Historic Background Research (Investigation Type)

These are investigations of the past using written records and other documents. Evidence from the records are compared, judged for veracity, placed in chronological or topical sequence, and interpreted in light of preceding, contemporary, and subsequent events.

476-500 (6,892 Records)

Archaeological Survey of 13.46 Acres for the Proposed Fry's # 83 Shopping Center in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona (2015)
DOCUMENT Full-Text David M. R. Barr.

The Kroger Company (Kroger) Western Division proposes the Fry’s #83 Shopping Center project in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona. The shopping center would include a Fry’s grocery store, a canopied fuel station and kiosk, a restaurant, shops, and associated parking facilities, as well as the necessary utilities, stormwater retention features, landscaping elements, and ingress and egress. SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA), under contract to Kroger, conducted an archaeological survey of the...


An Archaeological Survey of 208 Acres in the Northern Portion of Neighborhood 12, Rancho Vistoso, Town of Oro Valley, Pima County, Arizona (2003)
DOCUMENT Full-Text India S. Hesse.

Between July 23 and August 4, 2003, SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) completed a Class III archaeological inventory of 208 acres of private land in the Town of Oro Valley, Pima County, Arizona. The purpose of the survey was to determine whether any cultural resources existed that might be adversely affected by proposed residential and resort development. The survey was conducted at the request of Mr. Dick Maes of Vistoso Partners. This survey was carried out in order to comply with Town of...


Archaeological Survey of 7.4 Acres for the Proposed Pinkering Fence Line and Corral Project in Pinal County, Arizona (2015)
DOCUMENT Full-Text David M. R. Barr.

Ed Pinkering is proposing to construct a corral and fence line in Pinal County, Arizona, to aid his cattle ranching activities. The proposed corral and fence line is located on Arizona State Land Department (ASLD)-administered lands. The proposed corral will be constructed using continuous iron pipe rails. SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) was contracted by Ed Pinkering to conduct an archaeological survey of the proposed corral and fence line to aid the ASLD in complying with the Arizona...


An Archaeological Survey of 780 Acres for the Proposed Bridges at Maricopa, Maricopa, Pinal County, Arizona (2005)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael S. Foster. Cara Bellavia.

This survey resulted in the recording of two archaeological sites, AZ T:16:156 (ASM) and AZ T:16:157 (ASM), and 13 isolated artifacts. AZ T:16:156 (ASM) is a late historic period/modern trash dump. The earliest identifiable material dates to the 1940s. AZ T:16:157 (ASM) is a large artifact scatter located along the western edge of the project area in undisturbed (agriculturally) desert. The site encompasses nearly 160 ac (647,490 m2). Despite its size, artifacts are sparse and consist mainly of...


An Archaeological Survey of a 6.13 acre Parcel, Pima County, Arizona (2006)
DOCUMENT Full-Text S. Jerome Hesse.

SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) was contracted by Outpost Development to conduct an archaeological survey of a 6.13-acre, privately owned parcel (114-23-001G) in unincorporated Pima County, Arizona. Outpost Development proposes to develop the property as a small, multi-home residential community to be known as Outpost Preserve. The archaeological survey was a requirement of Outpost Development’s Pima County grading permit application. The archaeological survey of the project area resulted...


An Archaeological Survey of an Approximately 500-Acre Parcel of Land for the Proposed Town of Marana Regional Park, Town of Marana, Pima County, Arizona (2007)
DOCUMENT Full-Text David M.R. Barr.

SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted a full-coverage archaeological survey of a 500-acre parcel of land administered by the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) in the Town of Marana (Town) for a proposed regional park. Because the land is administered by Reclamation, the Town of Marana retained SWCA to conduct the survey as the second step in aiding Reclamation in complying with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. SWCA had previously conducted a Class I...


Archaeological Survey of Approximately 20 Acres along Swan Road, Pima County, Arizona (2009)
DOCUMENT Full-Text David M. R. Barr.

In 2008, Meridian Engineering Company (Meridian) requested that SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conduct a cultural resources record search and a due diligence pedestrian survey within an approximately 20-acre parcel for planning purposes, in anticipation of purchasing the property. During this project, a small prehistoric artifact scatter was identified within the project parcel, and additional documentation was recommended prior to development (Barr 2008). For the current project,...


An Archaeological Survey of Approximately 265 Acres for the Valencia Road Improvement Project, Pima County, Arizona (2006)
DOCUMENT Full-Text David M.R. Barr.

SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) completed an archaeological survey of approximately 265 acres for the proposed construction on a detention basin along Black Wash and for road improvements along Valencia and Viviana roads. This survey was conducted at the request of CPE Consultants as part of the Clean Water Act Section 404 permitting process. All work was completed under Arizona Antiquities Act Blanket Permit No. 2006-019bl and the project was assigned Arizona State Museum (ASM) Accession...


