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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Bivalve and gastropod remains were excavated under the direction of Howard D. Winters during June 1961 at the Riverton Site, Illinois (11CW170). Remains were screened with unspecified mesh size; however, it is presumed that 1/4" mesh was used. Five 5 foot squares were excavated. Levels were excavated in 6" increments. Dr. Paul Parmalee analyzed the bivalves. Dr. Parmalee only recorded attributes for the following variables: taxon, and the number of identified specimens.
Riverton Site, IL (11CW170) 1961 vertebrate fauna (1961)
Vertebrate faunal remains excavated under the direction of Howard D. Winters during June 1961 at the Riverton Site, Illinois (11CW170). Remains were screened with unspecified mesh size; however, it is presumed that 1/4" mesh was used. Dr. Paul Parmalee analyzed the faunal remains. Dr. Parmalee only recorded attributes for the following variables: taxon, element, completeness (whole vs fragmentary), the number of identified specimens, and miscellaneous comments.
Riverton Site, IL (11CW170) 1963 vertebrate fauna (1963)
Vertebrate faunal remains excavated at the Riverton Site, Illinois (11CW170) under the direction of Joseph R. Caldwell during July and August 1963. Remains were hand troweled and some features were screened with unspecified mesh size (it is presumed that 1/4" mesh was used). Dr. Paul Parmalee analyzed the faunal remains. Dr. Parmalee only recorded attributes for the following variables: taxon, element, completeness (whole vs fragmentary), the number of identified specimens, and miscellaneous...
Riverton Site, IL (11CW170) Project
The Riverton Site is a Late Archaic shell midden located north east of the town of Palestine, Illinois. The site is situated between the Wabash River to the east and an abandoned channel to the west. Prehistorically the area site may have been an island. Dr. Paul Parmalee analyzed the faunal remains. For vertebrate remains, Dr. Parmalee only recorded attributes for the following variables: taxon, element, completeness (whole vs fragmentary), the number of identified specimens, and...
Road S-13 Improvements: Investigations of 38JA1006 and 38JA1007 (2005)
"In January 2005,Civil Engineering Consulting Services, Inc., (CECS) contracted with Brockington and Associates, Inc., to assess the current status and any potential effects of proposed road improvement activities on cultural resources 38JA1006 (Holy Trinity Church) and 38JA1007 (Euhaw Baptist Church), located on Road S-13 in Jasper County. The proposed road improvement project calls for paving a two foot wide strip along Road S-13, followed by a six foot grass shoulder. Site 38JA1006, Holy...
Rock Paintings of Badu (2010)
The island of Badu and its smaller satellite islands is historically known for having a reputation of fearful headhunting raids to neighbouring islands. Badu's geological structure forms part of the Badu Suite of granite. A total of 24 rock-art sites consisting of 188 pictures have been documented from 2001 to 2004. The paintings are either monochrome or bichrome, and use three different colours: red, white and yellow. A single stencil has also been documented from an island site.
Rock Paintings of Dauan (2010)
The island of Dauan is located 10km south of Papua New Guinea and contains the northern-most documented rock-art sites of Australia. Geologically Dauan consists of Late Carboniferous-Early Permian rocks that form part of the Badu Suite of granite. A total of 70 red rock paintings, in various stages of deterioration were recorded from four sites on the north-facing side of the island. Photos of the rock-art along with cumputer-enhanced images are located in this monograph.
Rock Paintings of Iama (2010)
Iama is part of the Central Islands of the Torres Strait which are characterised mainly by low-lying, sandy islands and coral cays. Geologically it has been described as being a part of a distinct granitoid phase and separate from the geological unit known as the Badu Suite of granite found elswhere in the Torres Strait.A total of 12 paintings have been recorded with computer-enhanced imagery.
Rock Paintings of Kirriri (2010)
Kirriri is located in the northern part of the south-Western Islands, in Kaurareg territory. A total of 27 rock paintings have been identified from the site.
Rock Paintings of Mua (2010)
Mua is the second largest island in the Torres Strait. Beginning in 2001, six rock-art sites totalling 100 Determinate pictures, have been documented from the northeastern and southwestern side of the island. Bruno David and Ian McNiven recorded Mua 1 and Mua 10 in 2001. Liam Brady documented the rock-art from remaining sites in 2002 and 2003.
Rock Paintings of Muralag (2010)
Muralag is the largest island in Torres Strait and is the acknowledged home of the Kaurareg Aboriginal community. A total of three rock-art sites comprising of 106 monochrome and bichrome paintings were documented during fieldwork in 2003 and 2004. All three sites are located in coastal settings on the west coast of Muralag - two were discovered during surveys , while the third is Frenchman's Cave.
Rock Paintings of Ngiangu (2010)
Ngiangu is a small, six-hectare, flat-topped rocky island with numerous caves cut into the steep sides of the island. It is the western-most island in the Torres Strait. In 1985 and 1990 a Queensland Museum expidition, under the direction of Ron Colemen, undertook archaeological and geological surveys of the island. Coleman's team documented rock paintings from four caves. A total of 152 monochrome and bichrome paintings have been documented from Ngiangu. All of the documented rock-art sites are...
