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Elephant Library, Elephant Editors

Elephant

First mention of the future Elephant Library at the Wayne State University Library System

Ban The Ivory Campaign, Elephant Editors

Elephant

Timeline and details of the Ban The Ivory campaign.

Present Status Of The Asian Elephant (Elephas Maximus Linneaus, 1758), Robert C. D. Olivier

Elephant

Summary of the distribution, population, habitat, conservation, etc. of the Asian Elephant.

Erratum, Elephant Editors

Elephant

Correction of the location of the Elephant Symposium at the 59th Annual Meeting of the ASM to Corvallis from Portland, Oregon.

Captive Elephant Population, Elephant Editors

Elephant

Survey of elephants in captivity, 1978.

Elephants In The Plant World, Dale J. Osborn

Elephant

Survey of plants named for features that recall the elephant.

Volume 2, Number 4 (April 1978), The Otec Liaison

The OTEC Liaison

No abstract provided.

Oil-Soaked Birds Saved: Hsus Participates In Historic Bird Rescue

Close Up Reports

As the world watched the black tide of crude oil from the Amoco Cadiz devastate bird life along the French coast, HSUS staffer Guy Hodge was reporting to Congress about efforts to save oil-soaked birds in a recent Chesapeake Bay oil spill. A barge (ATC- 133) carrying nearly 500,000 gallons of crude had run aground south of the Maryland-Virginia border. Some of its cargo spilled into this North American waterfowl wintering area.

Together with HSUS cruelty investigator Phil Steward, Hodge had assisted in the most successful on-site bird rescue operation in history. One out of every three rescued birds was …

Vol. 1 No. 2 (1978): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Front Matter for the Vol 1, No 2 Spring Edition of the Pacific Studies Journal

Vol. 1 No. 2 (1978): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …

Captain James Cook: Man, Myth, And Reality, Michael E. Hoare

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Captain Cook’S Influence On Hydrographic Surveying, G. S. Ritchie

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

The Significance Of Cook’S Third Voyage To Russian Tenure In The North Pacific, James R. Gibson

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

The Botanical Results Of Captain Cook’S Three Voyages And Their Later Influence, William T. Stearn

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Cook Studies: Whither Now?, Michael E. Hoare

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Volume 2, Number 3 (March 1978), The Otec Liaison

The OTEC Liaison

No abstract provided.

Volume 2, Number 2 (February 1978), The Otec Liaison

The OTEC Liaison

No abstract provided.

Volume 1, Number 6 (January 1978), The Otec Liaison

The OTEC Liaison

No abstract provided.

Initial Testing Report And Recommendations For Archeological Resources Along Proposed R.M. 337, Bandera County, Texas

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

Ten archeological sites in Bandera County, Texas, will be affected by the completion of R.M. 337, a proposed 10.2-mile extension connecting the existing R.M. 337 (formerly F.M. 1336) with R.M.187 south of Vanderpool. These sites were discovered in February, 1978, during an archeological reconnaissance of the right-of-way by Frank Weir and Daymond Crawford of the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation and Robert Mallouf and John Clark of the Texas Historical Commission. Be- 'tween February 22 and March 21, 1978, preliminary sub-surface testing and/or surface collecting of the sites was conducted by Jerry Henderson and Daymond Crawford of the …

Initial Testing Report And Recommendations For Archeological Resources Along Proposed F.M. 3359, Panola County, Texas, Patience Elizabeth Patterson

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

The archeological testing at sites 41PN3 and 41PN4 reported herein, came about as ,ill result of discovery of these sites during an archeological reconnaissance of the proposed right of way on F.M. 3359 near Deadwood in Panola County, Texas (Figure 1). Reporting and preliminary testing of these sites was completed so as to be i.n compliance with Public Law 89-670(The Department of Transportation Act of 1966), 36 CFR 60, 36 CFR 8·00, and the Memorandum of Understanding between the State. Department of Highways and Public Transportation and the Texas Antiquities Committee, dated January 5, 1972.

Both sites were discovered by …

Initial Testing Report For 41lr58

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

During a routine archaeological reconnaissance of the proposed right- of-way of F.M. 3298 a site was indicated between centerline stations 143 + 00 and 145 + 00 on the basis of the recovery of a dart point and a dart point fragment. Consequently, a preliminary test was conducted during the week beginning May 1, 1978, to determine the nature of the site and to formulate, if necessary, a program of excavation and mitigation . The discovery and preliminary test investigations were made i n accordance with Title 36, C.F.R., Part 800 Procedures for the Protection of Historic and Cultural Properties.

