Historic Background Research (Investigation Type)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Deborah C. Cox.

The Westover Air Force Base archaeological reconnaissance survey has provided an opportunity to assess archaeological sensitivity of a large tract of land that offers variable ecological resources. Background research and a walkover survey enabled the researchers to classify areas of the Air Force Base on a six-point scale according to their degree of archaeological sensitivity. Areas of moderate to high sensitivity are recommended for further archaeological investigation if any construction or...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Steve Willan. Suzanne Glover.

In December 1993 The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc. conducted an archaeological reconnaissance survey at the Sagamore Hill/Solar Observatory in Hamilton, Massachusetts. The property encompasses 30 acres in the northeastern corner of the town less than one-half mile east of Essex. The reconnaissance survey consisted of background research and a walkover/surface inspection to determine the prehistoric and historic cultural resource potential of the property. This two-step process resulted in...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jennifer L. Bonner. Elizabeth Kiniry.

Hassanamesit, meaning place of small stones and located in present day Grafton, was the third of fourteen Praying Indian towns established by the Reverend John Eliot in the 17th Century to convert Native Americans to Christianity. Established in 1645, by 1671 Hassanamesit contained sixty residents and was the second village, after Natick, to achieve full church status and build a meetinghouse. Based on research by UMass Center for Cultural and Environmental History (CCEH), the 200+ acre Robinson...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Herb Beamer.

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DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael (Mike) Wisenbaker.

In 1971, the Division of Archives, History and Records Management (now the Division of Historical Resources) at the request of the Florida Department of Transportation conducted archaeological excavations at site 8MD18 just southwest of Madison, Florida. The Hutto Pond site was discovered during a survey of the proposed 1-10 corridor (Interstate 10 ultimately would serve as a direct link across the southern U.S. between Jacksonville and Los Angeles) by state archaeologist B. Calvin Jones. It...

DOCUMENT Citation Only James E. Bruseth. Others.

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DOCUMENT Full-Text H. David Tuggle.

This study presents the results of a literature review of the historic resource studies of Bellows Air Force Station (BAFS) to develop a working inventory of historic properties of the Station. This review resulted in the reorganization of site data, the redefinition of sites and site boundaries, and the renumbering of sites.

DOCUMENT Citation Only M. Jay Stottman. Jeffrey L. Watts-Roy. Jack Rossen.

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DOCUMENT Citation Only Ross Cordy.

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DOCUMENT Full-Text Laurens C. Hammack.

The following report has been prepared by the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, at the request of the Environmental Planning Division of the Arizona Highway Department as an aid in identifying the impact of the proposed improvement on the archaeological resources of the region. Data presented has been gathered from two primary sources; a) archaeological survey of all areas to be utilized in construction, and b) archival and published material pertaining to the prehistory of...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Susan G. Gibson. Peter Thorbahn. Cynthia Wood. Myron Stachiw.

This study of archaeological resources at Roger Williams National Memorial was conducted under Contract No. CX1600-8-0012, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. The purpose of the study was fourfold: 1) to provide information regarding the characteristics and locations of known and potential archaeological resources in Roger Williams National Memorial. 2) to provide estimates of and rationale for the eligibility of the identified, known and potential archaeological...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Mary Robbins-Wade. Ruth C. Alter.

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DOCUMENT Citation Only S. Alan Skinner. R. K. Harris.

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DOCUMENT Citation Only Jeffrey J. Richner. Reed Lee.

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DOCUMENT Full-Text Jennifer Bonner Banister. Holly Herbster.

PAL, on behalf of Rizzo Associates (Rizzo), is assisting the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) with the preparation of the Hanscom Field 2005 Environmental Status and Planning Report (ESPR) as an update of the Hanscom Field 2000 ESPR. L.G. Hanscom Field is Massachusetts’ premier general aviation airport and serves as a general aviation reliever to Logan International Airport with niche commercial service. Flanscom Field is located in the towns of Bedford, Concord, Lexington, and Lincoln,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Ben Marwick.

Computational methods are increasingly being used by archaeologists and appearing in archaeological science journals. But does this make archaeology more or less scientific? On one hand, computers are anti-science because they are often used as black boxes. On the other hand, many computational tools enable unprecedented transparency of the analytical workflow. I briefly review how archaeological science has recently been defined and how the practice compares to the ideals. I then evaluate these...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Thomas S. Dye.

The report presents the results of archaeological services performed in support of the final environmental impact statement for the proposed expansion of military training and the construction of improvements to existing recreational resources at Bellows Air Force Station.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Connie A. Darby.

Desert Archaeology, Inc., under contract to the City of Phoenix Aviation Department (Aviation), has completed archaeological site boundary testing for the Dutch Canal Ruin, within the city-owned Consolidated Campus Building 1 property. The work was initiated due to the possibility that archaeological remains associated with the Dutch Canal Ruin, a prehistoric habitation and agricultural site, might be present within the project area. Archaeological testing began on 27 July 2015, under the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Chelsea Walter

A list of archaeological sites at Fort Sam Houston, Camp Bullis, and Lackland Air Force Base. Included are site numbers, components, brief description, eligibility status for National Register of Historic Places/Historic, eligibility status for National Register of Historic Places/Prehistoric, and additional recommendations. This eligibility status and recommendations mentioned in this document may be out of date. Refer to the most recent Archaeological Site Eligibility Status and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Patricia E. Rubbertone. Joan Gallagher.

This report is the result of an archeological site examination conducted by the Public Archaeology Laboratory, Brown University during Fall 1979 and Spring 1980 at the Roger Williams National t1emorial, Providence at the request of the National Park Service. The study parcel is a piece of urban real estate, covering roughly six urban blocks that witnessed many of the important events and developments in Providence's history over the last 300 years. These factors made the location an...

DOCUMENT Full-Text John M. Lindly. Douglas R. Mitchell.

This report presents the results of archaeological site file search and the development of a testing and monitoring plan for the Hope VI housing project. The site file search and testing/monitoring plan development was conducted at the request of the City of Phoenix, City Managers Office under an on-call archaeological services contract between the City and SWCA, Inc, (Contract no. 101005). This project will receive funding from Housing and Urban Development (HUD) so compliance with section 106...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Richard C. Beavers. Others.

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DOCUMENT Full-Text Institute for American Research.

At the sponsorship of Cienega Properties, Inc., the Institute for American Research has conducted investigations on archaeological sites located on the Cienega Ventana project area, a 300-acre land parcel located in the northeastern Tucson basin, Arizona. The sites, which contain both Archaic and Hohokam cultural materials, have been designated AZ BB:9:44, AZ BB.9.73, A Z BB:9:91, and A Z BB:9:143 by the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona.

DOCUMENT Citation Only B. A. Price.

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PROJECT Uploaded by: Katherine Shillinglaw

From 2000 through 2010, GLARC has conducted numerous archaeological studies within the Rock and Crawfish River valleys, in southeastern Wisconsin. Collectively these studies have included identification, National Register evaluations, and archaeological data recovery operations at sites ranging from the Late Paleoindian through Late Woodland periods. Archaeological data recovery operations were completed at three open air Native American sites in the region. The sites are Sauerhammer...