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Analysis of Historic Artifacts and Faunal Material From Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park (1999)
Cathy Johnson of Arizona State Parks asked Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) to analyze historic material recovered from salvage excavations at the Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park (AZ X:6:90(ASM)), which was used from 1876 to 1909. The artifacts were unexpectedly encountered during the demolition of a deteriorating adobe wall. This wall will be replaced by a reproduction of the original 18-ft walls that enclosed the old prison yard. Most of the artifacts were recovered...
Archaeological Investigations at Fort Martin, Monongalia County, West Virginia (1980)
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Archaeological Testing and Management of 11 Sites, Poinsett Electronic Combat Range, Sumter County, South Carolina and associated correspondence
Including a management summary, testing reports and preliminary memos, these documents present the results of Phase II archaeological testing of eleven sites on the Poinsett Electronic Combat Range, Sumter County, South Carolina. The eleven sites include: 38SU56, 38SU60, 38SU106, 38SU153, 38SU157, 38SU163, 38SU167, 38SU169, 38SU204, 38SU205, and 38SU230. Of these sites, seven are prehistoric and four are historic. The sites are located in the Coastal Plain of South Carolina. All of the sites are...
Archaeological Testing of 11 Sites, Poinsett Electronic Bombing Range, Shaw AFB, Sumter County, South Carolina (2000)
This report presents the results of Phase II archaeological testing of 11 sites on the Poinsett Electronic Combat Range, Sumter County, South Carolina (38SU56, 38SU60, 38SU106, 38SU153, 38SU157, 38SU163, 38SU167, 38SU169, 38SU204, 38SU205, 38SU230). Of these 11 sites, seven are prehistoric and four are historic. The sites are located in the Coastal Plain of South Carolina. All of the sites are located on land owned by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and the testing was conducted in order to assess...
Cultural Resource Survey for the Construction of an Experiment Test Area at the High Energy Research and Technology Facility (HERTF) Antenna Range on Kirtland Air Force Base (1995)
This report summarizes the results of a Class I inventory (site records search) and Class III survey (intensive, 100% coverage, pedestrian inspection) for the proposed construction of an experiment test area at the High Energy Research and Technology Facility antenna range on Kirtland Air Force Base, Bernalillo County, New Mexico. No cultural resources were encountered during survey.
Cultural Resources Survey for the Proposed USAF Elizabeth Drop Zone, Socorro County, New Mexico (1993)
This report presents the results of an archaeological survey in support of a potential military drop zone near Kirtland Air Force Base. Three isolated finds, one prehistoric, and two historic, were discovered. However, based on the absence significant cultural remains in the project area, clearance for the proposed undertaking is recommended.
Gun Ignition Systems: Evolution and Adoption by "the Military" 1570-1870 (2023)
This is an abstract from the session entitled "The Archaeology of Arms: New Analytical Approaches", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. This paper is a chronological overview of how gun powder weapon systems were activated and how the military’s adoption on new weapons affected troops in the field and their tactics. Once a weapon was loaded, igniting the black powder to discharge the projectile, became a key part of making guns practical. As changes occurred...
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Management Summary of Phase II Testing of 11 Sites, Poinsett Electronic Combat Range, Sumter County, South Carolina (2000)
Archaeological testing of eleven sites was carried out by New South Associates at the Poinsett Electronic Combat Range (PECR), Shaw Air Force Base, in Sumter County, S.C> The fieldwork was conducted from December, 1999 to March, 2000 under the direction of Ashley A. Chapman. The purpose of these investigations was to definitely determine the National Register of Historic Places eligibility status of each of the eleven sites which had previously been identified by Kreia etal’s 1996 Phase I survey...
Phase I and II Archeological Investigations of the James Drane House, Accident, Garrett County, Maryland (1991)
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Results of Archaeological and Cultural Resources Survey of the Inhalation Toxicology Research Institute (ITRI) Site and the Proposed Natural Gas Pipeline/Fiberoptic Line Route (1995)
This report presents the results of an archaeological survey in support of a natural gas pipeline and fiber optic communications line proposed by the Inhalation Toxicology Research Institute (ITRI). The objective of the surveys was to gather information on the cultural resources present at the ITRI site and along the proposed pipeline/fiberoptic line route for inclusion in ITRI's NEPA documents. Descriptive summaries of approximately 40 sites in the vicinity of the proposed activities were...
Salvage Excavations in the New Yard at Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park, Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona (1999)
In 1993 Arizona State Parks received an Arizona Heritage Fund/State Historic Preservation Office grant to rebuild the historic wall that originally surrounded the New Yard at Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park(AZ X:6:90(ASM)). The project entailed removing a reconstructed adobe wall and replicating the original adobe wall, which was originally built by the prisoners in 1900. Although a previous archaeology survey noted that subsurface cultural remains may be present surface indications...
Weapons of a Spanish Colonial Road: An Analysis of Arms Found at Paraje San Diego, New Mexico (2017)
The Camino Real de Tierra Adentro served as the main conduit of transportation in New Mexico from 1598 until the 1880s, with continued regional use afterwards. Situated in strategic locations along this road were stopping points, called parajes, which travelers used to rest. Parajes are usually described as campsites in literature and less attention is given to the other activities that occurred at these sites. In recent reanalysis of collections from Paraje San Diego, a historical paraje near...