An Inventory And Assessment Of Archaeological Sites In The High Country Of Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, Paul R. Katz

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

This report will present the results of an archaeological survey conducted in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, during the summer of 1976. The specific purpose of this survey was to compile an inventory of prehistoric resources in that portion of the Park known as the High Country, the only portion of the Park which had not yet been subjected to a comprehensive, on-the-ground archaeological reconnaissance. Data gathered during the survey were analyzed and interpreted in the light of existing cultural frameworks for the Park and surrounding region. Criteria of significance and criteria of effect were applied to all documented archaeological …

Archaeological Investigations Of Portions Of The San Pedro And Alazan Acequias In San Antonio, Texas, Anne A. Fox

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

In the spring of 1977 the Center for Archaeological Research was requested by Ronald Darner, Director of the San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department, to investigate and record sections of the old acequias, or irrigation ditches which were involved in renovation and landscaping projects in city parks. The purpose of this report is to present the information gained in this endeavor ln lasting and usable form for the future benefit of historians and archaeologists working with these unique and interesting structures.

Since time and space did not allow an exhaustive discussion of the acequia system of San Antonio, the reader …

Archaeological Monitoring And Testing At The Catalpa-Pershing Storm Drainage Project In San Antonio, Texas, Anne A. Fox, Elizabeth C. Frkuska

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

In Feburary 1977, the Center for Archaeological Research was contracted by the City of San Antonio Department of Parks and Recreation to conduct observation and limited testing in the immediate area of the Catalpa-Pershing Drainage Project in Brackenridge Park. The affected area within the park had previously been surveyed for archaeological sites by Center personnel in connection with a general historic and prehistoric survey of the park as a whole (Fox and Katz 1978) in preparation for the proposed Master Plan. During the initial survey, one historic site and two prehistoric sites were recorded in the area through which the …

An Evaluation Of Archaeological Sites In The Vicinity Of Floodwater Retarding Structure No. 2 Dry Comal Creek, Comal County, Texas, Cristi Assad

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

During September and October of 1977, 10 days of limited testing and survey were carried out by personnel from the Center for Archaeological Research (CAR), The University of Texas at San Antonio, under the supervision of Dr. Thomas R. Hester. The work was conducted under the terms of Purchase Order No. 40-7442-1501 issued by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Soil Conservation Service (SCS). The sites tested were in the area to be modified by the construction of Floodwater Retarding Structure No.2 located on Dry Comal Creek in Comal County, south central Texas (Fig. 1). The testing was the …

Archaeological Testing In An Area South Of Olmos Dam, San Antonio, Texas, Cristi A. Assad

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

During November of 1977, five days of archaeological testing were carried out by personnel from the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, directly south of Olmos Dam, San Antonio, Texas (see Fig. 1). The testing was done under the supervision of Dr. Thomas R. Hester, Director, and Jack D. Eaton, Assistant Director, and was performed under the terms of a contract between CAR and the San Antonio River Authority. The project conforms to the provisions outlined in the E.D.A. Special Terms and Conditions (III 3a), Grant Number 08-19-01911. Antiquities Permit #161 was obtained from the …

Archaeological Investigations At The Mayer House (41bx326) San Antonio, Texas, James E. Ivey

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

The Maximilian B. Mayer House (41 BX 326) once stood' on the corner formed by King William Street, South Saint Mary's Street and Durango Boulevard (Fig. l). It was torn down about 1967, but its foundations and other subsurface structures still remain in the ground.

The recent acquisition and renovation by the San Antonio Conservation Society of the Anton Wulff House (at 107 King William Street) included landscaping and the planting of trees over the site of the Mayer House (at 101 King William Street). Since the land is part of the King William Historical District, this alteration of the …

Investigation Of Prehistoric Rockshelter And Terrace Sites Along Portions Of The Salado Creek Drainage, Nothern Bexar County, Texas, A. Joachim Mcgraw, Fred Valdez Jr.

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

During late fall and winter of 1977, personnel from the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), conducted limited test excavations and controlled surface collections along portions of the Salado Creek drainage in northern Bexar County (Fig. I). Four specific areas were examined, as they were soon to be inundated or critically altered by proposed floodwater retarding structures. The sites in these locations had previously been identified and recommended for further work by Hester et al. (1974). During field operations, the areas of Floodwater Retarding Structures 3, 6, 10 and 15 were investigated. A total …

41bx68: A Preshitoric Quarry-Workshop In Northern Bexar County, Texas, A. Joachim Mcgraw, Fred Valdez Jr.

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

During late February and early March of 1978, personnel from the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, conducted intensive mapping and limited subsurface testing of the prehistoric quarry-workshop site of 41 BX 68. Investigations of the site, located near the intersection of FM 1604 and Elm Creek in northern Bexar County (see Fig. 1), were conducted under the terms of a contract (Purchase Order No. 40-7442-8-426) with the Soil Conservation Service. Located near proposed Floodwater Retarding Structure 11, portions of the extensive site will soon be altered or critically damaged by modification.

Preliminary observations of …

Archaeological Investigations At The Gresser House (41bx369) San Antonio, Texas, James E. Ivey

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

During March 1977, archaeologists from the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, conducted archaeological investigations at the historic Gresser House located on the northwest corner at the intersection of South Presa and Nueva Streets in the historic district of downtown San Antonio (Fig. 1).

The investigations were designed to examine building foundation remains which were uncovered during renovation work being carried out at the Gresser House. These were continued investigations following recommendations made by Anne Fox, who did an initial examination of structural remains and associated animal bones and artifacts uncovered by workmen after the …