Consultation (Investigation Type)
An activity that involves discussions and meetings with communities, stakeholders, and other interested parties for the purpose of describing proposed archaeological activities and eliciting their comments, perspectives and feedback.
201-225 (569 Records)
In support of previously reviewed, approved, and implemented Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) actions, Travis Air Force Base (AFB) proposes to construct military family housing on the 101-acre Burke Property on the north side of the base. The use of the property for that purpose was previously reviewed and approved along with the other BRAC actions in an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), from which this Environmental Assessment (EA) is tiered (40 CFR 1502.20). To meet the BRAC-related...
Environmental Baseline Survey, Former Hexagon Property, Andrews Air Force Base (2007)
An Environmental Baseline Survey investigating the disposal areas making up the Former Hexagon Property at Joint Base Andrews and recommendations to mitigate the environmental impacts to the site. No known cultural resources were found or have been recorded at the site.
The Esteban Park Apartments Data Recovery Project: End of Fieldwork Report (2005)
Between January 18 and July 1, 2005, archaeologists from Environmental Planning Group (EPG) conducted data recovery at a portion of the Las Canopas Site (AZ T:12:137[ASM]) within the City of Phoenix. Las Canopas is a large Hohokam village that extends more than 1 mile. Previous testing at the site identified at total of 46 features, including 5 cremations and 5 inhumations (Dobschuetz 2004b). Data recovery efforts focused on expanding those areas where human remains were identified to determine...
An Evaluation of the Archaeological Resources at Lake Whitney, Texas (1974)
The archaeological resources around the edge of Lake Whitney in Central Texas were inventoried in order to determine the impact that an increase in lake level will have upon the resources. It was determined that testing should accompany site survey in order to insure a realistic evaluation of archaeological sites. Testing determined that several sites have been eroded away by lake edge wave action. Extensive excavation was conducted at two prehistoric sites. The sites (Bowling Pin site and...
Excavations at the Blue Creek Ruin Northwestern Belize, 1992 Interim Report (1993)
1992 Field Report - Interim
An Experiment in Removing Spray Paint Graffiti from Hohokam Rock Art with Graffiti-B-Gone (1997)
In December 1994, an Arizona Site Steward notified the Phoenix City Archaeologist that a major rock art panel in South Mountain Park had been spray painted with graffiti. At least 700 years old, this Hohokam petroglyph panel is located on a dense, patinated, granodiorite boulder near a city street at the northern edge of the park's boundary. Spray paint graffiti had previously been placed on city structures along the street, as well as on several petroglyph boulders within the park, but this act...
Farming the Floodplain: A Look at Prehistoric and Historic Land-Use along the Rillito (1992)
This report presents the results of a National Register evaluation of eight archaeological sites along the Rillito River in Tucson, Arizona. These sites were investigated at the request of the U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers in conjunction with a proposed channelization project along the river. One of the sites, AZ BB:9:689, has since been obscured by the channelization of Wildwood Wash by the Pima County Flood Control District. This site was monitored by SRI archaeologists during the construction...
Fax Regarding Three Letters Sent to the Maryland Historic Trust Regarding Phase II Archaeological Survey and Section 106 Request at Andrews Air Force Base (1999)
Three letters from 89 Airlift Wing Environmental Planning Chief, Brian D. LaFlamme, sent to the Maryland Historic Trust (MDSHPO). The first concerns the transmission of a Phase II archaeological survey completed at Andrews Air Force Base. The remaining two are Section 106 requests concerning the Davidsonville Communication Site.
Figures from the 2003 Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) for Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland (2003)
Figures and maps from the 2003 Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) for Andrews Air Force Base, detailing archaeological sites, surveyed areas, unsurveyed areas, historic sites, and Section 106 responsibilities.
Final Abbreviated Environmental Assessment for the Removal of Obstructions to Instrument Landing System: North Approach to West Runway at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland (1997)
The Abbreviated Environmental Assessment of the potential environmental impacts of planned tree cutting near the Andrews Air Force Base runway. This report contains a cultural component listing the only impact being the loss of integrity of the Suitland Parkway's scenic landscape. Additionally, correspondence from the National Park Service, the Maryland Historic Trust (MD SHPO), Prince George's County Government Office of Central Services, and others commenting on the proposed tree cutting...
Final Cultural Resources Management Plan Distant Early Warning (DEW) System (2000)
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, identifies Native American groups affiliated with an installation, and provides a plan for staying in compliance with...
Final Cultural Resources Management Plan Distant Early Warning (DEW) System (2000)
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, identifies Native American groups affiliated with an installation, and provides a plan for staying in compliance with...
Final Cultural Resources Management Plan For Eareckson Air Station, Alaska May 1999 (1999)
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, identifies Native American groups affiliated with an installation, and provides a plan for staying in compliance with...
