American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009 Section 110 Compliance Report for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, Technical Report No. 5 (Volume 1): Schodack-Houghtaling Island Cultural Resources Investigation, Town of New Baltimore, Greene County, New York
Author(s): Geraldine Baldwin; Cox Beinda; Joel Klein; Lori Aument; Lee Cox; Dan Lieb
Year: 2011
Summary
JMA conducted a cultural resources investigation on Schodack-Houghtaling Island on behalf of the USACE - NY District. Three historic icehouse sites had previously been determined to be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (OPRHP A03912.000111, A03912.000112 and A03912.000113). Field investigations conducted by JMA within the Corps property (the Project) included re-location of landscape features, as well as re-location and assessment of the three ice house complexes.
JMA excavated 471 shovel tests from which 201 (mostly historic) artifacts were recovered. Three prehistoric artifacts were also recovered in stratigraphic association with coal, brick, glass and metal deposits. The co-mingling of prehistoric and historic-period artifacts in these shovel tests is likely a direct result of the dredge-filling activities that built this single, large island from three smaller ones. GPS data was taken for significant landscape features, visible structural features related to the ice house complexes and archeological excavations (ie., shovel test unit locations) using a handheld Trimble GeoXT receiver.
Cite this Record
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009 Section 110 Compliance Report for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, Technical Report No. 5 (Volume 1): Schodack-Houghtaling Island Cultural Resources Investigation, Town of New Baltimore, Greene County, New York. Geraldine Baldwin, Cox Beinda, Joel Klein, Lori Aument, Lee Cox, Dan Lieb. NHPA, Cultural Resources Investigations Technical Report ,No. 5, Vol. 1. St. Louis, MO: US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District. 2011 ( tDAR id: 425594) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8P55QP7
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Keywords
Material
Ceramic
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Glass
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Metal
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Shell
Investigation Types
Collections Research
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Heritage Management
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Reconnaissance / Survey
Geographic Keywords
Greene County
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New Baltimore
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New York
Spatial Coverage
min long: -73.877; min lat: 42.334 ; max long: -73.707; max lat: 42.507 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Landowner(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, New York District
Sponsor(s): U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, St. Louis District Curation and Archives Analysis Branch
Prepared By(s): John Milner Associates, Inc.
Submitted To(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, New York District; US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District
Record Identifiers
Contract Number(s): W912P9-09-D-0536
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