Heritage Management (Investigation Type)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Eric S. Johnson.

Previous archeological and relevant documentary research at the Cape Cod National Seashore is reviewed and evaluated. The Cape Cod National Seashore is located on what is known as the outer Cape, an area whose history goes back thousands of years, when the area's marine, estuarine, and terrestrial resources, all located in proximity to one another, drew Native Americans here. The area was an important center of Native American life into the seventeenth century, when it was the homeland of...

DOCUMENT Full-Text J. N. Leith Smith. Jack Gary. Gregory Dubell. George Schwartz. Starla Lane.

The Salem Maritime National Historical Site was created in 1937 to commemorate the maritime history of the early American nation. Salem played a primary role in the American international maritime trade from the colonial period to the mid nineteenth century, and it is this legacy that the park seeks to interpret and preserve. The site today encompasses nearly nine acres bordering on the Salem waterfront that contain a variety of historic structures, including seventeenth- through...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kristen Heitert.

PAL completed an Archaeological Overview and Assessment (AOA) of the Bunker Hill Monument located in Charlestown, Massachusetts. The project methodology included primary and secondary-source archival research; a walkover survey of the park; pre- and post-contact cultural context development; the summary and critical evaluation of previous archeological surveys, geotechnical studies, and artifact assemblages; and the development of recommendations for future research and National Register...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Thomas G. Whitley.

As part of the Phase II testing of 29 archaeological sites and the Phase I archaeological survey of approximately 4,000 acres of the Charleston Naval Weapons Station (NWS), this study uses previous archaeological research to develop a GIS-based probabilistic model (set of equations) that can be employed as a land management tool. The model identifies land units most likely to contain archaeological sites from specific time periods. Fifteen GIS data layers were generated representing the known or...

DOCUMENT Full-Text J.R. McNeill.

Report of results of archaeological reconnaissance and monitoring of the construction of an Air Force Security Police obstacle course at Bellows Air Force Station, Waimanalo, O'ahu, Hawai'i. A surface reconnaissance of the project, area was completed and 13 backhoe trenches excavated to a basal lithified sand deposit. An archaeologist was on-call for monitoring throughout the contract period. The monitor was present for the clearing and grading of the obstacle course lane and pads and for the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Hallett H. Hammatt. David W. Shideler.

Subsurface investigations were conducted at two locations in the north coastal region of Bellows Air Force Station, O’ahu, to determine the presence of cultural deposits and to evaluate the impact of proposed construction for a multipurpose court complex and a restroom facility on archaeological resources. The auguring of thirteen test holes at the proposed, multipurpose court complex site found no indication of prehistoric cultural activity.

DOCUMENT Full-Text J. Stephen Athens.

Results of a one week surface and subsurface archaeological reconnaissance survey are discussed. A subsurface gray sand archaeological layer was documented in portions of the proposed OMNI antenna project area at Bellows AFS. In situ deposits were found to occur in discontinuous remains in both the central portion of the cable trench area and the antenna pad area. Basalt debitage was quite dense in at least one part of the central cable trench area, suggesting a stone tool workshop area. The...

DOCUMENT Full-Text S. Alan Skinner.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is studying the feasibility of controlling the natural salt pollution of the Brazos River and its tributaries. A plan to establish control of the major sources of salt pollution in the Upper Brazos River has been formulated. The plan calls for the construction of three total impoundment dams and interconnecting pipelines. Construction of the impoundments will prevent salt pollution from spreading throughout the entire length of the Brazos River and would allow...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Charles F. Streck, Jr.. Farley K. Watanabe.

The results of archaeological reconnaissance for the emergency repairs at Bellows AFS including the proposed construction of 2 additional box culverts, concrete headwalls, and 400 linear feet of stream channel lining.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Eric Poplin. Claudia Wolfe. Paul Brockington. Paul Norris.

The Institute of Archeology and Anthropology was contracted by Patchen, Mingledorf and Associates, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia to survey six road and bridge relocation areas in Elbert County, Georgia as a part of a larger Patchen, Mingledorf project funded by the Corps of Engineers (Fig. 1). These road relocations are necessitated by the construction of the Richard B. Russell Reservoir by the Corps of Engineers, Savannah District. The archeological reconnaissance survey was undertaken to insure...

PROJECT US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District. US Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District.

This collection is referred to as "Archaeological Reconnaissance of the Huntington Wastewater Treatment Plant 1977". This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folder, and the box label. The extent of this collection is a quarter (0.25) of a linear inch. The document in the investigation dates to June 1977. The document was originally housed in an acidic folder. A single metal staple was removed from the document, and the remaining staple holes were smoothed using a bone...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kanalei Shun.

A program of archaeological reconnaissance survey and test excavations was undertaken in conjunction with the Bellows Air Force Station Electric Tie Circuit Project. Twenty-two test units and 5 stratigraphic pits were excavated along the corridor of the project area. Intact subsurface cultural deposits were located in two areas south of Waimanalo Stream. One of the cultural deposits was radiocarbon dated to A.D. 1395-1510. The corridor along the north side of the stream showed massive...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Deborah C. Cox.

