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.

426-450 (596 Records)

A Review of Human and Natural Changes in Maya Lowlands Wetlands over the Holocene (2009)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Stephen Reichardt

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)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Morgan Cothran.

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)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Clark Spencer Larsen.

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)
DOCUMENT Full-Text J. Rodney Little.

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)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Mary Bernard-Shaw. Frederick W. Huntington.

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)
DOCUMENT Full-Text W. Raymond Wood. Alan R. Woolworth. Carl F. Miller. Warren W. Caldwell. Lee G. Madison. Bernard Golden. James H. Howard. Robert W. Neuman.

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)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Inna Burns.

"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)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Bradley J. Vierra. Kate E. Zeigler. John V. Cafiero.

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...


ROI120, Battle of Peckuwe: Site Identification & Documentation and Public Outreach, Clark County, Ohio (2022)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Christine Thompson. Virginia Carter. Connor M. McCoy. Mary Swartz. Robin Johnson. Hannah Ryker. Kevin Nolan.

This is the tDAR document page that represents Reports of Investigation 120 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The following report reflects collaboration amongst multiple archaeologists and student researchers. The project objective for this National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) grant was two-fold: 1) to delineate more clearly and accurately the boundaries of the Revolutionary War Battle of Peckuwe (1780); 2) to diminish...


ROI120, Battle of Peckuwe: Site Identification & Documentation and Public Outreach, Clark County, Ohio
PROJECT Kevin Nolan. Christine Thompson.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 120 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The following report reflects collaboration amongst multiple archaeologists and student researchers. The project objective for this National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) grant was two-fold: 1) to delineate more clearly and accurately the boundaries of the Revolutionary War Battle of Peckuwe (1780); 2) to diminish...


ROI121, Battle of Peckuwe: Site Identification & Documentation and Public Outreach,Clark County Ohio
PROJECT Kevin Nolan. Christine Thompson.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 121 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The following report reflects collaboration amongst multiple archaeologists and student researchers. The project objective for this National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) grant was two-fold: 1) to more clearly and accurately identify key strategic events and features of the Revolutionary War Battle of Peckuwe (1780) 2)...


ROI128, Central Ohio Archaeological Digitization Survey (COADS)
PROJECT Kevin Nolan. Michael Shott.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 128 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. This project examines distributional and technological changes that accompany the rise of agriculture while creating the largest digital archive of georeferenced private collections from the Central Ohio region. This project exploits collections' potential to expand the scope of data acquisition and fill in the gaps between the patches of existing...


ROI129, A Virtual Window on the Dawn of Indiana Archaeology: Digitizing the Dolan Collection
PROJECT Steve Hart. Ann Garceau.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 129 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. This project was led in collaboration with the Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum. The Applied Anthropology Laboratories were responsible for categorizing, identifying, labeling, and cataloging artifacts in the collection, as well as entering information into a database. The AAL created digital images of every object in the Dolan collection and 3D...


Rumsey/Polk Tenant/Prehistoric Site (7NC-F-112) Phase II Historic Artifact Catalog (2014)
DATASET Richard Grubb & Associates, Inc..

Phase II Historic Artifact Catalog


Rumsey/Polk Tenant/Prehistoric Site (7NC-F-112) Phase II Prehistoric Artifact Catalog (2015)
DATASET RGA Inc. .

Phase II Prehistoric artifact catalog


Rumsey/Polk Tenant/Prehistoric Site (7NC-F-112) Phase III Historic Artifact Catalog (2018)
DATASET RGA Inc. .

Phase III Historic Artifact Catalog


Rumsey/Polk Tenant/Prehistoric Site (7NC-F-112) Phase III Prehistoric Artifact Catalog (2015)
DATASET RGA Inc. .

Phase III Prehistoric artifact catalog


Rumsey/Polk Tenant/Prehistoric Site (7NC-F-112, CRS # N-14492), U.S. Route 301, Levels Road Mitigation Site
PROJECT Ilene Grossman-Bailey. Michael J. Gall. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Paul J. McEachen.

