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Intensive Archeological Survey For Proposed Improvements To Farm-To-Market Road 664 From Interstate Highway 35e To Interstate Highway 45, Ellis County, Texas, Brett Lang, Melissa M. Green

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On March 21, 22, and 28, 2019, an intensive archeological survey was completed in order to inventory and evaluate archeological resources within the footprint of proposed Farm-to-Market Road (FM) 664 roadway improvements from Interstate Highway 35E to Interstate Highway 45 in Ellis County, Texas. The project is identified under Texas Department of Transportation control-section-job number 1051- 01-051. The work associated with this archeological survey was carried out under Texas Antiquities Permit 8817 by Brett Lang (Project Archeologist) and Melissa M Green (Principal Investigator) of Cox|McLain Environmental Consulting, Inc.

No archeological sites were recorded during the survey. Results of the survey …

Cultural Resources Survey For The Eastern Portion Of The Bell County Wcid No. 1 Treated Water Line (Phase Ii), Bell County, Texas, Julie Shipp, Katie Canavan

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On February 3 of 2016, and on March 1 and 2 of 2017, archeologists from aci consulting conducted a pedestrian survey and backhoe trenching prior to construction of the eastern portion of the Bell County WCID No. 1 Treated Water Line (Phase II), in Bell County, Texas. The Area of Potential Effect (APE) for this investigation is the 50.5-acre (20.4-hectare) eastern portion of the treated water line, which is approximately 8.3 miles (13.4 kilometers) in length, with a 50-foot (15-meter) Right-of-Way (ROW). This investigation also includes the survey of a 1- acre raw water intake at Stillhouse Hollow Lake that …

Marine Archaeology Assessment In Support The Bluewater Spm Project, Nueces And Aransas Counties, Texas And Adjoining Federal Waters, Robert Gearhart

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BOB Hydrographics, LLC conducted a marine archaeological assessment for portions of the Bluewater SPM Project proposed in Nueces and Aransas counties and adjoining federal waters. These archaeological investigations were sponsored by Lloyd Engineering, Inc. on behalf of Bluewater Texas Terminal, LLC. The marine portion of this project comprises two segments: Offshore and Inshore. The Inshore project corridor parallels the Aransas Ship Channel from the community of Aransas Pass to Harbor Island, crossing portions of State Mineral Lease Tracts 309, 310, 313, 314 in Corpus Christi Bay, and then crosses beneath the Lydia Ann Channel to San Jose Island, including a …

An Intensive Archaeological Survey For The Benton City Water Supply Corporation Project, Medina County, Texas, Sergio A. Iruegas, Melinda Tate-Iruegas

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In accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act and the Antiquities Code of Texas, GTI conduct an intensive archaeological survey of the proposed survey for the Benton City Water Supply Corporation Project in Medina County, Texas (Project). The archaeological survey followed the Texas Historical Commission’s (THC) Minimum Archaeology Survey Standards for Texas and the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Archaeology and Historic Preservation. The County, in conjunction with the Benton City WSC, proposes to install approximately 17,000 Linear feet (LF) of 6 inch water line, 98 LF of bore with steel casing, valves and fittings, service reconnections, …

Cultural Resources Investigation Report Of The Proposed Bear Creek Sud Water System Improvements Project In Lavon, Collin County, Texas, James S. Belew, Michael Ryan

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Sphere 3 Environmental, Inc. (Sphere 3) conducted an intensive pedestrian cultural resources survey of approximately 5.1 hectares (12.7 acres) of land designated as the Area of Potential Effects (APE) on January 31 through February 1, 2019, in response to water system improvements proposed by Bear Creek Special Utility District (SUD). The project area is located on the east side of Lake Road, the north side of Moore Lane, and both sides of Texas State Highway 78. The facilities tracts and waterline are owned by Bear Creek SUD. The waterline will be owned by Bear Creek SUD. The cultural resources survey …

Intensive Cultural Resources Survey For The Proposed Old Spanish Trail Roadway Improvements Project, Orange County, Texas, Jeffrey D. Owens

