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Nobi Ni-Tse’Tse’Ede (House On The Cold One): Northern Great Basin Archaic Hunter-Gatherer Household Archaeology, Harney County, Oregon, Emily Jane Epstein

Theses and Dissertations

Excavation results from four sites on Tse’tse’ede (The Cold One), which is also commonly known as Steens Mountain, produced archaeological evidence for a prehistoric subsistence and settlement system on the western flank of Tse’tse’ede. Material culture recovered in association with one house, domestic surfaces, and from a high elevation hunting locale provides evidence for human use of the mountain spanning the Archaic. Analysis suggests human occupation of the range intensified post Cal 3000 BP.

The archaeological results were compared against an ethnographically derived model for household and community food security, the basis of settlement and subsistence systems. The model failed …

Editorial—Culture And Cosmos : The Marriage Of Astronomy And Culture, Volume 21, Frank Prendergast, Nicholas Campion, Liz Henty, Bernadette Brady, Darrelyn Gunzburg, Fabio Silva

Book/Book Chapter

This volume of Culture and Cosmos draws together a selection of papers delivered at the 24th annual conference of the European Society for Astronomy in Culture (SEAC). The conference, titled 'The Marriage of Astronomy and Culture: Theory and Method in the Study of Cultural Astronomy', occurred between the 12th and the 16th September 2016 and was held at The Bath Literary and Scientific Institution (BRLSI), which has been hosting research endeavours since it foundation in 1824. SEAC 2016 combined history with the latest in twenty-first century developments and, for the very first time, was webcast to SEAC members who could …

Intensive Archeological Survey Of Fm 1488 From Existing Fm 1488 West Of Magnolia To Proposed Sh 249 Montgomery County, Texas, Brett Lang

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

The Houston District of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) proposes to construct a new roadway on primarily undeveloped land around the north side of the City of Magnolia in Montgomery County, Texas. The proposed roadway will be the Farm-to-Market (FM) 1488 Magnolia Relief Route extending from the existing FM 1488 west of Magnolia to the proposed State Highway (SH) 249 east of Magnolia. The proposed project would be approximately 5.4 miles (8.7 kilometers) in length. The proposed roadway will consist of four lanes, two in each direction, separated by a median. This project will also include grade-separated overpasses at …

Testing And Data Recovery Excavations At Prehistoric Occupation Site 41hr1114, Harris County, Texas, David Driver, Roger G. Moore, H. Blaine Ensor, Charles Frederick

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

This report documents the National Register significance testing and data recovery investigations conducted from February 27-March 15, 2012 (testing), and June 11-25, 2012 (data recovery), at the site of 41HR1114 by Moore Archeological Consulting, Inc. The site is located just west of Lower Mayde Creek, in west Harris County, Texas. The site had been first located during a February, 2012 survey conducted by Moore Archeological Consulting, Inc. in preparation for a proposed extension of the Park Row Boulevard Right-of-Way (Moore and Driver 2012). The survey alignment was privately owned at the time of the survey, and therefore, neither the Antiquities …

Class I And Class Iii Cultural Resource Inventory Survey For The Kinder Morgan’S Station No. 142 And Oasis Meter Station On Ngpl’S Lockridge-Delhi Line Near Pyote, Ward County, Texas, Kenneth L. Brown

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

TRC Environmental (TRC) conducted a Class I archival and records search and Class III intensive 100 percent pedestrian survey of a 1.1-acre parcel of private land at Kinder Morgan’s Station No. 142 and 1.8-acre parcel of private land at Kinder Morgan’s Oasis Meter Station on NGPL’s Lockridge-Delhi Line in central Ward County, Texas. Kenneth L. Brown, Ph.D., RPA, served as Principal Investigator and Field Supervisor. Kinder Morgan is designing upgrades and performing maintenance for their existing facilities. The project involves the modification of the Oasis Meter Station and the installation of pig launcher and receivers in order to make the …

Cultural Resources Investigations Of The San Antonio Water System East Sewer Rehabilitation And Replacement Project Along The Rosillo Creek Floodplain, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Rhiana D. Ward

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

In October 2016, Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI), was contracted by K FRIESE + ASSOCIATES (CLIENT), on behalf of San Antonio Water System (SAWS), to perform cultural resources investigations associated with a sewer replacement and rehabilitation project in southeastern San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The purpose of the investigations was to determine whether cultural resources were located within the 69.5-acre Area of Potential Effects (APE) and, if feasible, assess their significance and eligibility for designation as State Antiquities Landmarks (SALs) and for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The project is located on both private land, and …

Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of The Proposed San Antonio Water System E-19 Wastewater Project, Segment 2, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Jeffrey D. Owens

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) was selected by the San Antonio Water System (SAWS), via its engineering contractor, Kimley Horn and Associates (KHA) and its environmental permitting contractor, CP&Y, Inc. (CP&Y), to conduct a cultural resources inventory survey and assessment for the proposed E-19 Wastewater Project, Segment 2, in northeastern San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The proposed undertaking would involve a combination of replacement of an existing gravity wastewater pipeline as well as new construction. The Segment 2 right-of-way (ROW) begins at a hike-and-bike path located within the Salado Creek Greenway approximately 0.3 kilometer (0.2 mile) southeast of the intersection …

Intensive Archeological Survey For Proposed Improvements To Farm-To-Market Road 2100 From Huffman-Cleveland Road To Future Sh 99 (Grand Parkway) Harris County, Texas, Brett Lang

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

An intensive archeological survey was completed in order to inventory and evaluate archeological resources within the footprint of proposed widening improvements to Farm-to-Market Road 2100 between Huffman-Cleveland Road and the proposed State Highway (SH) 99 (Grand Parkway) in eastern Harris County, Texas. The project is approximately 5.73 miles or 9.2 kilometers in length and has a typical width of between 150 to 220 feet or 45.7 to 67.0 meters. The APE is 147.37 acres or 83 hectares with 90.93 acres or 36.8 hectares of the total being new right-of-way. Typical roadway construction would occur within 2 feet or 0.6 meters, …

Us 83 La Joya Loop Project, Hidalgo County, Texas, Christopher Ringstaff, Dan Rodriguez, Ken Lawrence

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The proposed US 83 La Joya Loop Project is a new location roadway in southwestern Hidalgo County originating at US 83 and Showers Road near Havana and ending at US 83 approximately 0.8 miles east of FM 886 (El Faro Road) near the town of Peñitas. The Area of Potential Effect (APE) has an approximate length of approximately 10.5 miles with a total area of approximately 462.3 acres. The original survey was conducted between April and October of 2013

The present survey examined two parcels of the APE that were inaccessible due to denied of Right of Entry (ROE). The …

Archaeological Monitoring Of At&T Buried Cable Installation Along Hickman Street, North Flores Street, And Krempkau, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Antonio E. Padilla, Kristi Borzea

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

In June 2017, AT&T (CLIENT) contracted Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI) to conduct archaeological monitoring of construction activities associated with the installation of new fiber optic lines along Hickman Street, Flores Street, and Kempkau. Archaeological monitoring of the proposed project was requested by the City of San Antonio’s Office of Historic Preservation (COSA-OHP) due to the projected alignment of the Azalán Acequia and proximity to San Pedro Springs Park. The project is located in central San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas and occured on lands owned or controlled by the City of San Antonio, a political subdivision of the State of …

Archaeological Monitoring Of Fiber Optic Line Installation Within San Pedro Springs Park, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Antonio E. Padilla, Kristi Borzea

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

In July 2017, NX Utilities (CLIENT), on behalf of AT&T, contracted Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI) to conduct archaeological monitoring of activities associated with the installation of new fiber optic lines within San Pedro Springs Park. Archaeological monitoring of the proposed project was requested by the City of San Antonio’s Office of Historic Preservation (COSA-OHP) due to the location of the project within a previously recorded archaeological site (41BX19) which is listed as a State Antiquities Landmark and is designated as the San Pedro Springs Park National Register of Historic Places District. The project is located in central San Antonio, …

A Cultural Resources Investigation Of The W. L. Jenkins Park Phase 3 Improvements, Harris County, Texas, Douglas Mangum, John Randal Ferguson, Eleanor Stoddart

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In November of 2016, Moore Archeological Consulting, Inc., conducted an intensive pedestrian cultural resources survey of a tract of land in eastern Harris County, Texas. The project involves a proposed expansion and improvements to an existing park facility in far east Harris County, Texas, which covers a total area of roughly 70 acres. The project area is bounded to the south by Highway 225, to the east by Cary Bayou, to the west by a railroad line and Cary Cedar Bayou Road.

