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The chapters in this volume examine the history, evolution, dynamics, and results to date of an ongoing consultation relationship between the U.S. Department of Energy Nevada operations Office (DOE/NV) and 20 tribes and organizations composed of ethnic Numic speaking, Western Shoshone, Southern Paiute, and Owens Valley Paiute-Shoshone people.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Richard W. Stoffle. Kathleen A. Van Vlack. Rebecca S. Toupal. Sean M. O'Meara. Richard Arnold.

The purpose of this study is to provide an ethnohistoric and ethnographic assessment of selected contemporary communities along the Old Spanish Trail.

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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...

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Report and SHPO correspondence for the archaeological clearance for a field operational test and acceptance inspection of the AN/TRC Radio Set. Project activities will consist of positioning a radio set, antenna, maintenance shelter, antenna support trailer, two vehicles, and a diesel generator on a flat promontory adjacent to Building 1249.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Frederick C. Worman.

This pamphlet is one of a series prepared in the interest of science education.

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Collection of essays addressing the history of Numic-speaking American Indians. The goal of this study is to revisit historical processes and events that transformed the lives of these Americans so profoundly that their effects are still being felt today.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Alex K. Carroll. Richard W. Stoffle.

The present essays, that are officially referred to as “”Project 2,” further document the Numic and Yuman cultural attachments to portions of central Nevada represented in Black Mountain and the Black Mountain District.

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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.

DOCUMENT Full-Text James D. Gallison. David Wilcox.

Appendeum to the Work Plan for Testing Sites LA 38141, LA 131735, and LA 131739 Located along the Proposed Kirtland Air Force Base Fence Corridor Boundary, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.

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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...

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A Sample of Kinship charts.

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Draft List of Facilities on Little Rock Air Force Base at or Approaching 50 years old by 2017 with National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) Eligibility, SHPO Concurrence, and Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) Program Contents.

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Prehistory of the White Sands Missile Range.

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Site record for site WS-246. The site is a very dispersed lithic scatter of 42 items: 2 cores and 40 flakes.

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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.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Naomi Scher.

Site CA-SOL-313 was located at the far western end of Travis Air Force Base, on the eastern side of the David Grant Medical Center grounds. The location was originally recorded and evaluated as a prehistoric archaeological site associated with a vernal pool and was recommended as eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 (Roop et al. 1989). Data recovery was conducted at the site, as impacts from construction of the medical center could not be avoided (Roop et al....

DOCUMENT Full-Text K. Moeller. B. T. Verhaaren. D. A. Walitschek.

An inventory and evaluation of archaeological and historic resources at Travis Air Force Base, which occupies an area of 5,020 acres in Solano County, California, was conducted by Argonne National Laboratory. Four off-base facilities totaling 300 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 the surrounding area. A pedestrian survey of 657 acres...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Ronald W. Burkett. Jeffery A. Huebner.

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...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Carole McClellan. Lawrence Vogler.

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...

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Archaeological clearance investigation of the Borrow Pit A and no cultural resources were located within the proposed limits.

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This survey was required as part of the Environmental Assessment process prior to initiation of construction of the proposed Advanced Measurement Site, RAMS. This proposed facility would involve construction of a radar testing complex, support facilities, powerlines and access roads, and clearing and leveling of approximately 600 acres of land surface.

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Report and SHPO correspondence for archaeological clearance survey to drill three new wells, use one existing well location, and establish an access road west of Lake Holloman and Lake Stinky in Otero County, New Mexico. Sergio Mendez conducted an intensive survey on a total of 1.0 ha (2.4 acres), consisting of land administered by Holloman AFB; the Bureau of Land Management, Caballo Resource Area, Las Cruces District; and State Land Office. During the archaeological survey, two isolated...

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This survey was required as part of the Environmental Assessment process prior to initiation of construction of the proposed Advanced Measurement Site, RAMS. This project would involve construction of the radar testing complex, support facilities, and clearing and leveling of approximately 600 acres of land surface. Three large prehistoric sites, three small lithic scatters, one small lithic and ceramic scatter, a rock cairn and an historic road were located within the project area and...

