Fort Lee Regional Archaeological Curation Facility

In 2007 Fort Lee, Virginia, drafted a Range Master Plan that identified plans for the existing ranges as well as future expansion. A Qualification Training Range (QTR) was included among those plans. The proposed QTR will comprise approximately 40 acres (161,874 square meters) and will be constructed immediately north of an existing range (Range 4) and east of Fort Lee’s existing impact area (See Appendix A). Because the project area lies adjacent to an impact area and had the potential to...

This includes the field catalog from Sites 44CE0049, 44CE0065 and 44CE0031, as well as site survey forms from several other sites, hand written notes, an internal letter, a 'Breakdown of Sites According to Occupation Periods', site plans, calendars, photolog and artifact illustrations.

This file includes hand written specimen finds and artifact inventory sheets from investigations at 44CE0031.

This contains handwritten notes on specimens collected and typed artifact inventory from 44CE0065

This files includes several documents: a typed draft report, hand written notes, profiles, and site plans.

This file includes calendar, handwritten notes, site plan, profiles and illustrations from several site.

This file contains a typed interim statement, handwritten survey notes, field record form, and profile drawings.

This is a report on the progress made during the month of November by Mid-Atlantic Archaeological Research, Inc. on the Fort A.P. Hill Archaeological and Historical Survey. This document contains Progress Report No. 3 & 4, as well as drafts of Report No. 4.

Site Survey form, as well as other documents related to Phase I investigations conducted by MAAR at Windsor Mansion (44CE001). This includes 'Further Research Inquiries' by J. Terrence Ludlow, a field catalog, an artifact inventory sheet, draft portions of a report, as well as other notes.

This document contains hand written notes from the survey conducted at 44CE0032. They include specimens collected, a description of the site, and results of investigations.

This includes several maps and a shovel cut profile.

This includes handwritten survey notes from the survey at Bullock's Pond Survey area.

This files includes hand written notes, field catalog, artifact sketches, shovel test profiles and other sketches.

This file includes hand written notes and a field record form.

This file includes hand written notes, profile drawings, and an internal letter.

This file includes hand written notes, artifact inventory and plans. A personal address has also been redacted.

This document includes handwritten survey notes, handwritten and typed drafts of the site survey report, as well as a scan of a slide and a hand written artifact inventory.

This document contains hand written notes from the survey conducted at 44CE0047. They include specimens collected, a description of the site, and results of investigations.

This document contains hand written and typed notes from the survey conducted at 44CE0049. They include specimens collected, a description of the site, maps, profiles, artifact inventory and results of investigations.

This document contains hand written notes from the survey conducted at 44CE0050. They include specimens collected, a description of the site, field catalog and results of investigations.

This document contains hand written and typed notes from the survey conducted at 44CE0053. They include specimens collected, a description of the site, copy of a possible slide or negative and results of investigations.

This document contains hand written from the survey conducted at 44CE0055. They include specimens collected and other field notes.

This document contains hand written and typed notes from the survey conducted at 44CE0059. They include specimens collected, a description of the site, field catalog, possible a copy of a slide or negative and results of investigations.

These are handwritten notes from the investigation at 44CE0061.

This includes typed notes, a draft report, hand drawn illustrations and notes, a memo describing two sketches, also included in the nonredacted copy.

This includes a site plan, handwritten notes and drawings, and artifact inventory sheet.

This includes handwritten notes and draft report.

This includes a typed draft report, hand written notes and field catalog.

This includes handwritten field catalog and field notes.

This includes handwritten notes and a typed draft report.

This document includes handwritten notes, a partial typed report, and a document concerning a Future Expansion Area.

Memos and accompanying maps detailing artifact finds at Fort Monroe, Virginia throughout the years of 1977, 1982, 1983, and 1987.

Photographs and maps detailing sites to be excavated. Also includes historic photographs of structures original to the site, such as the Hygeia Hotel and barracks on the parade grounds, located at Fort Monroe, Hampton Virginia. There also are a few photographs of artifacts collected during a related survey.

