Georgia (State / Territory) (Geographic Keyword)
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This project investigated problem areas associated with repair or in-kind replacement of exterior materials and addresses possible suitable substitute materials.
611th Air Support Group Resources
Project metadata for resources within the 611th Air Support Group cultural heritage resources collection.
American Telephone and Telegraph Cable Relocation 1979
This collection is referred to as American Telephone and Telegraph Cable Relocation 1979. This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is a half (0.5) a linear inch. The documents date to 1979. The collection was originally housed in a brown acidic folder labeled “RBR: AT&T Relocation Coaxial Cable.” The documents were originally housed in an acidic cardboard box with numerous collections from the Richard B. Russell...
The Antiquities Act
This project includes documents related to the history and historical background of the Antiquities Act and its implementation during the century since its enactment. The Antiquities Act was signed into law in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt. The history of American conservation often is told in terms of legal milestones, and rightly so. An environmental activist working to expand a local park, a historic preservationist trying to save a cherished old building, a volunteer working on a...
Apalachicola Ecosystems Project Fauna
This project presents the results of zooarchaeological analysis of faunal specimens recovered from two sites (1RU18 and 1RU27) excavated as part of a multidisciplinary NSF-funded Collaborative Research Project titled the “Apalachicola Ecosystems Project”, as well as a reanalysis of a zooarchaeological assemblage from the nearby site of Spanish Fort. The Apalachicola Ecosystems Project was co-directed by Thomas Foster, Barnet Pavao-Zuckerman, and Roger Brown. The objectives of the...
Archaeological Collection Sampling and Discard Protocols (Legacy 16-789)
This project developed guidance on how to slow the growth in volume of materials requiring long-term curation and allow for future efficient management of collections of undetermined, little or no research potential. Guidance is given to relate collection management plans to associated project research designs. These guidelines should be distributed to DoD cultural resources subject matter experts and cultural resources managers for implementation. The best practices presented would be...
Archaeological Collections and Curation Facilities Assessment (Legacy 92-0304)
This project resulted in curation needs assessments of western U.S. Department of Defense military installations.
Archaeological Investigations at Indian Cove (9LC24) 1985
This collection is referred to as “Archaeological Investigations at Indian Cove (9LC24) 1985.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is one and a half (1.5) linear inches. The documents date from 1985 to 2011. The investigation occurred in 1985, which explains the date of the project name. The range of dates includes further correspondence regarding the collection inventory and transfer. The documents were...
Archaeological Survey of 3040 Acres at Strom Thurmond Lake 1997-1999
This collection is referred to as “Archaeological Survey of 3040 Acres at Strom Thurmond Lake 1997-1999.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is nine and a half (9.5) linear inches. The documentation for this collection was originally stored in one acidic cardboard box in acidic folders. No original order was discerned for the materials. Many of the documents required flattening. Some documents contained torn...
Archaeological Survey of Borrow Areas and Haul Roads 1979
This collection is referred to as “Archaeological Survey of Borrow Areas and Haul Roads 1979.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is one quarter (0.25) of a linear inch. This document dates to 1979. The document was originally housed in an acidic folder in an acidic box with numerous collections from the Richard B. Russell Multiple Resource Area. The collection consists of a final report, which originally...
The Archaeology of Hampton Plantation, Glynn County, Georgia
A study of Hampton Plantation, located in Glynn County, Georgia. Hampton Plantation was a part of the vast Pierce Butler estate, which also encompassed Butler Island. Approximately 300 enslaved laborers resided at Hampton alone, with another 500 persons at Butler Island. This was one of the largest slave operations ever conducted in the antebellum South. In the fall of 2002, the Sea Island Company contracted with Brockington and Associates, Inc., to carry out intensive Phase II testing at three...
The Archaeology of Riverfront Village (38AK933), a Mississippian/Contact Period Occupation, Aiken County, South Carolina
Starting in 2004, Brockington and Associates, Inc. carried out Phase II Testing for the Georgia Avenue Extension Project (GAEP) in North Augusta. The GAEP was an undertaking that entailed design and construction of new roadway associated with the City of North Augusta’s planned riverfront revitalization. More than one year earlier, the city teamed with the Leyland Alliance (a private development partnership) to design and build a planned mixed residential and commercial community known as...
