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2020

Archaeological Anthropology

Dallas County

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Archeological Survey For The Austin Industries Proposed Parking Lot Expansion At East Union Bower Road (Swf-2019-00383), Irving, Dallas County, Texas, Melissa M. Green, Brett Lang Jan 2020

Archeological Survey For The Austin Industries Proposed Parking Lot Expansion At East Union Bower Road (Swf-2019-00383), Irving, Dallas County, Texas, Melissa M. Green, Brett Lang

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

On December 12, 2019, an intensive archeological survey augmented with shovel testing was completed to evaluate potential impacts associated with the proposed construction of a parking lot expansion in east central Irving in Dallas County, Texas. The overall grade of the area would be converted to a consistent slope toward the unnamed tributary to the Elm Fork of the Trinity River near the center of the parcel and more steeply sloped along the eastern portion of the parcel. Approximately 6.5 acres (2.6 hectares) were examined and shovel tested.

The proposed parking lot parcel is undeveloped, heavily vegetated, and surrounded by …


Proposed Dallas West End Square Park City Of Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, Jennifer Hatchett Kimbell, Michael Hogan, Catherine Jalbert Jan 2020

Proposed Dallas West End Square Park City Of Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, Jennifer Hatchett Kimbell, Michael Hogan, Catherine Jalbert

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

Terracon Consultants, Inc. (Terracon) was retained by the Dallas Park and Recreation Department (Client) to conduct a mechanical trenching survey at 607 Corbin Street, the location of the proposed West End Square Park in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. This location is within the Westend National Register Historic District, designated in 1978. Since the proposed undertaking will occur on land owned or controlled by a political subdivision of the State of Texas, this project was subject to the Antiquities Code of Texas (Texas Natural Resources Code, Title 9, Chapter 191). This project was conducted under Antiquities Permit #9218. Jenni Kimbell served …