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Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) was selected by LJA Engineering, Inc. (LJA) on behalf of Orange County to conduct an intensive cultural resources inventory and assessment for the proposed Old Spanish Trail Roadway Improvements Project south of Vidor in Orange County, Texas. The proposed undertaking would involve expanding and improving the existing two-lane gravel roadway of Old Spanish Trail. The project area extends approximately 0.8 kilometer (0.5 mile) in length from the intersection of Old Spanish Trail and Red Oak Street northwestward to a flood-control levee located approximately 0.2 kilometer (0.1 mile) south of Ofiel Road. The existing right-of-way (ROW) …

Cultural Resources Investigations For The Cps Energy 96th Street Riser Installation Project, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Rhiana D. Ward

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Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI), was contracted by CPS Energy (CLIENT) to conduct cultural resources monitoring investigations for the CPS Energy (CPSE) 96th Street Riser Installation Project in southern San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The project involved the installation of a 3-inch riser and a secondary enclosure within the 96th Street right-of-way (ROW). Given that the project took place within a publically owned ROW, and because CPSE is a political subdivision of the State of Texas, the project fell under the jurisdiction of Chapter 35 of the Unified Development Code of the City of San Antonio, as well as the …

Cotton Wastewater Interceptor Phase C-2, Williamson County, Texas, Julie Shipp, Katie Canavan

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On January 17 and 30, 2018, archeologists from aci consulting conducted an intensive pedestrian survey prior to construction of the Cottonwood Wastewater Interceptor Phase C-2, in Williamson County, Texas. The original alignment for the proposed Cottonwood Wastewater Interceptor Phase C-2 alignment was 0.26 mile (0.42 kilometer) in length including a 20-foot buffer, totaling 1.26 acres (0.51 hectare). On December 3, 2019, a reroute of the proposed line was also surveyed. This final alignment and final Area of Potential Effect (APE) is 0.94 mile (1.51 kilometers) in length with a 25-foot buffer, totaling 5.7 acres (2.3 hectares).

The investigation was conducted …

Cultural Resources Investigations For The Cps Energy Leal Road & Martinez Losoya Road Gas Regulator Station Upgrade, Bexar County, Texas, Rhiana D. Ward

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Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI), was contracted by CPS Energy (CLIENT) to conduct cultural resources monitoring investigations for the CPS Energy (CPSE) Leal Road & Martinez Losoya Road Gas Regulator Station Upgrade Project (Leal-Martinez Gas Project) in southern San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The project was conducted under CPSE Work Order Number 40243475, and consisted of the installation of 113 feet (34 meter [m]) of new gas main and regulator system. Given that the project took place within a publicly owned right-of-way (ROW) and because CPSE is a political subdivision of the State of Texas, the project was subject to …

Cultural Resources Investigations For The Cps Energy Broadway-Jones Avenue Gas Main Replacement Project, Bexar County, Texas, Chris Matthews, Rhiana Ward

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Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI), was contracted by CPS Energy (CPSE) to conduct cultural resources investigations for the CPSE Broadway-Jones Gas Main Replacement Project in northeastern San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The project involved the excavation of a 630 foot (192 meter [m]) trench for the relocation of a gas main within the 10th Street and Avenue B right-of-ways (ROWs). A cultural resources review conducted by the CPSE Archaeologist determined that the project had the potential to encounter a possible desague, or lateral, of the Acequia Madre. Furthermore, close proximity to the San Antonio River, located 150 feet (46 m) …

Proposed Salado Creek Trail, Lions Park Lake To Se Military Drive, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Mark P. Luzmoor, Kristi Miller Nichols

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In December 2015, Vickrey & Associates, Inc. (Client) contracted with Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI), to perform an intensive pedestrian survey for a proposed 3.2 mile hike and bike trail along Salado Creek near San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The proposed trail is an extension of the existing South Salado Creek Greenway Trail which was installed in 2008. The project is owned by the City of San Antonio. Since the project area is currently owned by a political subdivision of the state, the project falls under the Antiquities Code of Texas as administered by the Texas Historical Commission (THC). The …

