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.

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Redacted Pages for Letter Preliminary Report of Phase 2 Data Recovery at AZ U:15:1(REC) on SCIDD Property and Trenching for Additional Canal Exposures on Federal Land Near Ashurst-Hayden Diversion Dam, Pinal County, Arizona (2012)
DOCUMENT Full-Text E. Melanie Ryan.

Redacted pages for Letter Preliminary Report of Phase 2 Data Recovery at AZ U:15:1(REC) on SCIDD Property and Trenching for Additional Canal Exposures on Federal Land Near Ashurst-Hayden Diversion Dam, Pinal County, Arizona


Region of Geological and Climatic Stress: the Forgotten Heartland of America (1983)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Wakefield Dort, Jr..

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Regional Environmental History of the Yuha Desert (1976)
DOCUMENT Citation Only David L. Weide.

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Relationship of Climatic Change and Late Prehistoric Occupations On the Southern Plains (1982)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Sheila J. Bobalik.

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Renasquitos Relief Truck Sewer City Council Approval (1994)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Lawrence C. Monserrate.

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Rench: a Stratified Site in the Central Illinois River Valley (1993)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Mark A. McConaughy.

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Report of a Biological Reconnaissance of the Stone Property, Valley Center, California (1977)
DOCUMENT Citation Only RECON.

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REPORT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD RESEARCH IN 2006, INCLUDING GEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL LOCALES [Redacted]. (2007)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Ben Fitzhugh.

This report documents the archaeological field results from the 2006 expedition to the Kurils. This expedition was sponsored by the Sakhalin Regional Museum under the direction of Dr. Tatiana Roon. Dr. Valery O. Shubin of the Sakhalin Regional Museum, served as expedition chief and lead Russian archaeologist. Dr. Ben Fitzhugh is the international director of the Kuril Biocomplexity Project and lead American archaeologist. Dr. Tetsuya Amano served as lead Japanese archaeologist.


REPORT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD RESEARCH IN 2006, INCLUDING GEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL LOCALES. (2007)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Ben Fitzhugh.

This report documents the archaeological field results from the 2006 expedition to the Kurils. This expedition was sponsored by the Sakhalin Regional Museum under the direction of Dr. Tatiana Roon. Dr. Valery O. Shubin of the Sakhalin Regional Museum, served as expedition chief and lead Russian archaeologist. Dr. Ben Fitzhugh is the international director of the Kuril Biocomplexity Project and lead American archaeologist. Dr. Tetsuya Amano served as lead Japanese archaeologist.


REPORT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD RESEARCH IN 2007, INCLUDING GEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL LOCALES [Redacted]. (2009)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Ben Fitzhugh.

This report documents the archaeological field results from the 2007 expedition to the Kurils. This expedition was sponsored by the Sakhalin Regional Museum under the direction of Dr. Tatiana P. Roon and the Institute of Marine Geology and Geophysics under the direction of Dr. Boris W. Levin, with Dr. Alexander Rybin serving as expedition leader. Dr. Valery O. Shubin of the Sakhalin Regional Museum served as the lead Russian archaeologist. Dr. Ben Fitzhugh is the international director of the...


Report of Archaeological Observations During Geological Testing For the Chevron USA Oil Pipeline, Carpenteria To Rincon, SB and Ventura Counties (1979)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Michael Perez.

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Report of Results of Archaeological Testing for a Portion of Canal Patricio at The Lofts at McKinley Property, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2011)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Paige Florie. Michael Droz. Glennda Gene Luhnow.

The Archaeological Review prepared by the City of Phoenix Archaeology Office for the project (dated 8/17/2010) identified the projected location of a previously unverified segment of Canal Patricio in a small area at the far southwestern edge of the project Area of Potential Effect (APE). The projected location of this canal was based on review of Howard’s (1991 [1992]) Central Phoenix Basin Archaeological Map. As a result, an archaeological canal testing program was required for the property...


Report of the 1975 Excavations at the Nashport Mound (33Mu15), Dillon Lake, Ohio (1977)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Uploaded by: system user

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Report on Archaeobiological Materials from the Kirk Street Agents’ House, Lowell National Historical Park, Lowell, Massachusetts (2002)
DOCUMENT Full-Text David Landon. Heather Trigg.

