Environment Research (Investigation Type)

These are studies that examine aspects of the present or past natural environment to provide a context, often off-site, for interpreting archaeological resources. Sometimes reported in stand-alone volumes representing significant research, such investigations may include geomorphological, paleontological, or palynological work.

1,476-1,500 (2,079 Records)

The Prehistory and Management of Cultural Resources in the Red Mountain Area (1981)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael C. Hall. James P. Barker. Russell L. Kaldenberg. Jan Townsend.

The report is comprised of two separate "working papers" on the prehistory of the California Desert: 1) Background to Prehistory of the El Paso / Red Mountain Desert Region; and 2) An Archaeological Protection and Stabilization Plan for the Squaw Spring Well Archaeological District near Red Mountain, California. The first report represents the second in a series of regional (i.e., Planning Unit) studies undertaken or scheduled for the California Desert Planning Program, United States...


Prehistory and Paleoecology of Guadalupe Ruin, Sandoval County, New Mexico (1987)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Lonnie C. Pippin.

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Prehistory and Paleoenvironment at Pintwater Cave, Nevada: Results of Field Work During the 1996 Season (1997)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jim deVos

As part of Nellis Air Force Base and Range Complex (NAFR) Historic Preservation Program, the Air Force in 1996 conducted archaeological research in this cave. This research was designed to contribute significantly to the Air Force's ability to evaluate other historic properties on NAFR. In a research design approved by the Nevada State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) and Region 1 of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Air Force...


Prehistory and Paleoenvironment of Birch Creek Valley (1977)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Donald O. Henry.

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Prehistory and Paleoenvironment of the Black Mesa Locality, Cimarron County, Oklahoma (1982)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Cherie Haury.

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Prehistory of Hog Creek: An Archaeological Investigation of Bosque and Coryell Counties, Texas (1980)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Donald O. Henry. Others.

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A Prehistory of South America: Ancient Cultural Diversity on the Least Known Continent (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Jerry Moore.

A Prehistory of South America is an overview of the ancient and historic native cultures of the entire continent of South America based on the most recent archaeological investigations. This accessible, clearly written text is designed to engage undergraduate and beginning graduate students in anthropology. For more than 12,000 years, South American cultures ranged from mobile hunters and gatherers to rulers and residents of colossal cities. In the process, native South American societies...


The Prehistory of Southwestern Humboldt County: A Study of Coastal Archaeological Sites in the King Range National Conservation Area, Humboldt County, California (BLM) (1985)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Valerie Anne Levulett.

A doctoral dissertation investigating coastal shell middens within the King Range National Conservation Area of southwestern Humboldt County, California. This archaeological investigation was designed to identify native settlement-subsistence practices, season of site use, and temporal placement. Sources of data include discussion of environmental, ethnographic, linguistic and archaeological context. Ana lyses of archaeo1ogical site structure, artifacts, marine and terrestrial mammalian fauna,...


Prehistory of the Carlsbad Basin, Southeastern New Mexico: Technical Report of Prehistoric Archaeological Investigations in the Brantley Project Locality (1985)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Susana R. Katz. Paul Katz.

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Prehistory of the Little Caney River (1976)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Donald O. Henry.

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Preliminary Appraisal of the Archeological and Paleontological Resources of Cherry Creek Reservoir (1947)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Uploaded by: system user

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Preliminary Appraisal of the Archeological and Paleontological Resources of Wray Reservoir (1947)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Uploaded by: system user

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Preliminary Biological Resources Survey Results, Arizona Section, Proposed Transportation Corridor (1987)
DOCUMENT Full-Text E. Linwood Smith.

The Salt River Project (SRP) is in the process of permitting a coal mining operation near Quemado, New Mexico which will provide coal for the Coronado Generating Station near St. Johns, Arizona. In order to move coal from the mine to the generating station, it will be necessary to construct approximately 45 miles of railroad. Obtaining the appropriate permits from the states of Arizona and New Mexico will require an assessment of biological resources along the proposed alignment. A major...


Preliminary Draft Environmental Impact Information for Lake Calavara Hills, Units I-IV. (1976)
DOCUMENT Citation Only RECON.

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Preliminary Environmental Analysis Report for the Los Banos Bypass Project in Merced County, California: Cultural Resources (1992)
DOCUMENT Citation Only T. D. Burke. V. L. Clay. C. S. Palmer.

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Preliminary Environmental Information on Rancho Carrillo (1976)
DOCUMENT Citation Only RECON.

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Preliminary Geoarchaeological Assessment of the Flying "D" Ranch: 1992 (1992)
DOCUMENT Citation Only William P. Eckerle. Janet Hobey.

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Preliminary Geoarchaeological Studies at Columbia Park, Kennewick, Washington, USA (1998)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Gary Huckleberry. Thomas W. Stafford, Jr.. James C. Chatters.

In August 1996 a well preserved, disarticulated human skeleton was found submerged in Lake Wallula within an area about 7 m offshore at Columbia Park in Kennewick, Washington. The skeleton's anatomy (non-Mongoloid physical features) and great antiquity attest to its tremendous scientific importance to New World archaeology. On August 26, 1997 an ARPA permit application was submitted by Drs. Gary Huckleberry (Washington State University), Robson Bonnichsen (Oregon State University), C. Vance...


Preliminary Geomorphic Investigation at the Proposed Deer Creek Lake Sites, Plymouth County and Woodbury County (1991)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Jeffrey D. Anderson.

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Preliminary Geomorphological Findings at Dust and Nearby Caves, Alabama (1993)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Michael B. Collins. Wulf A. Gose. Steven S. Shaw.

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Preliminary Interpretation of the Geology and Soils at the Blood Run National Historical Landmark Archeological Site, Lyon County, Iowa (1986)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Everett M. White.

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Preliminary Investigations of the Stratigraphy and Chronology of Northeastern Iowa Alluvium and Its Archaeological with Special Reference to the Turkey River Basin (1984)
DOCUMENT Citation Only E. A. III Bettis.

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Preliminary National Register Testing of Site 41Gv53 and 41Gv10, Clear Creek Channel Improvement Project, Galveston County, Texas (1987)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Gail L. Bailey. Others.

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Preliminary Palynological Analysis for Lt-35 (1974)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Don G. Wyckoff.

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Preliminary Palynological Investigations on the Archaic Horizon (Arroyo Cuervo) (1965)
DOCUMENT Full-Text James Schoenwetter.

Pilot pollen study for Anasazi Origins Project.