The project is a proposed Nevada Bell fiber optic cable burial route, 51.2 miles in length by 25 feet in width. The route extends between Centel-owned underground facilities located at the corner of Ann Road and U.S. Highway 95 on the southeast, to just northeast of the junction of Mercury Road and US Highway 95 on the northwest, where the new service will enter the Nevada Test Site. In addition, a short stretch of line on BLM administered lands will reach from Nevada Bell's Specter Mountain...

This report details Far Western’s findings, including the results of 1,730 acres of archaeological inventory conducted in 28 randomly selected sample survey units. A total of 56 new archaeological sites were recorded, and two previously recorded sites were updated. The survey also recorded 87 isolated artifacts or features.

Appendices for the Cultural Resources Inventory Report of 1,730 acres in the Nevada Test and Training Range. The appendices includes records search results.

Cultural resources report field worksheet.

This is the first report prepared by the University of Arizona (UofA) ethnographic team for the Native American Interaction Program (NAIP) of Nellis Air Force Base (NAFB). This study, and all future ones facilitated by the UofA, involve working with a committee of Native American advisors appointed by the representatives of the NAIP. This report is a collection of open-ended essays that are expected to provide a foundation for dialog between the NAFB and the participating tribes and...

Cultural resources report field worksheet.

This study examines the crashes that occurred at this training facility from 1942-1945. Most that are discussed are categorized as Notable Accidents, which include fatalities, major damage to aircraft, and atypical crashes. There were 59 Notable Accidents with 134 fatalities which are discussed in individual crash sections. Official accident reports follow. There were 134 minor accidents categorized as Incidents. They are situations that resulted in only minor damage to planes and humans. The...

Undated informational booklet on Lackland's historic context.

The enclosed materials provide adequate documentation to establish the significance of Randolph Field as an eligible historic district in the area of military history under National Register Criterion A. Building 156 was built during the second era (c. 1943) and served as the Post Photo lab. The structure is eligible for listing as a contributing element within an eligible historic district significant under Criterion A in the area of military history.

This report presents the results of archaeological excavations conducted from June 12 - July 20, 1990 at Site 50-80-15-3300 on Bellows Air Force Base. The excavations were conducted by the University of Hawaii Archaeological Field School, as the continuation of a project begun in 1989 (Rolett 1990). The 1990 Field School project was a contiguous 23 m areal excavation immediately adjacent to a 12 m2 promising portion of the site excavated during the 1989 reconnaissance. Our primary objectives...

This letter of correspondence, from the Texas Historical Commission and the Department of Antiquities Protection, addresses the Lackland Air Force Base submittal of a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for a project area on Lackland Air Force Base. The letter does not agree with the FONSI conclusion and requests the undertaking of an archaeological survey.

This letter of correspondence was written on behalf of the Texas Historical Commission to the National Park Service. It addresses and provides additional information on NRHP eligibility of sites included in the Housing Expansion Project at Lackland Air Force Base. Included in correspondence was Robert Hard from The University of Texas at San Antonio.

The staff of the Texas State Historic Preservation Office has responded to the need for additional testing to determine the National Register status of Site 41BX1066. They agree that additional testing will be necessary when there will be an undertaking that will impact the site. The staff has also reviewed the proposal for testing at Site 41BX1065 and believes that the proposed testing is an appropriate quantity of work to determine the site's eligibility.

The Contractor, Dr. Robert Hard (The University of Texas-San Antonio), has submitted a proposed cost for additional testing of Site 41BX1065, located in the proposed Housing Expansion adjacent to the Wherry Housing area of Lackland Air Force Base. Since the base is planning on construction in this area and based on the survey of the area by The University of Texas-San Antonio it is important that an intensive survey of Site 41BX1065 be conducted in order to assess its National Register of...

Letter of correspondence addressing plans for an environmental assessment associated with the relocation of Air Base Ground Defense to Lackland Air Force Base and Camp Bullis. Included are comments from the Departments of Architecture and Antiquities Protection concerning both archaeological and architectural resources that are involved in the undertaking.

Written on behalf of the Western Archaeological and Conservation Center, National Park Service to the 37th Civil Engineering Squardon at Lackland Air Force Base, this letter of correspondence details a list of milestones on the Lackland Housing Expansion project. The schedule provided, along with a field work and final report completion goal was also included.

