Rome Research Site Archaeology and Cultural Resource Management Archive
Part of: Air Force - East
Collection of documents, data, and images generated from and/or related to archaeological resource and investigations on the Rome Research Site in New York. The collection was created by tDAR under contract with the USAF and is intended to organize documents, images, and other data from the Rome Research Site.
Some of the digital resources are organized under several sub-collections, which group together documents from particular investigations or related to certain sites or parts of the base. Other digital objects are included individually. Due to the potential sensitive information included in these documents, users that wish to access documents and images without redaction should contact the cultural resources office at the Rome Research Site.
Note: Includes resources from Griffiss Air Force Base which was closed in 1995.
Site Name Keywords
King-Foster Farm •
PCI Site 10 •
PCI Site 11 •
PCI Site 12 •
PCI Site 13 •
PCI Site 14 •
PCI Site 15 •
PCI Site 16 •
PCI Site 17 •
PCI Site 18
Site Type Keywords
Archaeological Feature •
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex •
Domestic Structures •
Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features •
House •
Midden •
Sheet Midden •
Trash Scatter •
Agricultural or Herding •
Commercial or Industrial Structures
Other Keywords
Cultural Resource Investigation •
Archaeological Investigation •
Site Evaluation •
Griffiss Air Force Base •
Archaeological Sensitivity •
Oneida Indian Nation •
Building Survey •
Rome Research Site, Air Force Research Laboratory, Verona Test Annex, Newport Test Annex, Stockbridge Test Annex
Culture Keywords
Historic •
Prehistoric •
Archaic •
Late Archaic •
Woodland •
Middle Woodland •
Euroamerican •
Oneida •
Cold War
Investigation Types
Heritage Management •
Archaeological Overview •
Historic Background Research •
Architectural Survey •
Reconnaissance / Survey •
Site Evaluation / Testing •
Systematic Survey •
Architectural Documentation •
Research Design / Data Recovery Plan
Material Types
Ceramic •
Glass •
Building Materials •
Metal •
Wood •
Chipped Stone •
Fauna •
Fire Cracked Rock •
Textile •
Ground Stone
Temporal Keywords
Cold War Era •
Prehistoric •
19th Century •
20th Century •
19th - 20th Century •
Mid 19th - Early 20th Century •
Historic
Geographic Keywords
New York (State / Territory) •
United States of America (Country) •
Oneida County (County) •
North America (Continent) •
USA (Country) •
Oneida (County) •
Verona, NY •
Madison (County) •
Stockbridge, NY •
Stockbridge Research Facility
Resources Inside This Collection (Viewing 1-12 of 12)
- Documents (12)
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Cold War Historic Building Survey, Rome Research Site (1999)
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A Cold War Historic Building survey was conducted for the Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome Research Site (AFRL/RRS) and five Geographically Separated Units (GSUs) (the Verona, Ava, Forestport, Newport and Stockbridge Test Annex sites). The study was conducted in compliance with a variety of Federal and State directives and regulations. The purpose of the study was to identify any structures that might have potential cultural importance within the context of the Cold War era. Efforts were...
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Conditions Assessment and Preservation Plan, Clement Farmstead, Stockbridge Test Facility, Rome Research Site, Oneida, Madison County, New York (2017)
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Commonwealth Heritage Group, Inc. (Commonwealth), under agreement with Lu Engineers, performed the investigation. The investigation focused on the Clement-Wilder-Richardson Farmstead Site (A05314.0005), which contains archaeological deposits and structure foundations. The scope of work for the investigation called for an assessment of the current state of preservation of the Farmstead and the need for mitigation of potential adverse effects of federal undertakings there. At the kick-off meeting...
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Historic Building Inventory and Evaluation for Air Force Research Laboratory/Information Directorate, Oneida, Madison, and Herkimer Counties, New York (2022)
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This report presents the results of a historic building inventory and evaluation conducted on behalf of the United States Department of the Air Force at the Air Force Research Laboratory/Information Directorate, which includes Rome Research Site located in Oneida County, New York, and three affiliated test annexes situated in Madison and Herkimer Counties, New York. The evaluation aids the Air Force Research Laboratory/Information Directorate in managing the historic properties under its...
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Phase 1 Archaeological Investigations at Griffiss Air Force Base, Rome, Oneida County, New York (1995)
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Panamerican Consultants, Inc. was contracted by Tetra Tech, Inc. of San Bernardino, California in October o f 1994 to conduct a Phase I Archaeological Investigation at Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome, New York. A pedestrian survey was conducted to supply baseline archaeological site information for the installation and assess preliminary determinations of eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places. The results of this investigation were prepared for incorporation into the base...
