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The National Park Service has partnered with Groundwork Anacostia, a community-based environmental non-profit organization, on a heritage education work experience to introduce local youth to archeology. This paper draws on the outcomes of the work experience as a case study in federal/local partnerships in archeology outside a traditional field school model.
Urban Casualties: Work-Related Injuries and Healing among Irish Immigrants in Nineteenth-Century New York City (2013)
Archaeologists have long recognized that urban environments are frequently hazardous to the health of residents. From the very first cities through the present, many urban populations have experienced higher rates of epidemic disease, endemic disease, and certain kinds of injuries than rural populations. Health is thus both a primary concern for public officials in cities and a daily struggle for ordinary urban-dwellers. This paper discusses the health-related challenges faced by rural Irish...
Urban Displacement in Detroit and the Erasure of African American Communities (2019)
This is an abstract from the "Urban Erasures and Contested Memorial Assemblages" session, at the 2019 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Urban historical archaeology has been practiced in Detroit by professionals for over 60 years now. So why is it that less than a handful of sites or landscapes associated with the city’s African American communities, (who make up over 80% of the population), have ever been examined archaeologically? The answers are partly rooted in a...
Urban Life Through the Lens of Glass: A Brief Analysis of Glass Tableware and Flaked Objects from the 19th Century San Jose Market Street Chinatown, California (2015)
The Market Street Chinatown archaeological collection offers a diverse assemblage of artifacts that shed light on the urban social lives of Overseas Chinese communities in San Jose, California during the late 19th century (1866-1887). Glass objects constitute a considerable percentage of the total archaeological collection and includes a massive assortment of medicinal and cuisine containers, architectural features, and domestic objects. The bricolage collection of glass permits discriminate...
Urban Livestock in New Orleans: The Zooarchaeology of the French Quarter and Treme (2018)
Urban farmsteads with livestock were an important component of life in eighteenth and nineteenth century New Orleans. In this presentation historical research and zooarchaeological analysis of faunal remains from sites in the French Quarter and the Treme are used to examine how meat and meat products were processed and discarded in the urban setting. The archaeological contexts include the public space of St. Anthony’s Garden located behind the St. Louis Cathedral, the Ursuline Convent, and...
Urban Poverty in Historic New Orleans: Revisiting Magnolia/C. J. Peete (2024)
This is an abstract from the "*SE New Orleans and Its Environs: Historical Archaeology and Environmental Precarity" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. New Orleans experienced considerable social change between the mid-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, with the economic participation of its residents varying widely according to race, gender, and immigrant status. In the two decades following Hurricane Katrina, federal aid disaster response and...
URS Legacy Grant Proposal: Achieving Force Protection Goals in Historic Buildings Within a Green/Sustainable Building Context
URS Legacy Grant Proposal: Achieving Force Protection Goals in Historic Buildings Within a Green/Sustainable Building Context
US 301 Project Archaeology and Historic Context Development in Delaware (2016)
A 2007 study conducted for the National Cooperative Highway Research Program examined cultural resource professionals’ views on the usefulness of historic contexts, and found that, "…SHPO and state DOT staff rarely use historic contexts to evaluate the National Register eligibility of properties." However, Delaware has a long and well-established practice of encouraging the development – and use – of historic contexts. The US 301 project archaeological investigations presented an opportunity to...
US Air Force, Air Mobility Command Manual for the Collections Management Database (2001)
On 12 October 1990, 36 CFR Part 79, Curation of Federally-Owned and Administered Archaeological Collections, was enacted by Congress to establish minimum standards for the curation of federal collections. In the intervening seven years, the US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation of Archaeological Collections (MCX-CMAC) has performed many assessments of the curation condition of federal archaeological collections. One of the major problems identified during the...
US Army Corps of Engineers Archaeological Collections Condition Assessment (2000)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is responsible for the management of thousands of cultural resources on Corps property and for the curation of millions of archaeological and historical resources removed from these lands. As mandated by federal regulation, agencies are required to ensure that all recovered archaeological materials and the associated records are adequately curated and are accessible for use by the Native Americans, public, and researchers. Unfortunately, funding...
US Army Electronics Research and Development Command Brochure (ERADCOM), 2000.027_0015 (1979)
Brochure from the US Army Electronics Research and Development Command explaining the broad mission areas of the US Army.
US Army Electronics Research and Development Command, Harry Diamond Laboratories Brochure, 2000.027_0014 (1979)
Brochure from the US Army Electronics Research and Development Command explaining the past, present, and future of the Harry Diamond Laboratories.
US Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command Installation Environmental Impact Assessment (1980)
This document is prepared in compliance with Army Regulation (AR) 200-1 to identify the environmental impacts involved in the total mission activities of the Harry Diamond Laboratories (HDL), including all research, development and testing activities and the various missions support activities which take place at the HDL installations listed under A.1.b. (1).
US Army National Guard Cultural Resources and NAGPRA Status - Federally Owned and Federally Supported Facilities in the 50 United States and the District of Columbia (2007)
Between August 1997 and March 2000 personnel from the U.S. Army Engineer District, St. Louis located archaeological collections, conducted curation needs assessments for Army National Guard archaeological collections from across the United States and U.S. Territories, and conveyed the findings in three reports (1998 and 2000). In 2006, the National Guard Bureau (NGB) tasked the St. Louis District with updating this information through telephone and electronic mail correspondence with Army...