This letter of correspondence was written on behalf of the Center for Archaeological Research (UTSA) to the Western Archaeological and Conservation Center with concerns over a pending project. The Lackland Housing Expansion Project was awarded to the Western Archaeological and Conservation Center in July 1996. The items of concern focus on an evolving project plan that was originally submitted in June 1995, but has since then taken on numerous and continuing changes in the scope of work. This...

This letter of correspondence was written on behalf of the Rocky Mountain System Support Office of the National Park Service to Lackland Air Force Base. The letter addresses Dr. Robert Hard’s summary report entitled “Field Summary of an Archaeological Survey of Lackland Air Force Base, Bexar County, Texas” and asks for reviews of the summary by the National Park Service and Lackland’s Air Education and Training Command. Included in this correspondence was Robert Hard, contractor for the survey...

This letter of correspondence was written on behalf of the National Park Service, acting for the United States Air Force, to the Texas Historical Commission regarding Section 106 activities associated with the Medina Housing Expansion Project, Medina Annex, Lackland Air Force Base. The letter details the project, along with conclusions made by the National Park Service based on recommendations made by a Mr. Ellis. The National Park Service seeks concurrence from the Texas Historical Commission...

The National Park Service/Air Force (NPS/AF) and the Texas State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) staffs have completed the review of the draft survey report for the archeological survey of Lackland Air Force Base. Included in this document are the general comments from the NPS/AF, the SHPO and the annotated comments on the draft report from the SHPO. Included in this correspondence was Jack Siegel at Randolph Air Force Base, Gabriel Gonzales at Lackland Air Force Base, and thomas Forsyth -...

Continued correspondence concerning roof and ceiling repair for Building 1676 at Lackland Air Force Base. This letter serves as comment on the proposed undertaking from the State Historic Preservation Officer, the Executive Director of the Texas Historical Commission. The letter concludes that the review staff, led by Pam Opiela, has completed its review of the project documentation provided. The proposed work will have no adverse effect on the historic building.

Correspondence between Air Education and Training Command, Lackland Air Force Base, and the Texas Historical Commission regarding Texas State Historic Preservation Office’s rulings regarding National Register eligibility for a number of surveyed Lackland sites. Two reports are addressed and it is noted that two sites that were surveyed were left out of the reports – 41BX1059 and 41BX1065. The letter offers recommendations on the NRHP eligibility of these two sites as well as a detailed summary...

This letter serves as comment from the State Historic Preservation Officer, the Executive Director of the Texas Historical Commission regarding the draft report: “Archaeological Eligibility Testing of 23 Sites on Lackland Air Force Base, Bexar County, Texas.” The letter raises concern that the Texas Historical Commission wasn’t notified or consulted before the archaeological undertaking at the 23 Lackland sites. Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 has been sited by the...

This letter of correspondence was written to Duane Peter at Geo-Marine, Inc. from John A. Wildie at Lackland Air Force Base. These emails were written with the purpose to find the whereabouts of artifacts collected from the archaeological studies/investigations conducted on Lackland. Some possible locations discussed include Parsons Engineering and The Center for Archaeological Research at The University of Texas at San Antonio. Included in this correspondence was Madrigal Santos and Sands...

These proceedings encompass outcomes from the DoD Cultural Resources Workshop: Prioritizing Cultural Resource Needs in Support of a Sound Investment Strategy, and reflect the views and opinions of workshop participants, and not necessarily those of the Department of Defense. HGL supported this workshop and produced the resulting proceedings document through funding awarded by the DoD Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program and Environmental Security Technology Certification...

Phase I investigation of 597 acres included within, or adjacent to, the old Camp Forrest. This project included background research as well as a comprehensive pedestrian survey and systematic shovel testing program. All areas were shovel tested at 30 meter intervals and screened through ¼ inch screen. Ten isolated finds were identified as a result of the investigations and one previously recorded site (40CF295) was revisited. Site 40CF295 is located at a springhead and appears to be an old still...

In 1993 Parsons, then Engineering-Science, Inc. performed an archaeological survey at the Prime Readiness in Base Services (RIBS) project area on the Lackland Air Force Base Training Annex. Artifacts were recovered during the survey, and the results were presented in a report entitled “Archaeological Survey at the Prime RIBS Training Area, Lackland Training Annex, Bexar County, Texas.” Arrangements for the permanent curation and transfer of the collection upon completion of the project were...

