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The Penobscot Dictionary Project: Preferences And Problems Of Format, Presentation, And Entry, Frank T. Siebert Jan 1980

The Penobscot Dictionary Project: Preferences And Problems Of Format, Presentation, And Entry, Frank T. Siebert

Documents

The Penobscot language has been obsolescent for over twenty-five years or more. A rather large body of rnaterial has been gathered at irregular periods, but the labor and cost of assemblage, organization, and presentation have been awesome. A recent grant through the Penobscot Nation to Frank Siebert from the U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities is duly acknowledged to provide the funds to complete the task and to furnish the required secretarial aid.


Archeological Assessments At 41gl57 And 41gl91, Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, Gillespie County, Texas, Steven M. Kotter, Linda A. Nance Jan 1980

Archeological Assessments At 41gl57 And 41gl91, Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, Gillespie County, Texas, Steven M. Kotter, Linda A. Nance

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

Archeological assessments at Sites 41GL57 and 41GL91 in Enchanted Rock State Natural Area are described in this report prepared by Steven M. Kotter and Linda A. Nance . Sponsored by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, these assessments represent an excellent example of sensitivity to cultural resources during the planning stages of development designed to enhance visitor utilization and appreciation of Enchanted Rock.

Significant findings at Site 41GL57 include the identification of specific areas of intact prehistoric deposits which yielded artifacts of the Late Archaic and Late Prehistoric periods. Methods to achieve compatibility of development plans with the preservation of …


Archeological Assessments At Site 41zp73, Falcon State Recreation Area, Zapata County, Texas, Steven M. Kotter Jan 1980

Archeological Assessments At Site 41zp73, Falcon State Recreation Area, Zapata County, Texas, Steven M. Kotter

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

The following report prepared by Mr. Steven M. Kotter presents the results of archeological assessments conducted at site 41ZP73 in the Falcon Lake State Recreation Area, Zapata County, Texas. This work was sponsored by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department as part of the preliminary studies leading to planned developments within the Recreation Area.

Site 41ZP73 was found to contain significant prehistoric archeological deposits which date to both the Late Archaic and the Late Prehistoric periods. The site represents an.example of upland utilization of the area and is assessed to be of sufficient integrity to warrant detailed investigations. Alternatives to …


An Examination Of Prehistoric Human Remains At The Victoria Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant, Victoria County, Texas, Daniel Potter, Lee Spencer Jan 1980

An Examination Of Prehistoric Human Remains At The Victoria Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant, Victoria County, Texas, Daniel Potter, Lee Spencer

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

On June 9, 1980, archaeologists from the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, investigated a reported discovery of human bones where construction is underway at the Victoria Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant, Victoria, Texas.

The Center was informed of the discovery by David Welsh of the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, who requested that an investigation be made by qualified persons to assess the bone material and immediate surrounding for the purpose of determining the potential importance of the cultural resource.

The field investigations were carried out by Daniel Potter, Lee Spencer, and Robert Scott, all of whom …


An Archaeological Survey Of A Pipeline Route Near Sabine Pass, Jefferson County, Texas, Kenneth M. Brown Jan 1980

An Archaeological Survey Of A Pipeline Route Near Sabine Pass, Jefferson County, Texas, Kenneth M. Brown

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

In May 1980, the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, carried out an archaeological survey of the proposed route of an eight-inch pipeline to be installed by the Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company. The pipeline will extend from the Scurlock Oil Company tank farm about one kilometer southwest of Sabine Pass to a landfall on the Gulf Coast at a point about six kilometers west of Texas Point (Fig. 1).

The survey was done under contract between the Center for Archaeological Research and the Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (Independent Contractor-Letter Agreement of May 1980). The fieldwork …


An Archaeological Assessment Of The Gentry-Mclean Leases, Live Oak County, Texas, Michael Woerner Jan 1980

An Archaeological Assessment Of The Gentry-Mclean Leases, Live Oak County, Texas, Michael Woerner

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

On June 26 and 27, 1980, archaeologists from the Center for Archaeological Research (CAR), The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), conducted cultural resource surveys on the McLean and Gentry leases north of Oakville, Live Oak County, Texas. The survey was done under contract between the CAR and the Exxon Minerals Company, U.S.A. (Work Order No. 00212, dated June 6, 1980). The fieldwork was carried out by Thomas C. Kelly and Michael Woerner, CAR archaeologists, under the supervision of Dr. Thomas R. Hester, Director, and Jack D. Eaton, Acting Director.