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Human Systems Research, Inc. has conducted an intensive archaeological clearance survey of approximately 800 acres adjacent to the RATSCAT Advanced Measurement Site (RAMS). This area will serve as a construction annex, and will include two permanent powerlines, a permanent access road, temporary aggregate processing, concrete and asphalt batching plants, trailer complex, and portions will be used as a source of borrow materials.

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This report describes the results of an investigation into the status of archaeological collections from archaeological sites located on Nellis Air Force Base (AFB) and Range, Nevada.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kerry L. Sagebiel. Kelly L. Jenks. Teresita Majewski. Lauren E. Jelinek.

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...

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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....

DOCUMENT Full-Text Eugene A. Marino.

Between October 1995 and January 1996, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District's Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections conducted a survey of archaeological collections and associated documentation generated from archaeological investigations conducted on 20 U.S. Air Force, Air Combat Command (ACC) installations. This volume addresses collections from the following installations: Little Rock Air Force Base and Black Jack Air Force...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Natalie M. Drew. Rhonda Lueck. Teresa Militello. Lynn Neher. Christopher Pulliam.

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,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Susan S. Felix. Amy E. Halpin. Kelly L. Holland. Eugene A. Marino. Steve McSween. D. Lynn Murdoch. Julia A. Samerdyke. Kenneth L. Shingleton. Sylvia Yu.

Between April 1996 and July 1997 personnel from the U.S. Army Engineer District, St. Louis conducted curation needs assessments at all active military installations in Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and the District of Columbia. Over 5,000 cubic ft of artifacts and over 700 linear feet of associated documentation from archaeological projects conducted on these installations were examined during the course of the fieldwork. This...

DOCUMENT Full-Text William Roop. Katherine Flynn.

During an intensive survey of a 100 acre parcel of land on the western perimeter of Travis Air Force Base, Fairfield, Solano County, Archaeological Resource Service identified two areas containing prehistoric lithic artifacts. Both of these resources consist of non-local rocks whose distribution is non-random and patterned, lying in direct association with vernal wetlands developed as a result of the shallow alluvial soils within the general project region. These sites have been issued the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Gregory H. Henton. Lonnie C. Pippin.

The data recovery conducted at Ul9an mitigates the impacts to the archaeological sites in danger of direct impacts. If the project is conducted as planned, there will be no further impacts to cultural resources.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jerry D. William. Gregory H. Henton. Lonnie C. Pippin.

The area, located on the west side of the Nevada Test Site, actually consists of four project areas. Three are contiguous (the U20at drill pad, the access road/ skid trail, and the borrow location #2), and one is east of the main survey area {the borrow location #1 ). The survey identified and recorded 16 sites. Of these, 13 were isolates or localities with two artifacts.

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Damage assessments and National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) evaluations at 27 sites on White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), in Socorro County, New Mexico. To fully evaluate the NRHP eligibility of the sites, each location was inspected and all cultural manifestations were documented in detail during the current project. Particular attention was paid to gathering data regarding any military impacts (i.e., bomb craters) the sites had incurred since a damage assessment conducted by Human...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Steven R. Hoagland.

An archaeological survey was conducted by archaeologists with Chambers Group Inc. (CGI) on approximately 579 ha (1,447 acres) of property situated within Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB), Bernalillo County, New Mexico. This survey was conducted on the Burn Site, Aerial Cable Site (ACS), and portions of the surrounding area for Sandia National Laboratories (SNL). This inventory yielded 1 previously recorded and 40 newly discovered cultural resource sites and 80 isolated occurrences (IOs). One...