Avon Park AFR Architectural and General Base History
This project contains documents relating to both the architectural and the general history of the Avon Park Air Force Range. The documents range from amateur histories of the air force range to Historic American Engineering Record-like documentation.
Banister Allen Plantation (38AB102) and Clinkscales Farm (38AB221) Data Recovery 1977-1986
This collection is referred to as "Banister Allen Plantation (38AB102) and Thomas B. Clinkscales Farm (38AB221) 1977.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this investigation is five (5) linear inches. The documents date from 1977-1990. The investigation occurred primarily in 1980, but background information found with the collection dates to 1977. This collection was originally housed in acidic folders in an acidic cardboard...
Beaverdam Creek Mound and Village 1980
This collection is referred to as "Beaverdam Creek Mound and Village 1980.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is one (1) linear inch. This investigation dates from 1979-1985. The investigation started in 1980, which explains the project name date. The range of dates found throughout the collection also includes background records and the final report. The documents were originally stored in acidic folders in...
Beaverdam Group 1980
This collection is referred to as "Beaverdam Group 1980.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is a half (0.50) of a linear inch. The documents date from 1980 to 1981. The investigation occurred in 1980, which explains the project name date. The range of dates also includes administrative records. The collection was originally housed in acidic file folders in an acidic cardboard box with numerous collections from...
Blackwell Bridge Relocation 1982
This collection is referred to as "Blackwell Bridge Relocation 1982." This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is one quarter (.25) linear inch. The documents date from 1979-1982. The final year represented in the collection is 1982, which may explain the date in the project name. The range of dates also includes administrative and background records. The associated documents for this collection were originally...
Buford Reservoir Sites 1951-1955
The Veterans Curation Program utilizes the standard archival practice of unique naming of collections. The purpose of this practice is to avoid redundant and confusing collection names commonly found with archaeological investigations. Therefore, this collection is referred to as “Buford Reservoir Sites 1951-1955.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is six linear inches. Documentation associated with Buford...
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Resources
Project metadata for resources within the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station cultural heritage resources collection.
Cemochechobee
The Walter F. George Lock and Dam is a United States Army Corps of Engineers project located south of Columbus, Georgia on the eastern bank of the Chattahoochee River. Prior to the construction of the dam, there were already obvious indications that the Cemochechobee site (9CY62, formerly 9CLA62) was rapidly being eroded due to the ebb and flow of the Chattahoochee River. Prior to the archaeological salvage of Cemochechobee, the dam had also significantly damaged that portion of the site facing...
Cemochechobee Archaeological Investigations at the Walter F. George Dam Mound Site (9CLA62) 1977-1979
This collection is referred to as “Cemochechobee Archaeological Investigations at the Walter F. George Dam Mound Site (9CLA62) 1977-1979.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is one (1) linear inch. The documents date from 1976 to 1977, with the majority of the documents dating to 1977. The final report associated with the investigation was written in 1979, which explains the date range in the investigation...
Clarks Hill Survey of 30 Tracts 1983
This collection is referred to as “Clarks Hill Survey of 30 Tracts 1983.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is two (2) linear inches. The documents date from 1971-1987. The investigation occurred primarily in 1983, which explains the date in the project name. The range of documents includes early background information and later correspondence. The documents were in fair condition and contained folds, tears,...
Confiscated Shoreline Collection from Strom Thurmond Lake 2001
This collection is not associated with any formal archaeological investigation on the Strom Thurmond Lake property. There were no associated records for this collection, as this artifact collection was not recovered during a USACE archaeological investigation. There was no contractor or investigator associated with this collection. The only known provenience for these artifacts was Strom Thurmond Lake Shoreline, presumably where the artifacts were collected, and an ambiguous date (10/01). This...
Coosa River Profile 1915
The Veterans Curation Program utilizes the standard archival practice of unique naming of collections. Therefore, this collection is referred to as "Coosa River Profile 1915.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The document collection includes two portions of a profile of the Coosa River, which were mailed to the St. Louis District and then transported to the Augusta lab by Andrea Adams. The extent of this collection is approximately six (6)...
Cosmology in the New World
This project consists of articles written by members of Santa Fe Institute’s cosmology research group. Overall, the goal of this group is to understand the larger relationships between cosmology and society through a theoretically open-ended, comparative examination of the ancient American Southwest, Southeast, and Mesoamerica.