Isolated Artifact (Site Type Keyword)
Parent: Archaeological Feature
A find spot containing a single artifact.
226-250 (784 Records)
Boyce Thompson Southwestern Arboretum (BTA), a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization, owns a portion of the land within Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park (BOTH). At the request of BTA, this office completed a Class III cultural resource survey of approximately 20.7 ac of this property in September of 2017. Survey encountered one previously recorded site and one site which had not been previously recorded. In addition, nine IOs were encountered
A Class III Cultural Resource Survey of Approximately 29 Acres in Anticipation of the Ocotillo Trail at Kartchner Caverns State Park, Cochise County, Arizona (2017)
Arizona State Parks & Trails (ASPT) intends to build a trail section at Kartchner Caverns State Park. The two ends of the proposed section will connect with the existing Foothill Loop Trail in order to add another loop. The proposed trail section is approximately 1.7 miles long. Construction will involve the clearing of rock and vegetation, along with the installation of steps at places where the trail crosses drainages. The area of potential effects (APE) is on lands owned and managed by ASPT....
A Class III Cultural Resource Survey of Approximately 51.5 Acres to Aid in the Consideration of Establishing the Arizona Peace Trail State Park in Bouse, La Paz County, Arizona (2018)
Arizona State Parks & Trails (ASPT) is considering the procurement of approximately 51.5 ac in the town of Bouse, Arizona. The property is privately owned at this time. If the property is acquired by ASPT, it will be developed into the Arizona Peace Trail State Park. Funding to date has derived from ASPT. Details regarding future funding, permitting, and development are currently unavailable. No archaeological sites were encountered. Four IOs -one feature and three artifacts- were recorded....
A Class III Cultural Resource Survey of Five Alternative Alignments in the South Mountain Freeway Corridor Study Area, Maricopa County, Arizona (2005)
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) initiated preparation of a new Environmental Impact Statement and Location/Design Concept Report in 2001 to consider alternatives to the findings of the 1988 South Mountain Freeway concept (SMCT 2001). In the summer of 2001, HDR Engineering, Inc. was contracted to provide services in connection with this project. The GRIC-CRMP was subcontracted to provide a Class I cultural resource overview of the study area (Burden 2002) and subsequently to...
A Class III Cultural Resources Inventory of the Proposed Underground Test Area ER-EC-13 Well Pad and Access Road, Range EC South, Nevada Test and Training Range, Nye County, Nevada (2009)
The Desert Research Institute (DRI) received a request from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office (NNSA/NSO) to conduct a Class III cultural resources inventory of the proposed Underground Test Area EREC- 13 Well Pad and Access Road, Range EC South, Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR), Nye County, Nevada (Figures 1-2). On August 11 and 12, 2009, DRI archaeologists surveyed the proposed well pad and access road and found site 26NY13697,...
A Class III Cultural Resources Inventory of the Proposed Underground Test Area ER-EC-14 Well Pad and Access Road, Range EC South, Nevada Test and Training Range, Nye County, Nevada (2009)
The Desert Research Institute (DRI) received a request from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office (NNSA/NSO) to conduct a Class III cultural resources inventory of the proposed Underground Test Area EREC- 14 Well Pad and Access Road, Range EC South, Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR), Nye County, Nevada (Figures 1-2). On August 10 and 12, 2009, DRI archaeologists surveyed the proposed well pad and access road and found two sites and...
A Class III Cultural Resources Reconnaissance for the Site 5 West Facility, Nellis Air Force Range, Nye County, Nevada (1995)
Areas of survey included a pad, a powerline/access road connecting to an existing powerline and maintained gravel road north of the project area, and a cable way between the existing Site 5 and Site 5 West. All three areas were surveyed for cultural resources by pedestrian transects spaced 15 m ( 49 ft) apart. The cultural resources reconnaissance found one small locality (26NY8848) and two isolated artifacts (110994HD01 and 110994HD02). No buildings, structures, or foundations were identified...
A Class III Cultural Resources Reconnaissance of 137 Orthophoto Panel Points for the Yucca Mountain Project, Southwest Nevada (1991)
At the request of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Yucca Mountain Project Office (YMPO) (request 91-018a), the Desert Research Institute (DRI) conducted a cultural resources suNey of 137 proposed aerial photo panel locations. These panels are to be placed by Raytheon SeNices Nevada as control points for a planned aerial photographic mission. No cultural resources were found at 126 of the panel locations.
A Class III Cultural Resources Reconnaissance of a Fiber Optic line Along Moody Avenue, Tonopah Test Range, Nye County, Nevada (1986)
Avoidance of archaeological sites 022786RR04 and 022786RR07 by locally running the optic fiber line 150 feet east of Moody Avenue was recommended to Lloyd Krivanek and Harold Spelts upon completion of field work. We have since been informed that re-routing the optic fiber line would be difficult.