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The document presents data for National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility of up to 20 archaeological sites on Department of Defense land at Holloman Air Force Base. A total of 22 sites were examined for NRHP eligibility. Based on the results of the evaluations, three sites are recommended eligible to the NRHP, LA 108090 (historic), - 108091 (prehistoric) and -108092 (prehistoric). The remaining sites lacked subsurface cultural deposits, a diverse assemblage, datable materials, or...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Richard H. Brooks. Daniel O. Larson. Joseph King.

ln response to Contract Number NV050-417, received from the Las Vegas District Office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), an intensive cultural resource inventory, or surface archaeological survey, was conducted along forty miles of a proposed fence line construction along the northern boundary of the Nellis Air Force Range from the Tonopah Highway (U.S. 95) to three miles east of Silver Bow, Nevada.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Patrick H. Garrow.

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...

DOCUMENT Full-Text James D. Gallison. Michael H. Jennings. Christine Hajek. Nicole Ramirez.

This report presents the results of field investigations of two archaeological sites (LA 152062 and LA 107494) located at Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB) along Arroyo del Coyote that have exhibited adverse impacts. Both sites are eligible to the National Register of Historic Places.

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1998 Earth Tech. Phase I reconnaissance survey of the 100-acre Burke Property, Travis Air Force Base, Solano County, CA.

DOCUMENT Full-Text John Lindemuth. Bretton Somers.

This document presents a research design for investigating the archaeological nature of three relict pluvial lake basins on the North Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) (Figure 1) for cultural resources potential. This research is in support of the mission of Nellis Air Force Base (NAFB) to provide combat air training on the largest Air Force land based training facility in the United States (U.S.).

DOCUMENT Full-Text Robert C. Jones.

Archaeological investigations were initiated at Sample Unit 19-25 to retrieve information concerning settlement and subsistence data on the aboriginal hunter and gatherers in the area. Studies included collection and mapping of 143,400 m2 (35.4 acres) at site 26NY1408 and excavation and mapping of 83 m2 (0.02 acres) at site 26NY7847. Field work was conducted intermittently between July 1991 and October 1992.

DOCUMENT Full-Text A. Joachim McGraw.

During December 1985, a cultural resources assessment was made within the 350-acre property of Eisenhower Park in northern Bexar County, Texas. Systematic survey of the property and limited subsurface testing at four newly recorded and two previously recorded prehistoric sites were done. All sites are characterized by a deflated scatter of lithic debris. None of the sites examined are deemed potentially eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places or to be designated as a...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Harold Drollinger. Alvin R. McLane. Cheryl Nowack. Lonnie C. Pippin.

This report documents the procedures and findings of archaeological investigations by the Desert Research Institute for sample unit U19ax on Pahute Mesa, Nevada Test Site during the summer of 1991 . Data recovery was conducted at sites 26NY 4182, 26NY5428, 26NY7842, and 26NY7843. The investigation consisted of mapping and surf ace collection at sites 26NY 4182, 26NY7842, and 26NY7843, a subsurface scrape at site 26NY4182, and one test excavation at site 26NY5428. Four surface artifact...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Thomas C. Kelly. Thomas R. Hester.

In August, 1976, the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, conducted an intensive archaeological survey of the proposed Floodwater Retarding Structure No. 1 area, in the Upper Cibolo Creek Watershed, Kendall County, Texas. The work was carried out under the terms of a contract (135-TX-SCS-76) with the U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service. An initial survey of this area had been conducted in February, 1975; two historic and 17 prehistoric archaeological sites...

DOCUMENT Full-Text A. Joachim McGraw. William B. Ellis. Joseph H. Labadie.

During January 1986, the Center for Archaeological Research from The University of Texas at San Antonio conducted a pedestrian survey along portions of a proposed Canyon Lake hydroelectric transmission line right-of-way in Comal County, Texas, for the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority. The survey located six prehistoric sites (41 CM 160, 41 CM 161, 41 CM 162, 41 CM 163, 41 CM 164, and 41 CM 166) in the right-of-way, and one historic building complex (41 CM 165) adjacent to but well outside of the...

