Heritage Management (Investigation Type)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sarah A. Herr. CaraMia R. Whitney.

In this volume, the easternmost portion of the State Route (SR) 260 —Payson to Heber Archaeological project is described. Driving east from where the SR 260 project begins near Payson, Arizona, the environment changes from rolling hills and meadows to narrow ridges and perennial streams. There are few open areas as the road winds between the Mogollon Rim to the north and Christopher Mountain to the south. Prehistoric and historic sites are situated on the hills and terraces above the permanent...

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This report describes testing and data recovery excavations conducted in advance of the realignment of the Little Green Valley section, of State Route 260 between Payson and Heber. The work was sponsored by the Arizona Department of Transportation; the lead federal agency and landowner was the Tonto National Forest. Seven sites were investigated in the Little Green V alley section: Ponderosa Campground, AZ O :12:19/AR-03-12-04-1159 (ASM /TNF); Junco Springs, AZ O:12:87/AR-03-12-04-1437 (ASM/...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Francis McManamon.

The Antiquities Act of 1906 is among the most important of American conservation and preservation laws. It provides specifically for the preservation of archaeological, historical, and natural resources on public lands. It also provides the foundation of a century's worth of further developments in statutes, regulations, and policies for the conservation and preservation of archaeological, historical, and natural resources throughout the United States. Theodore Roosevelt, of course, was...

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The Theodore Roosevelt dam studies impact mitigation program consisted of three data recovery studies that the Bureau of Reclamation funded to investigate the prehistory of the Tonto Basin in the vicinity of Theodore Roosevelt Dam. The research was necessary to mitigate any adverse effects related to modifying and raising the height of the Theodore Roosevelt Dam in the Tonto Basin. The color map shows each study's project and investigation areas. The studies are labeled by the cultural...

DOCUMENT Full-Text U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District.

The following is the third and last report of archaeological salvage in the Mississinewa and Salamonie reservoirs, Corps of Engineers, flood control projects on major tributaries of the Wabash River in northeastern Indiana, and concerns work undertaken from August 1, 1963, to August 20, 1963. Work continued at this site and the contextual situation reported previously continued (see July 1-30 report, page 5). Summarizing, a thin veneer of Late Woodland material cohered the site and a heavy...

DOCUMENT Full-Text David Neufeld.

An archaeological study of the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line performed by researchers from the Yukon and Western Arctic Parks, Canada. The DEW Line operated in arctic Canada for forty years from experimental beginnings in 1953 to a final shutdown in 1993. The DEW Line was an important technological achievement constructing and maintaining highly complex radio and radar equipment in a difficult and challenging environment.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Charles Haecker. Michael Farmer. Eric A. Ratliff. Norman L. Richard. Alfred T. Richardson. Kevin Young.

Palo Alto battlefield is the site of the first major engagement between the forces of Mexico and United States during the Mexican-American War. The May 8, 1 846 battle was the first between the United States and a foreign power since the War of 1812. ln addition, it was the first major test of graduates of the United States Military Academy against a foreign army. Of all Mexican-American War battlefields on United States soil (Texas, California, and Mexico), Palo Alto is the only one that has...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Lisa Goddard.

This handout, "Tips for Producing Good Quality Video," is a part of the Improving African Futures Using Lessons from the Past (IAfF) Digital Resource Guides. Best practices when producing video including camera orientation, lighting, and transferring files from camera to computer are discussed in this guide.

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

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Program’s (VCP) Augusta laboratory in April of 2014. The Augusta VCP laboratory is a USACE, St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections program, which was staffed through New South Associates, Inc., an archaeological contract firm located in Stone Mountain, Georgia between April of 2014 and April of 2015. Between...

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Photographs of tombstones, taken as part of Phase II Archaeological Investigations for the St. John Properties - G.A.T.E Project, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, US.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Leland Johnson.

Tonopah Test Range was established in 1957 by Sandia Corporation and it provided an isolated place for the Atomic Energy Commission to test ballistics and non-nuclear features of atomic weapons. This report is a brief review of historical highlights at Tonopah Test Range. This brief review of historical highlights at Tonopah Test Range solicits corrections and additional memoirs from Sandians serving the range from 1957 to the present. The Los Lunas, Salton Sea, Kauai, and Edgewood testing...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Tonto National Forest.

Site inspection and maintenance form used by Tonto National Forest staff, volunteers, and contractors to record information about archaeological site condition during site inpsection visits.

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Undated topographic map of Peterson field.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Office of History, 12th Flying Training Wing.

This pamphlet was created by the 12th Flying Training Wing, Office of History, and commemorates the origins of Randolph Air Force Base. Following the passage of the Air Corps Act of 1926, the new Army Air Corps embarked on a 5-year expansion program that led to the construction of Randolph Field. Among other things, this landmark legislation provided for the establishment of a new Air Corps Training Center.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Eric Kansa. Sarah Whitcher Kansa.

This is a pdf copy of the PPT slides used in this presentation at the SAA symposium. Digital data play increasingly prominent roles in archaeological research. However, data tend to be considered “raw materials” that fuel scholarship and not as intellectual contributions in their own right. Most attention on “research data management” focuses on “management” where data are considered mainly through the lens of Taylorism (bureaucratic compliance, standards, incentives, and metrics). Research data...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Veterans Curation Program.

This resource contains a township and range map of the Salamonie Reservoir, Indiana, printed in February 1981. This map is part of the Salamonie Reservoir Maps N.D collection that consists of oversized maps of the Salamonie Reservoir within the Huntington and Wabash Counties, Indiana. The collection was received without any association to a particular investigation. The date of this image was not recorded. This is likely due to the documents’ large size and cartographic contents.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Ben Nelson. Vincent Schiavitti.

Fieldwork from the 1989-90 seasons at La Quemada

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This book presents the results of the archaeological investigations that were conducted along then Light Rail route before and during its construction. As with any project that receives federal funding, METRO was legally required to undertake archaeological investigations along the project corridor; but production of this volume reflects not only METRO's commitment to legal compliance with environmental laws, but also the commitment of the cities of Phoenix, Tempe, and Mesa to preserve and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Hester Davis.

In this age of rapid transformation of the earth's landscape, our only hope for recovery of any major portion of this history [that is written in the soil] is by nearly total involvement of the public (McGimsey 1972:6). Involvement of the public in archeology can and has taken many forms. The quote from McGimsey above reflects the philosophy of public archeology that he espouses, and which has led many, both professional and avocational archeologists, into cooperative endeavors of mutual...

PROJECT Laurie Rush.

This project considered preservation of archeological sites and cultural properties in military theaters of operation that is becoming increasingly essential to the mission.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Laurie Rush.

A report on the consideration for preservation of archeological sites and cultural properties in military theaters of operation that is becoming increasingly essential to the mission. The attached specifications offer quick solutions for construction of training assets that replicate a variety of cultural properties that our personnel may encounter overseas.

PROJECT Laurie Rush.

This project funded classical archeologists to provide research background material to support soldier training and then to transform this information into useable tools like playing cards.

PROJECT Laurie Rush.

This project aimed to provide practical training materials that are easily available to military personnel at all levels.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jennifer Kolise.

This poster provides a brief overview on the definition of cultural resources.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jennifer Kolise.

This presentation is designed to provide a modifiable template to DoD organizations and installations that portray 1) the value of cultural resources, 2) necessary legal drivers, 3) professional contacts and sources and 4) general knowledge and information sources on diverse aspects of cultural resource management.