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DOCUMENT Full-Text Nicholas Honerkamp. Morgan R. Crook, Jr..

“We can’t swing a shovel without waking someone up.” This statement, made by a Gullah-Geechee resident of the Hog Hammock community on Sapelo Island, Georgia, is important for two reasons. First, it speaks to an increasingly common problem occurring at the Island’s Behavior Cemetery: the presence of unmarked graves and disturbances to them from attempts to dig new graves. Second, it provided the impetus for a community-driven program of mortuary archaeological research at Behavior by the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc..

The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc., under contract with ENSR Consulting and Engineering, recently completed an historic and archaeological reconnaissance/inventory survey of the New Boston Air Force Station (NBAFS) located in New Boston, Mont Vernon, and Amherst, New Hampshire. A total of 2,826 acres are encompassed by the NBAFS, with approximately 2,620 under management for conservation. The existing operational facilities are located on approximately 40 acres. The purpose of the survey...

DOCUMENT Full-Text The Public Archaeology Laboratory.

This is Volume 2 of Public Archaeology Laboratory Inc., under contract with ENSR Consulting and Engineering, historic and archaeological reconnaissance/inventory survey of the New Boston Air Force Station (NBAFS) located in New Boston, Mont Vernon, and Amherst, New Hampshire. This volume includes appendices, representative soils profiles from prehistoric and historic sites, photograph logs, photographs of prehistoric sites within NBAFS, photographs of visible structures for HS #1-28 within...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jennifer E. Grover.

The Historic and Archaeological Resources Protection (HARP) Plan for the Naval Weapons Station, Charleston, provides local Commands with guidance for efficient compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and Federal archaeological protection legislation. The preparation of a HARP plan is dictated by the Department of the Navy in the OPNAVINST 5090.1B 23.6. Note that there is no absolute requirement to preserve; the key to compliance is protective management of National Register...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Terrence Larimer.

This report concentrates on the history of the plantations that were once located within the boundaries of Charleston Naval Weapons Station (NWSC). The NWSC is a large tract (17,000 acres) situated on the west side of the Cooper and Back Rivers, approximately 15 miles from Charleston. Currently comprised of four main areas: Northside, Marrington, Southside and South Annex, the land occupied by NWSC was home to many historic plantations. Each of the four large modern tracts is a collection of...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Fort Lee Regional Archaeological Curation Facility.

Damage survey of multiple archaeological sites impacted by Hurricane Irene in 2011. The field work was conducted at Fort Lee, Virginia from August 30th, 2011 to September 2nd, 2011.

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This project contains a site damage survey of multiple Fort Lee archaeological sites impacted by hurricane Irene in 2011. Also included are survey photographs and a catalog of artifacts collected during the survey.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

A single charcoal sample from the Faraday Project, site CA-SDI-2776, in southern California was submitted for identification. This site appears to represent a prehistoric seasonal camp. Charcoal was recovered from Feature 0, a possible hearth feature with fire-cracked rock. Charcoal was identified to determine types of wood burned as fuel.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings.

A prehistoric clay pipe exhibited charred residue on the inside and was submitted to PaleoResearch Institute for infrared spectral analysis of the residue.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Elizabeth Cantu Frkuska. Augustine J. Frkuska. Fred Valdez, Jr.. Thomas R. Hester.

In January, 1977, the City of San Antonio Department of Parks and Recreation (Ronald L. Darner, Director) and the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio (Thomas R. Hester, Director), entered into a contract for the archaeological assessment of John James Park. The park property is located just north of Fort Sam Houston, and the eastern boundary fronts on Salado Creek, a major tributary of the San Antonio River. The field survey was carried out under the...

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This document is a site form for site 38BK1706 recorded by the University of South Carolina.

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This document is a site form for site 38BK1709 recorded by the University of South Carolina.

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This document is a site form for site 38BK1711 recorded by the University of South Carolina.

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This document is a site form for site 38BK1717 recorded by the University of South Carolina.

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This document is a site form for site 38BK1844 recorded by the University of South Carolina.

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This document is a site form for site 38OR106 recorded by the University of South Carolina.

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This document is a site form for site 38OR107 recorded by the University of South Carolina.

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This document is a site form for site 38OR110 recorded by the University of South Carolina.

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This document is a site form for site 38OR120 recorded by the University of South Carolina.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jonathan F. Ruhan. Stephen J. Najjar.

The New Boston Air Force Station (NBAFS) Integrated Cultural Resource Management Plan (ICRMP) provides guidance and assigns responsibility for management of cultural resources located on NBAFS in support of the Station mission. This plan addresses identification and protection of archaeological sites located at NBAFS. Currently no Native American Traditional Cultural Properties (TCPs) are known at NBAFS; however, in the event they are identified at the facility, the ICRMP outlines procedures...

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The purpose of the study was to identify factors useful for assessing potential damage to archaeological sites resulting from military vehicle training activities and determining acceptable thresholds for these activities, to assist the DoD in sustaining critical military training while complying with cultural resource stewardship responsibilities. The report specifically addresses soil compaction and examines physical evidence associated with vehicle ruts and the implications for artifact...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Brian Crane. Dennis Knepper. Christopher Bowen. Bernard Means.

The purpose of the study was to identify factors useful for assessing potential damage to archaeological sites resulting from military vehicle training activities and determining acceptable thresholds for these activities, to assist the DoD in sustaining critical military training while complying with cultural resource stewardship responsibilities. The report specifically addresses soil compaction and examines physical evidence associated with vehicle ruts and the implications for artifact...

DOCUMENT Full-Text J.R. McNeill.

Subsurface testing and controlled data recovery excavations were undertaken at Site 50-80-15-3709, located on a sand dune along Waimanalo Stream, at Bellows Air Force Station O'ahu.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Denise Mowchan. Deborah Cox.

In October 1988, an intensive level archaeological survey was conducted at the Small Arms Range on the Westover Air Force Base (WAFB) in the town of Chicopee, Massachusetts. The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc. performed this survey under contract with IEP, Inc. and the Army Corps of Engineers, New England Division. This survey was conducted in compliance with Federal Legislation pertaining to historic preservation, the purpose being to locate and identify any archaeological resources within...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Joan Gallagher. Duncan Ritchie. Ann K. Davin.

This resource only includes the appendices of the report starting at page 119. The documentation relating to facility-specific resources has been integrated into the historic contexts developed for the analysis of historic resources within the Sudbury Annex. The documentation consists of a series of primary documents, including maps, secondary sources, and general thematic and historical works.