Dyess Air Force Base Archaeology Archive - Documents and Images

Between October 1995 and January 1996, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District's Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections conducted a survey of archaeological collections and associated documentation generated from archaeological investigations conducted on 20 U.S. Air Force, Air Combat Command (ACC) installations. This volume addresses collections from the following installations: Little Rock Air Force Base and Black Jack Air Force...

Between April 1996 and July 1997 personnel from the U.S. Army Engineer District, St. Louis conducted curation needs assessments at all active military installations in Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and the District of Columbia. Over 5,000 cubic ft of artifacts and over 700 linear feet of associated documentation from archaeological projects conducted on these installations were examined during the course of the fieldwork. This...

A review of the archaeological investigations that have been undertaken at Dyess Air Force Base (AFB) and in the broader Taylor County area was completed to determine if additional archaeological investigations are warranted at the installation. To date, surveys and other investigations on the installation have inventoried approximately1,463 acres of the 6,400 acres within the boundary of Dyess AFB. These acres represent the majority of the undeveloped land within the base. A total of eight...

Book detailing the environmental and cultural history of the area occupied by Dyess Air Force Base.

Short report on the cultural resources survey conducted in 1988 at Dyess Air Force base.

This preliminary management summary presents the results of a cultural resources survey of approximately 400 acres of land on the southern terraces of the Colorado River in Runnels County, central Texas. This report is intended to serve as a summary of archeological fieldwork and as a management tool for interim use by the USACE cultural resources manager. Included here are summaries of the survey methods employed, pertinent information for the assessment and treatment of cultural resources...

This report presents the results of a cultural resources survey of approximately 520.6 acres of land on the southern terraces of the Colorado River in Runnels County, Central Texas. The inventory survey was conducted by Geo-Marine, Inc. and documented ten cultural resources site, including nine prehistoric and one historic site. The ten sites are recommended as ineligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places and no additional archaeological work is recommended as part of the...

Short statement on Cold War Era facilities at Dyess that may become National Register eligible. Unpublished version -- though this fragment was intended to be included in the annual Defense Environmental Programs Annual Report to Congress for FY10.

This Environmental Assessment (EA) analyzes the potential environmental consequences resulting from a United States Air Force (Air Force) proposal to implement force structure changes associated with B-1 aircraft actions at Dyess AFB, Texas and Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota. The proposed action (Alternative A) at Dyess and Ellsworth AFBs would involve the following five components: 1) relocation of the B-1 Weapons School (WS) and Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) program from Ellsworth AFB...

Inventory of the Cold War-Era Historic Properties at Dyess Air Force Base.

Summary of Cold-War Era historic properties at Dyess Air Force Base.

Memos associated with Dyess AFB including SHPO correspondence.

Undated photos of structures on Dyess Air Force Base.

Architectural investigations at Dyess AFB included the development of character defining features for NRHP-eligible Cold War properties (Buildings 4314, 5020, 7007, 8129, 8130, 8131, and 9139), evaluation of a potential historic district (including Buildings 4314, 5020, 4312, 4315, 4316, 4317, and Aprons 541, 542, 543), and re-evaluation of an ammunition storage facility (Building 9136). For the potential historic district, hangars 4314 and 5020 (double cantilever hangars for the B-47 alert...

List of federally-recognized tribes that occupied or used the Rolling Plains region of Texas between A.D. 1600 and 1900. The list is preceded by a background summary for the Dyess Air Force Base (AFB) Cultural Resources Manager. The summary is based on ethnohistorical research.

The 2011 Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) updates the ICRMP prepared in 2006. This plan implements Air Force Instruction (AFI) 32-7065, Cultural Resources Management, (1 June 2004), Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 32-70, Environmental Quality, and Department of Defense Instruction (DoD) 4715.3, Environmental Conservation Program (3 May 1996, amended 20 July 1998). Archeological and historic site inventories have been accomplished for 100% of Dyess Air Force Base. To...

Appendices to the 2012 Dyess Air Force Base ICRMP.