A Class III Cultural Resources Reconnaissance of a Proposed Above Ground 34.5 Kv Powerline and Two Associated Underground 12 Kv Powerlines from NTS Area 20 to the Tolicha Peak Compound on the Nellis Air Force Range, Nye County, Nevada (1994)
All three of these originally-proposed alignments have been surveyed for cultural resources by the Desert Research Institute (DRI). This reconnaissance revealed 57 archaeological sites and 16 isolated artifacts, most of which were found along the 34.5 Kv alignment. Of the sites found, 35 are recommended to be considered eligible to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
A Class III Cultural Resources Reconnaissance of Drill Pad U20bb, Pahute Mesa, Nye County, Nevada (1987)
DOE plans to drill hole U20bb in Area 20 for the purpose of testing at nuclear device. Upon request by DOE, DRI surveyed previously un-surveyed areas within a 1500 foot radius of this hole for cultural resources. Four previously unrecorded archaeological sites were found during this survey, and one previously recorded site was relocated and expanded in size. All but two of these sites were collected during the reconnaissance. The remaining two sites are far enough away from proposed activity...
A Class III Cultural Resources Reconnaissance of Instrumentation Site P-47, Access Road, and Powerline , Tonopah Test Range, Nye County, Nevada (1988)
DRI has surveyed the instrumentation pad area, access road, and powerline for the proposed P-47 Instrumentation Site. Two cultural resources need to be avoided, sites 082488RR02 and 08 2488RR08 (Figures 1 and 2) . Details concerning avoiding these sites were discussed with Robert Tyrrell. Since avoidance of the sites is possible, it is recommended that the proposed construction activities proceed.
A Class III Cultural Resources Reconnaissance of Radar and Support Facilities on Jack Rabbit Knob, Tonopah Test Range, Nye County, Nevada (1991)
The Quaternary Sciences Center (QSC) of the Desert Research Institute (DR!) surveyed a road and areas for communication towers in the Jack Rabbit Knob area on the Tonopah Test Range (TIR) for archaeological resources (Figure 1). The access road and linear routes on top of Jack Rabbit Knob are 4.97 mi (8 k) long. Another 400 ft (122 m) square area at the east base of Jack Rabbit Knob was surveyed for a proposed gravel pit. Three small archaeological sites were recorded on the access road to Jack...
A Class III Cultural Resources Reconnaissance of Sample Unit UNL V 122, Pahute and Rainier Mesas, Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada (1991)
The survey included archaeological investigations of a 436 x 1600 m, 70.63 hectares (174.54 acres) area of the NTS in which four sites were located (Figure 2). One site, 26NY1408, is a large lithic source outcrop (approximately 32 hectares) consisting of white chalcedony. A second site, 26NY7847, consists of two rock and brush windbreak structures with two associated rock caches and 10 lithic artifacts. Site 26NY7846 is an isolated artifact of white chalcedony and site 26NY7848 is an isolated...
A Class III Cultural Resources Reconnaissance of the Full Clip Extension and Initial Score Projects, Tonopah Test Range, Nye County, Nevada (1990)
Sandia National Laboratories requested an archaeological reconnaissance from the Desert Research Institute (DRI) to survey three areas on the Tonopah Test Range associated with the FULL CLIP and INITIAL SCORE programs (Figures 1, 2 & 3). An extension of the FULL CLIP program is located 1.6 miles east-southeast of Station 13. The survey of a fiber optics and buried cables route is six miles along the Cable Trench Road from the CP to Station 13. The INITIAL SCORE program consists of a 1.95 mile...
A Class III Cultural Resources Reconnaissance of the Full Clip Project, Tonopah Test Range, Nye County, Nevada (1990)
A maintenance and administrative location known as Full Clip is required on Tonopah Test Range (TTil) covering about 91.82 acres (Figure 1). The project area is seven miles southeast of the Main Gate and is accessed from Avenue 13. Sandia National Laboratories has requested an archaeological survey by the Desert Research Institute (DRI) through the Department of Energy (DOE). The survey was conducted on September 24, 1990 and a total of four small sites were recorded. These sites consist of an...
A Class III Cultural Resources Reconnaissance of the Proposed Placement of a Buried Communications Line from Sandia CP to the P-2 Site on the Tonopah Test Range, Nye County, Nevada (1990)
This survey was requested to identify any cultural resources that may exist in the proposed placement area. and to evaluate the potential for adverse effects to those cultural resources resulting from the developmental activities. The area had not been previously surveyed for cultural materials. so the area was subject to a cultural resource reconnaissance. For the most part, the proposed communications line follows along existing roadways in undisturbed areas. One site was located during the...