This letter requests a signature to authorize the transfer of archaeological collections and records from the U.S. Air Force to the Center for Archaeological Research at The University of Texas at San Antonio. The transfer for held-in-trust collections specifically addresses the 2003-2004 Testing at Lackland Air Force Base project and the artifacts, project records, photographs, copy of final report and CD-R with project database.

This handwritten letter of correspondence was written to Steven Hunt at Geo-Marine, Inc. by John A. Wildie at 37 CES/CEVN.The handwritten note from Wildie is written on a letter from Hunt sent April 10, 2006. It includes a signed 'LETTER OF TRANSFER FOR HELD-IN-TRUST COLLECTIONS'.

Project review under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. Letter refers to the revised final report: “Archeological Eligibility Testing of 23 Sites on Lackland Air Force Base, Bexar County, Texas.” This letter serves as comment from the State Historic Preservation Officer, the Executive Director of the Texas Historical Commission and includes recommendations made for the 23 archaeological sites tested.

The end of fiscal year summary list of collections curated by the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory on behalf of Andrews Air Force Base.

Summary report of Phase I survey of 1,018 acres. The investigation included background research as well as a comprehensive pedestrian survey and systematic shovel testing program within, or adjacent to, the old Camp Forrest. All areas were shovel tested at 30 meter intervals and screened through ¼ inch screen. Six previously recorded sites (40CF239, 40CF263, 40FR463, 40FR465, 40FR478, and 40FR504), were revisited and all were recommended not eligible for listing on the National Register of...

Summary of Phase II testing of five sites (40CF270‐ A, 40CF270‐ B, 40CF281, 40CF290 and 40CF297), all of which had an historic farmstead component as the main component. The Phase II investigation was designed to evaluate the archaeological resources within the previously recorded sites and make recommendations regarding their potential eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). 40CF270 and 40CF281 were not recommended eligible for listing on the NRHP. 40CF290 was found...

Lackland AFB base planners are considering the potential need to develop and construct on two archeological sites located on the Lackland Training Annex, aka Medina Base, to support future mission requirements. The sites to be potentially impacted are Sites 41BX1104 and 41BX1099. These sites have been extensively evaluated and determined not to be eligible for listing on the NRHP. This letter of correspondence asks the Texas Historical Commission to review these sites and invites the State...

Summary report briefly highlights the artifacts and records curated, various outreach and educational services offered, X-Radiography analysis, artifact rehousing efforts, and digital data management the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory has completed for Andrews Air Force Base throughout fiscal year 2009.

The Texas Historical Commission has written this letter in reference to proposed construction near site 41BX1065 on Lackland Air Force Base. The site has been deemed ineligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places and as a result the Commission does not recommend monitoring by a professional archaeologist. There is mention of a small burned rock midden – a feature that sometimes accompanies a site with human burials. The Commission requests notification if any human remains...

Memorandum on the review of the METC MIF 3&4 on 25 March, 2009 at the RVK offices in San Antonio, TX.

Summary report briefly highlights the artifacts and records curated, various outreach and educational services offered, X-Radiography analysis, artifact rehousing efforts, and digital data management the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory has completed for Andrews Air Force Base throughout fiscal year 2010.

The 2030 Plan moves Lackland AFB toward the future - replenishing the combat capability of America’s Air Force. This comprehensive and inspired plan outlines the steps to be taken to bring the base into the twenty-first century as a premier, well-planned, functioning training base. It also recognizes the important roles the associate units have in our Nation’s security and provides development strategies for them. The 2030 Plan was developed in fiscal year 2002, and it examined all the major...

Fact sheet describing the successful aeromedical evacuation missions performed by the 375th Aeromedical Airlift Wing (MAC) at locations around the world, from June 1975 to April 1985.

This is a draft cultural resource management plan for the Regional Training Site (Intelligence) and the Equipment Concentration Site (ECS) #27 at Fort Dix. Based on the topographic location of this facility, historic map research, and subsurface testing, no further archaeological work is recommended for the Regional Training Site (Intelligence) property. Building 6558 is probably not eligible for the New Jersey State or National Register of Historic Places as an individual structure but may be...

Volume II of CRM plan. Appendices B-F

The more than 6,000 acres of rich lands now known as Lackland Air Force Base and the Medina Training Annex contain archaeological sites that tell the story of human occupation over the past 9,000 years. This report describes the history of human occupation at Lackland Air Force Base.

