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Siliciclastic Cave Or Diamond Mine? Multiapproach Investigation In Igatu Village, Chapada Diamantina, Northeastern Brazil, Raphael Parra, Ricardo G. F. De A. Pereira, Leonardo F. Vieira, Rubson P. Maia

International Journal of Speleology

The territory around Igatu, as that of many villages in southeastern Chapada Diamantina (Bahia, Brazil), was deeply modified by diamond mine activity. Caves were special targets for miners, since they can act as diamond-bearing sediment traps, and the Canal da Fumaça Cave was one of the most important and rich of them. The question that arises is whether the formation is a natural cave or an artificial diamond mine. In order to answer this question, we developed speleological and geological studies with detailed cave surveys, remote sensing and field measurements for structural analysis, optical and electronic microscope for petrographic characterization, …

Florida History Research In Progress, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

No abstract provided.

The Florida Ship Canal, Benjamin F. Rogers

Florida Historical Quarterly

A few miles south of Ocala four huge bridge piers tower out of the underbrush to puzzle most tourists and many Floridians. These piers are monuments to a project which was pictured the moment the Spanish realized Florida was a peninsula, which was considered by Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, and John C. Calhoun, which was surveyed and re-surveyed during the administrations of Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover, which was undertaken and abandoned under the leadership of Franklin D. Roosevelt, and which still stirs the imagination of many Floridians - the trans-Florida canal.

The Cobb-Pool Site, A Caddo Settlement In The Mountain Creek Valley, S. Alan Skinner

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

The Cobb-Pool site was excavated in 1985-1986 by the Archaeology Research Program at Southern Methodist University (SMU) before Joe Pool Lake was constructed. The site had been located by the late R. King Harris in the 1930s and Harris collected early Caddo pottery, a Gahagan biface, Alba arrow points, and other chipped stone tools from the surface. SMU located the posthole pattern of three house structures, a large roasting pit, and several other features. Recovered during the excavation was an assemblage that complemented the Harris collection but also included a large sample of maize unlike that found in any other …

Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 36, Issue 1, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

BIRTHPLACES OF THE CONQUISTADORS, Karl A. Bickel
THE FLORIDA SHIP CANAL, Benjamin F. Rogers
FLORIDA AND IOWA: A CONTEMPORARY VIEW, Franklin A. Doty
GAVINO GUTIERREZ AND HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO TAMPA, Jesse L. Keene
THE WOMAN SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT IN FLORIDA, A. Elizabeth Taylor
BOOK REVIEWS

• Thomas, LATIN AMERICA, A HISTORY, Ione Stuessy Wright
• Wood, REMINISCENCES OF BIG I, Charles R. Lee, Jr.
• De Berard, STEAMBOATS AND HYACINTHS, John W. Grffin

NEWS AND NOTES

• Annual Meeting Program, Charlton W. Tebeau
• Minutes of the Directors and Annual Business Meeting, Ruby J. Hancock
• Junior Historical Contest; “Capital Removal”, first prize essay, Sylvia Jean Hardaway

Archaeological Survey Of The Proposed Dwu 84-Inch Wastewater Main 16-357/358e, Cid 5910 Dallas County, Texas, Philip Fisher

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

The City of Dallas is proposing to construct an 84-inch diameter wastewater main across the old Trinity River channel in Dallas County, Texas. The project area is located in the floodplain of the old Trinity River channel, northeast of the Market Center Boulevard and Turtle Creek Boulevard intersection in Dallas, Texas. AR Consultants, Inc. (ARC) conducted trench monitoring in an area approximately 40-meters long by 4.25-meters wide (0.04-acres) on March 7, 2019 under the authority of Texas Antiquities Permit number 8680. Two trenches one meter in width were excavated to the depth of proposed disturbance, approximately 8 ft (2.45 m), …

Archeological Survey Of The Proposed Sanger Outfall Pipeline Denton County, Texas, Cody S. Davis, Joy C. Tatem, Emily D. Goetschius

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

The City of Sanger is proposing to construct the 3.06-kilometer-long Sanger Outfall Pipeline in Denton County, Texas. Alan Plummer Associates, Inc. contracted with AR Consultants, Inc. to survey a 100-foot-wide corridor along the proposed route. AR Consultants, Inc. hypothesized that there would be low potential for both prehistoric and historic cultural resources. These hypotheses were based on the location of the pipeline route in the narrow Ranger Branch floodplain and lack of mapped historic structures remaining in the project area. Fieldwork was conducted on May 31, 2018 under Texas Antiquities permit 8338, during which 19 shovel tests were excavated and …

Awfully Muddy, Precariously Ledged, And Going Nowhere In Particular : The Rise And Fall Of The Northwestern Pacific Railroad, Joshua Buck

Charles R. Barnum History Award Papers

No abstract provided.

