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The proposed right-of-way alignment for the Concho Wellfield access road to well C-24 was surveyed for archaeological resources. No sites were found during this survey, and archaeological clearance for the C-24 access road is recommended.
Archaeological Clearance Investigations: Salt River Project, Coronado Station Patterson Wellfield, Private Lands, Apache County, Arizona: Final Report for Archaeological Survey of Patterson Wellfield P-6 Collector Pipeline and Adjacent Construction Use Area (1978)
An archaeological clearance survey was conducted by the Museum of Northern Arizona on December 14, 1977, of the Salt River Project Coronado Station Patterson Wellfield P-6 proposed collector pipeline and an associated use area. Field investigations and file searches demonstrated there are no cultural resources within the proposed project area and archaeological clearance is recommended.
Archaeological Clearance Report for Phase 2 Data Recovery at Sites on the Slate Creek Section, ADOT State Route 188 Project, Tonto Basin, Arizona (1994)
This report is to show that we have completed our Phase 2 data recovery investigations at five archaeological sites along the Slate Creek Section of SR 188, and to recommend that archaeological clearance be granted for the construction of this section of the road. The field work began on June 13 and terminated on July 28; a total of approximately 390 person days was expended. The Phase 2 data recovery accomplished at the Slate Creek Section sites was successful in producing the kinds of data...
Archaeological Collecting at the Museum of Northern Arizona: Then and Now (2019)
This is an abstract from the "To Curate or Not to Curate: Surprises, Remorse, and Archaeological Grey Area" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA) is a private institution, yet 89% of its archaeological holdings are from federal, tribal, and state lands. The story of how MNA acquired these collections is rooted in its founding in 1928 by a group of local citizens under the leadership of Dr. Harold S. and Mary-Russell...
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 Collection Sampling and Discard Protocols - Report (Legacy 16-789) (2018)
This report provides 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.
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 Collections Condition Assessment for Fort Benning, Georgia (1998)
On 19 January 1998, the Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX-CMAC) was contacted by Fort Benning, Georgia, personnel requesting assistance with the physical rehabilitation of the archaeological collections, both material remains and associated documentation, for which they are responsible. Dr. Christopher E. Hamilton of Fort Benning and Ms. Natalie Drew of MCX-CMAC coordinated the evaluation of the materials at identified facilities. ...
Archaeological Collections From Nellis Air Force Base (1997)
This report describes the results of an investigation into the status of archaeological collections from archaeological sites located on Nellis Air Force Base (AFB) and Range, Nevada.
An Archaeological Collections Inventory for Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake, California (1999)
Between October 1992 and March 1994, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX-CMAC), located at the St. Louis District, assisted the Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake (NAWS China Lake), California, in their efforts to comply with the directives of federal regulation 36 CFR Part 79 and Public Law 101-601 (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act-NAGPRA). The project was conducted in three...
An Archaeological Collections Inventory for the US Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District (1999)
Between October 1993 and August 1994, the US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX-CMAC), located at the St. Louis District, conducted an evaluation of archaeological collections and associated documentation generated from civil works projects under the responsibility of the US Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District. This volume includes an assessment of archaeological collections housed at the Museum of...
An Archaeological Collections Summary for Fort Dix, New Jersey (1995)
The U.S. Army Environmental Center (AEC) tasked the Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX) with the job of assisting Army installation personnel in complying with the requirements of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (P.L. 101-601, NAGPRA). The MCX was asked to locate and assess archaeological collections derived from Army-owned lands, to identify the federally recognized Native American tribes most likely...
Archaeological Considerations In The Study Of The Anthropocene (2016)
The Anthropocene epoch, garnering the interest of geologists and environmental scientists for the past decade, has now entered the archaeological lexicon. As in other disciplines, questions remain about what Anthropocene means and when it began, as well as how it differs from the Holocene. This presentation explores some of these issues and offers a ground-up approach by which conventional approaches in archaeology might be adapted to a reassessment of the human experience and the role of...
Archaeological Context and Land Use in the Western Rio Grande Plains: Phase II Evaluations at Eleven Sites on the Laughlin Air Force Base, Val Verde County, Texas (1998)
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....