From: Laura H. Nightengale [] Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 10:24 AM To: [] Subject: Artifacts at TARL Kim- A 'field check' of artifacts and records from Dyess AFB here at TARL has revealed the following: The Dyess AFB Garrison Survey in May, 1988 by our lab recorded 4 sites on the base. They are 41TA149 through 152. We have one box of soil samples from 41TA150 from that project. The Dyess AFB Peacekeeper Rail Garrison project in Sept., 1988 by our lab recorded 2 additional sites on the base....

Environmental assessment (EA) to determine potential environmental consequences of establishing and operating a Drop Zone for C-130 aircrafts at Dyess AFB, Texas.

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...

The U.S. Air Force proposes to deploy 50 Peacekeeper missiles on 25 trains, which will be based at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming, and at up to 10 other Air Force installations. If the Peacekeeper Rail Garrison system is approved for deployment, F.E. Warren AFB would be the Main Operating Base (MOB) and the first garrison installation. After the EIS is filed, the other garrison installations to be used would be selected from the 10 candidates and the decision would be documented in one or more...

The U.S. Air Force proposes to deploy 50 Peacekeeper missiles on 25 trains, which will be based at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming, and at up to 10 other Air Force installations. If the Peacekeeper Rail Garrison system is approved for deployment, F.E. Warren AFB would be the Main Operating Base (MOB) and the first garrison installation. After the EIS is filed, the other garrison installations to be used would be selected from the 10 candidates and the decision would be documented in one or more Records...

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...

This United States Air Force report outlines their mitigation measures to reduce impacts to resources affected by aerial bomber training routes. This includes cultural resources within the bomber ranges utilized by the Dyess Air Force Base.

Short MOU and specimen inventory document for artifacts collected from archaeological research on Dyess Air Force Base.

Photo log of negatives of historic buildings documented in 1994 at Dyess Air Force Base.

Undated black and white photographs of the Military Family Housing and Housing Referral Office sign at Dyess Air Force Base.

Programmatic agreement between Dyess Air Force Base and Texas State Historic Preservation Office regarding the routine maintenance of eight historic buildings at Dyess Air Force Base (Draft, unsigned).

The creation of a digital archaeology archive for Dyess AFB is part of a pilot program to investigate the feasibility of using the Digital Archaeological Record repository (tDAR) as a safe and long-term repository for archaeological information important for the management and protection of important archaeological resources that are the responsibility of the US Air Force. The overall project, “Digitize and Store Information within the Digital Archaeological Record (tDAR)” is carried out under...

Fax from the US Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District office sending a SHPO letter regarding the Cultural Resources Survey of a Proposed 500-Acre Drop Zone Site for Dyess Air Force Base.

Letter to the Texas Historical Commission regarding a project review of the Environmental Assessment for Dyess Air Force Base's New C-130 Drop Zone.

Dyess Air Force Base was inventoried by Mariah Associates, Inc. between April 4 and 13, 1994 as part of the Air Combat Command Cold War study for the on-going Department of Defense Legacy Program. From this research and inventory, two resources were determined to be important in their relationship to Dyess Air Force Base’s Cold War mission and history. These resources are both mission oriented and one is the direct result of research and development in the 1980s.

One-page letter describing the condition of the collection from the 1995 3D Environmental archaeological survey of Dyess Air Force Base.

Small collection of images from Dyess AFB, of artifacts curated as part of 1988 and 1995 archaeological surveys at the base. Also included are images of the Texas Archeological Research Lab (TARL) where these projects are curated.

Dyess Air Force Base Cold War Buildings Database. Includes a building inventory and photo log.

This project, created by Digital Antiquity under contract with the United States Air Force, contains documents and other resources from archaeological research conducted at Dyess Air Force Base (Dyess AFB). Dyess AFB, established in 1942 as Abilene Army Air Base (AAB), is a B1-Bomber base on 6,409-acre located in the southwest corner of Abilene, TX in Taylor County. The archaeology of the Taylor County area dates the human occupation of the area from about 12,500 B.C. into the present. ...