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Archeological Survey Of The Port Of Calhoun, Llc. Dock Facility Calhoun County, Texas, Eric Schroeder

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The Port of Calhoun, LLC. is planning to construct a commercial facility for transporting and storing sand. The facility includes the construction of a number of onshore deadmen for barge mooring, a bulkhead for loading and unloading barges, buildings for sand storage, and an area for the disposal of dredge material. Because the project will involve the placement of fill within the ordinary high water mark of the Victoria Barge Canal, the project will require a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District (Corps). Since the issuance of this permit is a federal undertaking, the Corps must …

Archaeological Investigations For The Proposed Mission County Park Tree Planting Project, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Antonio E. Padilla

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Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI), was contracted by the Bexar Heritage Program (CLIENT) to conduct archaeological investigations of two areas of Mission County Park in anticipation of the planting of 22 trees. The Mission County Park Tree Planting Project will be funded and managed by Bexar County, an entity of the State of Texas. As such, the project falls under the jurisdiction of Chapter 35 of the City of San Antonio Unified Development Code, as well as the Antiquities Code of Texas (Texas Natural Resource Code, Title 9, Chapter 191), by virtue of it representing a public undertaking.

The investigations …

Cultural Resources Investigations Of The Cps Energy Research Plaza Street Light Installation Project, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Rhiana D. Ward

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Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI), was contracted by CPS Energy (CPSE) to conduct an intensive cultural resources survey for the installation of 14 overhead street lights, approximately 3,285 feet (1,001 meters [m]) of underground cable, and associated pull boxes within the soon-to-be constructed Research Plaza right-of-way (ROW) in southeastern San Antonio, Texas. The new city street will connect the existing ROW of Research Plaza at Boyle Road to Corpus Christi Highway and South Presa Street within the Brooks City Base community. Investigations consisted of an intensive pedestrian survey with shovel testing of the entire 0.43-mile (0.69-kilometer [km]) stretch of new …

Cultural Resources Investigations Of The Brooks City Base Proposed Improvements Street And Drainage Project, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Jason M. Whitaker, Antonio E. Padilla

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Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI), was contracted by the Brooks Development Authority (CLIENT) to conduct an intensive cultural resources survey of 34.95 acres at the southern boundary of Brooks City Base between the southern terminus of South New Braunfels Avenue and the western terminus of Lyster Road. This survey was in advance of the connection of South New Braunfels Avenue with Lyster Road, the improvement of 3,500 linear feet of the existing Lyster Road right-of-way, the installation of utility lines (telecommunications, underground electric, potable and recycled water), as well as surface grading, installation of culverts, and the construction of a …

Cultural Resources Monitoring Of The San Antonio Water System Parland Place Water And Sewer Main Installation Project, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Steve A. Tomka

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Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI), was contracted by K FRIESE + ASSOCIATES (CLIENT), on behalf of San Antonio Water System (SAWS), to perform cultural resources monitoring investigations for the Parland Place Water and Sewer Replacement Project in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The undertaking involved the installation of a new sewer main, water main, and associated service connections within the Parland Place right-of-way (ROW) in northeastern downtown San Antonio. The Project Area began at the Parland Place–Broadway Street intersection and extended east for approximately 2,420 feet (738 meters [m]), intersecting Milton Street and Bellview Street, before terminating at New Braunfels …

Cultural Resources Investigations For The Bexar County Agricultural Extension, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Kristi M. Nichols

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Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI), was contracted by Debra Dockery Architects (CLIENT) to conduct an intensive cultural resources survey of 10.03 acres for the proposed Bexar County Agricultural Extension Station in Bexar County, Texas. All work was conducted in accordance with the Archeological Survey Standards for Texas as set forth by the Council of Texas Archeologists (CTA) and the Texas Historical Commission (THC) under Texas Antiquities Committee Permit Number 8403.