Phase IB archaeological survey of the Fort Dix armory, a 44-acre complex within Fort Dix. Investigations included excavation of 169 shovel tests in high, moderate, and low sensitivity areas, of which 76 documented areas of soil disturbance. No potentially significant archaeological resources were identified.

In July of 2011, Westover Air Reserve Base (ARB) submitted to The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) a Determination of Eligibility (DOE) for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) for the base's historic resources (i.e. buildings, structures, and landscape features over 50 years of age). This DOE revised a previous survey of the base conducted in 1995. In the revised DOE, Westover ARB concluded that the base did not constitute a historic district as previously determined by the...

This resource is a citation record only, the Center for Digital Antiquity does not have a copy of this document. The information in this record has been migrated into tDAR from the National Archaeological Database Reports Module (NADB-R) and updated. Most NADB-R records consist of a document citation and other metadata but do not have the documents themselves uploaded. If you have a digital copy of the document and would like to have it curated in tDAR, please contact us at...

Addendum report to PHE's (2019) JBMDL Section 110 CWE Eligibility Report. The addendum evaluated the NRHP eligibility of 29 facilities. Of the 29 additional facilities evaluated, 13 were found to be demolished or rebuilt in place and 9 were determined not eligible due to property type. The remaining seven facilities were evaluated using NJHPO survey forms. Four were determined not eligible for the NRHP. Three facilities – Facility #131 (Water Treatment House), Facility #140 (PW Chemical...

This set of drawings from May 2, 1935 document the addition of a kitchen unit to buildings 21, 23, 26, 33, 34, and 36 at Camp Bullis, Texas. The blueprint also includes cross-sections and extensive notes. The sponsor for this blueprint is the Office of the Post Quartermaster at Fort Sam Houston, Texas under the supervision of Harold Spigelmyre. The blueprint was originally drawn by “C.E.E.” and traced by “C.E.E.” The data measurements used to draw the blueprint were taken by Lt. Liebel.

A series of fact sheets on the Advanced Electro-Optical Systems on Maui.

Aerial photograph of Camp Bullis with the district boundary and historical buildings marked in red.

Several figures and maps of Andrews Air Force Base, Davidson Transmitter Station, and Brandywine Receiver Station detailing environmental factors such as drainage and topography, land use, and overall installation maps.

This report presents findings from an analysis of historical aerial photographs of the Andrews Air Forces Base and Davidsonville Transmitter study areas located in Prince Georges and Anne Arundel Counties, Maryland. The Andrews Air Force Base study area is located south of Forestville and east of Camp Springs in Prince Georges county. There are 30 sites within the Andrews Air Force Base study area. The aerial extent of the study area is approximately 448 hectares (1,106 acres). The Davidsonville...

This report presents findings from an analysis of historical aerial photographs of the Andrews Air Forces Base and Davidsonville Transmitter study areas located in Prince Georges and Anne Arundel Counties, Maryland. The Andrews Air Force Base study area is located south of Forestville and east of Camp Springs in Prince Georges county. There are 30 sites within the Andrews Air Force Base study area. The aerial extent of the study area is approximately 448 hectares (1,106 acres). The Davidsonville...

This report provides a national historic context for the Cold War (1945–1991) material culture associated with Air Training Command and Air University—the two Major Commands that now constitute the modern-day United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command (AETC). This work was performed to assist the USAF in meeting the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act and Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended.

This study was prepared by the Department of the Navy and the Department of the Air Force to meet the compliance requirement associated with the Program Comment for Unaccompanied Personnel Housing (1946-1974), issued by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation on August 18, 2006. A programmatic treatment for the properties was developed in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA), as amended, to take into consideration the effects of future...

The Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC), Edwards Air Force Base (AFB), has received a grant under the Department of Defense's Legacy Resource Management Program to conduct oral history research on the life and times of Pancho Barnes and her Happy Bottom Riding Club. The specific purpose of the project is to interview and record oral history concerning the life and times of Pancho Barnes while informants are still alive and available to interview.

Communication regarding Air Force Plant 6 protocol.

All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) disturbance profiles for Davidsonville Transmitter Station archaeological site 18AN958 and the Archaeological Testing Pattern for the surrounding area.

