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Archaeological And Historical Investigations In The Arciniega Street Area, Downtown San Antonio Texas, Paul R. Katz

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

Early in 1976 the City of San Antonio Department of Planning and Community Development requested that the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, consider undertaking archaeological and historical investigations in the Arciniega Street area of downtown San Antonio. Sale of City-owner property--including all of New City Block (NCB) 901 and portions of NCB l55--was pending, and the Planning Department was desirous of assessing the nature and degree of cultural resources prior to completing the transaction. The proposed construction of a multi-story luxury hotel on the property would require subsurface archaeological excavations, and the property's inclusion …

An Archaeological Assessment Of The Dolores Aldrete House Property San Antonio, Texas, Daniel E. Fox, Fred Valdez Jr., Lynn Osborne Bobbitt

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During March and April 1978, a preliminary archaeological investigation was conducted at the historic "Dolores Aldrete House," lots 7, 8 and 9 of block 155, fronting on East Nueva Street in downtown San Antonio, Texas. Under contract with the property owners, Carol Lee Klose, Gary Mark Klose and Randall Mark Klose, and the Center for Archaeological Research, two archaeologists from the Center investigated the age, nature of construction and condition of the depth and character of cultural deposits and evaluated the archaeological potential of the site.

Initial Testing Report And Recommendations For Archaeological Resources Along Proposed Loop 1604, Bexar County, Texas, Wayne C. Young

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Archaeological Site 41BX503 is located in southeastern Bexar County along Loop 1604 at the intersection of the Loop and Schultz Road and is 4.2 miles south of the intersection of U.S. 181 and F.M. 1518. The site was discovered on July 13, 1978, by a member of the S.D.H.P.T. professional cultural resources staff and was recommended for testing in accordance with Procedures for the Protection of Historic and Cultural Properties (36 C.F.R., Part 800). Testing was conducted from November 8 through December 6, 1978, by the Department's professional cultural resources staff.

The site is located along the western end of …

Report Of Test Excavations Along Fm 3359 In Panola County 41pn3 41pn4, Patience Elizabeth Patterson

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The archeological testing at sites 41PN3 and 41PN4 reported herein, came about as a result of discovery of these sites during an archeological reconnaissance of the proposed right of way on FM 3359 near Deadwood in Panola County, Texas (Figure 1). Reporting and preliminary testing of these sites was completed so as to be in compliance with Public Law 89-670 (The Department of Transportation Act of 1966), 36 CFR 60, 36 CFR 800, 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 …

Early Human Occupations In South Central And Southwestern Texas: Preliminary Papers On The Baker Cave And St. Mary's Hall Sites, Thomas R. Hester

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During July, 1976, a field team from The University of Texas at San Antonio conducted limited excavations at Baker Cave in Val Verde County, southwestern Texas. The site is located on Phillip's Canyon within the Devil's River drainage. The work was funded by the Center for Field Research, the Texas Archaeological Foundation, and the UTSA Center for Archaeological Research. During. June and July 1977, The University of Texas at San Antonio Archaeological Field Course conducted excavations at the St. Mary's Hall site (41 BX 229), in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The site was officially recorded in 1973. However, prior …

Report Of Test Excavations Along S.H. 16 In Bexar County 41bx502, Wayne C. Young

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Archaeological site 41BX502 is located in the center of San Geronimo, a hamlet in western Bexar County. The site is situated within the Texas Hill Country at an elevation approximately 1250 feet above mean sea level (384 meters). This site extends along a sloping hillside and terrace system immediately north of the juncture of Habey and San Geronimo Creeks and is cut on the west by the present route of State Highway 16. The site extends approximately 300 meters north and south along the present course of the highway and at least 300 meters east and west along Habey Creek …

Impact: The Effect Of Climactic Change On Prehistoric And Modern Cultures In Texas (First Progress Report), Joel Gunn, Royce Mahula

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The pages of this report contain an assortment of materials which reflect the status of climatic change studies at The University of Texas at San Antonio. The effort is interdisciplinary, drawing on the talents of persons trained in geography, prehistory, anthropology, and mathematics and other fields. The goals of the project include (1) efforts to understand how prehistoric and modern economies respond to significant climatic changes and (2) the application of such understanding to our own time and nation.

Papers In Applied Archaeology, Joel Gunn

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

The papers presented in this volume are concerned not only with the public interest aspect of archaeology but also with alternative and direct practical benefits. The thinking presented was occasioned by a massive increase in public expenditure for archaeological investigation. The papers certainly do not exhaust the topic, but they provide a fairly well rounded view of practical archaeology in the state of Texas.

Background To The Archaeology Of Chaparrosa Ranch, Southern Texas, Thomas R. Hester

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The Chaparrosa Ranch, located in Zavala County, southern Texas constitutes an ideal area for long-range archaeological research. Flowing' through the ranch are Chaparrosa and Turkey Creeks, two major tributaries in the Nueces River system. These creeks and subsidiary drainages have cut pronounced valleys and terrace systems. As of this writing, nearly 200 prehistoric and historic archaeological sites have been documented in these valleys and in the adjacent uplands. Field work at several known sites in the Chaparrosa Ranch was conducted in August and September 1970, and the results are found in the first paper in this volume.

The Mariposa Site: A Late Prehistoric Site On The Rio Grande Plain Of Texas, John L. Montgomery

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This study of the results of archaeological survey and excavation at the Mariposa site is a contribution to three levels of the discipline. As a pioneering report of detailed excavation data from south Texas, it is a contribution by way of a substantial start on filling in a gap which has existed in regional cultural history. While this is an elementary contribution, it is just the sort of fundamental effort which we are discovering must yet be done in many geographic areas of the United States. The fundamental, detailed examination of the archaeological record in North America is far from …

Lucille Vinyard Journal 1978, Lucille Vinyard

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