Abilene, TX (Geographic Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Nancy A. Kenmotsu.

A review of the archaeological investigations that have been undertaken at Dyess Air Force Base (AFB) and in the broader Taylor County area was completed to determine if additional archaeological investigations are warranted at the installation. To date, surveys and other investigations on the installation have inventoried approximately1,463 acres of the 6,400 acres within the boundary of Dyess AFB. These acres represent the majority of the undeveloped land within the base. A total of eight...

PROJECT Air Combat Command, United States Air Force.

This project, created by Digital Antiquity under contract with the United States Air Force, contains documents and other resources from archaeological research conducted at Dyess Air Force Base (Dyess AFB). Dyess AFB, established in 1942 as Abilene Army Air Base (AAB), is a B1-Bomber base on 6,409-acre located in the southwest corner of Abilene, TX in Taylor County. The archaeology of the Taylor County area dates the human occupation of the area from about 12,500 B.C. into the present. ...