The cultural resources field investigations for the Bexar County Agricultural Extension Station was conducted on October 2, 2018. The investigations included a background review and a pedestrian survey augmented by …

Archaeological Monitoring Of The Demolition Of A Historic Cistern Unassociated With The Stegman Building, Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, Mark P. Luzmoor, Steve A. Tomka

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Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI) was contracted by Muñoz & Company (CLIENT) to conduct archaeological monitoring association with the proposed partial demolition of a historic cistern located within the footprint but under the floor of the historic Stegman Building, in Brownsville’s Historic Downtown District, Cameron County, Texas.

The monitoring was requested by the Texas Historical Commission (THC) and was initiated by the fact that the age of the cistern feature and its association with the Stegman Building was not clearly known. The Stegman Building, the Area of Potential Effect (APE), is located at the intersection of East 11th Street and …

Archaeological Investigations In Front Of The Spanish Governor’S Palace In Plaza De Armas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Kristi Miller Nichols

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In June of 2015, Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI) was contracted by K. Friese + Associates to perform archaeological investigations related to the replacement of a section of water main located to the east of the Spanish Governor’s Palace and City of San Antonio (COSA) offices within the Vogel Belt Complex. Since the project was sponsored by a political subdivision of the state and impacted land owned by the COSA, it fell under the jurisdiction of the COSA’s Preservation Ordinance (Division 3, Article VI Historic Preservation and Urban Design, Texas Unified Development Code) administered by the Office of Historic Preservation …

Cultural Resources Investigations For The Schertz Colonies Drainage Improvement Project, Schertz, Guadalupe County, Texas, Antonio E. Padilla, Chris Matthews, Steve A. Tomka

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Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI), was contracted by Lockwood, Andrews and Newnam, Inc. (CLIENT), on behalf of the City of Schertz, to perform cultural resources investigations for the Schertz Colonies Drainage Improvement Project in southeastern Schertz, Guadalupe County, Texas. The proposed undertaking involves the improvement of 330 feet of an existing drainage ditch located in north-central Schertz in western Guadalupe County, Texas. All work was conducted in accordance with the Archeological Survey Standards for Texas as set forth by the Council of Texas Archeologists (CTA) and the Texas Historical Commission (THC) under Texas Antiquities Committee Permit Number 8403.

The cultural …

Archeological Survey Of The Arroyo Roma Access Driveway, Starr County, Texas, Christopher Ringstaff

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On October 11, 2018, TxDOT conducted an intensive archeological survey for the proposed to Arroyo Roma Driveway project. The project consists of an access drive for the channelized Arroyo Roma Drainage facility in the City of Roma, Starr County, Texas. A small parcel of new ROW is proposed for the project. Given the limited ground disturbing impacts with maximum depth of impact of 18 inches the project is

A 100 percent pedestrian survey and backhoe scraping was conducted at the survey area of the proposed near the Roma Cemetery. The pedestrian survey noted significant ground disturbing impacts from prior grading …

Cultural Resources Investigations For The Multiple Sewershed Package 6 Project, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Rhiana D. Ward, Chris Matthews, Antonio E. Padilla

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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 for the SAWS Package 6 Project. The project consists of the replacement and rehabilitation of four distinct locations (Location 1- 3 and Location 10) of existing sewer alignment throughout San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. SAWS will replace and rehabilitate the existing sewer alignment through a combination of non-ground disturbing robotic machinery and open-cut trenching excavations. Temporary work spaces for the construction include the existing SAWS easement, portions of other existing easements (i.e., overhead utility …

Archaeological Monitoring Of Utility Installations Between Dolorosa And Nueva Streets Immediately East Of Military Plaza, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Chris Matthews, Steve A. Tomka, Rhiana D. Ward

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In May and June, 2018, Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI) was contracted by Davila Construction, Inc. (CLIENT), to conduct archaeological monitoring of construction associated with utility installations for the City Annex Project. The Project Area is located within a lot between Dolorosa and Nueva Streets in Downtown San Antonio, Bexar County Texas. The proposed project is located on lands controlled by the City of San Antonio (COSA) a political subdivision of the State of Texas. As such, the proposed project is subject to review under the City of San Antonio’s Unified Development Code (UDC) (Chapter 35 Article VI) and the …

Cultural Resources Investigations For The Multiple Sewershed Package 6 Project, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Rhiana D. Ward, Chris Matthews, Antonio E. Padilla