Cultural Resources Investigations For The Cps Energy 401 Dwyer Avenue Overhead To Underground Service Conversion Project, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Rhiana D. Ward

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Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI), was contracted by CPS Energy (CLIENT) to conduct cultural resources monitoring investigations for the CPS Energy (CPSE) 401 Dwyer Avenue Overhead to Underground Service Conversion Project (401 Dwyer Avenue Project) in downtown San Antonio, Texas. The project consisted of 2,585 feet (788 meters [m]) of overhead to underground electrical service conversions within the Old Guilbeau Street, South Main Street, Stumberg Street, Woodward Street, and Dwyer Avenue right-of-ways (ROWs). Given that the project took place within a publicly owned ROW and because CPSE is a political subdivision of the State of Texas, the project was subject …

Archaeological Investigations Of The Monterrey Park Improvements, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Antonia L. Figueroa, Paul Shawn Marceaux

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On March 4, 2019, The University of Texas at San Antonio Center for Archaeological Research (CAR), in response to a request from the City of San Antonio (COSA), conducted archaeological investigations in the form of exploratory backhoe trenching in advance of proposed improvements to Monterrey Park located in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The Monterrey Park Improvements Project was funded by the COSA and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). The project was located on COSA property, and therefore, it was conducted under the Antiquities Code of Texas. Archaeological work was performed under Texas Antiquities Permit No. 8798. Due …

Archaeological Monitoring Of Proposed Improvements To The Cleveland-Partlow House, Liberty, Liberty County, Texas, Ashley E. Jones

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Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI) was contracted by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (CLIENT), to conduct archaeological monitoring for proposed improvements to the Cleveland-Partlow House, Liberty, Liberty County, Texas. The home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a Recorded Texas Landmark, and documented as archaeological Site 41LB84. The project proposed to alleviate drainage issues around the house through the excavation of a wide, shallow trench in which geofabric and river gravels were placed along the perimeter of the house to divert water and install new support piers below the house. In total, eleven piers …

Cultural Resources Survey For The Beck Branch Bank Stabilization Project, City Of Richardson, Collin County, Texas, Thomas Chapman, Christopher Goodmaster, Anne Gibson, Kevin Stone

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This report documents the substantive findings and management recommendations of a cultural resources survey conducted by Integrated Environmental Solutions, LLC (IES) for the proposed Beck Branch Bank stabilization project. The proposed project pertains to the stabilization of a portion of the Beck Branch channel within Woods Park, located north of Springbranch Drive between Shiloh Road and Telecom Parkway, in the City of Richardson, Collin County, Texas. As the project will require compliance with a Section 404 of the Clean Water Act through the use of a Nationwide Permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), portions of the project …

Archaeological Monitoring Of South Alamo Street Improvements, Pereida Street To César Chávez Boulevard, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Sarah Wigley, Paul Shawn Marceaux

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From October 31, 2018, through February 13, 2019, the Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) at The University of Texas at San Antonio conducted archaeological monitoring for the South Alamo Street Improvements Project located in downtown San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The excavation of 20 boreholes and more than 772 meters of trench were monitored. The work was performed for the City of San Antonio (COSA) to fulfill the requirements of the COSA’s Unified Development Code and the Antiquities Code of Texas. The project was conducted under Texas Antiquities Permit No. 8563. Dr. Paul Shawn Marceaux, CAR Director, served as the …

Cultural Resources Survey For The Riverside Drive Improvements Project, City Of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, Joshua Mccormick, Christopher Goodmaster, Kevin Stone

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This report documents the substantive findings and management recommendations of a cultural resources survey conducted by Integrated Environmental Solutions, LLC (IES) for the proposed Riverside Drive improvements project. The proposed project pertains to the improvement of Riverside Drive from Golden Triangle Boulevard to Keller Hicks Road, in the City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. As the project will require compliance with Section 404 of the Clean Water Act through the use of a Nationwide Permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), portions of the project will be subjected to the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act …

Cultural Resources Survey For The Mgr Bikeway (Duck Creek Trail Connections) Project, City Of Garland, Dallas County, Texas, Christopher Goodmaster, Thomas Chapman, Kevin Stone