An Archaeological Survey Of Portions Of Mud And St. Joseph Islands Aransas County, Texas, Thomas C. Kelly Jan 1980

An Archaeological Survey Of Portions Of Mud And St. Joseph Islands Aransas County, Texas, Thomas C. Kelly

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

Pursuant to a contract between Channel Industries Gas, a Tenneco subsidiary, and the Center for Archaeological Research (CAR), The University of Texas at San Antonio (letter of June 2 from Stephen E. Kennedy, Channel Industries Gas, to Jack D. Eaton, CAR), an archaeological field survey was made of the proposed natural gas pipeline right-of-way across Mud Island and St. Joseph Island, Aransas County, Texas, on June 9 and 10, 1980.

The survey crew consisted of Thomas C. Kelly and Erwin Roemer of the CAR, James Stavinoha of Channel Industries Gas, and Jerry Crutcher, as helicopter pilot. Overall supervision of the …


Archaeological And Historical Investigations At Wallisville Lake, Chambers And Liberty Counties, Texas, Anne A. Fox, D. William Day, Lynn Highley Jan 1980

Archaeological And Historical Investigations At Wallisville Lake, Chambers And Liberty Counties, Texas, Anne A. Fox, D. William Day, Lynn Highley

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

During July and August 1979, the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, conducted survey, testing, and historical research on lands to be included in the Wallisville Lake in Liberty and Chambers Counties, Texas. A summary is presented of 21 previously recorded prehistoric sites within the proposed Plan 2A, with recommendations for further treatment of these sites. Test excavations at a newly located prehistoric site are described. A detailed description of the history and archaeological testing of 19 historic sites is included, along with a history and description of the town of Wallisville. Artifacts are illustrated …


Archaeological Testing Of Sites 41tg114, 41tg115, And 41tg116 Tom Green, Texas, Wayne C. Young Jan 1980

Archaeological Testing Of Sites 41tg114, 41tg115, And 41tg116 Tom Green, Texas, Wayne C. Young

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

During September 1980, archaeological sites 41TG114, 41TG115, and 41TG116 were tested for prehistoric cultural debris to determine their size, depth, cultural affiliations, and archaeological significance. Testing was conducted by the Archaeology Section of the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation under the Procedures for the Protection of Cultural and Historic Properties (36 C.F.R., Part 800).

Testing results indicate that these sites contain very little cultural debris or intact stratigraphic deposits. Sites 41TG114 and 41TG116 appear to represent very minor surface campsites. Site 41TG115 appears to represent a deflated site with materials mixed on the present ground surface. No further …


Papers Of The Archaeology Of The Texas Coast, Lynn Highley, Thomas R. Hester Jan 1980

Papers Of The Archaeology Of The Texas Coast, Lynn Highley, Thomas R. Hester

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

The papers published in this volume represent contributions from professional archaeologists, avocational archaeologists, and students. Many aspects of coastal archaeology are unknown, and there is a great need for data-oriented papers, site reports, reviews of specific aboriginal technologies, and for other papers dealing with certain facets of the prehistoric and historic archaeology of the coastal zone.


Inventory Of The Rio Grande Missions: 1772 San Juan Bautista And San Bernardo, Felix D. Almaraz Jr. Jan 1980

Inventory Of The Rio Grande Missions: 1772 San Juan Bautista And San Bernardo, Felix D. Almaraz Jr.

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

This monograph is the second in the series of data-oriented reports resulting from the archaeological and ethnohistorical investigations centered on the Spanish mission complex near the modern town of Guerrero, Coahuila, Mexico. Dr. Felix D. Almaraz of The University of Texas at San Antonio has now prepared two of the volumes in the series, of which this is the second. His translation of the 1772 mission inventories of San Juan Bautista and San Bernardo should be of considerable value to those interested in the Spanish Colonial history of northern Mexico and Texas.