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During the spring of 2000, archaeologists with Lone Mountain Archaeological Services, Inc., conducted testing and salvage excavations at 14 archaeological sites administered by Holloman Air Force Base through a contract with Fort Bliss. Investigations in the well field demonstrated that many of the sites there have been reduced by erosion. Most of the artifact assemblages have been exposed and in many cases, displaced by water action.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Eric C. Gibson. Courtenay J. Jones. Dennis A. Knepper.

During April 1982, archaeologists from the Center for Archaeological Research at The University of Texas at San Antonio conducted a cultural resource survey and evaluation of 31.68 acres slated as an expansion area for the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas. This was accomplished through two research methods: (1) a literature and archival search supplemented by interviews of knowledgeable persons; followed by (2) a planned subsurface archaeological testing program. One...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christopher L. Harper.

The project described herein was designed to document the history and significance of this railroad, as well as to assess its physical remains. To do this, we first provide a synthesis of available literature, including historic documents such as newspaper articles, photographs, and other related records. This synthesis includes the history of the railroad, the reasons for construction and abandonment, the politics that played a role in its development, and the effects of the railroad's arrival...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Nancy A. Kenmotsu.

A review of the archaeological investigations that have been undertaken at Dyess Air Force Base (AFB) and in the broader Taylor County area was completed to determine if additional archaeological investigations are warranted at the installation. To date, surveys and other investigations on the installation have inventoried approximately1,463 acres of the 6,400 acres within the boundary of Dyess AFB. These acres represent the majority of the undeveloped land within the base. A total of eight...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Allan J. Schilz. Richard B. Sullivan.

This report summarizes the archaeological resource needs at Kirtland Air Force Base as of 1999.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael D. Petraglia. Cynthia W. Auman. Madeleine Pappas. Sulah Lee. Benjamin Wallen.

Archeological Phase I surveys were carried out for two facilities of the 90th Regional Support Command (RSC) in New Mexico from September 28 - 30, 1998. Previously, an archeological assessment of 6 RSC facilities owned by the 90th RSC in New Mexico revealed no recorded archeological sites within 4 facilities and too little potential for archeological sites to warrant a survey at those locations. The remaining two facilities were considered to have high potential for archeological resources, and...

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Archaeological Photographic Record for NMCRIS Number 49679. No actual photographs, just an inventory of photos.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Lynda M. Blair. Susan Cline-Murphy.

Index for a series of mylar map overlays that were plotted on the current inventory of cultural resource surveys and sites known to exist on the NAFB properties. Maps not included.

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Archaeological reconnaissance of a 1500' radius around drill pad U20AL. The skid trail connecting the pad to the Pahute Mesa Road, and the enlargement of an existing borrow pit.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Mary Rusco. Alvin McLane.

Has duplicate NY Site, see Site book 26NY653B.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Donald Zerga.

No cultural materials were observed during present survey. However, it is noteworthy that any archaeological site in this area would have been severely damaged prior to survey by off-road vehicle traffic .

DOCUMENT Full-Text Ronald L. Reno. Lonnie C. Pippin.

Results of a Class II cultural resources reconnaissance covering 6% of approximately 362.75 square km of land in the Groom Range, Lincoln County, Nevada, in support of a land withdrawal from public access.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Lonnie C. Pippin. Robert L. Clerico. Ronald L. Reno.

An archaeological reconnaissance of the 4,368 hectare NNWSI Yucca Mountain Project Area has disclosed 178 prehistoric and 6 historic cultural resources. The prehistoric archaeological sites include temporary campsites, tinajas, knapping stations, toolstone quarries, millingstations, caches, isolated artifacts and diffuse lithic scatters of unknown function. The patterning of these prehistoric sites on the landscape is interpreted to reflect at least three distinct aboriginal settlement...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Carl B. Johnson.

The results of survey over a proposed construction site. No cultural resources were found during the reconnaissance.

DOCUMENT Full-Text James D. Gallison.

