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DOCUMENT Full-Text Vergil Noble.

During late September, 1989, and again in mid-October, personnel from the Midwest Archeological Center conducted archeological investigations at Grand Portage National Monument. Those efforts were precipitated by the planned installation of a new drainage system within the reconstructed fur trade Depot. That drain would function to remove ground water from two replicated structures inside the Depot, namely, the Kitchen and the Great Hall. Prior to installation of the drain, seven test units were...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Foster.

KB Home of Phoenix, Arizona is planning the residential development of approximately 80.0 acres on the northern edge of the community of Casa Grande, Arizona. A previous archaeological survey of the parcel resulted in the identification of a single prehistoric Hohokam site, AZ AA:1:139 (ASM), in the northern half of the project area (Hart 2001). The site, which appears to extend beyond the boundary of the parcel, is described as an artifact scatter (ceramics and flaked stone) with a single...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Veterans Curation Program.

In the Spring of 1962 an agreement between the National Park Service, Richmond, Virginia, and the Laboratory of Archeology, Department of Sociolocy and Anthropology, University of Georgia, took cognizance of the rapid approach of inundating waters over the Mandeville Site, 9 Cla 1, and an emergency allocation of funds from the National Park Service made possible final additional clearing of new profiles through Mound A and fresh accessions of materials from this important site. Previous...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Richard V. N. Ahlstrom.

From 1991 to 1994, Tonto National Forest (TNF) and SWCA., Inc., Environmental Consultants conducted four cultural resource surveys near Globe, Arizona for Guzman Construction in preparation for a proposed land exchange involving TNF-administered lands. This document summarizes the findings of that series of surveys. Specifically, it compiles data presented in three survey reports prepared by SWCA (Ahlstrom 1993, 1994; Ahlstrom and Euler 1991; SWCA 1992). The surveys described in these reports...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael S. Foster. Ronald F. Ryden.

Sun Belt Holdings-Vistancia LLC is planning a 3,825-acre housing development (White Peak Ranch) on private land in Maricopa County, Arizona. A cultural resources survey identified 16 archaeological sites within the proposed development. Three sites, AZ T:3:128 (ASM), AZ T:3:281 (ASM), and AZ T:3:283 (ASM), were recommended as eligible under Criterion D for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), however, the ACOE, with the concurrence of the Arizona SHPO, recommended the sites be tested...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kim Adams. Karolyn Jackman Jensen. Margerie Green.

Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) served as consultant to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC) on the Pimeria Alta Project, which is a National Park Service Historic Preservation Survey and Planning Grant-in-Aid awarded to the SRPMIC by the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) (Federal ID Number: 04-91-60000; Project Identification Number: SP 9102-50). ACS conducted mapping and a 40% survey of a parcel of Community land in order to nominate the parcel...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Mike Whitehead. Ben L. Ford.

Fort Necessity National Battlefield commemorates the July 3, 1754 confrontation between British Colonial forces led by Lt. Col. George Washington, and an army of French soldiers and allied Native Americans in present day Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  Although Fort Necessity was little more than a hastily fortified storehouse, the resulting engagement was a significant event in the life of Washington and was a prelude to the French and Indian War.  This paper presents a summary of ongoing...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Robert Dello-Russo. George Laskar.

This report represents an addendum to an earlier report in which the extent of mechanical damages to archaeological site LA 53672 (USFS No. AR-03-03-05-358) were evaluated and suggestions for stabilization of the damaged portions of the site were provided. As such, the present report documents efforts by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and Escondida Research Group (ERG) to construct a stabilization structure at archaeological site LA 53672 in order to...

DOCUMENT Full-Text David Abbott. Sophia Kelly. Melissa Kruse-Peeples. Dana Nakase. Katherine Spielmann.

Report on the 2009 Legacies on the Landscape BLM Scope of Work

DOCUMENT Full-Text Keith Myhrer.

Report on Phase II investigations of a historic trash pit. The buried trash consisted of aqua colored alcohol bottles (40%), ceramic dishes (may be soap dishes) (15%), cans (5%), cut bovine bones (30%), burned wood (5%), and small objects (including a burned shoe) (5%).

DOCUMENT Full-Text Paul R. Nickens.

This report sets forth a more detailed accounting of the events involved in the discovery and intermittent recovery of the human skeletal elements that are today variously referred to as "Kennewick Man," or the "Ancient One." A preliminary but generalized summary of these events was prepared as part of a historic context report completed by the author in February 1998. The following report provides more specific delineation of the events surrounding the initial discovery and recovery of human...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Novato Senior High Archaeology Club.

The site designated Marin-374 is located approximately ten miles northwest of Novato, California, about one-half mile west of the U.S. Highway 101. The site was first worked by a team from the Novate Senior High Archaeology Club on July 18, 1966. At that time, there existed in the locality of the site only a house pit and a test pit dug earlier by a group from the Northwestern California Archaeological Society. Marin-374 is a single-component, proto-historic deposit left by the Coastal Miwok...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Daniel Haas.