Archaeological Survey of Areas Proposed for Modification in the Salado Creek Watershed, Bexar County, Texas (1974)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Thomas R. Hester.

In late October, 1974, the Center for Archaeological Research of The University of Texas at San Antonio carried out an archaeological survey of the upper Salado Creek Watershed. Localities slated for the construction of 10 Soil Conservation Service floodwater retarding structures were examined, and 29 prehistoric and historic archaeological sites were found. These cultural resources are described and evaluated. Recommendations are provided for the mitigation of adverse effects on certain of...


Archaeological Survey of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska: Final Report (1996)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Charles E. Holmes. J. David McMahan.

During the Fall of 1994 and Spring of 1995, the Office of History and Archaeology (OHA), Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation, conducted a cultural resources reconnaissance of Elmendorf Air Force Base (EAFB), which is adjacent to Anchorage, Alaska. The work, funded by the U.S. Air Force, was performed under a Cooperative Agreement (NPS No. CA 9700-4-9036) between OHA and the Alaska Regional Office of the U.S. National Park Service. In accordance with the National Park Service Scope of...


An Archaeological Survey of Four Acres Near Wyatt Drive, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona (2002)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Shannon D. Plummer.

On May 9, 2002, an archaeologist from SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted a pedestrian survey of approximately 4 acres in anticipation of re-zoning the parcel for development. All work was conducted under contract with Planning Resources. One previously recorded site, AZ BB:9:219 (ASM), is partially crossed by the survey area. This site was originally recorded in 1987 as a disturbed prehistoric lithic scatter. The original site boundaries extend to the west and north onto...


Archaeological Survey of Innem, Okat and Loal, Kosrae Island (1981)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Ross Cordy.

This resource is a citation record only, the Center for Digital Antiquity does not have a copy of this document. The information in this record has been migrated into tDAR from the National Archaeological Database Reports Module (NADB-R) and updated. Most NADB-R records consist of a document citation and other metadata but do not have the documents themselves uploaded. If you have a digital copy of the document and would like to have it curated in tDAR, please contact us at comments@tdar.org.


Archaeological Survey of Taroa Island, Maloelap Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands (1990)
DOCUMENT Citation Only William Hampton Adams. Richard E. Ross. Elizabeth L. Krause.

This resource is a citation record only, the Center for Digital Antiquity does not have a copy of this document. The information in this record has been migrated into tDAR from the National Archaeological Database Reports Module (NADB-R) and updated. Most NADB-R records consist of a document citation and other metadata but do not have the documents themselves uploaded. If you have a digital copy of the document and would like to have it curated in tDAR, please contact us at comments@tdar.org.


Archaeological Survey of Ten Installations of the 611th Air Support Group, Alaska Phase I, Summer 1998 (2001)
DOCUMENT Full-Text John F. Hoffecker. K. Wescott. Matthew Greby.

During May through August of 1998, ten 611th Air Support Group (611 ASG) installations covering a total of 12,210 acres were inventoried for archaeological remains. These installations included: Anvil Mountain Radio Relay Station (RRS), Cape Lisburne Long-Range Radar Site (LRRS), Cape Newenham LRRS, Cape Romanzof LRRS, Fort Yukon LRRS, Galena Airport, Kotzebue LRRS, Murphy Dome LRRS, Sparrevohn LRRS, and Tin City LRRS. Archaeological remains were documented at Cape Lisburne and Tin City, and a...


Archaeological Survey of Ten Installations of the 611th Air Support Group, Alaska Summer 2000 (2001)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael R. Yarborough.

The following describes an archaeological inventory of ten installations of the 611th Air Support Group in Alaska. This inventory encompassed the Air Force property surrounding the facilities at each installation. It was not an inventory or evaluation of the buildings and other structures themselves. The ten installations that are the focus of this study fall within two broad geographic areas. Six -Barter Island Long-Range Radar Site (LRRS), Bullen Point Short-Range Radar Site (SRRS), Oliktok...


An Archaeological Survey of the Arch Street Bridge Project M-8203 and the Straight Street Bridge Project M-8172 in Paterson, NJ (1983)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Jim Malone. Barry Brady. Ruth Staudinger.

This resource is a citation record only, the Center for Digital Antiquity does not have a copy of this document. The information in this record has been migrated into tDAR from the National Archaeological Database Reports Module (NADB-R) and updated. Most NADB-R records consist of a document citation and other metadata but do not have the documents themselves uploaded. If you have a digital copy of the document and would like to have it curated in tDAR, please contact us at comments@tdar.org.


Archaeological Survey of the Cambridge Pointe Tract (2003)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Ralph Bailey. Inna Burns.