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Stage 1A Cultural Resource Investigations for the Newport Research Facility (Tanner Hill and Irish Hill) Town of Newport, Herkimer County, New York (1998)
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Stage 1A cultural resource investigations were conducted for the Newport Research Facility located at Tanner and Irish Hills in the Town of Newport, Herkimer County, New York. The Facility was investigated in conjunction with the potential excessing of properties associated with the former Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome, New York. The purpose of the investigation at the Newport Research Facility was to locate and identify any unrecorded cultural resources, prehistoric or historic, that might be...
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Stage 1A Cultural Resource Investigations for the Stockbridge Research Facility, Towns of Stockbridge and Lincoln and City of Oneida, Madison County, New York (1998)
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Stage 1A cultural resource investigations were conducted for the Stockbridge Research Facility located in the Towns of Stockbridge, and to small degree, Lincoln as well as the City of Oneida, in Madison County, New York. The Stockbridge Research Facility was investigated under a variety of Federal and State directives and regulations, as well as the assessing of some properties associated with the former Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome, New York. The purpose of the investigation at the...
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Stage 1A Cultural Resource Investigations for the Verona Research Facility, Town of Verona, Oneida County, New York (1998)
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Stage 1A cultural resource investigations were conducted for the Verona Research Facility located in the Town of Verona, Oneida County, New York. The Verona Facility was investigated under a variety of Federal and State directives and regulations, as well as the excessing of some properties associated with the former Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome, New York. The purpose of the investigation at the Verona Research Facility was to locate and identify any unrecorded cultural resources,...
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Stage 1B Cultural Resource Investigations for the Stockbridge Research Facility, Towns of Stockbridge and Lincoln and City of Oneida, Madison County, New York (2000)
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Based on the results of a Stage 1A study, Stage IB field investigations were conducted for the Stockbridge Research Facility, located in the Towns of Stockbridge and Lincoln and City of Oneida, in Madison County, New York. The Stage 1A study determined that the Stockbridge Facility contained low, moderate and high archaeological sensitivities. Following the Stage 1A recommendations, no field testing was conducted within the areas of low sensitivity; in areas of high sensitivity; shovel tests...
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Stage 1B Cultural Resource Investigations for the Verona Research Facility, Town of Verona, Oneida County, New York (1999)
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Stage 1A cultural resource investigations were conducted in 1997 for the Verona Research Facility located in the Town of Verona, Oneida County. The Facility was investigated in conjunction with the potential excessing of properties associated with Air Force Research Laboratory/Rome Research Site in Rome, New York. The Facility was stratified in terms of archaeological sensitivity. While most of the Facility acreage consisted of designated wetlands, several locations had potentially well-drained...
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Stage 2 Archaeological Investigations at the Clement Farm and Maple Sugar Area Sites, Stockbridge Research Facility, Madison County, New York (2006)
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In 2004, Lu Engineers, was again contracted by AFRL/RRS to conduct a Stage 2 archaeological evaluation of two archaeological sites - a 19th / 20th century farmstead, the Clement Farm Site [A053-14-0005] and a possible maple sugar processing location - found during the Stage 1B field investigations in Areas A and E, respectively (Pierce 2000). The Stage 1 A, 1B and Stage 2 archaeological investigations were conducted on behalf of the United States Air Force (USAF) in conjunction with certain...
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Stage 2 Cultural Resource Investigations for the Area K Site (A065-22-0101) Verona Research Facility, Town of Verona, Oneida County, New York (2002)
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Stage 1A and IB cultural resource investigations were conducted at the Verona Research Facility, Town of Verona, Oneida County, New York for the United States Air Force Rome Research Site. These investigations resulted in the identification of a prehistoric archaeological site, the Area K Site (A065-22-0101). Stage 2 site evaluation investigations, consisting of close-interval (10-foot) shovel testing and excavation of 22 test units across the site, determined that the locus was utilized,...
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Stage 2 Cultural Resource Investigations for the Farm 3 Site (AO65-22-0097), Farm 4 Site (AO65-22-0098), and Farm 5 Site (AO65-22-0099), Verona Research Facility, Oneida County, New York (2002)
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Stage 2 site evaluations and excavations at three remnant nineteenth-early twentieth century dairy farms, designated as Farms 3, 4 and 5, on the Verona Research Facility in Oneida County, New York. Stage 1B shovel tests at these farmsteads revealed concentrations of artifacts and evidence of structural features that prompted additional testing procedures. Much of the Stage 2 cultural material was derived from disturbed feature contexts at all three farmsteads, including damaged concrete...