Shemya Island (Geographic Keyword)
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Project metadata for resources within the 611th Air Support Group cultural heritage resources collection.
ATU-00239 By Diane K. Hanson (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) and Karlene Leeper (U.S. Air Force) January 2003 (2003)
During excavation of sewer lines at Eareckson Air Station, two prehistoric midden deposits containing shell, bone, whalebone, stone and bone artifacts, and human remains were exposed. This report summarizes the study conducted for site ATU-00239.
Grain Size Analysis of Archaeological Soil Samples from Shemya Island (2006)
This report presents the results of a sieve analyses of 43 soil samples collected from archeological and borrow sources on Shemya Island, and interpret the results. The objective was to determine if grain size analysis can discriminate between disturbed and in situ archeological soils, and whether samples of midden soils display distinctive grain size distributions.
Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Cobra Dane Upgrade (CDU) Eareckson Air Station (EAS) - Shemya, Alaska (2003)
This document includes contract design elements for the upgrade of the COBRA DANE facility to support the Ground Based Mid-Course Defense (GMD) System. The COBRA DANE radar is located on the island of Shemya, Alaska. The facility is a 68,000SF, 100-foot tall, structure comprised of a single face phased array radar. The facility supports the COBRA DANE radar with prime power, electronic equipment cooling as well as temperature and humidity control. The objective of this project is to upgrade the...
Historic Building Inventory and Evaluation for Selected Buildings: Eareckson Air Station, Alaska (2007)
This report presents the results of an historic building inventory at Eareckson Air Station, Alaska, focusing on WWII and Cold War buildings. This report discusses recommendations for buildings eligible for the National Register. The report is divided into two sections. The first section provides the historic context for Shemya Island, Eareckson Air Station. The second section is the inventory and evaluation of the individual buildings.
Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan Eareckson Air Station, Alaska (2010) (2010)
The following document is an Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) for Eareckson Air Station, Alaska. The Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) is a planning document used to manage an installation's cultural resources management program. The document identifies cultural resource activities such as surveys and building inventories, that have taken place on an installation. It also identifies and describes historic resources within installation boundaries,...
Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan Eareckson Air Station, Alaska (2015) (2015)
The following document is an Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) for Eareckson Air Station, Alaska. The Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) is a planning document used to manage an installation's cultural resources management program. The document identifies cultural resource activities such as surveys and building inventories, that have taken place on an installation. It also identifies and describes historic resources within installation boundaries,...
Letter: Demolition of Building 613, Alaska Heritage Resources Site (AHRS) Number ATU-00139 (2005)
A report by Karlene Leeper addressing the historic eligibility and the state of historic site Building 613 at Eareckson Air Station in Alaska,
Level 2 Architectural Recordation Form Alaska Historic Buildings Survey (1996)
Architecture recordation forms from the 1996 Alaska Historic Building Survey at Eareckson Air Station.
Map of Shemya Island (2003)
Location map of Shemya Island from the 2003 Cultural Resources Management Plan.
People at the End of the World (2010)
A brief historical summary of Shemya Island at Eareckson Air Station.
Radiocarbon Dating Results for Sample UNITAL2, UNITBL4, UNITEL2, UNITHL2, UNITHL2A, UNITHL2B, UNITHL3 (2005)
Correspondence from the Director of the Beta Analytic Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory, Miami Florida to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services regarding the radiocarbon dating results for samples UNITAL2, UNITBL4, UNITEL2, UNITHL2, UNITHL2A, UNITHL2B, UNITHL3.
Radiocarbon Dating Results for Samples 738304, 738317 (2007)
Correspondence from the Director of the Beta Analytic Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory, Miami Florida to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services regarding the radiocarbon dating results for samples 738304, 738317.
Shemya Island and the Question of Inland Sites (2008)
During the July 2002 excavation of sewer lines at Eareckson Air Station, two prehistoric midden deposits containing shell, bone, whalebone, stone and bone artifacts, and human remains were exposed. The Air Force Remote Sites archaeologist, Karlene Leeper, halted the work until archaeologists could determine whether the remains represented an in situ cultural deposit, or whether midden was transported as fill from elsewhere. Joined by Diane Hanson of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Leeper...
Shemya Island Location Map (2005)
Map of Shemya Island area location from the 2005 Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan.
World War II Hangar Facilities Historical Report Eareckson Air Station, Alaska Final August 2014 (2014)
A review of the World War II hangars and associated heating facilities at Eareckson Air Station, Alaska on Shemya Island. The report presents the hangar and heating facility descriptions, photographs, architectural drawings, and historical context to satisfy the stipulations of the Memorandum of Agreement between the United States Air Force 611th Air Support Group Alaska and the Alaska State Historic Preservation Officer regarding the demolition of World War II-era birchwood hangars and heating...