A Class III Cultural Resources Reconnaissance of the Proposed Underground Test Area ER-EC-10 Pad and Access Road on the Nellis Air Force Range EC South Nye County, Nevada (1998)
The Desert Research Institute (DRI) was requested by the Department of Energy, Nevada operations Office (DOE/NV) to conduct a cultural resources reconnaissance of the proposed underground test area (UGTA) ER EC-10 pad and access road on the Nellis Air Force Range (NAFR) EC South (Figures 1 and 2). DOE/NV is proposing to drill several wells to characterize the area between western Pahute Mesa and Oasis Valley. The data acquired wIII assist the DOE/NV to understand and model the hydrogeologic...
A Class III Cultural Resources Reconnaissance of the Proposed Underground Test Area ER-EC-2A Pad, Two Borrow Pits and Access Road on the Nellis Air Force Range EC South, Nye County, Nevada (1998)
The Desert Research Institute (DRI) was requested by the Department of Energy, Nevada Operations Office (DOE/NV) to conduct a cultural resources reconnaissance of the proposed Underground Test Area (UGTA) well ER-EC-2A pad, two borrow pits and an access road on Nellis Air Force Range (NAFR) EC South (Figures 1 through 4). DOE/NV is proposing to drill several wells to characterize the area between western Pahute Mesa and Oasis Valley. The data acquired wIII assist the DOE/NV to understand and...
Class III Cultural Resources Reconnaissance of the Proposed Underground Test Area Well ER-EC-9 Pad, Borrow Pit and Access Road on Nellis Air Force Range EC South, Nye County, Nevada (1998)
DOE/NV is proposing to drill several wells to characterize the area between western Pahute Mesa and Oasis Valley. The data acquired wIII assist DOE/NV to understand and model the hydrogeologic regime underlying Pahute Mesa. Reconnaissance of the Area of Potential Effect (APE) for the EREC-9 project revealed eleven isolates.
A Class III Cultural Resources Reconnaissance of Three Environmental Reclamation Characterization Wells On the Nevada Test Site and Nellis Air Force Base, Nye County, Nevada (1990)
Five archaeological sites were identified on ER-17-1 including three isolated artifacts and two localities of indeterminate function. Four isolated artifacts were recorded in the area of the ER-AF-3 pad, while four isolates, seven extractive loci, and two sites of indeterminate function were recorded along the access road. No cultural resources were encountered during the survey of ER-12-1. None of the recorded sites were judged to be eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic...
A Class III Cultural Resources Reconnaissance of Yucca Wash, Sever Wash, Fortymile Wash and Portions of Tonopah Wash and Fortymile Canyon for USGS Flood Chasing Activities, Yucca Mountain Project Area, Nye County, Nevada (1992)
The work described in this report was initiated in response to a request from the Yucca Mountain Project Office dated April 8, 1991 to conduct a pre activity survey for United States Geological survey {USGS) Flood Chasing Activity (91-017a). A cultural resources reconnaissance of approximately 196 miles of wash bottoms to be accessed by the USGS using all-terrain vehicles (ATV's) was requested. The USGS proposes to travel up the washes during and after precipitation events in order to determine...
Class III Cultural Resources Survey and Building Evaluation For Proposed 1999 Demolition, Construction, and Renovation Projects Kirtland Air Force Base, Bernalillo County, New Mexico (1999)
A non-contiguous, linear archaeological inventory survey was conducted by Ogden Environmental and Energy Services (OEES) within the western portion of Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB) and on City of Albuquerque lands immediately south of the base boundary. Within Kirtland Air Force Base, 33.3 acres (13.5 ha) and on City of Albuquerque lands 21.8 acres (8.8 ha) were inventoried. In addition to the archaeological inventories seven structures within the base were evaluated for historical...
Class III Cultural Resources Survey for Thirty Proposed Systems Pads on the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nye County, Nevada (2012)
The U. S. Air Force (USAF) proposes to develop and use 30 new electronic system pads on the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR), Nye County, Nevada (Figures 1 and 2, also see project maps in Appendix A and project overview photographs in Appendix B). These pads, which average about 1.5 ha (3.7 acres) in size, wIII be used to temporarily park mobile electronic systems during test and training missions and these systems wIII be moved on and off the pads between missions. No additional utilities...
A Class III Cultural Resources Survey of 133 Acres Along the Apache Trail, State Route 88, Between Mileposts 203.40 and 220.20, near Apache Junction, Tonto National Forest, Mesa Ranger District, Maricopa County, Arizona (2015)
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) are planning a spot improvement and pavement preservation project along State Route (SR) 88, also known as the Apache Trail between Milepost (MP) 203.40 and MP 220.20, northeast of the town of Apache Junction, Maricopa County, Arizona. The construction project would involve milling the existing pavement and replacing it with new pavement; stabilizing shoulders, paving existing and new turnouts and...