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.
401-425 (572 Records)
These are the raw data from the soils collected from the middle Gila River (on the land now management by the Gila River Indian Community) for Strawhacker's dissertation research.
Recovered Civil War Era Bayonet - Electrolytic Conservation of Iron Artifacts (2009)
Due to the nature of the find, any contextual analysis of the artifact would be purely speculative. The bayonet was recovered from a deep excavation pit which contained several layers of artificial fill which had, over time, been added on top of the natural strata of the original ground surface. Without out knowing the exact positioning within the layers it can not be determined if the artifact was in its original place of deposition or it was brought in as part of the fill. The area of...
Recovered Civil War Era Bayonet, Fort Lee (FL2009.003)
On Thursday, October 22nd 2009, Fort Lee archaeologists were asked to report to the construction area off of Carver Avenue between Sisisky and 5th Avenues. After arriving at the site, the archaeologist recovered a heavily corroded bayonet which had been inadvertently excavated by heavy machinery. The area of discovery was an approximately ten foot deep excavated pit within the limits of construction. After the surrounding area was searched for additional cultural remains it was determined...
Renovation of Chapel 2 Andrews Air Force Base (1987)
Correspondence between the Maryland Historical Trust, the Advisory Council On Historic Preservation, and Andrews Air Force Base concerning the proposed renovation of Chapel 2 (Chapel II) located at Andrews Air Force Base. Includes a completed Maryland Historical Trust State Historic Sites Inventory Form with pictures of the historic property.
Report on Stabilization Efforts at Archaeological Site LA 53672 (AR-03-03-05-358), Cibola National Forest Withdrawn Lands, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico (2000)
This report represents an addendum to an earlier report in which the extent of mechanical damages to archaeological site LA 53672 (USFS No. AR-03-03-05-358) were evaluated and suggestions for stabilization of the damaged portions of the site were provided. As such, the present report documents efforts by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and Escondida Research Group (ERG) to construct a stabilization structure at archaeological site LA 53672 in order to...
A Report on the Discovery and Recovery of Human Remains from Columbia Park Site, Kennewick, WA, July-September 1996 (1998)
This report sets forth a more detailed accounting of the events involved in the discovery and intermittent recovery of the human skeletal elements that are today variously referred to as "Kennewick Man," or the "Ancient One." A preliminary but generalized summary of these events was prepared as part of a historic context report completed by the author in February 1998. The following report provides more specific delineation of the events surrounding the initial discovery and recovery of human...
Report on the Recovery of Human Skeletal Material from the Picacho Pass Battle Marker, Arizona (1975)
On or about May 19, 1975, the Arizona State Museum was informed by Mr. Alan Gross of the State Parks System that the monument commemorating the Union dead at the Battle of Picacho Pass had been moved from its original location. Further, that while excavations for this removal were being conducted (either by the Parks personnel or the Tucson firm employed for the removal), allegedly human skeletal remains were uncovered beneath the monument. The ASM was requested to investigate and to remove the...
Representative Eighteenth Century Buttons (2014)
Left to Right: Brass Button (PCN 997); Brass Button (PCN 970); Pewter USA Button (PCN 960); White Metal Button (PCN 1035); Decorative Button (PCN 1083).
Representative Teaware (2014)
Top Row, Left to Right: Wheildonware (PCN 1089; 4c); White Salt Glazed Stoneware (PCN 1112; 27c); Earthenware Teapot (PCN 1087; 114c). Bottom Row, Left to Right: China Glaze Saucer (PCN 970; 1); Porcelain (PCN 1087); Porcelain (PCN 1086); Porcelain Saucer (PCN 1086; 23c).
Request for Environmental Impact Analysis Form for the Rehabilitation of Belle Chance (Family Housing Unit) (2002)
Request for Environmental Impact Analysis Form completed for the Rehabilitation of Belle Chance (Family Housing Unit) project. The project goal is to bring Belle Chance's living condition up to US Air Force Housing Standards, to mitigate and prevent deterioration to the property. Includes a response from the Maryland Historic Trust (MD SHPO)concurring that the rehabilitation project will have no adverse effect upon the historic property.
Request for Project Review and Section 106 Determination Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization Program at Joint Base Andrews-Naval Air Facility Washington, Andrews Air Force Base, MD (2016)
Correspondence between Joint Base Andrews and the Maryland Historic Trust concerning the proposed actions of the Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization (PAR) Program at Joint Base Andrews, including the construction of a new hangar and other support facilities to maintain the aircraft and relocation of some existing facilities. The Maryland Trust concurred with the Air Force's determination that there are no historic properties or archaeological sites eligible for the National Register of...
Restructuring Life: Citizenship, Territory and Religiosity in Nepal's State of Transition (WGF - Post PhD Research Grant) (2015)
This resource is an application for the Post PhD Research Grant from the Wenner-Gren Foundation. How do we imagine the ideal state that we aspire to live in? I address this question in anthropological terms through a multi-sited ethnography of state restructuring in Nepal since 2006. In the wake of a decade-long civil conflict between Maoist and state forces in this erstwhile unitary Himalayan kingdom turned secular democratic federal republic of nearly 30 million, I transpose Victor Turner's...