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This report documents the substantive findings and management recommendations of a cultural resources survey conducted by Integrated Environmental Solutions, LLC (IES) for the proposed MGR Bikeway (Duck Creek Trail Connections) project in the City of Garland, Dallas County, Texas. The proposed project pertains to the construction of new trail segments to connect existing trails along Duck Creek. As the project will require compliance with a Section 404 of the Clean Water Act Nationwide Permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), portions of the project will be subjected to the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of …

Cultural Resources Survey For The Legacy Drive Extension Project, City Of Frisco, Denton County, Texas, Anne Gibson, Christopher Goodmaster, Thomas Chapman, Kevin Stone

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This report documents the substantive findings and management recommendations of a cultural resources survey conducted by Integrated Environmental Solutions, LLC (IES) for the Legacy Drive Extension Project in the City of Frisco, Denton County, Texas. The project area or Area of Potential Effects (APE) encompasses approximately 4.8 acres (ac). As the project will require a Section 404 of the Clean Water Act Nationwide Permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), portions of the project will be subjected to the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as amended. Additionally, the City of Frisco is a …

Cultural Resources Survey Of The Sparks Drive Valley Storage Project, City Of Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas, Anne Gibson, Christopher Goodmaster, Joshua Mccormick, Kevin Stone

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This report documents the substantive findings and management recommendations of a cultural resources survey conducted by Integrated Environmental Solutions, LLC (IES) for the Sparks Drive Valley Storage Project in the City of Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas. The project area or Area of Potential Effects (APE) encompasses approximately 14 acres (ac). As the project will require compliance with Section 404 of the Clean Water Act through the use of a Nationwide Permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), portions of the project will be subjected to the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as amended. …

The Pearson Site (41ra5) At Lake Tawakoni On The Sabine River, Rains County, Texas, Timothy K. Perttula

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The Pearson site (41RA5) in the Blackland Prairie of East Texas is one of a number of aboriginal archaeological sites recorded during a 1957 archaeological survey of the flood pool of then proposed Lake Tawakoni on the Sabine River; the site is now inundated. The Pearson site was located on several low sandy rises across ca. 25 acres in the Hooker Creek-Sabine River floodplain, and these rises had both aboriginal and European artifacts on the surface. Johnson and Jelks, and Duffield and Jelks have argued that the Pearson site was the Tawakoni-Yscani village visited by a Spanish missionary in 1760 …

History Of Archeological Investigations At Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Veronica M. Arias, Anthony S. Lyle, Rolla H. Shaller

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Palo Duro Canyon has been an important locale for human occupation with its distinct topography, fauna, and flora from the Paleoindian inhabitants to those of the Historic Period. There is archeological evidence of human habitation at Palo Duro Canyon throughout the past 12 millennia. Native Americans who lived in and around the canyon had access to resources not easily found on the adjoining upland plains. The canyon provided an abundance of sheltered camping and year-round supply to water, wood, stone tool materials, game, and wild plant resources. The bordering uplands, covered with grass and dotted with playa lakes, afforded campsites …

Chasing The Phantom Ship: Revisiting Interpretations Of The Boca Chica No. 2 Shipwreck On The Texas Coast, Amy A. Borgens, Steven D. Hoyt

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Boca Chica Beach spans the south Texas coast in Cameron County for a distance of roughly 12 kilometers between Brazos Santiago Pass and the mouth of the Rio Grande River at the Texas and Mexican border. More than 165 historic ships have been reported lost along the south Texas coast in this general area and at least four, or portions thereof, have been discovered so far. The most well-known of the shipwreck remains is archeological site 41CF184, nicknamed Boca Chica No. 2, which has gained almost mythological status in the region as it has long been circumstantially linked to the …

Spanish Edition: Chasing The Phantom Ship: Revisiting Interpretations Of The Boca Chica No. 2 Shipwreck On The Texas Coast, Amy A. Borgens, Steven D. Hoyt