Kinetic Landscape And Unalloyed Potential: Rethinking The Extractive Landscape Of Michigan's Native Mass Copper Mining Industry, Sean Gohman

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

This dissertation examines the extractive landscape and persistent lifespan of native mass copper mining in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The historic native copper mining industry of Michigan lasted for over a century, though its impacts on the landscape can be broken into two distinct, though overlapping, phases of extractive practice: mass mining and disseminated lode mining. Each mined specific native copper deposits, utilized related but specialized technologies, and relied upon different sources of energy to power its practices. A first, formative phase of mass mining exploited fissures of pure metallic copper using traditional technology and organic sources of fuel. A second …

The Reclamation Of The Missouri Bootheel: The Formation Of The Little River Drainage District, Jillian J. Hartley

Student Theses and Dissertations

The reclamation of the Missouri Bootheel began in the early twentieth century with the formation of the Little River Drainage District, a publicly incorporated district that stretches across six counties in the Missouri Bootheel. The formation of the district occurred after timber companies deforested much of the land in the late nineteenth century. The district employed skilled engineers and contractors who used large dragline excavators to dig more than six hundred miles of ditches and canals. The formation of the district and the infrastructure it created altered and controlled the natural environment thereby facilitating the development of sustainable agriculture in …

Assessments Regarding Development Issues In The Azerbaijani Steel Industry In The Last 20 Years Of The 20th Century, Seyfaddin Samandarov

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

The article investigates the ideas expressed about the development of steel industry in the economic literature of Azerbaijan during the first 10 years of Soviet power. The subject is of interest from different aspects. In terms of exploring the economic History/ Archaeology, the History/ Archaeology of the development of different sectors of the economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the ideas associated with the development of non-oil sector are important for the study of the History/ Archaeology.

Farm-To-Market (Fm) 116 Improvements From Us 84 To Cactus Lane, Coryell County, Waco, Eric R. Oksanen, James T. Abbott

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

On March 17 and 25, 2015, archeologists from the Texas Department of Transportation Archeological Studies Branch conducted an archeological survey that included mechanical trenching along FM 116. The project Area of Potential Effects (APE) begins at United States Highway (US) 84 in Gatesville to the north and continues southward approximately 18.8 miles to Cactus Lane. All construction would occur in the existing right of way which is typically 100-feet-wide. The project would add sections of passing lanes and turn lanes at select locations and would replace the existing bridge at Cowhouse Creek with a new structure. The typical depth of …

An Archaeological Survey For The Proposed City Of Granbury Water Treatment Plant Project In Hood County, Texas, William E. Moore

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

An archaeological survey of a one-acre tract in Hood County, Texas was conducted by Brazos Valley Research Associates (BVRA) on June 5, 2015. Prehistoric site 41HD11 had been recorded in the Area of Potential Effect (APE), and the purpose of this project was to confirm its presence and identify site boundaries and site significance if possible. William E. Moore was the Principal Investigator and Jesse Todd was the Project Archaeologist who performed the survey. The Texas Historical Commission (THC) issued Antiquities Permit number 7273 to this project. The area was extensively shovel tested and no cultural materials were found. Previous …

Cultural Resources Monitoring Of Geological Study Units In Padre Canyon Area Southeast Of El Paso, Hudspeth County, Texas, David H. Greenwald, Jeffery Hanson

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

DMG Four Corners Research, Inc. conducted cultural resource monitoring at seven proposed geological study loci (shallow drill holes and excavation units of less than 50 feet) at the request of JOBE Materials, L.P., on Texas GLO lands southeast of El Paso, in Hudspeth County, Texas (Figure 1.1). Mineral rights are owned by the State of Texas. The geological study loci were confined to Texas GLO Block 10, Sections 15, 21 and 22 (Figure 1.2) within 1323 acres, although a larger permit area was granted. The project was initiated on January 23, 2014, and completed on January 24, 2014. No named …

The Underlying Current: Climate Change And The Fall Of Rome, Matthew Thomas Finnie

Honors Program Theses and Research Projects

Although historians have debated the various causes of the fall of the Roman Empire for centuries, scholars did not consider the impact of environmental change until the early twentieth century. Initially, environmental historians believed that agricultural decline resultant from soil erosion and deforestation played a dominant role; however, scientific and historical evidence can now be utilized to demonstrate that these two factors were much less prevalent during the third through fifth centuries than they had been during the prosperous Pax Romana. In contrast, recent climatological studies, most notably dendrochronological sequences, have established that a combination of cooling and desertification plagued …