Inventory of artifacts uncovered during Phase I shovel testing at the Parade Grounds, Fort Monroe, Hampton, Virginia.

Brief summary of ceramic artifacts collected during a phase I investigation at Fort Monroe, Virginia.

Numerous potential features have been interpreted from GPR data and time-depth slice images. While most of the targets identified are likely attributed to Fort Monroe activities, there is a strong possibility that some of these GPR targets are from historic Fort George. At the Continental Park - Locus 3 Site, a linear feature observed north of Fenwick Street, trending parallel to, and about 13 feet north of, the sidewalk, appears to be more characteristic of a brick wall or wall foundation,...

Master list of all artifacts uncovered during Phase I investigations at Fort Monroe, Virginia. The inventory is divided according to artifact type.

Panamerican Consultants, Inc., under a cooperative agreement with the United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, Fort Detrick, Maryland, conducted a Phase I archaeological survey at Fort Monroe, Hampton, Virginia. Occupying the north side of the entrance to the James River, the fort’s location from the initial arrival of European settlers onward was seen as critical to local and regional defense. Fort Monroe was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960 and listed on the...

Excavation log for artifacts uncovered during Phase I investigation shovel testing at Fort Monroe, Hampton, Virginia. The log includes the stratum, mussel, soil color, soil description, and additional comments for each shovel test.

Paciulli, Simmons & Associates, Ltd., requested a Phase IA cultural resources survey associated with the planned Shoot House and Urban Assault Compound, Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, Virginia. The project area is located in the north central portion of the Fort A.P. Hill Military Reservation and is composed of approximately 61 square hectares (150 square acres). The goal of this cultural resources assessment was to determine if any known historic properties were located in the APE and to...

This document is the photo log for a Phase IA cultural resources survey associated with the planned Shoot House and Urban Assault Compound, Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, Virginia. The project area is located in the north central portion of the Fort A.P. Hill Military Reservation and is composed of approximately 61 square hectares (150 square acres). The goal of this cultural resources assessment was to determine if any known historic properties were located in the APE and to determine the...

The Boy Scouts of America requested a Phase I cultural resources survey associated with planned improvements to Training Area 7B in preparation for the 2005 National Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, Virginia. The project area is located in the northwestern portion of the Fort A.P. Hill Military Reservation and is approximately 9.95 hectares (24.6 acres). The goal of this cultural resources assessment was to identify any cultural resources located within the Area of Potential Effect....

Artifact Catalog from a survey of approximately 1028 acres for explosive ordinance demolition training areas at Fort A.P. Hill. This document also includes the codes utilized in cataloging the artifacts and the methods for cataloging and analyzing the materials.

This resource contains a an inventory of artifacts uncovered at multiple sites within the I-95 Hot Lanes excavations, located at Quantico, Virginia.

Field notes with accompanying maps for the Hot Lanes site located at I-95, Quantico, Virginia.

This report presents the results of Phase 2 archaeological and historical evaluations conducted at 44Pg317, a 19th century domestic site owned and occupied by a freed black family from 1823 through the 1st decade of the 20th century. The Phase 2 evaluation indicates that the site, which contains intact features and fits into an historic context emphasizing the 19th century from the Federal and Antebellum periods through the Civil War and Postbellum periods. Further, since the site was owned...

The College of William and Mary Center for Archaeological Research (WMCAR) conducted a Phase II archaeological evaluation of Site 44PGl85, associated with the proposed Route 630 Widening Project in Prince George County, Virginia, from March 8 through March 16, 1993 (Figure 1). This evaluation was conducted in accordance with an agreement with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), Project 0630-074-188, C501, B632. The evaluation was carried out under the general supervision of Dennis...

Artifact inventory from the Phase II Excavations at Site 44CE0062, Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia.

The Fort A.P. Hill Cultural Resource Manager, under the Environmental Division of the Directorate of Public Works within Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, has completed Phase II archaeological evaluation investigations at Site 44CE0062, Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, Virginia. Site 44CE0062 was originally identified in 1978 during the first major cultural resource survey of Fort A.P. Hill. The objective of the archaeological evaluation of Site 44CE0062 was to determine (1) the site’s subsurface...