Rock Paintings of Pulu (2010)
Pulu Islet is situated off the coast of Mabuyag and is associated with historical ceremonial and cultural activities. Geologically, Pulu is granite boulder-strewn with a total of 14 known rock-art sites
Rock Paintings of Somerset (2010)
The colonial settlement of Somerset is located on the coast approximately 10km southeast of the tip of Cape York. The Somerset rock-art site consists of a large sandstone rockshelter located approximately 3m above High Water Mark which was formed through wave action cutting into the cliff face. A total of 353 paintings have been documented at Somerset, consisting of 289 Determinate and 64 Indeterminate images. Determinate paintings have been executed as monochrome and bichrome images, and a wide...
Rock Paintings of Zurath (2010)
Zurath is a small islet located approximately 10km south of Badu. Two rock-art sites comprising of 15 paintings have been documented from Zurath. Rock paintings have been executed in red, and range in visibility from very clear to heavily deteriorated, requiring computer enhancement for some paintings.
Rock School Project For Denison Resources (1989)
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The Roosevelt Community Development Study: New Perspectives on Tonto Basin Prehistory (1995)
The Roosevelt Community Development Study (RCD) involved the testing and excavation of 27 sites in the Lower Tonto Basin of central Arizona. This is one of three related data recovery projects undertaken in the Tonto Basin for the Bureau of Reclamation prior to the raising of the Roosevelt Lake dam. The results of the RCD project are presented in four Anthropological Papers of the Center for Desert Archaeology. This volume synthesizes data recovered from the RCD excavations to provide a more...
Roosevelt Platform Mound Study
The Roosevelt Platform Mound Study (RPMS) was one of three mitigative data recovery studies that the Bureau of Reclamation funded to investigate the prehistory of the Tonto Basin in the vicinity of Theodore Roosevelt Dam. The series of investigations constituted Reclamation's program for complying with historic preservation legislation as it applied to the raising and modification of Theodore Roosevelt Dam. Reclamation contracted with the Arizona State University Office of Cultural Resource...
Roosevelt Platform Mound Study (RPMS): Access Database (2014)
The RMPS Database is the centralized database for project information and for excavation and laboratory results. This relational database stores two primary data types and the relationships among them. It houses RPMS provenience data (i.e., where artifacts and samples were located horizontally and vertically within the archaeological contexts). The database also contains information about the artifacts and sample collected during the archaeological investigation. The database structure centers...
The Roosevelt Rural Sites Study, Volume 1: Research Design (1990)
The Roosevelt Rural Sites Study (RRS) was one of three data recovery mitigative studies that the Bureau of Reclamation funded to investigate the prehistory of the Tonto Basin in the vicinity of Theodore Roosevelt Dam. The series of investigations constituted Reclamation's program for complying with historic preservation legislation as it applied to the raising and modification of Theodore Roosevelt Dam. Reclamation contracted with Statistical Research, Inc. to conduct this study. The RRS was...
The Roosevelt Rural Sites Study, Volume 2: Prehistoric Rural Settlements in the Tonto Basin, Part 2 (1994)
The Roosevelt Rural Sites Study (RRSS) was one of three data recovery mitigative studies that the Bureau of Reclamation funded to investigate the prehistory of the Tonto Basin in the vicinity of Theodore Roosevelt Dam. The series of investigations constituted Reclamation's program for complying with historic preservation legislation as it applied to the raising and modification of Theodore Roosevelt Dam. Reclamation contracted with Statistical Research, Inc., to conduct this study. The RRSS...
The Roosevelt Rural Sites Study, Volume 2: Prehistoric Rural Settlements in the Tonto Basin, Part 2 (1994)
The Roosevelt Rural Sites Study (RRS) was one of three data recovery mitigative studies that the Bureau of Reclamation funded to investigate the prehistory of the Tonto Basin in the vicinity of Theodore Roosevelt Dam. The series of investigations constituted Reclamation's program for complying with historic preservation legislation as it applied to the raising and modification of Theodore Roosevelt Dam. Reclamation contracted with Statistical Research, Inc. to conduct this study. The RRS was...
The Roosevelt Rural Sites Study, Volume 3: Changing Land Use in the Tonto Basin (1994)
The Roosevelt Rural Sites Study (RRSS) was one of three data recovery mitigative studies that the Bureau of Reclamation funded to investigate the prehistory of the Tonto Basin in the vicinity of Theodore Roosevelt Dam. The series of investigations constituted Reclamation's program for complying with historic preservation legislation as it applied to the raising and modification of Theodore Roosevelt Dam. Reclamation contracted with Statistical Research, Inc., to conduct this study. The RRSS...
The Roosevelt Rural Sites Study, Volume 3: Changing Land Use in the Tonto Basin (1994)
The Roosevelt Rural Sites Study (RRS) was one of three data recovery mitigative studies that the Bureau of Reclamation funded to investigate the prehistory of the Tonto Basin in the vicinity of Theodore Roosevelt Dam. The series of investigations constituted Reclamation's program for complying with historic preservation legislation as it applied to the raising and modification of Theodore Roosevelt Dam. Reclamation contracted with Statistical Research, Inc. to conduct this study. The RRS was...
Ryponkicha 1 Artifact Photographs (2006)
Artifact photos from Ryponkicha 1.