The Archaeological Context of the 1617 Church Excavations (2020)
This is an abstract from the session entitled "Excavating the Foundations of Representative Government: A Case Study in Interdisciplinary Historical Archaeology." , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. In 2016, the Jamestown Rediscovery team began excavations inside the 1907 Memorial Church with the intentions of locating and contextualizing the location of the oldest continuous law-making body in the Western Hemisphere. In anticipation of the construction of...
An Archaeological Curation Needs Assessment for Fort Irwin, Naval Air Station, North Island, Edwards Air Force Base, and Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms - Report (Legacy 92-0304) (1997)
The U.S, Army Corps of Engineers - St. Louis District inspected all archaeological materials and associated records in the care of NAS North Island, Edwards AFB, Fort Irwin, and MCAGCC Twentynine Palms, as well as the private and university repositories they use. The inspection found widespread deterioration and neglect of many of the Army, Air Force, and Navy's archaeological collections.
Archaeological Curation Needs Assessments for Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Fort Gordon, Georgia, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, California, and Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake, California (1993)
This curation needs assessment study of five installations found that, of the collections stored at 20+ repositories, only three meet the minimum Federal standards as described in 36 CFR Part 79.
Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment for Army National Guard Collections in the Western United States (2000)
Federal archaeological collections are a non-renewable national resource, a legacy to the prehistoric and historic events that have shaped the nation. The American public is the owner of these materials and documentation, and as such, it is incumbent upon the National Guard Bureau to uphold the laws and regulations set forth by Congress for their proper use and care in perpetuity. Unfortunately, for the last 50 or more years, curation of these materials has been insufficient and/or ignored....
An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment for Fort Bliss, Texas (1996)
In November 1994, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX), St. Louis District, conducted a curation-needs assessment of archaeological collections and associated documentation generated from investigations performed on Fort Bliss, Texas. Using standardized protocols and procedures, personnel from the MCX reviewed approximately 382 square feet of prehistoric and historic artifacts and 314 linear feet of...
An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment For Fort Irwin, Naval Air Station, North Island, Edwards Air Force Base, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms (1997)
From July 22, 1992, to October 19, 1992, and September 16-20, 1993 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Technical Center of Expertise in Archaeological Curation and Collections Management (now a Mandatory Center of Expertise) conducted an inspection and of all archaeological materials and associated records in the care of NAS North Island, CA, Edwards Air Force Base, CA, Fort Irwin, CA, and MCAGCC Twentynine Palms, CA. These inspections produced evidence documenting widespread deterioration and...
Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment for Fort Lewis, Washington and California Installations - Report (Legacy 92-0304) (1996)
This document reports on a curation needs assessment of 11 facilities in the western U.S. At least 50% of the collections were found to require complete rehabilitation to comply with 36 CFR Part 79.
An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment for Fort Riley, Kansas (1996)
At the request of Fort Riley, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX). St. Louis District conducted a survey and assessment of archaeological materials and associated documentation generated from archaeological investigations at Fort Riley. MCX personnel assessed approximately 216 cubic feet of artifacts and 3.5 linear feet of associated documentation. Most (215 cubic feet) of the artifacts were recovered...
An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment for Headquarters Air Combat Command - Volume 1 (1996)
Between September 1993 and May 1995, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District's Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX) conducted a survey of archaeological collections and associated documentation generated from archaeological investigations conducted on 42 U.S. Air Force, Air Combat Command (ACC) installations. This initial volume addressed collections from the following installations: Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida;...
An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment for Headquarters Air Combat Command - Volume 2 (1997)
Between October 1995 and January 1996, the US Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District, Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections conducted a survey of achaeological collections and associated documentation generated from archaeological investigations conducted on 20 US Air Force, Air Combat Command (ACC) installations. This volume addresses collections from the following installations: Little Rock Air Force base and Black Jack Air Force...
An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment for Headquarters Air Combat Command, Volume 1 (1996)
Between September 1993 and May 1995, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District's Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX) conducted a survey of archaeological collections and associated documentation generated from archaeological investigations conducted on 42 U.S. Air Force, Air Combat Command (ACC) installations. In sum, approximately 101 cubic feet of artifacts in 34 distinct collections and approximately 13 linear feet of...