Photo log from the Phase II Excavations at Site 44CE0062, Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia.

The Fort A.P. Hill Cultural Resource Manager, under the Environmental Division of the Directorate of Public Works within Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, has completed Phase II archaeological evaluation investigations at Site 44CE0431, Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, Virginia. Site 44CE0431 was originally identified during a Phase I survey conducted in association with the National Scout Jamboree. The objective of the archaeological evaluation of Site 44CE0431 was to determine (1) the site’s...

Photo log from Phase II Archaeological Evaluation, Site 44CE0431, Fort A.P. Hill.

The artifact category from the phase II archaeological evaluation of site 44CE0465, proposed 800-meter range, Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, Virginia

Site 44CE0465 was originally identified during a Phase Ia, reconnaissance-level, survey conducted in association with the construction of a proposed 800-meter range (McDonald and Clarke 2006). The current Phase II fieldwork was conducted in association with proposed improvements to an existing dirt road that cuts through the site. The objective of the archaeological evaluation of Site 44CE0465 was to (1) determine the site’s boundary and subsurface integrity, and (2) to determine if the site is...

The photo log from the phase II archaeological evaluation of site 44CE0465, proposed 800-meter range, Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, Virginia

The Fort A.P. Hill Cultural Resource Manager, under the Environmental Division of the Directorate of Public Works within Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, has completed Phase II archaeological evaluation investigations at Site 44CE0469, Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, Virginia. Site 44CE0469 was originally identified during a Phase Ia, reconnaissance-level, survey conducted in association with proposed forestry activities. The Survey Area measures approximately 0.4 hectares (1.0 acre) in size. The...

Photo log from Phase II Archaeological Evaluation, Site 44CE069, Fort A.P. Hill.

Artifact Inventory from Phase II Excavations at Site 44CE0551, Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia.

The Fort A.P. Hill Cultural Resource Manager, under the Environmental Division of the Directorate of Public Works within Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, has completed Phase II archaeological evaluation investigations at Sites 44CE0551 and 44CE0555, Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, Virginia. Sites 44CE0551 and 44CE0555 were originally identified during a Phase Ia, reconnaissance-level, survey conducted in association with proposed forestry activities. The current Phase II fieldwork was conducted in...

Photo log from Phase II Excavations at Site 44CE0551, Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia.

Photo log from Phase II Excavations at Site 44CE0555, Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia.

Panamerican Consultants, Inc. (Panamerican), under a cooperative agreement with the United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, Fort Detrick, Maryland, conducted Phase II archaeological testing of a portion of Fort Monroe, Hampton, Virginia (Figure 1.1). Personnel at Fort Monroe’s Environmental Office of the Directorate of Public Works and Logistics (DPW/L) managed technical considerations for the project. Occupying the north side of the entrance to Hampton Roads, the fort’s...

Gray & Pape, Inc. undertook Phase II archaeological investigations to identify extant World War I earthworks at Fort Lee, Virginia and on adjacent properties at the Petersburg National Battlefield. The work was conducted on behalf of REMSA. Inc. of Hampton, Virginia as part of an indefinite delivery contract to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk Area Office. These investigations were composed of historical background research and archaeological survey. Various military documents were...

During 1987, MAAR Associates, Inc. (MAI) conducted a cultural resource evaluation survey for site 44PG299 at Fort Lee in Prince George County, Virginia. The evaluation survey consisted of both a physical examination of the site and an historic documents research. It was conducted in compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA) and implementing regulations requiring federal agencies to inventory and evaluate all cultural resources located on property owned by the federal...

Phase II cultural resources investigations were conducted at 24 archaeological sites (44PGI72, 44PGl84, 44PG185, 44PGI89, 44PGI90, 44PG200, 44PG207, 44PG23I, 44PG240, I 44PG241, 44PG245, 44PG247, 44PG250, 44PG25I, 44PG252, 44PG253, 44PG254, 44PG257, 44PG258, 44PG266, 44PG267, 44PG272, 44PG277, and 44PG279) on the property of Fort Lee, Prince George County, Virginia Following standard archaeological survey guidelines, these sites were evaluated with regard to their potential eligibility to the...