Results of Research Conducted on the Thomas Nelson Farm Site (19-MD-347/HA.6) in Hanscom Air Force Base, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (2010)
Pursuant to Public Law 102-488-October 24, 1992, 106STAT.3135, a 3.082-acre parcel of land within the western portion of Hanscom Air Force Base (HAFB) was transferred to Minute Man National Park (MIMA). The parcel, located between a wetland area to the east and Airport road to the west, had not been included in a previous specialized archeological survey of HAFB (Donohue 2007). The area was considered to have high potential for battlefield debris as well as high potential for prehistoric and...
Review and Comment on the Draft Research Design (20 October 1998): Approach to Documentation, Analysis, Interpretation, and Disposition of Human Remains Inadvertently Discovered at Columbia Park, Kennewick, WA (1998)
This document is an independent review of the ten page DOI draft research design that details the structured approach to be followed in the analysis and interpretation of human remains recovered from the Columbia River near Kennewick, Washington. This review addresses three general topics: (1) an analysis of the general approach and procedures described in the document considering whether these are logical, scientifically sound, and likely to produce information needed to make reasonable...
A Review of Human and Natural Changes in Maya Lowlands Wetlands Over the Holocene
In the Maya Lowlands of Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala two main types of wetlands have played important roles in human history: bajos or intermittently wet environments of the upland, interior Yucatán and perennial wetlands of the coastal plains. Many of the most important Maya sites encircle the bajos, though our growing evidence for human-wetland interactions is still sparse. The deposits of these wetlands record two main eras of slope instability and wetland aggradation: the...
A Review of Human and Natural Changes in Maya Lowlands Wetlands over the Holocene (2009)
In the Maya Lowlands of Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala two main types of wetlands have played important roles in human history: bajos or intermittently wet environments of the upland, interior Yucatán and perennial wetlands of the coastal plains. Many of the most important Maya sites encircle the bajos, though our growing evidence for human-wetland interactions is still sparse. The deposits of these wetlands record two main eras of slope instability and wetland aggradation: the...
Review of Sapelo Island Management Plan (1975)
Management Plan Review Correspondence
Review: "Department of Interior Approach to Documentation, Analysis, Interpretation, and Disposition of Human Remains Inadvertently Discovered at Columbia Park, Kennewick, WA" (Draft Document of 20 October 1998) (1998)
The draft DOI document reviewed here provides an overview of (1) the context for discovery, plan of study, and disposition of a set of human remains found at Columbia Park, Kennewick, WA; (2) consultation with Indian tribes; (3) nondestructive procedures for study; (4) procedures for other tests, including destructive analyses, and (5) investigations for determining cultural affiliation if the analysis indicates that the remains are of Native American ancestry, as defined by NAGPRA. The...
Revised Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) For the Disposition of Belle Chance Residence and Outbuildings Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland (2005)
Response from the Maryland Historic Trust (MD SHPO) concerning their review of the document, 'Revised Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) For the Disposition of Belle Chance Residence and Outbuildings Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland'. The Maryland Historic Trust offers their "comments and serious concerns" with the proposed alterations to historic properties at Andrews Air Force Base, and strongly recommends alternatives to demolition.
Rincon Phase Seasonal Occupation in the Northern Tucson Basin (1990)
In 1985 the Center for Desert Archaeology, Inc. conducted archaeological investigations at the Cienega site, AZ BB:9:143 (ASM), and site AZ BB:9:44 (ASM), in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains. These investigations were sponsored by Cienega Properties, Inc., and archaeological testing, mapping, and excavations were conducted prior to the residential development of the area. This report documents the results of this study and focuses primarily on the Hohokam remains of the Cienega...
River Basin Surveys Papers: Inter-Agency Archaeological Salvage Program, No. 33-38 (1964)
These papers include reports on archaeological sites surveyed and excavated as part of the Smithsonian Institute's River Basin Survey. Numbers 33-38 include sites from salvage archaeology projects from the construction of the Oahe Reservoir and Big Bend Reservoir in South Dakota and the Toronto Reservoir in Kansas.
Road S-13 Improvements: Investigations of 38JA1006 and 38JA1007 (2005)
"In January 2005,Civil Engineering Consulting Services, Inc., (CECS) contracted with Brockington and Associates, Inc., to assess the current status and any potential effects of proposed road improvement activities on cultural resources 38JA1006 (Holy Trinity Church) and 38JA1007 (Euhaw Baptist Church), located on Road S-13 in Jasper County. The proposed road improvement project calls for paving a two foot wide strip along Road S-13, followed by a six foot grass shoulder. Site 38JA1006, Holy...
Rocks and Ancient People in Southeastern New Mexico (2013)
The immensity and stark beauty of the Pecos River valley in southeastern New Mexico has long been a source of wonder for travelers to the area. Throughout this landscape, there is a staggering variety of rock types—some dramatically exposed as outcrops and others swept into the area by the Pecos River and its tributaries. An example of the dramatic landforms that characterize the area is the Llano Estacado, or “Stockaded Plains.” At approximately 32,000 square miles—an area greater than all of...
Rumsey/Polk Tenant/Prehistoric Site (7NC-F-112) Phase II Historic Artifact Catalog (2014)
Phase II Historic Artifact Catalog
Rumsey/Polk Tenant/Prehistoric Site (7NC-F-112) Phase II Prehistoric Artifact Catalog (2015)
Phase II Prehistoric artifact catalog