This report provides an inventory and assessment of the Cold War-era (1945-1991) built environment at Altus Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma. Of the 1,056 Cold War-era buildings inventoried at Altus AFB, only 17 (16 buildings and one structure) were further evaluated based on their association with the Cold War missions of Altus AFB. Of the 17 evaluated resources, only one building (Building 285) and one structure (alert apron) were recommended eligible for listing in the National Register of...

Amendment to Programmatic Agreement among the 721st Mission Support Group, the Colorado State Historic Preservation Officer, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation regarding routine maintenance activities at Cheyenne Mountain Airforce Station, Colorado.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That any person who shall appropriate, excavate, injure, or destroy any historic or prehistoric ruin or monument, or any object of antiquity, situated on lands owned or controlled by the Government of the United States, without the permission of the Secretary of the Department of the Government having jurisdiction over the lands on which said antiquities are situated, shall, upon...

This document is the text of Titles I and V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-336) (ADA), as amended, as these titles appear in volume 42 of the United States Code, beginning at section 12101. Title I of the ADA, which became effective for employers with 25 or more employees on July 26, 1992, prohibits employment discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities. Title I will apply to employers with 15 or more employees beginning on July 26, 1994. Title V...

This archaeological monitoring plan (AMP) has been done in preparation for archaeological monitoring and sampling of cultural resources during ordinance and explosive removal action at Bellows Air Force Station (BAFS), Waimanalo, Ko'olaupoko, O'ahu Island, Hawai'i. This project, included in Delivery Order #0038, Contract DACA83-95-D-0004, consists of three 7 phases of archaeological work: monitoring during initial vegetation clearance, reconnaissance and systematic survey during pedestrian...

The plan summarizes the historic context for the McGuire BOMARC-SAGE Historic District, focused on Building 1506, the ground to air transmitter facility, and provides a conditions assesssment for Building 1506. The plan summarizes management options and recommends mitigation approaches for management options with the potential to adversely affect the facility.

The plan summarizes the historic context for the McGuire BOMARC-SAGE Historic District, focused on Building 1909, the SAGE Cooling Tower, and provides a conditions assesssment for Building 1909. The plan summarizes management options and recommends mitigation approaches for management options with the potential to adversely affect the facility.

The plan summarizes the historic context for the Lighter-Than-Air Historic District, focused on Hangars 5 and 6, and provides conditions assesssments for Hangars 5 and 6. The plan summarizes management options and recommends mitigation approaches for management options with the potential to adversely affect the facilities.

Building demolition plan for Andrews Air Force Base as of October 2011, for demolition projects in FY12 and beyond.

The Environmental Assessment of the potential environmental consequences that could result from the planned demolition of several buildings at Andrews Air Force Base. This report contains a cultural component listing only potential impacts to cultural sites that can be properly mitigated by coordinating with the Maryland Historic Trust (MD SHPO).

An investigation seeking to identify and evaluate of all of the pre-1947 structures on Andrews Air Force Base. The effort determined that two properties, which predate construction of the base, can be considered historically significant. The effort also found that these buildings, along with their associated outbuildings and sites, meet the criteria for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. Investigations have also resulted in determinations that the remaining pre-base...

A Memorandum for 721 SW CES/CEIE from AFCEC/CZOM, Peterson ISS, Pamela K. Miller, CIV, DAF Peterson ISS Cultural Resource Manager, regarding the Annual Review of Cheyenne Mountain AFS Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan.

Antiquities Permit Application for the Institute for American Research to conduct a proposed survey of areas of land modification on and adjacent to the Have Host Test Site on Luke Air Force Range, Arizona.

This appendix contains correspondence and distribution list documenting the notification process, recipients and subsequent communications with interested Native American tribes and tribal affiliates during the EIS process for Joint Base Andrews.

Undated Appendix B on the National Register of Historic Places Eligibility Assessment for Riverside Heights. To assess the NRHP eligibility of the public housing complexes, the Central Office building, and the Peterson Elementary School, onsite research and documentation was conducted January 10- 12, 2005. Historical data on the extant resources were collected from the Peterson Elementary School, the Montgomery County Independent School District, the Montgomery Housing Authority, the city of...

In response to observations that human remains appeared to be eroding from a location on Elder Island within Woods Reservoir, a project was undertaken to identify and to relocate human remains from this location. The work was done in mid-1998 as a cemetery relocation project. Investigators judged that these remains had been originally interred during a period of time between 1840 and 1900. All human remains and grave furnishings were re-interred in the Elder cemetery.