As part of its responsibilities under Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Fort Lee, located in Prince George County, Virginia, has undertaken a program of archaeological survey and testing to inventory the National Register-eligible archaeological resources in its possession. This report presents the final stage of this program. Phase II investigations of 30 sites within Fort Lee. The work described in this report was completed by Gray & Pape, Inc.,...

This document contains results of the examination of vertebrate faunal remains from Bull Hill Run Site, 44PG316, with accompanying field notes and radiocarbon sample data sheets.

This report presents the findings of the Phase III Investigation of site 44PG316 in Prince George County, Virginia. The site was first identified during land clearing activities associated with the construction of US Route 295. The Virginia Commonwealth University Archaeological Research Center (VCU-ARC) entered a contractual agreement with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to conduct archaeological testing. The initial goals of the investigation were to asses the size and...

This report presents the results of a Phase 3 data recovery performed at 44PG317 (the Charles Gilliam Site) in Prince George County, Va. (Fig. 1). 44PG317 was discovered in December of 1988 during construction of Route 295 in Prince George County. Phase 2 evaluations indicated that the site was owned and occupied throughout the 19th century by Charles A. Gilliam, a freed mulatto, and his descendants, Mary Ann Gilliam, Susan Gilliam, Henry Gilliam and Maria Gilliam. A number of intact features...

The purpose of this work is to examine material culture recovered from the Charles A. Gilliam site, 44PG317, within an interpretive, contextual framework. The site represents the remains of a middling farmstead which was owned and occupied by Charles Gilliam, a free African American, and his heirs from ca. 1823 to 1917. This study concentrates on the period 1823-1865 when Charles lived at the site. Ceramics recovered from the site, and the information provided by the architectural remains are...

This resource contains an artifact inventory for data recovery at Quantico with an accompanying code sheet of artifact abbreviations. An excel version of the artifact inventory can be found at https://core.tdar.org/dataset/393243.

This resource contains field number log forms for project Quantico Timber Sales, under the supervision of J. Bedell during 2012 at temporary site number 4896, located at Quantico, Virginia. Also included is a detailed inventory of artifacts excavated at multiple Quantico sites.

Due to the nature of the find, any contextual analysis of the artifact would be purely speculative. The bayonet was recovered from a deep excavation pit which contained several layers of artificial fill which had, over time, been added on top of the natural strata of the original ground surface. Without out knowing the exact positioning within the layers it can not be determined if the artifact was in its original place of deposition or it was brought in as part of the fill. The area of...

This document consists of a letter acknowledging the delivery of artifacts recovered by MAAR Associates, Inc. during Phase II archaeological investigations at Fort Lee in the fall of 1988. Accompanying the letter is an artifact inventory of the delivered artifacts. The archaeological sites involved are both 44PG179 and 44PG243.

Archaeological investigations were conducted at two previously recorded sites at Fort Lee (44PG179 and 44PG243) by MAAR Associates, Inc. (MAI) for the Norfolk District of the Army Corps of Engineers. The investigations were performed as a result of surface disturbances from unauthorized heavy equipment activity in order to determine if these disturbances impacted any potential cultural resources. Other than the initial inventory survey, site 44PG243 has never been subjected to archaeological...

The artifact inventory from the Semi-Annual Technical Report, 27 Archaeological Surveys at Forestry Activity Areas, Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, Virginia.

The photo log from the Semi-Annual Technical Report, 27 Archaeological Surveys at Forestry Activity Areas, Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, Virginia.

The Fort A.P. Hill Cultural Resource Manager, under the Environmental Division of the Directorate of Public Works within Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, completed Phase I archaeological survey in association with proposed forestry activities in 27 forestry blocks located in Training Areas 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 20, 26, and 28, Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, Virginia. The proposed forestry activities included one pine selection cut (Block S), four pine shelterwood cuts (Blocks H, T, 26A06PW, and...

Photo log from the 33 Archaeological Surveys at Forestry Activity Areas, Fort A.P. Hill.

