Archeological Eligibility Testing of 23 Sites on Lackland Air Force Base, Bexar County, Texas

Author(s): Air Education and Training Command, U.S. Air Force; Marie H. Huhnke

Year: 2006

Summary

On August 6, 2003, the Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE) issued Task Order 0052 (Requisition F41623-03-R-9999/R002) under Contract F41624-01-D-8556 to Geo-Marine Inc. (GMI), to conduct archeological delineation and National Register site evaluation of historic and prehistoric sites on Lackland Air Force Base (AFB), Bexar County, Texas. The work was conducted to comply with Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 USC 470 et. seq.), and the cultural resources management requirements of the Air Force (AFI 32-7065).

Archival research ascertained that cultural resource surveys have been completed on all undeveloped portions of Lackland AFB and the adjacent Lackland Training Annex, and these surveys located 76 historic and prehistoric sites. Recommendations in recent survey and testing reports and the recent Cultural Resource Management Plan developed for Lackland AFB erroneously suggested that most resources still required assessments. However, a series of letters on file with the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) indicated that regulatory issues remain for only 25 sites of the 76 sites, and that two of the 25 sites (41BX1059 and 41BX1065) had not been reviewed by the SHPO. Documentation concerning these two sites was resubmitted for SHPO review in order to obtain an opinion about the significance of these sites.

The present project was designed to assess the significance of the remaining 23 sites at Lackland AFB to complete the archeological assessment of sites as required under Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). Two sites (41BX1061 and 41BX1128) represent an early historic sewer system and a brick and tile factory that required mapping and photographic documentation. The other 21 sites are prehistoric locations requiring archeological testing; two of these sites (41BX1001 and 41BX1126) were found to be a contiguous artifact scatter and were treated as a single location. The scope of work for the site evaluations was developed by AFCEE and Headquarters Air Education Training Command (HQ AETC) personnel. The testing strategy, using shovel tests and small excavation units, was designed by the Air Force to provide meaningful data while minimally impacting the site context. Consultation with the State Historic Preservation Officer was initiated with the submittal of the draft report.

Cite this Record

Archeological Eligibility Testing of 23 Sites on Lackland Air Force Base, Bexar County, Texas. Air Education and Training Command, U.S. Air Force, Marie H. Huhnke. 2006 ( tDAR id: 402809) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8402809

Keywords

Culture
Archaic • Early Archaic • Historic • Late Archaic • Late Prehistoric • Middle Archaic • Prehistoric

Material
Building Materials • Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Fauna • Fire Cracked Rock • Glass • Metal • Shell

Site Name
41BX1001 • 41BX1001/1126 • 41BX1028 • 41BX1060 • 41BX1061 • 41BX1069 • 41BX1082 • 41BX1086 • 41BX1087 • 41BX1092 • 41BX1093 • 41BX1100 • 41BX1101 • 41BX1104 • 41BX1107 • 41BX1108 • 41BX1120 • 41BX1121 • 41BX1122 • 41BX1124 • 41BX1125 • 41BX1126 • 41BX1127 • 41BX1130

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Artifact Scatter • Burned Rock Midden • Commercial or Industrial Structures • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Encampment • Factory / Workshop • Hearth • Historic Structure • Hunting / Trapping • Midden • Quarry • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Settlements • Structure • Trash Midden

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Heritage Management • Reconnaissance / Survey • Site Evaluation / Testing

General
Augusta Wilke • Bexar Brick and Tile Manufacturing Company • Biface • Brick • Cremona-Gulch Bricks • Historic Sewer System • Ludwig Wilke • Matamoros Dart Point • Projectile Point • Rifle Cartridge Case • Tile • Wooden Water Tower

Geographic Keywords
Bexar (County) • Lackland Air Force Base • Lackland Training Annex • Long Hollow Creek • Medio Creek • Military Road • San Antonio • Texas (State / Territory)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -98.618; min lat: 29.365 ; max long: -98.577; max lat: 29.408 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Cultural Resource Office, Joint Base San Antonio

Field Director(s): Marie H. Huhnke

Lab Director(s): Steven Hunt

Collaborator(s): State Historic Preservation Office; Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence; Headquarters Air Education Training Command

Landowner(s): United States Air Force

Repository(s): Fort Sam Houston

Prepared By(s): Geo-Marine, Inc.

Submitted To(s): Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence

Record Identifiers

GMI Project Number(s): 12560.00.52

Task Order(s): 0052

Contract(s): F41624-01-D-8556

Requisition(s): F41623-03-R-9999/R002

Notes

General Note: All notes, photographs, documents, records, and artifacts resulting from this project are curated and preserved at the Center for Archeological Research at the University of Texas at San Antonio (CAR-UTSA).

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