Memorandum notifying the appointment and responsibilities of the Installation Tribal Liaison Officer (ITLO) at Joint Base Andrews.

Memorandum notifying the appointment of William H. Lane as the Installation Tribal Liaison Officer (ITLO), and John V. Bullough as the Cultural Resources Manager at Joint Base Andrews, with a brief description of their role responsibilities.

Notification letter from the Department of Interior, advising that El Camino del Diablo Trail located on Luke AF Range has been approved as historic property and entered in the National Register and subsequent correspondence from the USAF HQ that the base must update their real property record with the information.

At the request of CH2M Hill, Scientific Consultant Services provided archaeological monitoring during the removal of five underground storage tanks (UST) at Bellows Air Force Station (BAFS). Fieldwork was conducted from 29 July to 8 August 1997. Removal or mitigation of these tanks was performed by Environmental Sciences Pacific, Inc. as part of the Excess Land Underground Storage Tank Removal Project at Site ST-11. A sparse scatter of recent historic debris, mostly glass fragments, was found...

This resource is a citation record only, the Center for Digital Antiquity does not have a copy of this document. The information in this record has been migrated into tDAR from the National Archaeological Database Reports Module (NADB-R) and updated. Most NADB-R records consist of a document citation and other metadata but do not have the documents themselves uploaded. If you have a digital copy of the document and would like to have it curated in tDAR, please contact us at...

This report presents the results of Phase I and II archaeological investigations on the Avon Park Air Force Range (APAFR) in Polk and Highlands counties, Florida. This work was conducted by Geo-Marine, Inc. (GMI), under a contract (DACA63-99-D-0010, Delivery Orders 059, 060 and 065) with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, acting on behalf of the Air Combat Command (ACC) and APAFR. The purpose of this study is to provide the APAFR with data for use in the management of its...

A draft copy of an inventory and evaluation of archaeological and historic resources at Andrews Air Force Base, Davidsonville Transmitter Station, and Brandywine Receiving Station. Results from the base-wide archaeological investigations include evidence of 5 prehistoric sites at Davidsonville Transmitter Station and 11 historic archaeological sites at Andrews Air Force Base; one site contains both a prehistoric and historic component. An isolated artifact (projectile point) was also encountered...

Report on the survey design approach for field work at Andrews Air Force Base and the Davidsonville Transmitter Station. Includes related correspondence.

An inventory and evaluation of archaeological and historic resources was undertaken by Argonne National Laboratory at McGuire Air Force Base, which occupies an area of 3,536 acres within the New Jersey Pinelands in Burlington County, New Jersey. Five off­base facilities totaling 246. 78 acres were also included in the inventory. Existing site files and reports, historic records and maps, aerial photographs, and other sources were consulted for background information on the base and surrounding...

During August 1988, a cultural resources pedestrian survey was conducted within the West Salado Creek Outfall pipeline easement (two-mile long by 50-foot wide) in southeastern Bexar County, Texas. As a result of surface examination and limited subsurface shovel tests, one prehistoric site (41 BX 785) was recorded. Although some lithic debitage and burned rock fragments were found in the shovel tests at the prehistoric site, there was not enough information from the limited tests to determine if...

In late February 2001, a wildfire burned approximately 4,000 acres of the Poinsett Electronic Combat Range. This fire was located east of Strafe Pot Road, south of Big Bay Road, and included much of the area within Big Bay. Both Strafe Pit and Big Bay roads were widened in areas within Big Bay. Both Strafe Pit and Big Bay roads were widened in areas and new firebanks were constructed in order to contain the fire. The area surrounding Big Bay represents an are containing numerous archaeological...

In February 1977, the Arizona State Museum was contracted by Luke Air Force Base to provide an assessment of cultural resources, archaeological and historical, for the area known as the Luke Air Force Range which contains approximately 2.7 million acres located in southwestern Arizona. A records and literature search was conducted primarily by two researchers working part-time from mid-February through mid-May. This resulted in a description of cultural resources known to exist, an assessment of...

An archeological reconnaissance survey of Scott Air Force Base was conducted in order to assess the potential for intact sites. The survey was conducted between October 19-23, 1992, by Archaeological Services archaeologist, Steven L. De Vore. Assessment of the potential archaeological resources was conducted in order to provide Scott Air Force Base personnel with basic data for management of significant archaeological resources located within the base.