This research design and work plan is organized as follows: Section 1 includes the project description and project location. Section 2 describes the environmental context. Section 3 provides a description of LA 152062 and LA 107494 and history of investigations of those sites. Section 4 is the research design that includes a brief culture history and research questions. Section 5 is the work plan, including the methods to be used to investigate the sites. Appendices include LA forms for site LA...

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The purpose of this Act is to secure, for the present and future benefit of the American people, the protection of archaeological resources and sites which are on public lands and Indian lands, and to foster increased cooperation and exchange of information between governmental authorities, the professional archaeological community, and private individuals having collections of archaeological resources and data which were obtained before October 31, 1979. This Act became law on October 31, 1979...

DOCUMENT Full-Text James M. Bayman.

Sample surveys were conducted for the Phoenix District Office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range (BMGAFR) by archaeologists from Desert Archaeology, Inc. Survey was completed in three project areas during field sessions in October and November of 1991. Project sample units included portions of the Crater Range Special Recreation Management Area, Sentinel Plain Lava Flow Special Recreation Management Area, and the proposed Mohawk Mountains and Sand...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Elena Nilsson.

Predictive site location modeling and sample survey conducted in the Kawich Range of the Central Great Basin resulted in the identification of over 200 largely pristine archaeological sites containing a diversity of features and artifacts. Identified sites range in age from the Pre-Archaic to the Ethnohistoric period. Site distribution patterns correlate well with the predictions of the model and, together with information shared by Native American participants, serve to document the extensive...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Lorraine Gross. Claudia Druss. Chris Wildt.

Nellis Air Force Range archaeological sites are compared with Bureau of Land Management sites in southwestern Nevada based on data collected from site records and site visits. Of 105 sample sites, 86 were evaluated based only on site forms. Nineteen sites were visited; four were examined in detail. Data showed a trend towards NAFR sites being less disturbed and in better condition. NAFR has more sites in “excellent” condition than BLM; the proportion of disturbed BLM sites is greater than NAFR...

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A list of archaeological sites at Fort Sam Houston, Camp Bullis, and Lackland Air Force Base. Included are site numbers, components, brief description, eligibility status for National Register of Historic Places/Historic, eligibility status for National Register of Historic Places/Prehistoric, and additional recommendations. This eligibility status and recommendations mentioned in this document may be out of date. Refer to the most recent Archaeological Site Eligibility Status and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text David Cushman.

This report presents the results of a site evaluation of a large historic refuse deposit in support of an electrical project for a new radar facility. A 20th Century trash dump site was discovered, LA 71432. However, archaeological clearance for the proposed undertaking is recommended.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Robert M. Thorne.

Requirements for the management of archaeological resources on federally owned and managed lands have been set forth in the National Historic Preservation Act (Public Law 89-665, as amended), the Archeological and Historic Preservation Act (Public Law 86-532), the Archaeological Resources Protection Act (Public Law 96-96, as amended), the National Environmental Policy Act (Public Law 91-190), and Executive Order 11593. The regulatory processes designed to implement these acts established...

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It is hoped that with the distribution of archaeological sites recorded during the study, together with field observations and the background research, can be used to expand present knowledge of human adaptations to environmental change within the study area.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Tracy Henderson.

The mining industry has been labeled as economically cyclical with a historic dynamic web of human interpersonal influences contrasted against socioeconomic trends. Historians and archaeologists study regional trends to describe the macro effects human-created systems have on the landscape. Studies of towns such as Goldfield and Tonopah highlight the fact that only a few people, such as Nixon and Wingfield, could persuade tens of thousands to create cities where there was not even enough...

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First draft: From September 13 through September 17, 2010, archaeologists from Geo-Marine, Inc., conducted limited subsurface testing at four previously recorded sites: one prehistoric site (LA 66373) and three historic sites (LA 133088, LA 110524, and LA 110530) located on Melrose Air Force Range, Roosevelt County, New Mexico. Due to the presence of intact features and deposits, sites LA 110524 and LA 110530 were recommended eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places...