Dam Mormons: Responding To The 1976 Teton Dam Disaster In The "Lord's Way", Lauriann Vaterlaus Deaver

Boise State University Theses and Dissertations

The June 5, 1976, Teton Dam collapse occurred in a unique region of Idaho where the population comprised as much as ninety-five percent of residents belonging to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The homogenous nature of this population influenced the nature of the recovery effort following the disaster. The Teton Dam recovery effort provided an opportunity for the LDS church, using its welfare system and priesthood (lay male leadership) organizational structure to seamlessly work with government agencies. Church leaders used the reports of positive interactions between its members and the federal and local leaders to celebrate an …

Five Early American Botanists: Works And Opinions Of Rafinesque, Charles T. Ambrose

Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Exploring Desert Stone, Steven K. Madsen

All USU Press Publications

The confluence of the Green and Colorado Rivers, now in Canyonlands National Park, near popular tourist destination Moab, still cannot be reached or viewed easily. Much of the surrounding region remained remote and rarely visited for decades after settlement of other parts of the West. The first U.S. government expedition to explore the canyon country and the Four Corners area was led by John Macomb of the army's topographical engineers. The soldiers and scientists followed in part the Old Spanish Trail, whose location they documented and verified. Seeking to find the confluence of the Colorado and the Green and looking …

Turning Water Into Power: Debates Over The Development Of Tanzania’S Rufiji River Basin, 1945–1985, Heather J. Hoag, May-Britt Öhman

History

This historical analysis examines the forces that shaped the collection and use of geographical data in Tanzania’s Rufiji Basin. Hoping to develop irrigated agriculture, colonial engineers surveyed the basin’s social and environmental landscapes and weighed the costs of damming. Following World War II, international experts interested in hydropower development conducted more geographical studies. While their studies offered limited information on stream flow, political and economic pressures led to their acceptance over those of colonial engineers. By illustrating how international institutions select what is accepted as knowledge and how such knowledge is used, the case highlights the politics of hydropower development …

Ccu Newsletter, March 24, 2003, Coastal Carolina University

Coastal Carolina University Newsletter

A newsletter for faculty, staff and friends of Coastal Carolina University. Volume 13, Number 6

Testing Of Noodle Creek Site 41js102 Jones County, Texas, J. Michael Quigg, Grant D. Smith, Audrey L. Scott, Jeffrey D. Owens

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

Staff Archeologists from the Environmental Affairs Division of Texas Department of Transportation discovered buried cultural resources that constitute archeological site 41JS102, in June and July 2001 at the proposed location of a bridge replacement over Noodle Creek in Jones County, Texas. Shovel testing and backhoe trenching revealed cultural material at 65 cm below the surface. Following this discovery the Texas Department of Transportation made recommendations to the Texas Historical Commission to assess site 41JS 102 and they concurred. In September 2001 archeologists from the Texas Department of Transportation initiated the site assessment phase. Landowner complications halted that work before completion. …

The Archaeology And Paleoecology Of The Aubrey Clovis Site (41dn479) Denton County, Texas, C. Reid Ferring

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

This report contains the results of interdisciplinary investigations of the Aubrey Clovis Site (41DN479}, located at Lake Ray Roberts, Denton County, Texas, and conducted by the Center for Environmental Archaeology, University of North Texas for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District. Exposed by construction of the artificial outlet channel for the reservoir, the site is a multi-cluster complex of archaeological features and artifact-fauna! concentrations buried 7-9 meters below the flood plain of the Elm Fork Trinity River. The Clovis-age materials are geologically situated on a paleo surface within a 14 m thick sequence of late Quaternary deposits, …

Houston Area Geoarcheology: A Framework For Archeological Investigation, Interpretation, And Cultural Resource Management In The Houston Highway District, James T. Abbott

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

This report represents an examination of geoarcheological issues affecting a six county area in the vicinity of Houston, Texas. The study area includes Harris, Montgomery, Waller, Fort Bend, Brazoria, and Galveston counties (Figure 1), which collectively make up the Houston District, a regional administrative entity of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). This study represents the first phase of a district-focused geoarcheological program being implemented at TxDOT, with similar studies of other districts to follow . It is intended to familiarize archeologists working in the region with relevant geoarcheological issues, thus serving as a resource for researchers involved in prospection, …

The John Muir Newsletter, Fall 2000, The John Muir Center For Regional Studies

Muir Center Newsletters (1981-2015)

I J ' Ov Volume 10, Number 4 NEWSLETTER I Fall 2000 A Sense of the Natural by Richard F. Fleck w rom the time of my first published essay about a Maine sea coast tidal pool in June, 1954 (when I was not quite seventeen), until now, some forty-six fpars later, my major source of inspiration has been the Batural world, be it the Irish Mountains of Mourne rolling flown to the sea or the rocky coast of Maine, or the windy Himmits of Longs Peak, Colorado or Mount Fuji, Japan, ■have always delighted in the smell of turf …

