Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey of Westover Air Force Base, Massachusetts
Author(s): Deborah C. Cox
Year: 1982
Summary
The Westover Air Force Base archaeological reconnaissance survey has provided an opportunity to assess archaeological sensitivity of a large tract of land that offers variable ecological resources. Background research and a walkover survey enabled the researchers to classify areas of the Air Force Base on a six-point scale according to their degree of archaeological sensitivity. Areas of moderate to high sensitivity are recommended for further archaeological investigation if any construction or further land disturbance is going to occur.
This reconnaissance level survey has resulted in the delineation of archaeologically sensitive areas as well as the identification of one prehistoric and one historic site (the Drop Zone site and the Cooley Brook site). Present plans for the deaccession of the WAFB property by the U.S. Government or development of any Base property are not yet finalized. However, it is strongly recommended that an intensive archaeological survey be completed on any area that has not been severely disturbed.
Cite this Record
Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey of Westover Air Force Base, Massachusetts. Deborah C. Cox. 1982 ( tDAR id: 438104) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8438104
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Keywords
Culture
Historic
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PaleoIndian
Material
Banded Felsite Meadowood Blade
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Building Materials
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Ceramic
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Chipped Stone
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Fire Cracked Rock
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Glass
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Mineral
Site Name
19-HD-223
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Chickopee/Cooley Brook Site
Site Type
Artifact Scatter
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Forest Management Area
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Military Structure
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Stonework
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Terrace
Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview
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Heritage Management
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Historic Background Research
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Reconnaissance / Survey
General
Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey
Geographic Keywords
Chicopee, MA
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Chicopee River
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Connecticut River
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Hampden (County)
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Massachusetts (State / Territory)
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Springfield Township
Temporal Keywords
19th Century
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Early 20th Century
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Historic
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Prehistoric
Spatial Coverage
min long: -73.126; min lat: 42.015 ; max long: -72.07; max lat: 42.464 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Westover Air Reserve Base
Contributor(s): Duncan Ritchie; Alan Leveillee; Bruce Lutz; Leonard Loparto
Principal Investigator(s): Peter F. Thorbahn
Submitted To(s): Base Contract Division, Westover Air Force Base
Record Identifiers
Project (s): WST 81-0052S
Contract(s): F19617-81-M-1002
File Information
| Name | Size | Creation Date | Date Uploaded | Access | |
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| OPA_Archeo-Recon-survey-WAFB_1982_OCR_PDFA.pdf | 45.16mb | Apr 5, 1982 | Sep 14, 2017 2:09:42 PM | Confidential | |
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