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Texas State University’s Center for Archaeological Studies (CAS) and Metcalf Archaeological Consultants, Inc. (Metcalf) completed a Class III cultural resource inventory of the United States Schriever Air Force Base (SAFB), a United States Air Force (USAF) installation in El Paso County, Colorado. The inventory provides information on the presence of cultural resources in the inventory area, recommendations for resource eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP),...
Identification of Human Skeletal remains from CA-SBA-207 (2008)
This document is a report for the analysis of human remains collected from the archaeological site Ca-SBA-207. All skeletal material encountered during work at the site was collected, cleaned, and inventoried. The skeletal remains that might possibly be human were sent to the osteology laboratory of Phillip Walker at the University of California, Santa Barbara, for identification and analysis. The human skeletal remains, in conjunction with the archaeological context and material of the site,...
LET-549: Unauthorized Trenching in Archaeological Site CA-SBA-1866 in the Vicinity of LF-06 (1985)
This document is a memo Concerning the Unauthorized Trenching in the Vicinity of Archaeological Site CA-SBA-1866. The deviation adversely impacted Archaeological Site CA-SBA-1866, as evidenced by the presence of cultural material consisting of shell and flakes in the trench back fill. The construction crew deviated from the staked route of the cable trench by taking a ‘short cut’ through the corner of the Archaeological Site, CA-SBA-1866. The damage inflicted was relatively minor.
Management Data Form: 5EP.8989 (2020)
Management Data Form for 5EP.8989
Management Data Form: 5EP.8990 (2020)
Management Data Form for 5EP.8990
Management Data Form: 5EP.8991 (2020)
Management Data Form for 5EP.8991
Management Data Form: 5EP.8993 (2020)
Management Data Form for 5EP.8993
Management Data Form: 5EP.9000 (2020)
Management Data Form for 5EP.9000
Management Data Form: 5EP.9002 (2020)
Management Data Form for 5EP.9002
Management Data Form: 5EP.9003 (2020)
Management Data Form for 5EP.9003
VAFB-2013-15: Vandenberg Air Force Base Rock Art ARPA Compliance 2013 (2013)
This document is a report of the 2013 Vandenberg Air Force Base Compliance with the Archaeological Resources Protection Ace of 1970. The aim of this project was to make scheduled visits to each site, assess the nature, size, and rate of any impacts observed, and to implement site-specific management measures deriving from prior year recommendations as described within the statement of work. No serious impacts to the rock art were noted during the period of this project, with the exception of an...
VAFB-2014-07: Identification of Historic Properties East Housing Area Solar Energy Project (2014)
This document is a Section 106 report on the Identification of Historic Properties for the East Housing Area Solar Energy Project at Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), Santa Barbara County, California. VAFB personnel determined that 1) there are no historic properties directing with the Area of Direct Impact (ADI), and 2) there are two resources close enough to the ADI to warrant inclusion in the Area of Potential Effect (APE). The two sites were identified as CA-SBA-3270 and CA-SBA-3487. The...
VAFB-2016-10: Vandenberg Air Force Base Fiscal Year 2015-16 Vandenberg Rock Art Monitoring (2016)
This document is a report on the monitoring of rock art sites on Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) during the fiscal year of 2015-2016. This report is abridged notes to what could be a detailed instruction to manage the rock art on VAFB. Continued annual monitoring and site maintenance using similar methods developed by 30th Space Wing CES (Cultural Resources) will help in preserving the rock art of the prehistoric Chumash culture on VAFB.
VAFB-2020-33: Archaeological Data Recovery and Removal of Stabilization Measures at CA-SBA-698 (2020)
This document is a Section 110 Archaeological Data Recovery and Removal of Stabilization Measures at CA-SBA-698. The purpose of this Archaeological Study is to evaluate the eligibility of CA-SBA-698 for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Based on midden characteristics observed on the surface and in exposed erosional profiles, the site is likely to contain information important to the understanding of prehistory and retain sufficient contextual integrity to qualify for listing.
VAFB-2021-12: Identification of Historic Properties and Assessment of Effect for the Repair Conduits Along Umbra Road and Tod Road Project Vandenberg Space Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2021)
This document is a Section 106 report on the Identification of Historic Properties and Assessment of Effect for the Repair Conduits Along Umbra Road and Tod Road Project at Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB), Santa Barbara County, California. The report 1) delineates the Area of Direct Impact (ADI) as providing sufficient space for the project, and 2) that the Area of Potential Effect (APE) is defined as the intersection of the ADI and the full extent of the archaeological boundaries, and 3)...
VAFB-2021-25: Archaeological Investigations Supporting Section 106 Compliance for the Army Extended Range Cannon Artillery II Project (2021)
This document is a Section 106 Archaeological Investigation Report Supporting Compliance for the Army Extended Range Cannon Artillery Ii (ERCA) Artillery II Project. The ERCA II Project proposes to fire 77 test launches from the existing decommissioned Launch Facility 05 (LF-05), a former Minuteman Intercontinental Ballistic Missile test launch silo. The Project would also involve storage of explosives at Launch Facility 25 (LF-25) and Building 1824, also on Vandenberg SFB. Based on information...
VAFB-2021-26: Identification of Historic Properties and Finding of No Adverse Effect Army Extended Range Cannon Artillery II Test Program (2021)
This document is a Section 106 historic property inventory report for the Army Extended Range Cannon Artillery II Test Program. The project involves the implementation of the Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA II) Test Program on the norther part of Vandenberg Space Force Base. ERCA II is a multi-element, multi-phase test program of the Army’s next generation artillery systems. Major components of the artillery system include the cannon, gun mount, artillery projectile, and propelling...
VAFB-2021-28: Identification of Historic Properties for the Install Pad Mounted Switch at Pole A2-01/01 on OH Distribution Line Project (2021)
This document is a Section 106 historic property inventory report for the Install Pad Mounted Switch at Pole A2-01/01 on OH Distribution Line Project. The document defines a study area, area of direct impact, and area of direct effect. The identification of historic properties within the study identified five archaeological sites, CA-SBA-2569, -2888, -3560, -3747, and -3748, the Camp Cooke Cantonment District, and two isolated finds, VAFB-ISO-170 and 510. This report supports a Section 106...
Work Plan and Research Design for the 3,116-acre Intensive Cultural Resource Inventory on Schriever Air Force Base Lands, El Paso County, Colorado (2020)
Metcalf Archaeological Consultants, Inc., contracted by the Center for Archaeological Studies at Texas State University-San Marcos (CAS), has completed this work plan and research design in preparation for Class III Intensive Cultural Resource Field Inventory of approximately 3,116 acres on United States Schriever Air Force Base (SAFB) lands in El Paso County, Colorado.