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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 for the SAWS Package 6 Project. The project consists of the replacement and rehabilitation of four distinct locations (Location 1- 3 and Location 10) of existing sewer alignment throughout San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. SAWS will replace and rehabilitate the existing sewer alignment through a combination of non-ground disturbing robotic machinery and open-cut trenching excavations. Temporary work spaces for the construction include the existing SAWS easement, portions of other existing easements (i.e., overhead utility …

Archaeological Investigations For The Planned Escondido Creek Linear Park, City Of Kenedy, Karnes County, Texas, Antonio E. Padilla, Rhiana D. Ward, Kristi M. Nichols, Chris Matthews

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Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI), was contracted by DUNAWAY Associates, L.P. (CLIENT), on behalf of San Antonio River Authority (SARA), to perform cultural resources investigations for the proposed Escondido Creek Linear Park Project in Kenedy, Karnes County, Texas. The project is sponsored by SARA, with public funding from the City of Kenedy. The undertaking will consist of the construction of a hike and bike trail, trailhead parking areas, a small amphitheater, parking spaces, picnic units, a playground, pavilion, associated restroom facilities, and two pedestrian bridges/weirs, within a 24.7 acre tract, along the banks of Escondido Creek. The undertaking will impact …

Archaeological Monitoring For The San Pedro Avenue, Main Avenue, And Navarro Street Roundabout Project, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Antonia L. Figueroa, Paul Shawn Marceaux

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From March 2017 to February 2018, the Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) conducted archaeological monitoring for the San Pedro Avenue, Main Avenue, and Navarro Street Roundabout Project in downtown San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. Adams Environmental, Inc., on behalf of the City of San Antonio (COSA), contracted CAR to conduct the archaeological monitoring in association with road and utilities improvements. The project fell under COSA’s Unified Development Code (UDC) (Article 6 35-630 to 35-634) and required review by the Texas Historical Commission (THC) under the Antiquities Code of Texas. The archaeological …

Cultural Resources Investigations Of The Concho River Veribest Pipeline Replacement Project, San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, Rhiana D. Ward, Ashley E. Jones

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Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI), was contracted by Kleinfelder (CLIENT), on behalf of Valley Proteins, Inc., to perform cultural resources investigations for a pipeline rehabilitation and replacement project east of San Angelo in Tom Green County, Texas. The pipeline targeted for replacement is located within the channel of the Concho River, approximately 18 feet below the current banks. Archaeological investigations of this lower terrace focused on areas that may be impacted by the project, which includes laydown and equipment staging areas, as well as ingress and egress areas. Ashley E. Jones acted as Principal Investigator and Rhiana D. Ward served …

Intensive Archaeological Survey For The Arco To Crane 138kv Transmission Line Oryx Crane Tap Project, Crane County, Texas, Amy Leuchtmann, Melanie Johnson

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Oncor Electric Delivery LLC (Oncor) contracted with HDR Engineering, Inc. (HDR) to conduct an intensive cultural resources survey for the Arco to Crane Tap Project. The proposed project consists of the construction of approximately one mile (mi; 1.6 kilometers [km]) of a 138 kV tap from the existing Arco to Crane transmission line to the new Oryx Crane substation within a 100-foot (ft) (30.48-meter [m]) wide corridor, in Crane County, Texas (Figure 1-1). This survey was conducted by HDR on behalf of Oncor to identify cultural resources within the APE.

The purpose of the archaeological survey was to determine the …

Appendix To Cover Art, The Journal Of Texas Archeology And History Volume 4 (2017/2018): A Visual Guide To The Archaic Points Found At The Gault Site (41bl323) With Clovis Points For Comparison, Thomas J. Williams

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Archaeological excavations at the Gault Archaeological Site (41BL323) have revealed an almost complete stratigraphic record of the prehistoric occupation of Central Texas (Collins 2002, 2004). Furthermore, ages obtained from Area 15 of the site confirms good stratigraphic agreement between the diagnostic artifacts, cultural horizons, and stratigraphic units (Rodrigues, et al. 2016; Williams, et al. 2018). This includes some of the earliest evidence for a projectile point technology in North America (Williams, et al. 2018). Like many areas in Central Texas, the combination of water, raw materials, and its position along the Balcones Escarpment provided abundant resources essential to survival.