The Fort A.P. Hill Cultural Resource Manager, under the Environmental Division of the Directorate of Public Works within Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, completed Phase I archaeological survey in association with proposed forestry activities in 33 forestry blocks located in Training Areas 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 15, 25, and 30; Controlled Access Areas 18, 19, and 20; the Wildlife Refuge; and Range 71A, Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, Virginia. The proposed forestry activities included two hardwood...

The artifact inventory for the Semi-annual Technical Report 17 Archaeological Surveys at Forestry Activity Areas Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, Virginia.

The photo log from the Semi-annual Technical Report, 17 Archaeological Surveys at Forestry Activity Areas Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, Virginia.

The Fort A.P. Hill Cultural Resource Manager, under the Environmental Division of the Directorate of Public Works within Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, completed Phase I archaeological survey in association with proposed forestry activities in 17 forestry blocks located in Training Areas 8, 10, 11, 12, and 15; and Controlled Access Area 07, Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, Virginia. The proposed forestry activities included two hardwood selection cuts (Block 12BC1-10 and 15ANB-09), one pine selection...

Photo Log from Phase I archaeological survey in association with proposed forestry activities in 10 forestry blocks located in Training Areas 10, 13, 19, and 25; Controlled Access Areas 1, 13, and 16; and the Laser Range area, Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, Virginia.

The Fort A.P. Hill Cultural Resource Manager, under the Environmental Division of the Directorate of Public Works within Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, completed Phase I archaeological survey in association with proposed forestry activities in 10 forestry blocks located in Training Areas 10, 13, 19, and 25; Controlled Access Areas 1, 13, and 16; and the Laser Range area, Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, Virginia. The proposed forestry activities included one clearcut (Laser Range Tree Clearing), one...

Artifact Inventory from the Semi-Annual Technical Report - 28 Archaeological Surveys at Forestry Activity Areas Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, Virginia

The Fort A.P. Hill Cultural Resource Manager, under the Environmental Division of the Directorate of Public Works within Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, completed Phase I archaeological survey in association with proposed forestry activities in 28 forestry blocks located in Training Areas 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 19, 23, 24, 26, 27, and 28, Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, Virginia. The proposed forestry activities included four pine selection cuts (Blocks 27A06PS, 27B06PS, 28A06PS, and 28B06PS), five...

Photo log from the Semi-Annual Technical Report 72 Archaeological Surveys at Forestry Activity Areas Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, Virginia.

The Fort A.P. Hill Cultural Resource Manager, under the Environmental Division of the Directorate of Public Works within Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, completed Phase I archaeological survey in association with proposed forestry activities in 72 forestry blocks located in Training Areas 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, and 30, Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, Virginia. The proposed forestry activities included one hardwood selection cut (Block 05B06HS),...

Photo log from an archaeological survey of proposed forestry activities training areas 15, 16, 18, and 23, Fort A.P. Hill.

The Fort A.P. Hill Cultural Resource Manager, under the Environmental Division of the Directorate of Public Works within Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, completed Phase I archaeological survey in association with proposed forestry activities in seven forestry blocks located in Training Areas 7, 11, 15, 16, 18, and 23, Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, Virginia. The proposed forestry activities consist of seven prescribed burns (Burns 07-C-FY08, 11-A-FY08, 15-A-FY08, 16-A-FY08, 18-A FY08, 18-A-FY09, and...

Photo log from a Archaeological Survey of Proposed Forestry Activities Training Areas 21, 23, 24, and 30, Fort A.P. Hill.

The Fort A.P. Hill Cultural Resource Manager, under the Environmental Division of the Directorate of Public Works within Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, completed Phase I archaeological survey in association with proposed forestry activities in 10 forestry blocks located in Training Areas 5, 7, and 8; Controlled Access Area 16; the Boy Scout Jamboree (BSJ) area; and the unmanned aerial vehicle landing area, Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, Virginia. The proposed forestry activities included one...

This document contains excerpts of field notes taken during the TA 23 Phase I excavation in March 2009. There also is a typed catalogue detailing the artifacts recorded in the field.