"Brockington and Associates, Inc., conducted an intensive archaeological survey of the 0.8 hectare Cambridge Pointe Tract in Walterboro, South Carolina in December 2002. The work was conducted at the request of Companion Associates, Inc., in compliance with federal regulations concerning the management of cultural resources on private property administered by the US Army Corps of Engineers. ...There are no standing structures within the tract. Archival research concerning past...


Archaeological Survey of the Dinsmore Homestead Property, 15Be345, Boone County, Kentucky (1994)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Kim A. McBride. Stephen McBride.

This resource is a citation record only, the Center for Digital Antiquity does not have a copy of this document. The information in this record has been migrated into tDAR from the National Archaeological Database Reports Module (NADB-R) and updated. Most NADB-R records consist of a document citation and other metadata but do not have the documents themselves uploaded. If you have a digital copy of the document and would like to have it curated in tDAR, please contact us at comments@tdar.org.


An Archaeological Survey of the Marsh Station Traffic Interchange on U.S. Interstate 10 East of Tucson, Pima County, Arizona (1993)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Heidi Roberts.

On June 3, 1993, archaeologists from SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants of Tucson, Arizona conducted a cultural resource survey of land surrounding the Marsh Station interchange in Pima County, Arizona. The purpose of the survey was to locate and describe cultural resources within the project area that might be adversely affected by reconstruction of the Marsh Station interchange and the Cienega Creek bridge. The findings of this study will be incorporated into the Environmental Assessment...


Archaeological Survey of the Proposed East and West Access Shafts for the Bushy Park Water Tunnel Berkeley County, South Carolina (1996)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Rachel Fernandez

An intensive archaeological survey was conducted by Brockington and Associates, Inc., in January 1996 for the proposed East and West Access Shafts for the Bushy Park Water Tunnel. The East Access Shaft consisted of approximately 11 acres, and the West Access Shaft consisted of approximately 1 acre. No cultural resources were identified in either of these locations.


Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Naval Nuclear Power Training Command Facility, Naval Weapons Station – Charleston, Berkeley County, South Carolina (1996)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Tina Rust. Ralph Bailey.

An archaeological survey of the proposed Naval Nuclear Power Training Command Facility and associated areas within the Naval Weapons Station - Charleston was conducted by Brockington and Associates, Inc. 12-15 February 1996. The survey was conducted for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southern Division to locate and evaluate the National Register of Historic Places [NRHP] eligibility of historic and prehistoric archaeological sites that may exist in the areas proposed for construction...


Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Relocation of Hayden Run Road, Franklin County, Ohio (1978)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Ohio Historical Society.

This resource is a citation record only, the Center for Digital Antiquity does not have a copy of this document. The information in this record has been migrated into tDAR from the National Archaeological Database Reports Module (NADB-R) and updated. Most NADB-R records consist of a document citation and other metadata but do not have the documents themselves uploaded. If you have a digital copy of the document and would like to have it curated in tDAR, please contact us at comments@tdar.org.


An Archaeological Survey of the Proposed X Range Construction Project Area, Avon Park Air Force Range, Highlands County, Florida (1983)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Mark J. Brooks.

This survey of the proposed X Range Construction project area at the Avon Park Air Force Range (AFR) was performed in response to MacDill Air Force Base (AFB) Requisition No. F08602-83-Q2561 with amendments, and Contract No. F08602-83-M2170. The survey area is in Highlands County and consists of approximately 2,400 acres. A twenty-five percent sample of the approximately 1200 acres of surveyable land (not underwater) was undertaken. The proposed target area locations and areas adjacent to the...


Archaeological Survey of the Replacement of the US 176 Bridge Over the Broad River (2006)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Jennifer Salo. Inna Burns.

"In May 2005, Brockington and Associates, Inc., conducted an archaeological survey of the proposed Replacement of the US 176 Bridge Over the Broad River project in Richland County, South Carolina. These investigations entailed background research and intensive archaeological survey. We identified no archaeological resources within the archaeological Area of Project Effect (APE). The project crosses over the Columbia Canal, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). At...


Archaeological Survey of the Tugaloo State Park and Gum Branch Access GO FISH GEORGIA Boat Ramps, Lavonia and Hartwell, Georgia (2009)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Eric D. Sipes. Karen Wood.

Southern Research, Historic Preservation Consultants, Inc. (hereafter, Southern Research), has completed an archaeological survey of the proposed Tugaloo State Park and Gum Branch Access GO FISH GEORGIA boat ramps. The Area of Potential Effect (APE) for the Tugaloo State Park boat ramp consists of two separate parcels encompassing approximately 66 acres on the shoreline of Lake Hartwell in Franklin County, Georgia. The Gum Branch Access boat ramp’s APE consists of a single 36-acre parcel located...