Phase I Archaeological Investigation of 2,707.47 Acres on Avon Park Air Force Range, Polk and Highlands Counties, Florida

Author(s): Jennifer Elam; Brandi Carrier Jones; Amy Burkholder

Year: 2012

Summary

This report presents the results of Phase I archaeological investigations of 2707.47 acres on Avon Park Air Force Range (APAFR) in Polk and Highland counties, Florida. The purpose of this study is to provide the APAFR with data for use in the management of its cultural resources in partial fulfillment of its obligations under the National Historic Preservation Act and other applicable cultural resources legislation.

The Phase I survey resulted in the discovery of ten newly identified archaeological sites. Also, two previously identified sites were recorded and their site forms amended. One previously recorded site was recommended potentially eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Four sites require further work to determine depositional integrity before a recommendation can be made regarding their eligibility or ineligibility for inclusion in the NRHP. Seven sites (8PO7135-8PO7139, 8HG1120, and 8HG1121) were determined to retain little research value and were considered ineligible for inclusion in the NRHP. Thirty-one archaeological occurrences were also recorded during the current survey; none of the archaeological occurrences were recommended eligible for the NRHP.

Cite this Record

Phase I Archaeological Investigation of 2,707.47 Acres on Avon Park Air Force Range, Polk and Highlands Counties, Florida. Jennifer Elam, Brandi Carrier Jones, Amy Burkholder. 2713 Magruder Blvd, Suite D, Hampton, VA 23666: Geo-Marine, Inc. 2012 ( tDAR id: 391297) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8HH6M04

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Keywords

Culture
Archaic • Belle Glade III Period • Historic • Late Archaic • Middle Archaic • Post-Archaic Regionalization Period • Prehistoric • St. Johns

Material
Building Materials • Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Dating Sample • Fire Cracked Rock • Glass • Ground Stone • Metal

Site Name
8HG1118 • 8HG1119 • 8HG1120 • 8HG1121 • 8PO0993 • 8PO6087 • 8PO7134 • 8PO7135 • 8PO7136 • 8PO7137 • 8PO7138 • 8PO7139 • Alisa's Arbuckle Lithic Scatter • Arbuckle Flatwoods • Bill Boynton's Herty Cup Scatter • Brendan's Find • Echo Range West Fence • Hultberg Memorial Herty Cup Scatter • J. Aiken Prehistoric Scatter • J. Morrison Herty Cup Scatter • Little Army's Lithic Scatter • Long Cypress Lithic Scatter • Nalaka Turpentine Camp • Ray Tubby's Folly

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Artifact Scatter

Investigation Types
Geophysical Survey • Ground Disturbance Monitoring • Historic Background Research • Systematic Survey

General
23rd Fighter Wing • AFI • Air Force Instruction • American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978 • Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 • Architectural Historic Artifacts • Belle Glade Plain Ceramics • Cast Iron Stove • Coral Debitage • Domestic Historic Artifacts • Hernando Point • Marion Knife • Moody Air Force Base • NAGPRA • National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 • National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 • Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act • Non-Household Historic Artifacts • Personal Historic Artifacts • Protection and Enhancement of the Cultural Environment • Sandy St. Johns Ceramics • Turpentine Camp

Geographic Keywords
Arbuckle Creek • Avon Park Air Force Range • Florida • Highlands County • Kissimmee River Watershed • Polk County

Spatial Coverage

min long: -81.867; min lat: 27.271 ; max long: -81.096; max lat: 27.948 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Avon Park Air Force Range

Contributor(s): Dr. Jay Newman; Ronald Grayson; Brent Bonner; Office of Cultural and Historical Programs, Bureau of Archaeological Research; Lindsay Hafford; Duane Peter; Jenifer Elam; Amy Burkholder; Matthew Gill; Brad Burkholder; Jason Aiken; William Boynton; Megan Burreson; Amy Hultberg; Lisa Miller; Jamie Morrison; Brendan O'Leary; Alisa Pettitt; Brynn Torelli; Raymond Tubby; Brian Worthington; Robert O'Malley; Sharlene Allday; Denise Pemberton

Principal Investigator(s): Brandi Carrier Jones

Sponsor(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District

Prepared By(s): Geo-Marine, Inc.

Submitted To(s): United States Air Force Air Combat Command

Record Identifiers

OMB No.(s): 0704-0188

Report No. (s): 54

Delivery Order No.(s): 0034; 0028

Avon Park Air Force Range Report No.(s): AP0024

Contract No.(s): W91266-05-0009

Notes

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