The Westover Air Force Base archaeological reconnaissance survey has provided an opportunity to assess archaeological sensitivity of a large tract of land that offers variable ecological resources. Background research and a walkover survey enabled the researchers to classify areas of the Air Force Base on a six-point scale according to their degree of archaeological sensitivity. Areas of moderate to high sensitivity are recommended for further archaeological investigation if any construction or...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Steve Willan. Suzanne Glover.

In December 1993 The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc. conducted an archaeological reconnaissance survey at the Sagamore Hill/Solar Observatory in Hamilton, Massachusetts. The property encompasses 30 acres in the northeastern corner of the town less than one-half mile east of Essex. The reconnaissance survey consisted of background research and a walkover/surface inspection to determine the prehistoric and historic cultural resource potential of the property. This two-step process resulted in...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Robert E. Hurlbett. Margaret L. K. Rosendahl. Paul H. Rosendahl.

Results of archaeological inventory in support of library construction. No evidence of cultural material was found. No adverse impact on cultural resources was found.

PROJECT US Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District. US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District. Charles E. Pearson.

The first step in the rehousing process is to obtain copies of cultural resource reports, artifact catalog sheets, and field notes pertaining to the collections from the St. Louis District archivist processing the archival collection. The analytical techniques employed by each organization to recover and process the collections were reviewed to gain familiarity with the investigative effort. This investigation had a final report and copies of the artifact catalog and field notes. The U.S....

DOCUMENT Full-Text Karen Doehner. Richard E. Larson.

Testing at four and excavation of two prehistoric sites has revealed new information about the aboriginal settlement of the South Sulphur River Basin. Sites located in and immediately adjacent to the river floowplain have been shown to be functionally similar. Extensive excavation of the Arnold Site and the Ranger Site has revealed that larger artifact samples bear out the same functional attributes as shown through the limited testing of sites within the lake area. The collection of a large...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Richard L. Siemons.

Pursuant to an interagency Agreement between the US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, and the US Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, repositories at three facilities – Wichita State University (WSU) Department of Anthropology, the University of Texas-San Antonio Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) and the Nebraska State Historical Society (NSHS) – have been evaluated based on the federal standards contained in 36 CFR Part 79. Evaluations were based on building...

DOCUMENT Full-Text H. David Tuggle.

This study presents the results of a literature review of the historic resource studies of Bellows Air Force Station (BAFS) to develop a working inventory of historic properties of the Station. This review resulted in the reorganization of site data, the redefinition of sites and site boundaries, and the renumbering of sites.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Francis McManamon.

The stewardship of archaeological monuments and sites began even before the NPS was created. In the US some of these early efforts occurred at sites that later would become part of the National Park system. The management of archaeological resources has become more scientific and systematic since its earliest days, but we still learn from past efforts and codify what works into contemporary practice. Current efforts focus on the maintenance and protection of archaeological resources; improving...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Laurens C. Hammack.

The following report has been prepared by the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, at the request of the Environmental Planning Division of the Arizona Highway Department as an aid in identifying the impact of the proposed improvement on the archaeological resources of the region. Data presented has been gathered from two primary sources; a) archaeological survey of all areas to be utilized in construction, and b) archival and published material pertaining to the prehistory of...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Frances Levine. Charles M. Mobley.

A survey of areas, which will be directly or indirectly affected by construction of a U. S. Army Corps of Engineers dam on the Pecos River in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, recorded 246 archaeological sites. In this sample 133 prehistoric, 69 historic, and 44 multiple component sites were recorded. Eleven site categories were defined on the basis of surface remains. These categories included: two differently constructed types of multistructured historic sites; low-walled sandstone enclosures;...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Olin F. McCormick III.

During the spring and summer of 1971 and January 1972 multidisciplinary environmental and archaeological survey projects were accomplished in the area which will be effected by the construction of an electric generating plant, associated cooling reservoir, and lignite strip mining fields. The proposed reservoir is located on Blundell (Brunnels) Creek, a tributary of Cypress Creek which forms the southern boundary of Titus County. The reservoir impoundment will be approximately 4 1/2 miles long...

DOCUMENT Full-Text S. Alan Skinner. Robert D. Hyatt.

One hundred and five archaeological sites were located and recorded within the area of the proposed Cooper Reservoir, Texas. Sites occur in six topographic situations and are further divided into two time periods, the Archaic and Caddo. Analysis of lithic samples from each site is correlated with site distribution in an attempt to determine the location of specific maintenance activities. A research design is proposed for the salvaging of the archaeological resources of the reservoir area prior...

DOCUMENT Full-Text United States Air Force Air Combat Command. Natalie Adams.

As a result of over 20 years of archaeology, numerous sites hove been identified and investigated on Show AFB and Poinsett ECR. This report summarizes what has been learned from the work that has been done thus for on some of the more significant sites and provides discussion about the research potential of those sites and direction for future research at Show and Poinsett. Most interesting from a prehistoric perspective was the area around Big Boy, which contains numerous multicomponent...