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Revised draft: From September 13 through September 17, 2010, and again on April 10, 2012, archaeologists from Geo-Marine, Inc., conducted limited subsurface testing at four previously recorded sites: one prehistoric site (LA 66373) and three historic sites (LA 133088, 110524, and 110530) located on Melrose Air Force Range (MAFR), Roosevelt County, New Mexico. Due to the presence of intact features and buried cultural deposits, homestead sites LA 110524 and LA 110530 were recommended eligible for...

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On June 22 and 23, 2002, archaeologists from Geo-Marine, Inc., conducted limited subsurface integrity and damage assessments at three cultural resource sites (LA 66380, LA 133093, and LA 135619) located on Melrose Air Force Range (MAFR), New Mexico. The focus of this project was to determine the extent of damage sustained by military activities and other natural agents and subsurface integrity of each site. Due to the limited subsurface deposits and the overall lack of integrity found within the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Clayton M. Tinsley. Peter C. Condon. Nate Montalvo. Timothy Graves.

From September 13 through September 17, 2010, and again on April 10, 2012, archaeologists from Geo-Marine, Inc. conducted limited subsurface testing at one prehistoric site (LA 66373) and three historic sites (LA 133088, 110524, and 110530) located on Melrose Air Force Range (MAFR), Roosevelt County, New Mexico. All sites had been previously recorded, and testing was required to establish site integrity and potential for research significance as part of determining National Register of Historic...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Todd McKakin. Jeffrey W. Gardner. Bruce G. Harvey. Eric C. Poplin.

Brockington and Associates, Inc. conducted a historic resources survey of Maxwell Air Force Base [AFB], Gunter Annex, Maxwell Heights Housing Area, the Lake Martin Recreation Area and the Lake Jordan/Vigilant Warrior Training Area. During the course of this survey, previously identified sites were revisited, high probability areas were surveyed, and Cold War Era structures were assessed. No structures are recommended eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [NRHP] beyond those...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Stephen R. Durand. Ronald L. Reno. Alvin R. McLane.

Cultural resources surveys of six areas on the north and south ranges of Nellis Air Force Base scheduled to be impacted by construction and/or mission related activities. Fourteen previously unrecorded archaeological sites were found during the surveys. Twelve of the sites were isolates or scatters of a few flakes and were collected. The remaining two archaeological sites are considered potentially significant sites and were recorded and mapped. One site at Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Stephen R. Durand. Ronald L. Reno. Alvin R. McLane.

The National Park Service, Western Region (NPSWR), contracted with the Social Sciences Center, Desert Research Institute (ORI), Reno, Nevada to perform cultural resources surveys of six areas north of Nellis Air Force Base for scheduled Patriot - Hawk exercises. With the exception of the Hawk South area (Nellis AFB), all the parcels are managed by the BLM. Five archaeological sites were found in the course of the survey. Four of the sites are isolated occurrences. One site is a small lithic...

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The goal of the survey was to locate an area where the proposed range would have minimum or no impact upon historic resources in the area. An area approximately 8.5 sq. km. was surveyed, and 105 prehistoric archaeological sites were recorded. After reviewing the data and consulting with the Army Corps of Engineers and the Air Force, a portion of the surveyed area was selected for more intensive investigation.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Mark A. Giambastiani.

Range 77 Survey, presentation with photos of sites.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael D. Petraglia. Dennis A. Knepper.

An archaeological survey of the proposed PRIME RIBS (Prime Readiness in Base Support) project area, on Lackland Air Force Base Training Annex, Bexar County, Texas has been performed. The cultural resources survey was conducted in compliance with federal and state regulations. The survey of the 20 acre area consisted of a pedestrian walkover and a stratified subsurface shovel testing strategy. During the survey, a prehistoric archaeological site of unknown temporal affiliation was identified....

