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.
1,651-1,675 (2,079 Records)
Request for Environmental Impact Analysis form completed for the Piscataway Creek Mitigation Site in Clinton, Maryland. The form explains the purpose for and proposes actions to preserve, restore, or rehabilitate wetlands impacted by the Piscataway Creek Mitigation Site (PCMS).
RERPORT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD RESEARCH IN 2007, INCLUDING GEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL LOCALES. (2009)
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...
A Research Design to Conduct an Archaeological Characterization Study of the Belted Range and Southern Kawich Valley, Nevada Test and Training Range, Nellis Air Force Base (2010)
Far Western Anthropological Research Group, Inc. (Far Western), was retained by Nellis Air Force Base (AFB) to complete a research design to conduct an archaeological characterization study of the Belted Range and southern Kawich Valley as part of the Air Force’s ongoing Section 110 compliance. The following research design includes a synthesis of existing data on the environmental context and known archaeology of the area, and provides an issue-oriented research and sampling methodology for...
Research Design: Cultural Resources Inventory Program for the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California (1989)
A research design for the phased inventory of cultural resources on the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms, California, is presented. The survey design is oriented around a series of research questions pertinent to current studies of prehistoric and historic cultures of the eastern Mojave Desert. For prehistoric periods, these questions focus on cultural chronology, paleoecological reconstruction, and settlement and subsistence. Ethnohistoric research questions revolve...
Research Progress Report On the Cedar Grove Site: a Late Caddo Farmstead On the Red River (1981)
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Reservoir Bank Erosion and Cultural Resources: Experiments In Mapping and Predicting the Erosion of Archeological Sediments At Reservoirs Along the Middle Missouri River With Sequential Historical Photographs (1989)
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Resource Study Proposals (1964)
This document is a brief memorandum regarding resource study proposals at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument for the 1965 fiscal year. There are 4 projects proposed including: a stratigraphic test of Compound A, excavation of Compound B, a Soho phase study, and the excavation and stabilization of the ball court.
Response from F. Lawerence Oaks to Stephen Austin, Draft Scope of Work: Inventory for Cultural Hydrogeologic and Biological Resources Associated with Upper Glen Rose Caves and Karst Features, 2000-2001 Season at Camp Bullis Military Reservation, San Antonio, Texas (2000)
This is a project review by the Texas Historical Commission for the Draft Scope of Work: "Inventory for Cultural Hydrogeologic and Biological Resources Associated with Upper Glen Rose Caves and Karst Features, 2000-2001 Season at Camp Bullis Military Reservation, San Antonio, Texas." This letter serves as comment on the proposed undertaking from the State Historic Preservation Officer, the Executive Director of the Texas Historical Commission.
Result of an Archaeological and Paleontological Monitoring Program for the Sewer and Water Replacement Group 608 Project (Cip No. 443054), San Diego, California (1998)
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Results of a Data Recovery Program For Portions of the Howard Baum Site (33-R0-270), Ross County, Ohio (1981)
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Results of an Independence Geomorphological Assessment Along Select Areas of the Proposed New Water Transmission Main Near Oakland, Pottawattamie County, IA (2001)
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Results of Archaeological Investigations in Three Lakes Valley South, Nellis Air Force Range, Nevada (1998)
This Summary Report presents the research context, methods, and results for an archaeological survey of approximately 2,000 acres of playa margin habitat in the Three Lakes Valley South on the Nellis Air Force Range (NAFR), Clark County, Nevada.
Results of Archaeological Survey and Site Investigations for Year 2, Pintwater Cave Area Archaeological Research Program (1997)
The Treatment Plan identified three research issues as vital for adequate scientific understanding of the prehistory and paleoenvironments of Pintwater Cave and the vicinity: (1) the meaning of variability seen in southern Nevada dart points; ( 2) local effects of climatic variability on human occupation; and (3) Archaic period subsistence. Report comments attached.