Statistical Research, Inc. (SRI), with Legacy Resource Management Program funding, developed a guidance document for archaeological collections management and curation for Department of Defense (DoD) Service Installations. SRI reviewed collections management and Curation policies and protocols within the DoD and those of select Federal agencies, non-Federal agencies, and professional societies. SRI researched specific aspects of archaeological collections management and curation, including in...

The U.S. Army Environmental Center (AEC) tasked the Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX) with the job of assisting Army installation personnel in complying with the requirements of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (P.L. 101-601, NAGPRA). The MCX was asked to locate and assess archaeological collections derived from Army-owned lands, to identify the federally recognized Native American tribes most likely...

In May-July 1996, Phase II archaeological assessments were conducted at 11 prehistoric sites located on Laughlin Air Force Base, Val Verde County, Texas. As a result of the Phase I archaeological survey by the University of Texas at San Antonio's Center for Archaeological Research, the sites were recommended as potentially eligible for inclusion to the National Register of Historic Places. The sites are situated within a dissected upland of the western Rio Grande Plains of southwestern Texas....

Between September 1993 and May 1995, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District's Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX) conducted a survey of archaeological collections and associated documentation generated from archaeological investigations conducted on 42 U.S. Air Force, Air Combat Command (ACC) installations. In sum, approximately 101 cubic feet of artifacts in 34 distinct collections and approximately 13 linear feet of...

During the fall of 1993, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX) conducted a survey of archaeological collections and associated documentation generated from archaeological investigations conducted on 13 U.S. Air Force, Air Mobility Command (AMC) installations. Only four—Charleston Air Force Base (and its sub-installation, North Auxiliary Field), South Carolina; Dover Air Force Base,...

This resource contains a report on an assessment of the status of archaeological collections at four installations, representing the major branches of the armed services, that were selected to participate in the curation needs-assessment study. The selected installations were Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, California; Fort Sill, Oklahoma (Army); Vandenberg Air Force Base, California; and the Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake, California. Fort Gordon, Georgia, was selected initially as the...

This report describes and discusses archaeological data recovery at the site of the Cherry Valley Tavern/Pointville Hotel Site [28-Bu-413], located on the Fort Dix Military Reservation in Burlington County, New Jersey. Data recovery was undertaken to enable a Determination of No Adverse Effect to be made in respect of proposed wastewater treatment facilities which would adversely effect the remains of the tavern. Phase 2 investigations had previously determined that the tavern was eligible for...

This report summarizes the monitoring conducted in support of planned construction of irrigation line installation, seawall repair, and correction of borrow material for seawall repair.

This report presents the results of a Class II archaeological survey at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station. The study area is defined as the entire CMAFS installation with a total acreage of 568 ac, although one section was relaxed to Class II survey due to its steep and broken terrain, and 290 ac were excluded entirely from survey due to extreme terrain or total disturbance. The study area overall does not contain significant archaeological resources, and these survey results confirm the...

This report present the results of a literature and records search and field reconnaissance conducted on Gunter Air Force Station and Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery. This research was conducted as a component of preparation of a master plan for each facility. Research and field work conducted at Gunter Air Force Station indicated that no archaeological resources had been previously identified there, and that the base had been overbuilt to the point that it was unlikely that any...

Prior to installation of the communication line, T. S. Dye & Colleagues, Archaeologists, Inc. carried out a subsurface inventory survey along the proposed communication line route within site 50–80–15–4853 and completed test excavations south of the site within MCTAB to search for buried cultural deposits. During installation of the communication line T. S. Dye & Colleagues, Archaeologists, Inc. carried out archaeological monitoring. The primary focus of the archaeological monitoring was on the...

The primary focus of the project was on the discovery and appropriate treatment of historic properties potentially affected by the dormitory construction. The archaeological inventory survey of the proposed site for dormitory construction yielded secondary deposits of modern cultural material in trenches 1-5. The pattern of the secondary deposits in the trenches indicates that they represent formerly deep swales that ran parallel to the modern beach. Artifactual material indicates that the...

A proposal to Andrews Air Force Base by Greenhorne & O'Mara, Inc. (G&O) to provide archaeological investigations and testing for a Safety Zone Tree Control project. This includes a project plan, schedule, G&O's experience, and other requisite information for their proposal.