Edwards AFB - Archaeology

Part of: Edwards Air Force Base Archaeology and Cultural Resources Archive

Site Name Keywords
CA-KER-1922 • CA-KER-1816H • CA-KER-1925H • CA-KER-1856H • CA-KER-1842H • CA-KER-1841H • CA-KER-1843H • CA-KER-5544H • CA-KER-2339H • CA-KER-1439

Site Type Keywords
Homestead • Lithic Scatter • Homesite • Historic trash • Historic Refuse Deposit • Prehistoric Locus

Other Keywords
Edwards Air Force Base • National Register of Historic Places • NRHP • Artifact Catalog • Cultural Resources Investigation • Cultural Resource Investigation • Site Records • Obsidian Hydration Analysis • Phase II Evaluation • Faunal Analysis

Investigation Types
Heritage Management • Archaeological Overview • Site Evaluation / Testing • Historic Background Research • Collections Research • Data Recovery / Excavation • Reconnaissance / Survey • Research Design / Data Recovery Plan • Site Stabilization • Architectural Documentation

Material Types
Chipped Stone • Fauna • Shell • Wood • Charcoal • Obsidian

Temporal Keywords
Prehistoric • Historic • 20th Century • World War II • WWII

Geographic Keywords
United States of America (Country) • Los Angeles County (County) • California (State / Territory) • Kern County (County) • North America (Continent) • USA (Country) • Kern (County) • Buckhorn Springs • Muroc, California

Resources Inside This Collection (Viewing 1-8 of 8)

Cultural Resource Investigations at Area P Housing Complex and Adjacent Sites Edwards Air Force Base, California (Final Report) (1994)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Andrew L. York. Tanya Wahoff. Michael Corbett.
This report presents the results of a cultural resources investigation at Area P in the south central portion of Edwards Air Force Base (AFB), Kern County, California. Cultural resources at Area P consist of 13 standing structures related to the military installation, two homestead ruins, a small historic debris scatter and one prehistoric site.
Fiscal Year 2009 Edwards Air Force Base Historical Buildings, Facility, and Archaeological Compliance Report (2009)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Rachel Fernandez
The Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan for Edwards Air Force Base (ICRMP) Fiscal Year 2009 requires Edwards AFB to annually track and coordinate historic facility efforts and provide an annual report to the California SHPO no later than December 1 for the previous fiscal year. This report is inspired by the Secretary of the Interior 's Report to Congress on Federal Archaeological Activities, but addresses the built environment with special focus on Edwards AFB's resources and...
HIPROTECT Technical Report, Edwards AFB, California (1999)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Matthew D. Pittman.
In September 1995, the Environmental Management Office at Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) tasked Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) to install and field test the prototype HIPROTECT II remote monitoring system. The name HIPROTECT stands for Human Intrusion Detection/Response System for the Protection of Cultural and Natural Resources. The HIPROTECT testing was designed to provide 24-hour protection of the Lansford Adobe at site CA-LAN-1386H. Site CA-LAN-1386H is two adjacent homesites, the...
The Legacy of Buckhorn Springs: Phase I and II Cultural Resources Investigations Edwards AFB, Kern County, California, Volume I (1998)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Susan L. Bupp. Evelyn Chandler. Cary Cotterman. Kevin T. Doyle. Kyle M. Guerrero. Valerie M. Hallett. Brenda D. Smith.
The primary purpose of this Legacy Demonstration Project was to inventory all cultural resources within the Buckhorn Springs area (Phase I) and to evaluate those resources for eligibility to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (Phase II).
The Legacy of Buckhorn Springs: Phase I and II Cultural Resources Investigations Edwards AFB, Kern County, California, Volume II: Appendices (1998)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Susan L. Bupp. Evelyn Chandler. Cary Cotterman. Kevin T. Doyle. Kyle M. Guerrero. Valerie M. Hallett. Brenda D. Smith.
The primary purpose of this Legacy Demonstration Project was to inventory all cultural resources within the Buckhorn Springs area (Phase I) and to evaluate those resources for eligibility to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (Phase II). Volume II includes the Appendices A-I of the report which cover artifact analyses, site records, land chains, NRHP nomination form, and title page.
Legacy of Muroc, Community Inventory Edwards AFB, California (1998)
DOCUMENT Full-Text David D. Earle.
This report presents a history of the settler community of Muroc, California, which was located on what would later become Edwards Air Force Base (AFB). This report chronicles the development of Muroc and places it in the context of a series of critical historiographical themes relating to railroad development, homesteading, and the settlement of the arid West.
Memo: National Register of Historic Places Nominations for Edwards Air Force Base (2008)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Robert Wood.
Memo regarding National Register of Historic Places nominations for Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB). Includes copy of the Management Action Plan (MAP) for EAFB.
Memo: Site Evaluation Report and Compliance Document for Site 2 AFP 42 (2010)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Frank J. Tokarsky.
Memorandum regarding recently completed site evaluation report for the archaeology investigations at Site 2 AFP 42.