Prehistoric (Culture Keyword)
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This report is an evaluation of the character and the quantity of archeological and paleontological materials which will be destroyed by creation of the Narrows Reservoir. It has been prepared for, and at the request of, the River Basin Recreation Survey, Region Two Office, National Park Service, in accordance with a Memorandum of Understanding between the Smithsonian Institution and the National Park Service, approved October 9, 1945. It is based upon a reconnaissance conducted by Robert L....
Archaeological Investigations at Eisenhower Park, Northern Bexar County, Texas (1986)
During December 1985, a cultural resources assessment was made within the 350-acre property of Eisenhower Park in northern Bexar County, Texas. Systematic survey of the property and limited subsurface testing at four newly recorded and two previously recorded prehistoric sites were done. All sites are characterized by a deflated scatter of lithic debris. None of the sites examined are deemed potentially eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places or to be designated as a...
Archaeological Investigations at Sites in the Upper Cibolo Creek Watershed, Central Texas (1976)
In August, 1976, the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, conducted an intensive archaeological survey of the proposed Floodwater Retarding Structure No. 1 area, in the Upper Cibolo Creek Watershed, Kendall County, Texas. The work was carried out under the terms of a contract (135-TX-SCS-76) with the U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service. An initial survey of this area had been conducted in February, 1975; two historic and 17 prehistoric archaeological sites...
Archaeological Investigations of Areas Slated for Expansion at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas (1982)
During April 1982, archaeologists from the Center for Archaeological Research at The University of Texas at San Antonio conducted a cultural resource survey and evaluation of 31.68 acres slated as an expansion area for the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas. This was accomplished through two research methods: (1) a literature and archival search supplemented by interviews of knowledgeable persons; followed by (2) a planned subsurface archaeological testing program. One...
Archaeological Resources and the Shared Heritage of Place
This document describes a set of presentations and forum discussion at the international cultural heritage conference, "Why Does the Past Matter?," held 3 - 7 May 2011 at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, MA. The session abstract and list of participants follows. In all but a few parts of the world the archaeological record is invisible to most people. Usually, the remains of past dwellings and other structures, places of activity, ceremony, manufacturing, and sport are covered...
Archaeological Resources in Design and Landscape
This project includes a collection of documents, presentations, images, and other information related to how archaeological resources contribute to the appearence of the world around us. A small percentage of archaeological monuments and sites are strikingly scenic and project themselves into our view. Examples of such obvious landscape features include: Egyptian and Mesoamerian pyramids and their associated building complexes; monumental earthen architecture such as Monks Mound at Cahokia...
A Brief Survey of Medicine Wheels (1973)
This resource contains a brief comparison and survey of medicine wheels in Northern Wyoming and Southern Montana. Conducted by Virgil J. Olson, during his association with Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, the survey includes a brief historical background, as well as comparative field sketches and tables of multiple medicine wheels. Field study occurred in the years 1972 and 1973.
Cultural Resource Assessment of Lackland Air Force Base and Training Annex, Bexar County, Texas (1993)
The cultural resource assessment of prehistoric and historic resources for Lackland Air Force Base and the Lackland Air Force Base Training Annex, Bexar County, Texas, was conducted during the week of August 16-20, 1993. The assessment was part of a cultural resource archeological baseline survey requested by Headquarters Air Education and Training Command. The assessment included an archeological assessment of the base and the training annex and the identification of buildings and structures...
Investigations of Prehistoric Rockshelter and Terrace Sites Along Portions of the Salado Creek Drainage, Northern Bexar County, Texas (1978)
During late fall and winter of 1977, personnel from the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, conducted limited test excavations and controlled surface collections along portions of the Salado Creek drainage in northern Bexar County. Four specific areas were examined, as they were soon to be inundated or critically altered by proposed floodwater retarding structures. A total of four terrace sites, two small rockshelters and two rockshelter complexes were...
Tohono O'Odham Nation, Papago Water Supply Project: Cultural Resources Investigations for the San Xavier Farm Rehabilitation Project: A Study of Changing Adaptations Along the Santa Cruz River Floodplain (1989)
This report documents a cultural resources assessment for the San Xavier Reservation Farm Rehabilitation Project. Limited test excavations were performed to assess the geomorphology and depositional history of the area and identify the type and depth of cultural resources. An hypothesis of riverine land use adaptations is presented for the Santa Cruz River.