The project will involve improvements to the existing W. L. Jenkins Park including construction of trails, backstops, a …

Archaeological Investigations And Monitoring Of The Installation Of A Water Line Along Cunningham Avenue Near The Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Kristi Miller Nichols, Mark P. Luzmoor

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

In the fall of 2016, Raba Kistner Environmental Inc. (RKEI) contracted with K Friese & Associates (CLIENT) to monitor the installation of a San Antonio Water System (SAWS) waterline along Cunningham Avenue (Ave.), between Broadway Street (St.) and N. Pine St., along the northern fence line of Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston (JBSA-FSH) and the old Playland Park property. SAWS plans to install waterlines along four distinct locations surrounding JBSA-FSH. Of the four proposed waterlines, only one waterline has the potential of impacting a recorded archaeological site. The proposed waterline warranting archaeological investigation is located along Cunningham Ave. and …

An Archeological Investigation Of The Proposed North Harris County Regional Water Authority Project 28e-2, Harris County, Texas, Douglas G. Mangum, Rachel Goings

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

On July 24, 2017, Moore Archeological Consulting, Inc. of Houston, Texas conducted an intensive, linear cultural resource survey of the proposed 12-inch water line between Grant Road and the Lake Forest UD Water Plant #3 in Harris County, Texas. The overall proposed Project Area is approximately 550 meters in length. The project corridor will involve a 6 meter wide easement with a trench that will not exceed 4.5 m in width. The investigations were conducted under TAC Permit Number 8111 for HVJ Associates (the Client). The results of this survey are subject to review by the Texas Historical Commission, and …

Cultural Resource Survey Of The Proposed Stillman Substation Chemical Road Project On Port Of Brownsville Property Cameron County, Texas, Darren Schubert

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

On August 8th and 9th, 2017, personnel from POWER Engineers, Inc. (POWER) performed an intensive archeological survey of a proposed electrical substation and substation access road on stateowned Port of Brownsville property in Cameron County, Texas. The investigation was undertaken under Texas Antiquities Permit 8125. The approximately 11.4-acre proposed substation Project area is located approximately 0.7 mile north of the intersection of Chemical Road and the BrownsvillePort Isabel Highway (State Highway 48). The proposed access road extends approximately 500 feet north from Chemical Road to the proposed substation. No archeological materials were observed during the survey. Due to the lack …

Archaeological Monitoring Of The Histroric Gan's Dam At Berry Creek Preserve For The Williamson County Parks Department, Williamson County Parks Department, Williamson County, Texas, Michael R. Bradle, Herbert G. Uecker

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

Archaeological monitoring of repairs to the historic Gan’s Dam, previously recorded as one historic component of archaeological site (41WM17), was conducted October 2-12, 2013 at the Berry Springs Preserve in Williamson County, Texas. Previous storm damage caused the dam to fail and impounded pond waters pushed the surface portion of the historic dam downstream. Williamson County Parks Department contracted with a construction firm to make repairs to the dam. Consequently, AAG was contacted about the discovery of the subsurface old historic dam limestone blocks and this led to discussions with the Texas Historical Commission, Archeology Division, and with the U.S. …

Cultural Resources Survey For Proposed Water Development Board Construction Activities, Sienna Plantation, Fort Bend County, Texas, Michael Quennoz, James Hughey

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

Gray & Pape, Inc. of Houston, Texas was contracted by BIO-WEST, Inc. of Houston, Texas to conduct an intensive pedestrian cultural resources survey of two proposed water line segments (North Segment and South Segment) totaling 6.7 kilometers (4.4 miles) in length, and a waste water treatment plant covering 6.6 hectares (16.2 acres) in Fort Bend County, Texas. Portions of the project area are on property owned by Sienna Plantation Municipal Utility District Number 1 and the City of Missouri City. As political subdivisions of the state, a Texas Antiquities Permit was acquired prior to the commencement of fieldwork (Permit Number …

Archeological Investigation Including Pedestrian Survey And Backhoe Trenching Of The Hufsmith-Kohrville Road Widening And Associated Features Project, In Harris County, Texas, Eleanor Stoddart, August Costa

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

From July 25-27 and July 31-August 3, 2017, Moore Archeological Consulting, Inc. (MAC), conducted an archeological investigation, involving both intensive pedestrian survey and deep reconnaissance (backhoe trenching) of a road widening and associated structures, located in north Harris County, Texas. The proposed development will involve multiple elements, including widening a segment of the existing Hufsmith-Kohrville Road between Ezekiel Road and Holderreith Road (including an expanded bridge crossing over Willow Creek), the widening of the north side of Boudreaux Road, west of HufsmithKohrville Road for a drainage conduit and outfall to a ditch, and which will include rightof-way for an outfall …

Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of The 55.4-Acre Rosser Quarry Expansion, Scurry, Kaufman County, Texas, Briana N. Smith, Jeffery D. Owens

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

On August 23, 2017, Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) conducted a cultural resources inventory survey and assessment for the proposed 22.4-hectare (55.4-acre) Rosser Quarry expansion in Scurry, Kaufman County, Texas. The currently undeveloped tract is located west of Rosser, Texas, between the Trinity River, approximately 270.0 meters (885.8 feet) to the west, and the existing Rosser Quarry to the east. Three US Army Corps of Engineer (USACE) jurisdictional “Waters of the US” (WOUS) are present within the southeastern portion of the project area. These consisted of two ephemeral branches of an unnamed tributary of the Trinity River as well as …

Archaeological And Metal Detector Survey In Support Of Site Selection For A Museum And Visitors Center At The San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site, Harris County, Texas, Michael Quennoz, Vincent Valenti, Tony Scott

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

At the request of the San Jacinto Museum of History Association, Gray & Pape, Inc., of Houston, Texas, conducted an archaeological survey of approximately 8.2 hectares (20.3 acres) in support of a potential future construction location for a museum and visitors center. The project area consisted of two polygon boundaries, Area A and Area B, located southwest of the San Jacinto Monument. Area A was further subdivided into three sections for ease of analysis.

The Lead Agency for this project has been identified as the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The project is located on state-owned lands; thus, requiring permitting …

Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of The Proposed San Antonio Water System E-19 Wastewater Project, Segment 2, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Jeffrey D. Owens

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) was selected by the San Antonio Water System (SAWS), via its engineering contractor, Kimley Horn and Associates (KHA) and its environmental permitting contractor, CP&Y, Inc. (CP&Y), to conduct a cultural resources inventory survey and assessment for the proposed E-19 Wastewater Project, Segment 2, in northeastern San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The proposed undertaking would a combination of replacement of an existing gravity wastewater pipeline as well as new construction. The Segment 2 right-of-way (ROW) begins at a hike-and-bike path located within the Salado Creek Greenway approximately 0.3 kilometer (0.2 mile) southeast of the intersection of …

Archeological Reconnaissance Of Selected Trail Corridors, Big Bend Ranch State Park, Presidio And Brewster Counties, Texas 2004 - 2010, Tim Roberts, Tim Gibbs, Joshua Gibbs

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

Between 2004 and 2010, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) archeologists conducted reconnaissance level archeological investigations of selected trails at Big Bend Ranch State Park, Brewster and Presidio Counties, Texas. The purpose of the investigations was to provide cultural resources information that would be beneficial in developing a multi-use trail system in the park that would avoid both direct and potential secondary impacts to archeological sites, when possible, or provide recommendations for mitigative measures, when necessary. These investigations also provide the baseline data needed for conducting future conditions assessments on these sites.

During the course of these investigations, a total …

Cultural Resources Surveys Conducted During August 2017 Central Eagle Ford Zone De Witt, Gonzales, Karnes, Lavaca, And Wilson Counties, Reign Clark, Ron Ralph, Phil Schoch

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

During August 2017, Goshawk Environmental Consulting, Inc. (Goshawk) conducted seven cultural resources surveys within the Eagle Ford Play, Central Eagle Ford Zone at the request of EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG). The projects subjected to cultural resources investigations included the proposed Dio Unit #16H, #17H, #18H, #19H, and #20H Flowlines right-of-way (ROW); Marek Unit #9H and #11H Flowlines ROW; Crossroads Unit #2H and #3H Flowlines ROW; JM Preston Unit #3H and #4H Access Road ROW; HFS Unit #1H Gas Lift ROW; Lynch Unit #17H and #18H Access Road ROW; and Zimmerman-HB-Annie-Martin Gas Lift Line ROW.

Each Area of Potential Effect (APE) …

An Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of 107 Acres Along Galm Road, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Mark P. Luzmoor, Ashley E. Jones, Kristi Miller Nichols

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

In December 2016, the Northside Independent School District (Client) contracted with Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI) to perform a cultural resources pedestrian survey within a 107-acre tract near Galm Road in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The purpose of this survey was to determine whether cultural resources were located within the Area of Potential Effects (APE), and if feasible, assess their significance and eligibility for designation as State Antiquities Landmarks (SALs) and for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The project was sponsored by the Client and the owner of the project is currently George Weimer (soon …