Digital Archive of Archaeological Documents Related to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas

Summary

This project, created by Digital Antiquity under contract with the United States Air Force, contains documents and other resources from archaeological research conducted at Dyess Air Force Base (Dyess AFB).

Dyess AFB, established in 1942 as Abilene Army Air Base (AAB), is a B1-Bomber base on 6,409-acre located in the southwest corner of Abilene, TX in Taylor County. The archaeology of the Taylor County area dates the human occupation of the area from about 12,500 B.C. into the present. Dyess AFB has at least seven recorded archaeological sites and 300 Cold War Era Facilities some of which may be historic. A number of archaeological investigations of varying intensity and detail have been conducted since the 1920’s on or around Dyess AFB.

The Dyess AFB is working with tDAR to create a digital repository of these archaeological documents and other materials in order to make them readily accessible for necessary management reviews and decision-making, research and educational uses, and to ensure their long-term preservation. The aim of this effort is to identify archaeological documents, data sets, images, and other materials relevant to the area within and near Dyess; obtain or create digital copies of reports, data sets, images, and other appropriate materials; and to ingest these materials into tDAR.

Cite this Record

Digital Archive of Archaeological Documents Related to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. ( tDAR id: 375017) ; doi:10.6067/XCV80003H2

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

Keywords

Culture
Archaic • Historic

Material
Building Materials • Chipped Stone • Glass • Shell • Wood

Site Name
41TA149 • 41TA150 • 41TA151 • 41TA153 • 41TA154 • 41TA183 • 41TA184

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Artifact Scatter • Hearth

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Data Recovery / Excavation • Heritage Management • Systematic Survey

Geographic Keywords
Abilene Region • Southwest Plains • Taylor (County)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -99.885; min lat: 32.388 ; max long: -99.796; max lat: 32.474 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Dyess Air Force Base

Sponsor(s): Air Combat Command, United States Air Force

Repository(s): Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory

Resources Inside this Project (Viewing 1-34 of 34)

  1. Dyess Air Force Base Photographs (2022)
  2. Photographs of the Military Family Housing and Housing Referral Office (2022)
  3. Programmatic Agreement Between 7th Bomb Wing and the Texas State Historic Preservation Officer Regarding Routine Maintenance of Historic Properties and Post-review Discoveries at Dyess Air Force Base, Abilene, Texas (2022)
  4. Report on the Creation of the Dyess AFB Archaeology Digital Archive and its Long-term Use (2014)
  5. Broad Prairies and Vast Distances: A Brief Environmental History of Dyess Air Force Base (2013)
  6. Dyess Air Force Base Memos (2012)
  7. Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan, Volume I (2012)
  8. Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan, Volume II: Appendices (2012)
  9. Archaeological Needs Assessment for Dyess Air Force Base, Taylor County, Texas (2011)
  10. Dyess AFB Properties that Will Become Eligible (2011)
  11. Dyess Air Force Base, Additional Evaluation and Character Defining Features of Selected Buildings at Dyess Air Force Base, Taylor County, Texas (2011)
  12. Dyess Air Force Base, Summary of Potentially Affiliated Tribes (2011)
  13. Dyess Air Force Base Cold War Buildings Database (2009)
  14. Dyess Air Force Base Cold War-Era Historic Property Survey Inventory (2009)
  15. Dyess Air Force Base Cold War-Era Historic Property Survey Summary (2009)
  16. Final Environmental Assessment Implementation of Defense BRAC Commision Recommendations Dyess AFB, Texas (2007)
  17. Impact of Current and Future Limitations on Training Quality and Access (2005)
  18. Dyess AFB Archive Images (2004)
  19. Email summary of Dyess AFB collections stored at the Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory (2004)
  20. Memorandum of Understanding, Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory and Dyess AFB (2004)
  21. TARL Letter of Collection Condition 6-23-2004, Dyess AFB (2004)
  22. Dyess Air Force Base and Ellsworth Air Force Base Force Structure Change Environmental Assessment (2002)
  23. An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment of Military Installations in Selected Western States Volume 1 (2000)
  24. Cultural Resources Survey of a Proposed 400-acre Drop Zone Site for Dyess Air Force Base, Runnels County, Texas (1999)
  25. Environmental Assessment for New C-130 Drop Zone (1999)
  26. SHPO: Cultural Resources Survey of a Proposed 500-Acre Drop Zone Site for Dyess Air Force Base, Runnels County, Texas (1999)
  27. SHPO: Project Review Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 EA for Dyess Air Force Base's New C-130 Drop Zone (AF) (1999)
  28. An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment for Headquarters Air Combat Command Volume 2 (1997)
  29. A Systemic Study of Air Combat Command Cold War Material Culture, Volume II-6: A Baseline Inventory of Cold War Material Culture at Dyess Air Force Base (1997)
  30. Final Report Cultural Resources Survey of Dyess Air Force Base, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas (1995)
  31. Photo Log of Historic Buildings at Dyess Air Force Base (1994)
  32. Cultural Resources in the Proposed Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Facilities, Dyess Air Force Base, Taylor County, Texas (1989)
  33. Final Environmental Impact Statement, Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Program, Volume I (1989)
  34. Final Environmental Impact Statement, Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Program, Volume II (1989)