The …

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 …

Ethnohistoric Records Of Hunter-Gatherer Diet Of The Texas/Mexico Borderlands: Implications For Staple Foods Of The Lower Pecos Canyonlands During The Holocene, Tim Riley

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Hinds Cave (41VV456) and other rockshelters excavated in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands have yielded thousands of coprolites spanning the Holocene. To date, several hundred specimens have been analyzed, providing a detailed record of meals consumed by hunter-gatherers who called this landscape home. This article compares the paleodietary records derived from these specimens with the foodways documented in the ethnohistoric records available for the Lower Pecos Canyonlands and adjacent landscapes. This comparison confirms the deep temporal roots of the foodways recorded in the earliest written records of the Texas/Mexico borderlands. Coprolite data corroborate the strong dependence on the seasonal staples of …

Forgotten Soldiers: Burials On The Texas Frontier And Shifting Perceptions Of Military Interment, Anthony Schienschang Ii

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This research examines the interrelation between civilian and military burials on the Texas frontier in the 1850s with further discussion about the drivers for changing military burial practices. A soldier’s life on the Texas frontier is briefly outlined along with some of the difficulties facing service members living in border forts. Special focus is placed on examining the socio-economic differences between officers and enlisted personnel, as well as the recording of deaths on the frontier. As a case study, the condition of the proposed location of the Fort Gates cemetery is explored and brief analysis of data gathered from the …

J.T.A.H. Special Publication #3 Appendix To Cover Art, The Journal Of Texas Archeology And History Volume 4 (2017/2018): A Visual Guide To The Archaic Points Found At The Gault Site (41bl323) With Clovis Points For Comparison; Including Projectile Point Fact Sheets, Thomas J. Williams

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Archaeological excavations at the Gault Archaeological Site (41BL323) have revealed an almost complete stratigraphic record of the prehistoric occupation of Central Texas (Collins 2002, 2004). Furthermore, ages obtained from Area 15 of the site confirms good stratigraphic agreement between the diagnostic artifacts, cultural horizons, and stratigraphic units (Rodrigues, et al. 2016; Williams, et al. 2018). This includes some of the earliest evidence for a projectile point technology in North America (Williams, et al. 2018). Like many areas in Central Texas, the combination of water, raw materials, and its position along the Balcones Escarpment provided abundant resources essential to survival.

The …

Cultural Resources Survey For The 1.17-Mile New Hope Road Extension, Williamson County, Texas, Julie Shipp

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On August 4 and October 16, 2016, archeologists from aci consulting conducted a cultural resources survey for the proposed 1.17-mile New Hope Road Extension in Williamson County, Texas. Located in the City of Cedar Park, the proposed project lies along portions of the existing New Hope Road. The New Hope Road Extension will lengthen New Hope Road from its existing eastern terminus to Ronald Regan Boulevard

The Area of Potential Effect (APE) for the Antiquities Permit consists of the 98-acre proposed road extension. The survey, conducted in accordance with Council of Texas Archeologists (CTA) and Texas Historical Commission (THC) guidelines, …

Cultural Resources Investigations For The Proposed Delek Big Sandy Hannathon Crude Oil Gathering System, Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, Benjamin K. Morton, Martin Handly

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At the request of Olsson Associates (Olsson), and on behalf Delek Logistics Operating, L.P. (Delek), SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted an intensive cultural resources survey on a portion of the proposed approximately 11.4-mile-long Delek Big Sandy Hannathon (BSH) Crude Oil Gathering System (Project) in Big Spring, Howard County, Texas. Investigations were conducted in support of Delek’s acquisition of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Section 404 permit in accordance with 33 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 325, Appendix C and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) (54 United States Code 306108) and its implementing regulations …

Intensive Pedestrian Survey For The Bcrua Ohl Rebuild, Travis County, Texas, Julie Shipp, Katie Canavan

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On June 12, 2018, archeologists from aci consulting conducted a cultural resources survey for the proposed Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority (BCRUA) overhead line (OHL) rebuild in Travis County, Texas. The Area of Potential Effect for this project consists of the 50-foot Right-of-Way (ROW) for the proposed rebuild of the 5.31-mile overhead electric power supply alignment, for a total of 32.17 acres (13.02 hectares).