Papers On The Prehistory Of Northeastern Mexico And Adjacent Texas, Jeremiah F. Epstein, Thomas R. Hester, Carol Graves Jan 1980

Papers On The Prehistory Of Northeastern Mexico And Adjacent Texas, Jeremiah F. Epstein, Thomas R. Hester, Carol Graves

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

The papers bound in this volume are selected from a series of presentations given in the sessions on archaeology at the meeting held in Monterrey, May 23-26, 1975, to celebrate the opening of the northeastern Mexico regional branch of the Instituto Nacional de Anthropologia e Historia. The theme of that conference was "The Archaeology and History of Northeastern Mexico and Texas. "


Excavations At The Alamo Shrine (Mission San Antonio De Valero), Jack D. Eaton Jan 1980

Excavations At The Alamo Shrine (Mission San Antonio De Valero), Jack D. Eaton

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

In March 1977, excavations were conducted in front of Alamo Shrine where flagstone paving was being replaced by the City of San Antonio. The subsurface investigations sampled and described the soil stratigraphy which has accumulated through 2.5 centuries of occupation. The distinctive soil levels contained datable cultural materials which relate to some of the major events which took place from the earliest settlement of Mission San Antonio de Valero through subsequent periods of Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo-Texan occupations. The artifact collections have provided additional information on the material culture of the different ethnic and cultural groups to occupy the Alamo. …


The Woodlands: Archeological Investigations At The Sam Houston Home, Huntsville, Walker County, Texas, John W. Clark Jr. Jan 1980

The Woodlands: Archeological Investigations At The Sam Houston Home, Huntsville, Walker County, Texas, John W. Clark Jr.

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

The following report prepared by John W. Clark, Jr. presents the findings made during archeological excavations carried out at the site of Sam Houston's horne, "The Woodlands," in Huntsville, Texas. The primary aim of the excavations was to search for evidence of the original alignment and character of the Houston Horne in order to assist efforts to restore the structure to its original configurations. Of particular concern were the original location of the house, the character of the original chimneys and a determination of the presence or absence of a front porch. This mission was only partially successful due to …


3-Archaeological Evaluation Of The M-66 Right-Of-Way, From M-46 In Montcalm County To M-20 In Mecosta County, Michigan, William Cremin, R. David Hoxie Jan 1980

3-Archaeological Evaluation Of The M-66 Right-Of-Way, From M-46 In Montcalm County To M-20 In Mecosta County, Michigan, William Cremin, R. David Hoxie

Archaeological Technical Reports

Following negotiation of a contract (dated 2 Jul 80) between the Michigan Department of Transportation, the Michigan History Division, Michigan Department of State, and Western Michigan University, authorizing archaeological investigation of the M-66 right-of-way between the Villages of Six Lakes and Remus, Michigan, a team of archaeologists from the Department of Anthropology undertook both on-site examination of the project area and a thorough literature/ documents search in order to determine whether road improvement activities would adversely impact significant cultural resources. There follows a report of our research program, together with a series of recommendations based upon our findings.

It should …


7-An Archaeological Survey Of The Thornapple River Basin, Barry County Michigan: Phase One Completion Report, William M. Cremin, Paul W. Mcallister Jan 1980

7-An Archaeological Survey Of The Thornapple River Basin, Barry County Michigan: Phase One Completion Report, William M. Cremin, Paul W. Mcallister

Archaeological Reports

  • Archaeological Research in the Thornapple Drainage of Barry County
  • The Project Area
  • Previous Archaeological Research in Barry County
  • Research Objectives for Phase One
  • Assessment of Current Land Use Patterns
  • Evaluation of Data in the State Site Files and Information Provided by Landowners/ Collectors and Local Institutions
  • Limited Surface Reconnaissance in Selected Portions of the Basin and the County
  • Description of Sites Recorded and Catalog of Surface Collections
  • Interpretations and Conclusions
  • Comments on Management of Cultural Resources and Future Research Needs
  • Catalog of Artifactual Material from the Survey
  • References Cited
  • Thornapple Basin Survey, Barry County, Michigan
  • Thornapple Basin Survey: Previously Recorded …


41-Phase One Archaeological Survey Of The Leighton Township Facilities Plan, Green Lake Segment. (Project No. 7873), Leighton Township, Allegan County, William M. Cremin Jan 1980

41-Phase One Archaeological Survey Of The Leighton Township Facilities Plan, Green Lake Segment. (Project No. 7873), Leighton Township, Allegan County, William M. Cremin

Reports of Investigations

Pursuant to a letter dated 11 Apr 80 from Mr. Bruce F. Kadzban, Moore and Bruggink, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan, authorizing an archaeological survey of a proposed sewer system corridor around Green Lake in Leighton Township, Allegan County, Michigan, a team of archaeologists from the Department of Anthropology, Western Michigan University undertook on-site assessment of the project area in order to ascertain whether the construction activities would impact cultural resources. There follows a report of fieldwork, together with appropriate background information, conducted on 21-22 Apr 80 and the recommendations based upon our findings.


