cultural or
scientific value prior to destruction, (2) preserve sites of
unique scientific, historic or cultural value, (3) identify
human remains and preserve them in situ