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An archaeological survey was conducted from May 28 through June 1, 1986 at the Dateland Test Site on Luke Air Force Range. Eight archaeological sites and nine isolated finds were recorded as a result of this survey. The archaeological sites included three trails, two historic sites, and three prehistoric sites. None of these sites appear eligible to the National Register of Historic Places. Further, none of these sites should be affected by project activities; therefore, no mitigation of...

DOCUMENT Citation Only James P. Quinn.

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DOCUMENT Full-Text Steven R. Hoagland.

A cultural resources inventory was recently conducted for Sandia National Laboratories' Sled Track Project on approximately 370 ha (925 acres) of Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB) property, Bernalillo County, New Mexico. This cultural resources survey yielded one archaeological site (LA 89044), which appears to be a historic check dam, and 10 isolated occurrences (IOs). Nine of the IOs consist of historic and/or prehistoric chipped stone items, and the other is a sherd from a prehistoric ceramic...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Isla Nelson.

Between June 25 and July 12, 2019, Cardno conducted a Phase I archaeological survey at the request of the 19th Airlift Wing at Little Rock Air Force Base. The Base proposes to repair by replacement Runway 07-25 and associated overruns. No prehistoric cultural resources were encountered during the course of the archaeological investigation. A surface scatter of historic artifacts was identified in the southwest corner of the airfield and recorded as Site Number 3PU1041. Multiple undecorated...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Lonnie C. Pippin.

The Social Sciences Center of the Desert Research Institute conducted a cultural resources inventory of several proposed radar sites and road extensions on the Nellis Air Force Range, Nye County, Nevada.

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A Phase I archaeological survey on 3.81 miles of right of way along Hamilton Road in Alamogordo, New Mexico for replacement of an underground pipeline. This survey was conducted on behalf of Holloman Air Force Base (AFB), which is proposing to replace and upgrade the existing underground pipeline servicing Boles Wells. Boles Wells field is detached property belonging to Holloman AFB. While several lithic and ceramic isolated finds were observed, the survey indicated that the project area is too...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jack B. Bertram. Kenneth J. Lord.

This report presents the results of an archaeological survey of approximately 3.89 acres of the Sandia National Laboratories land for a parking lot. The survey yielded no cultural resources.

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Burke & Associates propose three areas for drainage disposal and for acquiring construction material (gravel, etc.) near the Primate Research Facility on Holloman Air Base, Otero County, New Mexico. The survey yielded one isolated occurrence of prehistoric lithic debitage. The research potential of the isolated occurrence was exhausted by field analysis and recordation. Use of the area for drainage disposal and procurement of material will have no effect on significant artifacts or features,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Chris Lowry. Brian Knight. Cody Browning.

The survey was conducted on several parcels located on the southeastern portion of the range. Seven archaeological sites were discovered during the course of the survey along with 24 isolated occurrences. Six of the sites date to the Historic period and are associated with early homesteading and ranching activities. One site is multicomponent, containing both prehistoric and historic period remains. Two sites were recommended as potentially eligible for the NRHP based on their potential to...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Laurie V. Slawson. Ronald P. Maldonado.

A Class III archaeological survey of two parcels of land, comprising 435 acres, which are scheduled to be developed as a golf course. The surveyed parcels are located adjacent to Luke Air Force Base in Maricopa County, Arizona. Project Area A consists of 360 acres add is located immediately south of Luke Air Force Base Two sites were recorded during the survey, both in Project Area A, AZ T:7:47 (ASM) is a prehistoric artifact scatter that appears to be Archaic in age, AZ T:7:48 (ASM) is a...

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Report and SHPO correspondence for an archaeological survey of an area proposed for use in the storage of construction refuse. The proposed 50 acre storage area is located on Holloman Air Force Base, Alamogordo, Otero County, New Mexico. During the survey 5 small isolated archaeological manifestations were located and recorded. The proposed dumping activities will not adversely impact the cultural resources of the region.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Steven R. Hoagland.