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La playa de Boca Chica se extiende aproximadamente 12 kilómetros a lo largo la costa sur de Texas, en el condado de Cameron, entre el paso de Brazos Santiago y la desembocadura del río Bravo (río Grande) en la frontera entre Texas y México. Se tienen noticias del naufragio de más de 165 barcos históricos a lo largo de la costa sur de Texas, de los cuales, al menos cuatro o parte de ellos, han sido descubiertos hasta el momento. El más conocido de estos naufragios es el pecio 41CF184, apodado Boca Chica No. 2, que ha adquirido un estatus …

An Ancestral Caddo Ceramic Vessel From The Mack Spence Site (41cs6) In The Sulphur River Basin In East Texas, Timothy K. Perttula

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There is a single ancestral Caddo ceramic vessel in the vessel collections at the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory at The University of Texas at Austin from the Mack Spencer site (41CS6) near the Sulphur River in Cass County, in East Texas. The 2D documentation of the vessel is put on record in this article.

Calf Creek Horizon Evidence At The Gault Site (41bl323); A Description Of The Imagery Found In The Volume 5 Cover Border Design, Sergio J. Ayala

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Dated to ca. 6,000 – 5,750 cal BP considerable amounts of material culture associated with what is identified as the Calf Creek Horizon by Don G. Wyckoff, has been recovered from the Gault site (Wyckoff pp. 1-8, 1994). The natural response to this evidence was to expand upon previous understandings of this time period (Wyckoff and Shockey 1994) (Weber 1994) (Wyckoff and Shockey 1995) (Drass 1999). Directed by Michael B. Collins, a considerable amount of effort was invested by the author to develop a deeper understanding of the human manufacturing behaviors behind the production of the dart points of this …

Cultural Resources Survey For The Howard Lane Water Main Extension, Travis County, Texas, Julie Shipp, Katie Canavan

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On March 21, 2018, aci consulting conducted a cultural resources survey for the Howard Lane Water Main Extension in Travis County, Texas. The proposed water line will be constructed along Howard Lane from Gregg lane to Cameron Road and will be approximately 3,400 feet in length, with a 50-foot Right-of-Way (ROW) (Figures 1 and 2). The Area of Potential Effect (APE) for the project is approximately 3.9 acres (1.58 hectares).

This work was conducted in compliance with Texas Administrative Code (13 TAC 26) under Texas Antiquities Code permit number 8372, as well as Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation …

Archeological Survey For The Port Of Victoria U.S. Army Corp Of Engineers Easement Disposal, Port Of Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, Christopher Goodmaster, Thomas Chapman, Joshua Mccormick, Kevin Stone

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This report documents the substantive findings and management recommendations of an archeological survey conducted by Integrated Environmental Solutions, LLC (IES) in preparation for an easement disposal by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District (SWG) within property owned by the Port of Victoria (POV), in Victoria County, Texas. An archeological survey was requested by the USACE as part of the overall National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Categorical Exclusion documentation process, which subsequently required compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). Additionally, as the POV is a political subdivision of the State of Texas, the …

Cultural Resources Survey Along Mill Creek Near Magnolia, Montgomery County, Texas, Rachel Feit

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This report presents the results of an archeological survey for a 12-acre tract near Mill Creek, south of Farm-to-Market (FM) road 1488 in Montgomery County, Texas. The Montgomery County Municipal Utility District (MUD) 131 is proposing to build public utilities and make modifications to a tributary of Mill Creek on the 12-acre property, which requires consultation with the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. This also necessitates compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (Section 106) and the Antiquities Code of Texas (ACT). Acacia Heritage Consulting conducted the …

Archeological Survey Report Upland Avenue From 66th Street To 114th Street, Lubbock, Scotty Moore

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A targeted intensive archeological survey was completed to inventory and evaluate archeological resources within the footprint of proposed improvements and roadway widening to Upland Avenue between 66th Street and 114th Street in the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas.

The total project is approximately 3.0 miles (4.8 kilometers) in length within a 120-foot- (36.6- meter-) wide corridor; typical depth of impacts is expected to be 2 feet (0.6 meters) along the roadway. The archeological area of potential effects (APE) consists of the entire footprint of the project, which covers approximately 60.44 acres and consists of 46.10 acres of existing right …