611th - Archaeology

DOCUMENT Full-Text Teresa Brown. Margie Goatley. Roger Harrnitt.

The objectives of the mitigation were to identify, record, and collect prehistoric and historic cultural materials from intact deposits present in the site. One of the results of the 2000 Phase I archaeology field investigation, was the discovery of the remains of a potential prehistoric house structure. The goal of the oral history research was to begin documentation of the interactions of the Wales Inupiat community with the Tin City area, taking into account the various activities that have...

DOCUMENT Full-Text John F. Hoffecker. K. Wescott. Matthew Greby.

During May through August of 1998, ten 611th Air Support Group (611 ASG) installations covering a total of 12,210 acres were inventoried for archaeological remains. These installations included: Anvil Mountain Radio Relay Station (RRS), Cape Lisburne Long-Range Radar Site (LRRS), Cape Newenham LRRS, Cape Romanzof LRRS, Fort Yukon LRRS, Galena Airport, Kotzebue LRRS, Murphy Dome LRRS, Sparrevohn LRRS, and Tin City LRRS. Archaeological remains were documented at Cape Lisburne and Tin City, and a...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael R. Yarborough.

The following describes an archaeological inventory of ten installations of the 611th Air Support Group in Alaska. This inventory encompassed the Air Force property surrounding the facilities at each installation. It was not an inventory or evaluation of the buildings and other structures themselves. The ten installations that are the focus of this study fall within two broad geographic areas. Six -Barter Island Long-Range Radar Site (LRRS), Bullen Point Short-Range Radar Site (SRRS), Oliktok...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Argonne National Laboratory.

During June–September 1999, twelve United States Air Force (USAF) 611th Air Support Group (611 ASG) installations in Alaska were inventoried for archaeological remains. These installations, covering a total of 5,551 hectares (ha) (13,718 acres), included: Barter Island Long Range Radar Site (LRRS), Kalakaket Creek RRS, Bear Creek Radio Relay Station (RRS), King Salmon Airport, Big Mountain RRS, Nikolski RRS, Cold Bay LRRS, Pillar Mountain RRS,Granite Mountain RRS, Point Lay LRRS, and Indian...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Burr Neely. Jason S. Rogers. Roberta Gordaoff.

This report presents the results of mapping and condition assessment updates of cultural resources at site XBP-00002, with a specific request for evaluation of two standing buildings, at the Oliktok Point Long Range Radar Site (LRRS), Alaska, on behalf of the United States Air Force, 611th Civil Engineer Squadron (USAF 611 CES). XBP-00002 consists of two standing frame buildings (cabins), and a cemetery with up to 13 burials marked with crosses or wooden sticks. As part of this project, new...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Diane K. Hanson.

An archaeological pedestrian survey was conducted at Mt. Ka‘ala Long Range Radar Station (LRRS) on July 12, 2016 and at Kōke‘e LRRS, Hawai‘i on July 14 and 15, 2016. The perimeters of the compounds were inspected, but most attention was on the leased properties outside the fence at both radar stations. No cultural properties were identified outside the fence line at either LRRS, and the only properties noted within each compound were those already described in the 2008 draft ICRMP. ...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands (CEMML), Colorado State University.

Indian Mountain Long Range Radar Site (LRRS) is part of the Alaska Radar System (ARS), which currently consists of 15 active Long Range Radar Sites (LRRS) throughout Alaska. The ARS is an essential component of North America's air defense. Prior to that in the 20th century, it was in the location of a placer mining operation along Utopia Creek. The following document presents the results of the inventory and evaluation of the Utopia Creek Mining District. In the course of the inventory, thirteen...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Morgan R. Blanchard.

This report presents the results of a historic research, survey, mapping, inventory and evaluation at Sterling Landing (Alaska Heritage Resources Survey (AHRS) site MCG-00004). Sterling Landing was an early 20th century settlement along the Kuskokwim River and was more recently used as a fuel tank farm associated with the Tatalina Long Range Radar Station, which later underwent environmental cleanup. The project involved travel to the site to document the remains of the old Sterling Landing...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Environmental Assessment Division, Argonne National Laboratory.

This plan presents a strategy for archaeological survey of ten installations of the 611 the Air Support Group ( 611 ASG) in Alaska. These installations are Alaid Island, Bear Creek Radio Relay Station (RRS), Campion RRS, Driftwood Bay RRS, Lake Louise Recreation Camp, Naknek Recreation Camps Nos. 1 & 2, North River RRS, Port Heiden RRS, and Port Moller RRS J47.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Argonne National Laboratory.

This plan presents a strategy for archaeological inventory of the remote installations of the 611th Air Support Group (611 ASG), Eleventh Air Force, Pacific Air Forces. The remote installations of the 611 ASG are widely distributed across Alaska, and vary significantly in terms of size and geographic setting. The distribution and design of these installations, which include radar stations, communications sites, and fighter-interceptor bases, reflects their historic Cold War role in the strategic...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Stephen Braund.

The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of known subsistence information from areas adjacent to 611 ASG sites. In this report, 33 remote Air Force facilities and 51 associated communities are described in terms of setting, history of the facility and communities, demography, socioeconomics and subsistence. Subsistence topics that are discussed for each community include the role and importance of subsistence to the communities, the seasonal/annual round of subsistence activities;...