The Secretary of the Interior's Report to Congress on the Federal archeology program (SRC) describes the activities and accomplishments of the Federal archeology program between FY 1991-1993. The U.S. Congress requires this report to assess the impact of Federal programs and activities on the nation's archeological heritage. It is required under the Archeological and Historic Preservation Act of 1974 (ARPA) which provides for the preservation of historical and archeological data that might be...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Frank Barnes.

A short (8 pp) report done as part of the preliminary planning for the creation of the Cape Cod National Seashore. Mentions only the most basic historical events related to Cape Cod, beginning with the voyages, landings, and mentions of the cape by early European explorers (Champlain, Gosnold, and John Smith, for example) and the first landing place of the Pilgrims. Very brief summaries of historical events from 1620 to World War II. A short, basic bibliography is included.

DOCUMENT Full-Text James Schoenwetter.

Archaeological pollen analysis applied to problems of antiquity estimation and paleoenvironmental reconstruction.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Francis McManamon. Jason Roberts. Brooke Blades. David Smith. R. E. Taylor. Frederica Kaestle. D. Andrew Merriwether. Graciela Cabana. Ripan Malhi. Jason Eshleman. Philip Walker. Clark Larsen. Joseph Powell.

The descriptive and analytical reports of the expert team that investigated the Kennewick remains in April, 2000, and the subsequent DNA analyses that were performed between May and September, 2000. NOTE: The Taphonomy report and Chapter 5 of the complete Report and the combined PDF ("whole document") contain small images of human bone from the Kennewick skeletal remains and may not considered inappropriate for viewing by some.

DOCUMENT Citation Only Patricia N. Reid.

This is an abstract from the "Technology in Terrestrial and Underwater Archaeology" session, at the 2019 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. This presentation is a report on the status of the Digital Mapping Project, a new initiative of Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. LCMM is producing a GIS-based interactive map of the Champlain Valley with layers showing archaeological and social history of the region over time. We aim to aggregate our archival and archaeological...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Rick Chandler.

Report to Congress on the Federal Archeology Program for Cannon Air Force Base. Includes related correspondence regarding a collection of artifacts pertaining to Cannon Air Force Base.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jeanette Beuhrig.

An archaeological field reconnaissance of the area to be affected by proposed improvements to the Quakertown Recreation Area in Liberty Township, Union County, near Dunlapsville, Indiana revealed no cultural material. Therefore, it is recommended that the project be allowed to proceed as planned without further archaeological assessment.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Thomas Beard.

An archaeological reconnaissance of two proposed waterfowl marshes to be constructed within the controlled flood parameters of the Brookville Reservoir in Franklin and Union Counties was performed on November 26, 29, and 30, 1980, by the Archaeological resource Management Service of Ball State University. Two prehistoric and two historic sites were detected within the Fairfield and Allys Creek Marsh Area respectively; however, none were thought to meet national register criteria for preservation...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Tony DeRegnaucourt.

This report represents the results of an archaeological survey of project number E1-26B and E3-604A was accomplished on September 27 and 28, 1977 for Indiana Department of Natural Resources. The survey located three site concentrations, which include chert flakes, choppers, side scrapers, and fire cracked rock. The quantity of finds discovered during reconnaissance indicated the need for further testing to evaluate the extent and nature of archaeological deposits.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Smolek. S. Kathleen Pepper. John D Lawrence Jr..

Report Abstract: An archaeological survey on Fort Point at the Naval Electronic Systems Engineering Activity (NESEA), St. Inigoes, Maryland, was conducted because of planned building construction. An archaeological site (18ST325), with Late woodland aboriginal artifacts and historic period artifacts, had been discovered in 1981 at the proposed building location. In addition, Fort Point is the general area of the unlocated circa 1638 St. Inigoes Fort. In order to establish the extent and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Dennis J. Pogue. Karlene B. Leeper.

Report Abstract: Construction of expanded and improved utility lines (MILCON No. P-713) and of an ''EVM Test Facility'' are proposed to be undertaken at the Naval Electronics Systems Engineering Activity (NESEA), St. Inigoes, Maryland. A survey has been conducted prior to their construction to determine any possible impact on archaeological remains. Based on the results of a preliminary cultural resources survey of the facility undertaken in 1981, two separate areas of concern were selected...

DOCUMENT Full-Text The Public Archaeology Laboratory.

PAL has completed an architectural survey and National Register of Historic Places (National Register) eligibility evaluation of historic resources at the U.S. Air Force (USAF) at Hanscom Air Force Base (AFB) in Bedford, Concord, Lexington, and Lincoln, Massachusetts. The project was completed under contract to Portage, Inc. for the USAF at Hanscom AFB. The properties within Hanscom AFB and off-base area facilities evaluated in Phase I comprise two areas on Hanscom AFB, two areas at off-base...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Laura J. Galke. Alyssa L. Loney. Tricia Pyne.

Report Abstract: This report presents the results of an extensive Phase I archaeological investigation conducted aboard Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Webster Field Annex (NAS WFA), located at St. Inigoes in St. Mary’s County, Maryland. The survey was conducted in partial fulfillment of Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The survey was performed by the staff of the Southern Maryland Regional Center at Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, in cooperation with the...