This report describes and interprets the faunal and botanical remains recovered during intensive archaeological testing at the Kirk Street Agents’ House in Lowell, Massachusetts. The faunal specimens represent the remnants of household trash discarded in the yard by residents. Cattle, pig, rat, chicken, turkey, fish and caprine (sheep/goat) bones were recovered from the deposits, as well as bivalve shells and human teeth. Eight hundred and seventy-four macrobotanical remains were also...


Report On Archaeological Investigations at the Delaware Caynon Sites: Cd-257 and Cd-258, Caddo County, Oklahoma (1977)
DOCUMENT Citation Only C. Reid Ferring.

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Report on Palynological Investigations (Hopi Buttes area) (1967)
DOCUMENT Full-Text James Schoenwetter.

Attempt to cross-date alluvial beds through pollen study of CCa horizon samples failed. Pollen concentrations too low, though pollen preservation was adequate.


Report on Pollen Samples from the Deh Luran Plain (1969)
DOCUMENT Full-Text James Schoenwetter.

Pilot study of the pollen of 2 modern and 7 archaeological-context sediment samples suggests larger archaeological-context samples are required for analysis but pollen preservation is not problematic.


Report on Soil Samples from Saugus Ironworks, Saugus, Massachusetts (2005)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Heather Trigg. Diana Gallagher.

Six flotation samples and one palynological sample from prehistoric contexts at the Saugus Iron Works site in Massachusetts were submitted to the Fiske Center for macrobotanical and palynological assessment and analysis. The palynological sample's low pollen grain density and high proportion of Liguliforae pollen suggested that attempting an accurate vegetation reconstruction at this site through palynological analysis may be impossible due to weathering and preservation concerns. While...


REPORT ON THE 2008-2009 WORK WITHIN THE FRAMES OF THE KURILE BIOCOMPLEXITY PROJECT (2009)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Vera Ponomarev.

Report on geological stratigraphy and associated data on tephra/volcanic events, paleotsunami deposits and other events of relevance to understanding geological hazards, archaeological preservation/visibility, and chronology in the Kuril Islands.


A Report on the Discovery and Recovery of Human Remains from Columbia Park Site, Kennewick, WA, July-September 1996 (1998)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Paul R. Nickens.

This report sets forth a more detailed accounting of the events involved in the discovery and intermittent recovery of the human skeletal elements that are today variously referred to as "Kennewick Man," or the "Ancient One." A preliminary but generalized summary of these events was prepared as part of a historic context report completed by the author in February 1998. The following report provides more specific delineation of the events surrounding the initial discovery and recovery of human...


Report on the Non-Destructive Examination, Description, and Analysis of the Human Remains from Columbia Park, Kennewick, Washington [October 1999] (1999)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Francis McManamon. Joseph F. Powell. Jerome C. Rose. Gary Huckleberry. Julie K. Stein. John L. Fagan.

Between 25 February and 1 March 1999, a team of physical anthropologists, archeologists, curators, and conservators conducted a detailed examination of human remains from Kennewick, Washington, that have been the subject of anthropological, cultural, and legal controversies since their recovery in 1996. The four chapters of this report are the descriptive and analytical reports of the expert team that examined the remains in February and March of 1999. They are presented here as part of the...


Report on the Palynology of Two Hohokam Sites (1978)
DOCUMENT Full-Text James Schoenwetter.

Archaeological pollen analysis applied to problems of antiquity estimation and paleoenvironmental reconstruction.


Report on the Past and Present Vegetation at the Boggsville Historic Site Including Trees, Shrubs, Field and Garden Crops (95-01-019) (1998)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Dexter W. Hess.

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Reports on the Cultural Affiliation of the Kennewick Man (2000)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Francis McManamon. Jason Roberts. Brooke Blades. Kenneth Ames. Daniel L. Boxberger. Eugene S. Hunn. Steven Hackenberger.

This report details four studies by experts in anthropological, archeological, cultural, and historical topics relevant to the determination of whether the Kennewick man remains could be culturally affiliated under the terms of NAGPRA.


Request for Environmental Impact Analysis Form for the Rehabilitation of Belle Chance (Family Housing Unit) (2002)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Joseph Oliver. Elizabeth J. Cole.

Request for Environmental Impact Analysis Form completed for the Rehabilitation of Belle Chance (Family Housing Unit) project. The project goal is to bring Belle Chance's living condition up to US Air Force Housing Standards, to mitigate and prevent deterioration to the property. Includes a response from the Maryland Historic Trust (MD SHPO)concurring that the rehabilitation project will have no adverse effect upon the historic property.