The Dos Republicas Project: Phase Ii Archaeological Investigations At A Proposed Coal Strip Mine, Maverick County, Texas, Herbert G. Uecker

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

During February and March 1992, the Center for Archaeological Research of The University of Texas at San Antonio conducted an intensive investigation of a proposed coal strip mine near Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas. Twenty-seven previously unrecorded archaeological sites were discovered and several that were recorded in 1981 were reexamined. Postulated cultural affiliations include the Late Paleo-Indian, Middle-to-Late Archaic, Late Prehistoric, and Historic periods. Eight sites were found to be particularly significant because of their potential for listing in the National Register of Historic Places or designation as state archeological landmarks. After review of the results of the investigation by …

The Grizzly, November 6, 1990, Krishni Patrick, Mark Wilhelms, Sara Jacobson, Becky Carreon, Cassandra Yutzy, Jen Lunt, Katherine Grim, Terri Johnson, Kristen White, Melisa Miller, Eleanore Hajian, Matt Becker, Brian Spence, Todd Koser, Neil Schafer, Chris Heinzinger, Steven Grubb, Jennie Case, Nancy Koch, Jennifer Strawbridge, Judd Woytek, Mark Hallinger

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Olin Hall Dedicated: First New Building In 20 Years • Founder's Day Celebrated • Quad Intruder Sighted • Graff Speaks on Humanities Issues • Woodall Recognized • Olin: Past and Present • Sportscaster Dabbles in Theatre • Capitol Trip a Success • A WVOU Profile: Quickdraw Throws Rap at Ursinus • Warrant: A Bunch of Sissies • Ursinus Theatre: The Changeling • Hey Bar Hoppers! • Meier Named Ursinus' New Lacrosse Coach • Soccer Ends Season with 9-11 Record • Field Hockey Finishes Season • Women Swim to Win, Men Sink • Cross-Country Team Reflects on MAC's • Volleyball Wraps-Up …

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 012, Number 12, October 19, 1987, Grand Valley State University

1987-1988, Volume 12

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Archaeological Survey And Backhoe Testing For Flume No. 3 Right-Of-Way At Coleto Creek Reservoir, Goliad County, Texas, Kenneth M. Brown

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

During August 1983, archaeological survey and testing were conducted at Flume No.3 for the Coleto Creek power plant reservoir in Goliad County, Texas. The work included survey of the entire Flume No.3 route, testing one site (41 GD 30B) located at the flume outlet on Coleto Creek, survey and testing of an alternate fl ume route downstream, and testi ng at another site designated 41 GD 31. The right-of-way survey revealed a historic site (41 GD 48) in the proposed spoil area; no further work is recommended at this site. Testing at 41 GD 30B provided necessary additional information on …

Troy And The Trojan War: A Symposium Held At Bryn Mawr College, October 1984, Machteld J. Mellink

Books, pamphlets, catalogues, and scrapbooks

On October 19, 1984, the Departments of Greek, Latin and Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology of Bryn Mawr College held a symposium on the Trojan War as part of the celebrations of the Centennial of Bryn Mawr College, 1885-1985.

Table of Contents

I. TROY: TOPOGRAPHY AND NAVIGATION by Manfred Korfmann
II. BEŞIK TEPE: NEW EVIDENCE FOR THE PERIOD OF THE TROJAN SIXTH AND SEVENTH SETTLEMENTS by Manfred Korfmann
III. REMINISCENCES OF TROY by Jerome Sperling
IV. TROY IN HITTITE TEXTS? WILUSA, AHHIYAWA, AND HITTITE HISTORY by Hans G. Güterbock
V. THE LANGUAGE OF THE TROJANS by Calvert Watkins
VI. THE …

Ursinus College Bulletin, September 1985, Sally Widman, Richard P. Richter, Calvin D. Yost, Debra Kamens

Ursinus Magazine (New Bulletin Series), 1969-1995

The purpose survives • The magnificent Ursis Horribilis • Students' character: Who's responsible? • Alumni return to campus at night • A catalyst for alumni central • Going back to the future • "Stardusters" in the spotlight again • Ursinus College: A history of its first hundred years • Japanese students: Learning by negotiation • Yost portrait presented • Dr. Cogger retires • New faculty, staff at Ursinus • Tradition carries on • Promote Ursinus • NSF awards grant • Freshmen arrive • Campus village renovated • Forum programs scheduled • Women's Club luncheon • Friends regaled at Gurzynski roast …