Phase II Archaeological Survey and Phase III Archaeological Data Recovery Rumsey/Polk Tenant/Prehistoric Site (7NC-F-112, CRS # N-14492) U.S. Route 301, Levels Road Mitigation Site St. Georges Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware DelDOT Parent Agreement 1537, Task 8 3.3 acres of 123.21 acre tract Fieldwork Dates: Richard Grubb & Associates (RGA) conducted a Phase II (evaluation-level) archaeological survey and a Phase III Archaeological Data Recovery within Locus 1 of the Rumsey/Polk...


The Rye Creek Project: Archaeology in the Upper Tonto Basin, Volume 1: Introduction and Site Descriptions (1992)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Mark Elson. Douglas B. Craig.

The Rye Creek Project involved testing and data recovery at 19 archaeological sites within the Upper Tonto Basin of central Arizona. The project area is situated along a 5.4 mile (8.7 km) stretch of State Route 87, approximately 10 miles south of the town of Payson, Arizona, within the boundaries of the Tonto National Forest. The project was undertaken for the Arizona Department of Transportation prior to the realignment and expansion of State Route 87. Thirteen sites were tested and then...


The Rye Creek Project: Archaeology in the Upper Tonto Basin, Volume 2: Artifact and Specific Analyses (1992)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Mark Elson. Douglas B. Craig.

The Rye Creek Project involved testing and data recovery at 19 archaeological sites within the Upper Tonto Basin of central Arizona. The project area is situated along a 5.4 mile (8.7 km) stretch of State Route 87, approximately 10 miles south of the town of Payson, Arizona, within the boundaries of the Tonto National Forest. The project was undertaken for the Arizona Department of Transportation prior to the realignment and expansion of State Route 87. Thirteen sites were tested and then...


The Rye Creek Project: Archaeology in the Upper Tonto Basin, Volume 3: Synthesis and Conclusions (1992)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Mark Elson. Douglas B. Craig.

The Rye Creek Project involved testing and data recovery at 19 archaeological sites within the Upper Tonto Basin of central Arizona. The project area is situated along a 5.4 mile (8.7 km) stretch of State Route 87, approximately 10 miles south of the town of Payson, Arizona, within the boundaries of the Tonto National Forest. The project was undertaken for the Arizona Department of Transportation prior to the realignment and expansion of State Route 87. Thirteen sites were tested and then...


Safeguarding Military Information in Historical Studies (Legacy 12-516)
PROJECT Karen Van Citters.

This project is designed to aid the Department of Defense (DoD) cultural resource manager (CRM) and their contractors in understanding the potential for the unauthorized disclosure of national security information that should be protected from public release and how to avoid such a disclosure on cultural resource projects.


Safeguarding Military Information in Historical Studies - Handbook (Legacy 12-516) (2013)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Karen Van Critters. Brian Lion.

This handbook is designed to aid the Department of Defense (DoD) cultural resource manager (CRM) and their contractors in understanding the potential for the unauthorized disclosure of national security information that should be protected from public release and how to avoid such a disclosure on cultural resource projects. Karen Van Citters and Brian M. Lione.


Salvage Archaeology in Oklahoma: Papers of the Oklahoma Archaeological Salvage Project, Numbers 8-15 (1960)
DOCUMENT Full-Text James B. Shaeffer. Alice M. Brues. A. L. Buck. Oren E. Evans. Charles C. Carpenter. David E. Kitts. Carl O. Riggs.

The Oklahoma Archaeological Salvage Project is concerned with the salvaging of the prehistoric record of Oklahoma whenever it is threatened with destruction. However the main effort of the project during the period from 1956 to 1958 was the survey and salvage excavation of sites located within the construction right of ways of the state highway system. The site reports contained in this volume represent that period and are devoted exclusively to the sites excavated as part of the highway...


Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico, Environmental Restoration Project Tijeras Arroyo Ads 1309 Voluntary Corrective Measure - Site 23 (Disposal Trenches) Action Description Memorandum (1994)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Steven R. Hoagland.

Action description memorandum covering the environmental restoration of the Tijeras Arroyo.