US Army National Guard Cultural Resources Planning Level Survey - Arizona (1998)
In December 1997 and March 1998, St. Louis District personnel visited the Arizona Army National Guard (AZARNG) Headquarters and the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office in Phoenix, and the Arizona State Museum in Tucson to research archaeological and historic buildings survey work conducted on federally owned or federally supported AZARNG facilities in the state. This document reports the history of cultural investigations on AZARNG facilities, lists archaeological sites and historic...
US Army National Guard Cultural Resources Planning Level Survey - California (1998)
In May 1998, St. Louis District personnel contacted three California Information Centers to research archaeological and historic buildings survey work conducted at three California Army National Guard (CAARNG) facilities in the state. This document reports the history of cultural resources investigations on federally owned or federally supported CAARNG facilities, lists archaeological sites and historic buildings recorded within facility boundaries, discusses historic contexts and predictive...
US Army National Guard Cultural Resources Planning Level Survey - Connecticut (1998)
In June 1998, St. Louis District personnel visited the Connecticut Army National Guard (CTARNG) Headquarters in Hartford and the Office of Connecticut State Archaeology in Storrs to review and document archaeological and historic buildings survey work conducted on National Guard facilities in the state. This document reports the history of cultural investigations on federally owned or federally supported CTARNG facilities, lists archaeological sites and historic standing structures recorded...
US Army National Guard Cultural Resources Planning Level Survey - Delaware (1998)
In March 1998, St. Louis District personnel visited the Delaware Army National Guard (DEARNG) Headquarters in Wilmington and the Delaware State Historic Preservation Office in Dover to research archaeological and historic buildings survey work conducted on National Guard facilities in the state. This document reports the history of cultural investigations on federally owned or federally supported DEARNG facilities, discusses historic contexts and predictive models, and provides a list of Native...
US Army National Guard Cultural Resources Planning Level Survey - Florida (1998)
In December 1997, St. Louis District personnel visited the Florida Army National Guard (FLARNG) Headquarters in St. Augustine and the Florida State Site Files Office in Tallahassee to research archaeological and historic buildings survey work conducted on National Guard facilities in the state. This document reports the history of cultural investigations on federally owned or federally supported FLARNG facilities, lists archaeological sites recorded within facility boundaries, discusses historic...
US Army National Guard Cultural Resources Planning Level Survey - Georgia (1998)
In October 1997, St. Louis District personnel visited the Georgia Army National Guard (GAARNG) Headquarters, the Georgia Historic Preservation Division in Atlanta, and the Georgia State Site Files in Athens to research archaeological and historic buildings survey work conducted on federally owned or federally supported Army National Guard facilities in the state. Only one facility, Macon Training Site, is currently federally supported. St. Louis District research confirmed that no cultural...
US Army National Guard Cultural Resources Planning Level Survey - Illinois (1998)
St. Louis District personnel visited the Illinois Army National Guard (ILARNG) Headquarters in December 1997, and the Illinois State Museum in Springfield in July 1998, to research archaeological and historic buildings survey work conducted on three federally owned or federally supported Army National Guard facilities in the state: Camp Lincoln, Marseilles Training Area, and Riverside Maintenance Center. This document reports the history of cultural investigations on these federally owned or...
US Army National Guard Cultural Resources Planning Level Survey - Kentucky (1998)
In March 1998, St. Louis District personnel visited the Kentucky Army National Guard (KYARNG) Headquarters in Frankfort and the Office of State Archaeology, Department of Anthropology at the University of Kentucky in Lexington to research archaeological and historic buildings survey work conducted on National Guard facilities in the state. This document reports the history of cultural investigations on KYARNG facilities, lists archaeological sites and historic buildings recorded within...
US Army National Guard Cultural Resources Planning Level Survey - Maine (1998)
In May 1998, St. Louis District personnel visited the Maine Army National Guard (MEARNG) Headquarters and the Maine Historic Preservation Commission in Augusta to research archaeological and historic buildings survey work conducted on eight Army National Guard facilities in the state: Auburn, Bangor, Bog Brook, Caswell, Gardiner, Hollis, and Plymouth Training Sites, and Camp Keyes. This document reports the history of cultural investigations on these federally owned or federally supported...
US Army National Guard Cultural Resources Planning Level Survey - Maryland (1998)
In February 1998, St. Louis District personnel visited the Maryland Historical Trust in Crownsville to research archaeological and historic buildings survey work conducted on National Guard facilities in the state. Information from this research includes the history of cultural investigations on federally owned or federally supported Maryland Army National Guard (MDARNG) facilities and lists of historic buildings recorded within facility boundaries. Additionally, historic contexts and...
US Army National Guard Cultural Resources Planning Level Survey - Massachusetts (1998)
In June 1998, St. Louis District personnel visited the Massachusetts Army National Guard (MAARNG) Headquarters at Camp Edwards Training Site on Cape Cod and the Massachusetts Historical Commission in Boston to research archaeological and historic buildings survey work conducted on National Guard facilities in the state. This document reports the history of cultural investigations on federally owned or federally supported MAARNG facilities, lists archaeological sites and historic buildings...