Results of Cultural Resource Monitoring for the City of Phoenix Southern Avenue Storm Drain Project, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2011)
At the request of Ms. Homaira Parveen and Mr. Ed Checkley of the City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department and under Environmental and Safety Regulatory Consulting On-Call Contract #124947, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd (ACS) conducted archaeological monitoring of the installation of a storm drain, catchment basins, paving, sidewalks, busbays, and other roadway improvements along Southern Avenue. In the Archaeological Assessment reports prepared by the City Archaeology Office...
Results of Cultural Resource Monitoring, Burial Recovery and Phase 1 Data Recovery (Data Testing) for the City of Phoenix Road Detention Basin Project, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2011)
At the request of Ms. Homaira Parveen and Mr. Ed Checkley of the City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department (the City) and under Environmental and Safety Regulatory Consulting On-Call Contract #124947, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) conducted archaeological monitoring, burial recovery, and Phase I data recovery for a Road Detention Basin project. The City’s project involved excavating a sloped 11-acre basin ranging from 4–7 ft deep and installing associated lighting and...
Results of Cultural Resources Monitoring of Proposed Remote Transmitter No. 3 (RT-3) Foundation Work and Two New Antenna Towers at Sky Harbor International Airport near the Site of Pueblo Salado (AZ:T:12:47[ASM]) Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2006)
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to install two new 60-ft-tall (18.3 m) antenna towers at its Remote Transmitter No. 3 (RT-3) facility at Sky Harbor International Airport. The project’s area of potential effect (APE) is located near the site of Pueblo Salado (AZ T:12:47[ASM]), an extensive Hohokam village that is considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion D. Previous investigations by SWCA, Environmental Consultants (SWCA) near this area of...
Results of Phase 1 Data Recovery for the RWRD Central Laboratory Access Road and Drainage, ASLD Acquisitions 16-115926 and 16-115927, Pima County, Arizona (2013)
The purpose of this report is two-fold. It is, first and foremost, a report on the results of a relatively small field investigation within a portion of the Los Pozos site. These recent investigations did not encounter buried archaeological features despite discovery of such in an immediately adjacent area during a previous project. Due to a gradual accumulation of substantial amounts of fieldwork over the past 20 years, the second part of this report is a compilation and synthesis of...
Results of the Fieldstudy of the Paleontological Resources of the Fort Carson Military Reservation, Fort Carson, Colorado (1999)
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Results of the Salado Draw Archaeological Starch Pilot Study, Lea County, New Mexico. Statistical Research, Inc., Technical Report 22-131 (2023)
This starch identification study is a component of an undertaking entitled Salado Draw Archaeological Survey, Small-scale Excavation, and Geomorphological Characterization, GSA Contract No. GS-10F-0396P. The work was commissioned by the U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Carlsbad Field Office (CFO) as part of research carried out under the Permian Basin Programmatic Agreement, Blanket Purchase Agreement No. 11, Contract No. L14PA00010. It addresses Task 15 (starch...
Rethinking Bethsaida (2000)
Popular version of Bethsaida pollen research prepared for, "Discovering Archaeology" prior to the date that journal ceased publication. Rejected by, "Biblical Archaeology."
Review and Assessment of the Palynological Evidence for Prehistoric Woodland Maize (1994)
Reviews the principles and procedures relevant to evaluating the reliability of palynological evidence of maize cultivation. Also considers the temporal and spatial ranges of palynological evidence of prehistoric maize cultivation in the midwestern and eastern United States. Rejected for publication by reviewers of, "American Antiquity."
Review Environmental Assessment Milcon Projects P-033 Bachelor Enlisted Quarters and P-035 Fleet Tactical Data Sustems Support Facility, Fleet Combat Training Center, Poacific San Diego, CA (1992)
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Richmond Bypass Extension, Draft Environmental Impact State (1988)
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Rikorda 1 Artifact Photographs (2006)
Artifact photos from Rikorda 1.
Ritual Exchange and the Fourth Obligation (2010)
Employing Mauss’s notion of the fourth obligation, giving to the gods, this article develops a formulation of ritual exchange to examine the interactive nature of ritual practice. As a modality of interaction, ritual exchange is contingent upon enduring normative beliefs, such as perceived obligations to spiritual entities, and the social positions of ritual practitioners. Consequently, ritual exchange evinces not only the material and immaterial nature of sacred beliefs but also the...