Val Verde County (County) (Geographic Keyword)
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In May-July 1996, Phase II archaeological assessments were conducted at 11 prehistoric sites located on Laughlin Air Force Base, Val Verde County, Texas. As a result of the Phase I archaeological survey by the University of Texas at San Antonio's Center for Archaeological Research, the sites were recommended as potentially eligible for inclusion to the National Register of Historic Places. The sites are situated within a dissected upland of the western Rio Grande Plains of southwestern Texas....
Archaeological Survey of Laughlin Air Force Base, Val Verde County, Texas (1996)
During the spring of 1994, the Center for Archaeological Research of The University of Texas at San Antonio conducted a 100-percent pedestrian survey of Laughlin Air Force Base and the Air Force Recreation Area and Marina in Val Verde County, Texas. In addition to the survey, limited paleontological and geomorphological evaluations were made. One historic site, eight prehistoric sites, and one large site with both prehistoric and historic components were recorded. Additionally, three previously...
Archaeological Survey of Laughlin Air Force Base, Val Verde County, Texas (1996)
During the spring of 1994, the Center for Archaeological Research of The University of Texas at San Antonio conducted a 100-percent pedestrian survey of Laughlin Air Force Base and the Air Force Recreation Area and Marina in Val Verde County, Texas. In addition to the survey, limited paleontological and geomorphological evaluations were made. One historic site, eight prehistoric sites, and one large site with both prehistoric and historic components were recorded. Additionally, three...
Archaeological Survey of Laughlin Air Force Base, Val Verde County, Texas, Appendix E: Site Locational Data (1996)
During the spring of 1994, the Center for Archaeological Research of The University of Texas at San Antonio conducted a 100-percent pedestrian survey of Laughlin Air Force Base and the Air Force Recreation Area and Marina in Val Verde County, Texas. In addition to the survey, limited paleontological and geomorphological evaluations were made. Appendix E of the report contains specific locations for the 13 archaeological sites on Laughlin AFB.
Cultural Resources Management Plan: Laughlin Air Force Base, Air Education and Training Command, Val Verde County, Texas (1997)
Installation Cultural Resources Management Plan for Laughlin AFB.
Field Summary of an Archaeological Survey of Laughlin Air Force Base, Del Rio, Texas (1994)
From April 12 through May 27, 1994, staff archaeologists for the Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) of The University of Texas at San Antonio conducted a pedestrian archaeological survey of Laughlin Air Force Base (AFB) and the Air Force Recreation Area and Marina, in southeastern Val Verde County, Texas. The objectives of this project were to: (1) conduct a baseline, 100 percent pedestrian survey of approximately 2,855 acres within Laughlin AFB and the Air Force Recreation Area and Marina...
Laughlin Air Force Base and the Lower Pecos (2022)
Historic context for the Laughlin Air Force Base and the Lower Pecos area describing the Pale-Indian Period through to the mid 20th century with the creation of the Laughlin Air Force Base.
Laughlin Air Force Base Layout Maps (1992)
Plan View maps of Laughlin AFB.
Laughlin Air Force Base: Cold War-Era Buildings and Structures Inventory and Assessment (2002)
An inventory and assessment of the Cold War-era (1945–1991) built environment at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, was conducted by Geo-Marine, Inc., in October 2000 to assist the U.S. Air Force, Air Education and Training Command meet the requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended through 1992 (16 U.S.C. § 470 et seq.; P.L. 89–665; 80 Stat. 915). The objective of this investigation was to assess Cold War-era buildings and structures at Laughlin for their National...
Laughlin Air Force Base: History Excerpts (1997)
History excerpts for the Laughlin Air Force Base
Letter: Field Trip to Archaeological Sites at Laughlin Air Force Base (1994)
Memo regarding a briefing and field demonstration of the archaeological investigations to date at Laughlin AFB. The briefing was presented by University of Texas San Antonio archaeologists.
Letter: Mitigation Plan for Eligible Sites at Laughlin Air Force Base (1994)
Letter concerning the request for information on the section in the Laughlin Air Force Base Report concerning the Mitigation Plan for eligible sites from the National Park Service to the University of Texas, Center for Archeological Research.
MACROFLORAL, PHYTOLITH, POLLEN, STARCH, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR), ANALYSES OF STRUCTURAL MATERIAL AND RESIDUE FROM A COATED INFANT BUNDLE BURIAL BASKET, VAL VERDE COUNTY, TEXAS (2010)
Fiber and rib material from a coated basket recovered in a rockshelter site in Val Verde County, Texas, was submitted for identification to determine the construction material for the basket. Black residue removed from the inside surface of the basket was examined for pollen, phytoliths, and organic residues (using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy) to obtain a better understanding of the residue. The basket was found covering an infant burial that had been wrapped in two layers of...
ORGANIC RESIDUE ANALYSIS (FTIR) OF A SAMPLE FROM SHUMLA CAVES, 41VV112, VAL VERDE COUNTY, TEXAS (2018)
Site 41VV112 (Cave 1) is located downstream of the Pecos River in Val Verde County, Texas. Cave 1 is part of the Shumla Caves excavation in 1933 by George Martin. A twined basket that dates to 3,700 BP was recovered from the excavation and sent for FTIR analysis to identify pitch that lined the basket.
Patterns on the Landscape of the Dan A. Hughes Unit, Devils River State Natural Area, Val Verde County, Texas (2016)
The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) Archeology Survey Team conducted four phases of archeological investigations on the Dan A. Hughes Unit of Devils River State Natural Area and adjoining areas of Amistad National Recreation Area from 2010 through 2014. Investigations on 6,949.7 acres of the Hughes Unit were conducted under Texas Antiquities Permit 5893; investigations on 99.3 acres of Amistad National Recreation Area were authorized by National Park Service Scientific Research and...
POLLEN AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS FROM THE EAGLE CAVE SITE, VAL VERDE COUNTY, TEXAS (2017)
An Ovis (sheep) coprolite recovered from Eagle Cave in Val Verde County, Texas, was submitted for pollen and phytolith analysis.
SHPO: Archaeological Context and Land Use in the Western Rio Grande Plains : Phase II Evaluation at Eleven Sites on the Laughlin Air Force Base, Val Verde County, Texas (1997)
Letter to the SHPO sending the draft report of "Archaeological Context and Land use in the Western Rio Grande Plains: Phase II Evaluation at Eleven Sites on Laughlin Air Force Base, Val Verde County, Texas." The report recommend that four sites (41VV1654, 41VV1688, 41VV1689, and 41VV1690) be considered as eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.
SHPO: Archaeological Survey of Laughlin Air Force Base, Val Verde County, Texas (1995)
SHPO review of a draft report entitled Archeological Survey of Laughlin Air Force Base, Val Verde County, Texas.
SHPO: Project Review of Laughlin Air Force Base Cold War Era Buildings and Structures Inventory and Assessment, Laughlin AFB, Val Verde County, Texas (2003)
Concurrence with the determinations of eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places as referenced in the report.
SHPO: Runway Barrier Project (1994)
Correspondence regarding the Runway Barrier Project on Laughlin Air Force Base conducted by the Center for Archaeological Research at the University of Texas at San Antonio. No evidence of prehistoric or historic occupation was identified and recommend clearance for development.