Final Environmental Assessment Implementation of Defense BRAC Commision Recommendations Dyess AFB, Texas (2007)
The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission recommended the closure and realignment actions that would close the Grimes United States (U.S.) Army Reserve Center, Abilene, Texas (TX) and relocate the B Company of the 413th Civil Affairs Battalion and the Area Maintenance Support Activity 11 Sub-Shop to a new Armed Forces Reserve Center (AFRC) with a Field Maintenance Shop on Dyess Air Force Base (AFB), TX, Project Number (No.) 64854. This report provides an environmental assessment...
Final Preliminary Results of the Archaeological Examination of the Joe English Pond Dam, Site 27-HS-250, New Boston Air Force Station, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire (2004)
In July 2004, personnel from Argonne National Laboratory (Argonne) examined the Joe English Pond Dam archaeological site (state site number 27-HB-250) at New Boston Air Force Station (NBAFS) as part of the environmental review being conducted for rehabilitation of the dam. The dam is part of a mid-nineteenth century sawmill that was originally identified during a 1993 archaeological survey of the station conducted by Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc. (PAL 1993). Site 27-HB-250 is located on...
Final Report Cultural Resources Survey of Dyess Air Force Base, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas (1995)
This cultural resource survey involved the examination of approximately 1,013 acres of land on the Dyess Air Force Base in Taylor County, Texas. During this investigation, two previously unrecorded archaeological sites were discovered. Sites 41TA183 and 41TA184 are both situated on a hill top in the northwest portion of the base. Since both sites are situated well above riverine settings, neither has been subjected to any alluvial deposition. However, these sites were heavily disturbed by...
Final Report on 1he 1987 Archaeological Excavations At Ca-Hum-182, Shelter Cove, Humboldt County, California (BLM) (1993)
This report describes the results of data recovery excavations at CA-HUM-182 on the Humboldt County coast in the spring and summer of 1987. The excavation was carried out by students and faculty from Sonoma State University and Santa Rosa Junior College, with the aid of volunteers and staff archaeologists from the Bureau of Land Management. A total of 113 artifacts were recovered, along with large quantities of shellfish remains and smaller amounts of terrestrial and marine faunal bone. Areas...
Final Report: Native American Consultation (Phase II) Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, Colorado (2008)
Report concerning the Native American Consultation (Phase II) Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, Colorado, prepared for the Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, Colorado. This report concerned identifying Native American tribes that are culturally affiliated with the Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station. Tribes mentioned in document are: Cultural Affiliation Baseline: Apache Tribe of Oklahoma, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, Comanche Nation, Jicarilla Apache Nation, Northern Arapaho...
Formal Invitations from Joint Base Andrews to Several Native American Tribal Leaders to Enter into a Government-to-Government Relationship (2021)
Formal notifications from the Joint Base Andrews 316 Mission Support Group (316 MSG) to the several Native American Tribal Leaders inviting them to enter into a Government-to-Government relationship to facilitate collaboration and consultation opportunities regarding the management of archaeological and cultural resources found on lands now owned by Joint Base Andrews. Includes Joint Base Andrews Tribal Consultation Request Forms and the 316 Mission Support Group Cultural Resources Fact Sheet.
FRA Railroad Infrastructure Master Planning Considerations (2005)
The FRA railroad track system was originally constructed in the 1950's with 70 lb. track components, and the majority of the components used to construct the system were used parts obtained from the Copper river and Great Northwestern Railroad which operated between Cordova and Kennecott, Alaska, and which shut down operations in 1938. Most of these components are dated between 1907 and 1928. Some rail and hardware components were obtained from the Panama Canal Zone, and are dated between 1895...
Francis McManamon's Independent Resources
This project includes articles and other documents on subjects that are management-related or methodological, technical, or theoretical and not related directly to other archaeological projects.
From Spanish Land Grants to World War II: An Overview of Historic Resources at the Naval Air Weapons Station, Point Mugu, California (1994)
This report, prepared for the Naval Air Weapons Station at Point Mugu, Ventura County, California, explores the historical development of the Mugu Lagoon area from the time of Spanish exploration to the advent of American involvement in World War II. The report provides historical context for the 27 historic archaeological sites, 50 years of age or greater, that have been identified so far on the military installation. Some post-World War II developments are also briefly traced in order to...
Galena Air Force Station Historic Building Inventory and Evaluation (1998)
This report primarily focuses on evaluating the buildings at Galena Air Force Station.
General Resources from the Long Term Vulnerability and Transformation Project
Long-Term Coupled Socioecological Change in the American Southwest and Northern Mexico: Each generation transforms an inherited social and environmental world and leaves it as a legacy to succeeding generations. Long-term interactions among social and ecological processes give rise to complex dynamics on multiple temporal and spatial scales – cycles of change followed by relative stasis, followed by change. Within the cycles are understandable patterns and irreducible uncertainties; neither...
Geoarchaeological Testing Investigations of the North Columbia Quarry Tract (2011)
"Between September 14 and 24, 2010, investigators from Brockington and Associates, Inc., and Geoarcheology Research Associates conducted a geoarchaeological testing investigation of 62 floodplain acres within the 508-acre North Columbia Quarry project tract in Richland County, South Carolina. This project was completed for Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., in preparation for the proposed development of quarrying operations and the construction of a new plant. The project was completed in...