The project will be funded through the BCRUA, thus the project was conducted in compliance with the Texas Administrative Code (13 TAC 26.20[2]) under Texas Antiquities Code permit number 8420, as well as Section 106 of …

Intensive Cultural Resources Survey For The Proposed Buena Vista Road Improvements, Ben Fullerton, Kristin Morgan

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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Central Federal Lands Highway Division (CFLHD) is proposing to improve Buena Vista Road, a two-lane, paved roadway accessing the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in Cameron County, Texas. While the project is located within the Laguna Atascosa NWR, the roadway falls under the jurisdiction of Cameron County. The proposed project includes pavement reconstruction and widening by pulverizing and overlaying Buena Vista Road along a 2.7-mile (4.35 kilometer [km]) segment from the intersection of General Brant Road to the north entrance of the Laguna Atascosa NWR (Figure 1-1). The improvements will also include the installation …

Cultural Resources Survey For The Braun Elevated Storage Tank (Est) Project, Joey O' Keefe

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On September 20, 2018, aci consulting conducted a cultural resources survey for the Braun Elevated Storage Tank (EST) Project in Williamson County, Texas. The Area of Potential Effect APE(APE) consists of a square, 0.82-acre (0.33-hectare) area and is located 656 feet (200 meters) north on an unnamed road off of W. State Highway (SH) 29, 1.2 miles (2 kilometers) west of Ronald Reagan Blvd. The entire 0.82-acre area was surveyed in preparation for the installation of the Braun EST (Figures 1 and 2).

This work was conducted in compliance with the Texas Administrative Code (13 TAC 26.20[2]) under Texas Antiquities …

Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of The University Drive Pedestrian Improvements Projec, Ben Fullerton, Ann Keen

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The City of College Station contracted HDR, Inc. (HDR) to conduct a cultural resources survey for proposed improvements to the pedestrian walkways along University Drive in the City of College Station, Brazos County, Texas. The primary purpose of this project is to improve and enhance pedestrian facilities along University Drive from College Main to 700 feet (ft) east of College Avenue (2,871 linear ft, 0.544 mile). The improvements include new traffic signals, sidewalks, turn lanes, drainage and utility adjustments, and hardscaping. Travel lanes will be restriped to provide 12 ft of width along the curb lines and 10 ft width …

Archaeological Survey Of 296 Acres For The Houston 4 Project, Harris County, Texas, Tony Scott, Stephanie Bush

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In June 2016, Gray & Pape, Inc. of Houston, Texas, at the request of Benchmark Ecological Services, Inc., conducted marine and terrestrial cultural resources surveys on property proposed for development in Harris County, Texas. The Lead Agency for this project has not yet been identified but is assumed to be the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District.

The goals of the survey were to establish whether or not previously unidentified buried archaeological resources were located within or immediately adjacent to the project’s Area of Potential Effects and if so to provide management recommendations for such resources. The survey …

Intensive Pedestrian Survey And Deep Testing Of 2044 Acres Of Former Harlem Prison Farm Property In The Proposed Aliana Development In Fort Bend County, Texas, James G. Foradas

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HRA Gray & Pape, LLC, of Houston, Texas, performed an intensive pedestrian survey on approximately 777 hectares (2044.7 acres) of property on the former Harlem State Prison Farm, north and south of Oyster Creek in Fort Bend County, Texas. The United States Army Corps of Engineers was the Lead Federal Agency. Investigation included excavation of 919 shovel tests and 80 test trenches, and cutbank inspections, including portions of previously recorded Sites 41FB190, 41FB191, 41FB192, 41FB280 and 41FB281.

During this investigation, Sites 41FB191 and 41FB192 could not be relocated. Three previously recorded sites (41FB190, 41FB280 and 41FB281) and 10 previously unrecorded …