Archaeological clearance survey for five tower sites, two sheave sites, and four facility access roads was conducted for Sandia National Laboratories in conjunction with the Aerial Cable Site on Kirkland Air Force Base in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. The survey was conducted on November 22, 1991, and on April 23-24 and 27-28, 1992. A total of 40.8 ha (100.8 acres) was surveyed. The five proposed tower sites and two proposed sheave sites contain no archaeological sites or isolated occurrences....

DOCUMENT Full-Text Marilyn K. Swift.

The Office of Contract Archeology, University of New Mexico, conducted an inventory for cultural resources for Rockwell International Corporation, Albuquerque. The survey was requested to inventory an approximate 20 acre parcel and an associated 5.8 mile corridor on withdrawal lands under the jurisdiction of the United State Forest Service and Kirtland Air Force Base. A total of 160.60 acres of land south of Albuquerque, in Bernalillo County was inventoried. Two archeological sites, two current...

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This report presents the results of a cultural resources survey of approximately 220 miles of the proposed right-of-way for a buried fiber optics cable on White Sands Missile Range in southern New Mexico. As a result of the current project, 15 new archaeological sites and 74 isolated artifacts were located and documented along the planned installation route. Twelve previously recorded archaeological sites were relocated in the right-of-way corridor. These 27 total sites were inspected to assess...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Thomas R. Hester.

In late October, 1974, the Center for Archaeological Research of The University of Texas at San Antonio carried out an archaeological survey of the upper Salado Creek Watershed. Localities slated for the construction of 10 Soil Conservation Service floodwater retarding structures were examined, and 29 prehistoric and historic archaeological sites were found. These cultural resources are described and evaluated. Recommendations are provided for the mitigation of adverse effects on certain of...

DOCUMENT Full-Text J. Scott Geister.

On April 11, 12, 17, and 20, and May 16 and 31, 1990, the Office of Archaeological Studies (formerly the Research Section of the Laboratory of Anthropology), Museum of New Mexico, conducted an archaeological survey of seven abandoned mine locations in the Tijeras and Placitas mining districts, New Mexico (Fig. 1). The survey was conducted at the request of Denise Gallegos of the Abandoned Mine Land Bureau (AMLB), New Mexico Department of Energy and Minerals, to determine the nature, extent, and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text David L. Nickels. David W. Pease. C. Britt Bousman.

The Center for Archaeological Research of The University of Texas at San Antonio conducted a pedestrian cultural resources survey on 3,860 acres of land at Lackland Air Force Base and Medina Base Annex in Bexar County, Texas. Limited surveys and shovel testing began in the spring of 1994 in areas slated for development. These were followed by a 100-percent-pedestrian survey with limited shovel testing of the remaining undisturbed and undeveloped areas during the fall of 1994 and spring of 1995....

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During the spring of 1994, the Center for Archaeological Research of The University of Texas at San Antonio conducted a 100-percent pedestrian survey of Laughlin Air Force Base and the Air Force Recreation Area and Marina in Val Verde County, Texas. In addition to the survey, limited paleontological and geomorphological evaluations were made. One historic site, eight prehistoric sites, and one large site with both prehistoric and historic components were recorded. Additionally, three previously...

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During the spring of 1994, the Center for Archaeological Research of The University of Texas at San Antonio conducted a 100-percent pedestrian survey of Laughlin Air Force Base and the Air Force Recreation Area and Marina in Val Verde County, Texas. In addition to the survey, limited paleontological and geomorphological evaluations were made. One historic site, eight prehistoric sites, and one large site with both prehistoric and historic components were recorded. Additionally, three...

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During the spring of 1994, the Center for Archaeological Research of The University of Texas at San Antonio conducted a 100-percent pedestrian survey of Laughlin Air Force Base and the Air Force Recreation Area and Marina in Val Verde County, Texas. In addition to the survey, limited paleontological and geomorphological evaluations were made. Appendix E of the report contains specific locations for the 13 archaeological sites on Laughlin AFB.