Ethnohistoric Research (Investigation Type)

This kind of research includes systematic description and analysis of changes in cultural systems through time, using historical documents and oral and traditional histories. Ethnohistoric studies typically deal with time periods of initial or early contact between different cultural systems, for example, European explorers or early colonists and indigenous cultures.

226-250 (822 Records)

Cultural Resources Inventory of Eight Titan Missile Silos in the Greater Tucson Area, Pima County, Arizona (1987)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Jeffrey Altschul. Steven D. Shelley.

A cultural resources inventory of eight de-activated Titan Missile silos was conducted by Statistical Research at the request of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District. The missile silos were dispersed throughout the greater Tucson area. Each silo consisted of approximately 10 acres. Only one silo, silo 13, contained any evidence of cultural resources. Silo 13, located at the northern end of the Avra Valley, is situated on a narrow ridge overlooking the Brawley Wash floodplain....


Cultural Resources Inventory of the Jones Bluff Lake, Alabama River, Alabama (1977)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Carey B. Oakley. G. Michael Watson.

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A Cultural Resources Investigation of the Lacks Creek Access Road Project located in Humboldt County, California (BLM). (2008)
DOCUMENT Full-Text James M. Roscoe. William Rich. Melinda Salisbury.

This cultural resources investigation was conducted by the Humboldt State University Center for Indian Community Development Cultural Resources Facility (CRF) at the request of Mitch Farrow of the Pacific Coast Fish, Wildlife and Wetland Restoration Association (PCFWWRA). These archaeological services fulfill the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). The CRF conducted a Phase I archaeological investigation along a...


Cultural Resources Investigations in the Mojave River Forks Reservoir, San Bernardino County, California (1985)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Jeffrey Altschul. Martin R. Rose. Michael K. Lerch.

Between April and June of 1985, Statistical Research conducted a cultural resources survey of approximately 1,000 acres and a limited site-relocation program in the Mojave River Forks Reservoir, San Bernardino County, California, for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District. Prior to the fieldwork, a documents search identified 17 previously recorded or reported prehistoric sites, 2 historic properties, and 1 isolated prehistoric artifact in the study area. During the survey, 17...


Cultural Resources of the Aleutian Region Volume I and II (1977)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Gary C. Stein.

There are many problems inherent in attempting to fully assess the cultural resources of an area such as that encompassed in the boundaries of the Aleut Corporation. While there are many things which bind the area together into a unified whole, there are also many differences which must be taken into consideration. Yet both the differences and the unifying aspects are, in large part, caused by the geographic location and environmental effects of the region upon its inhabitants. Volume II of...


Cultural Resources Survey of a Portion of Dead Horse Ranch State Park, and a Proposed Alignment for a New Access Road in Yavapai County, Arizona (1991)
DOCUMENT Full-Text M. Zyniecki. Thomas N. Motsinger.

An archaeological survey of a portion of Dead Horse Ranch State Park, Yavapai County, Arizona, was completed for the Arizona Department of Transportation and Arizona State Parks by SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants, under contract to Entranco Engineers, Inc., in July 1990. The project was undertaken for a proposed new access road to the park and a bridge across the Verde River as well as for proposed improvements within the park. Sites AZ N:4:18 (ASM) and AZ N:4:31 (ASM) had been formally...


Cultural Resources Surveys and Overviews of the Rillito River Drainage Area, Pima County, Arizona (1990)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Richard Ciolek-Torello. Jeffrey A. Homburg.

This volume presents the results of two archaeological surveys conducted by Statistical Research for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, in what is known in planning circles as the Rillito Corridor. When Statistical Research began these studies, we quickly realized that the Rillito Corridor was one of the most surveyed areas in southern Arizona. Several comprehensive overviews of the culture history of the area were available, but despite this microscopic attention, no...


A Cultural Resources Testing Program, Holbrook, Arizona (1989)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Richard Ciolek-Torello. Bruce A. Jones. Robert G. Graham.

This report presents results of an archaeological testing program at two archaeological sites east of Holbrook and a historic evaluation of approximately 50 standing structures in the Perkins Addition of Holbrook, Arizona. The work is the result of plans by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to construct a levee in response to periodic flooding of the town by the Little Colorado River. In the course of the testing program, three components were identified at each of the archaeological sites, and...


Cultural Setting (1982)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Dee Ann Story. Darrell G. Creel.

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Cultural Variation On the Texas Coast: Analysis of an Aboriginal Shell Midden, Wallisville Reservoir, Texas (1974)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Kathleen K. Gilmore.

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Culture History of the Black Hills With Reference To Adjacent Areas of the Northern Great Plains (1989)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Linea Sundstrom.

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Culture History of the Forest / Grassland Transition Zone of Western Manitoba and Relationships To Cultures In Adjacent Regions (1987)
DOCUMENT Citation Only B. A. Nicholson.

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Culture Sequence At the Avery Site At Rock Lake (1970)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Dennis C. Joyes.

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Customs and Folkways of Jewish Life (1955)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Theodor H. Gaster.

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Dainzú-Macuilxóchitl Archaeological Project
PROJECT Ronald Faulseit.

This archive contains all of the data derived from field research at the site of Dainzú-Macuilxóchitl in the Oaxaca Valley of Mexico. This is a multi-year project consisting of intensive survey and mapping, as well as comprehensive excavations. The mapping and survey are designed to provide a detailed topographic map of the site and provide a basic temporal and spatial settlement description. Intensive excavations are focused on residential areas. This project has been financially supported...


Dakota or Sioux Indians, a Study In Human Ecology (1966)
DOCUMENT Citation Only James H. Howard.

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Dakota Winter Counts As a Source of Plains History (1960)
DOCUMENT Citation Only James H. Howard.

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Darling Creek Peasant Settlements of St. Helena Parish, Louisiana (1971)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Frank L. Owsley.

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The De Soto Chronicles: the Expedition of Hernando De Soto to North America in 1539-1543, Volume I (1993)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Lawrence A. Clayton. Vernon J. Knight, Jr.. Edward C. Moore.

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The De Soto Chronicles: the Expedition of Hernando De Soto to North America in 1539-1543, Volume II (1993)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Lawrence A. Clayton. Vernon J. Knight, Jr.. Edward C. Moore.

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De Soto in Alabama (1989)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Charles M. Hudson.

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The De Soto Route Debates: a Presentation for the General Public (1988)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Keith J. Little.

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Defending Attack from the North: Alaska's Forward Operating Bases During the Cold War (2021)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Rachel Fernandez

The Alaskan forward operating bases (FOBs) played a significant role in the United States’ strategic air defense in the early Cold War. Because the Alaskan FOBs were located close to the Soviet Union, and more importantly, close to Soviet bases used for bomber operations, the fighters stationed there could and did intercept the major share of Soviet aircraft that ventured into American airspace. This booklet presents the history of the FOBs and was compiled from a variety of sources, including...


Deshazo Site, Nacogdoches County, Texas - Volume 1 (1982)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Dee Ann Story.

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Dewatering (2010)
IMAGE Stephanie Barrante. Victoria Hawley. Jessica Hughes.

Images illustrating the installation, utilization, and evolution, 2006-2010 of a dewatering system at the site of Fort St. Joseph to lower the ground water table sufficiently to allow for excavation.