42-Archaeological Survey Of Proposed New Bridge--C.R. 687--Crossing The Paw Paw River In Section 10 Of Hartford Township, Van Buren County, Michigan, Elizabeth B. Garland Jan 1980

42-Archaeological Survey Of Proposed New Bridge--C.R. 687--Crossing The Paw Paw River In Section 10 Of Hartford Township, Van Buren County, Michigan, Elizabeth B. Garland

Reports of Investigations

This project was undertaken in response to a request for an archaeological survey of the area to be impacted from Mr. Paul J. Kaiser, Van Buren County Highway Engineer. A letter to this effect was received by Dr. R. J. Smith, Chairman of the Department of Anthropology at Western Michigan University, dated May 6, 1980. A Plan of Site map was also forwarded to Dr. Smith by R. S. Scott Associates, Inc. of Alpena, Michigan.

An agreement to do the survey was made in a phone call from Dr. Elizabeth Garland to Mr. Kaiser on May 9, 1980. The survey …


44-Archaeological Survey Of The Proposed Expansion Of Facilities At Lexington Green Park, Portage, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Elizabeth B. Garland Jan 1980

44-Archaeological Survey Of The Proposed Expansion Of Facilities At Lexington Green Park, Portage, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Elizabeth B. Garland

Reports of Investigations

This project was undertaken in response to a request for an archaeological survey from Mr. John E. :Hodges, Block Grant Administrator, for the City of Portage. The request was made in a telephone call from Mr. Hodges to Dr. Elizabeth Garland of the Department of Anthropology, Western Michigan University, on May 15, 1980.


47-An Archaeological Survey Of The Grand Ravine Senior Housing, Inc. Property, City Of Allegan, Allegan County, Michigan, William M. Cremin Jan 1980

47-An Archaeological Survey Of The Grand Ravine Senior Housing, Inc. Property, City Of Allegan, Allegan County, Michigan, William M. Cremin

Reports of Investigations

Pursuant to the receipt of letters (dated 10 Oct 80) from Mr. T.E. Malila, President, Grand Ravine Senior Housing, Inc. and Mr. Larry Snyder, Housing Consultant, H&W Properties, Inc., agent for Grand Ravine Senior Housing, Inc., authorizing an archaeological survey of a tract of land located in the City of Allegan, Michigan, archaeologists from Western Michigan University undertook on-site evaluation of the property in order to determine whether activities related to the construction of housing units would impact cultural resources. There follows a report of fieldwork, together with appropriate background information, conducted on 21 Oct 80 and recommendations based upon …


46-Archaeological Survey Of Relocation Portions Of The Climax-Fulton Road Reconstruction Project, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Elizabeth B. Garland, Paul W. Mcallister Jan 1980

46-Archaeological Survey Of Relocation Portions Of The Climax-Fulton Road Reconstruction Project, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Elizabeth B. Garland, Paul W. Mcallister

Reports of Investigations

This project was undertaken in response to a request by Mr. Ronald Copping of the Kalamazoo County Road Commission, under terms of a written agreement between the Principal Investigator and the Road Commission which was accepted on October 14, 1980. The purpose of the investigation was to determine the existence of historic or prehistoric sites in those portions of the Climax-Fulton Road Reconstruction Project which involve relocation of the existing 66 foot right-of-way. Field work was carried out on October 18, 1980.


45-Archaeological Survey Of The Three Oaks Manor Project, Berrien County, Michigan, Elizabeth B. Garland Jan 1980

45-Archaeological Survey Of The Three Oaks Manor Project, Berrien County, Michigan, Elizabeth B. Garland

Reports of Investigations

This project was undertaken in response to a te 1 ephone request by Mr. Jeff A. Gardner of Lakewood Management Company, Kalamazoo, on July 22, 1980, following some preliminary telephone conversations and correspondence< during June-July.

The field work was carried out on Saturday, July 26, 1980.


43-Carbonized Plant Residues From Five Sites In The White Walnut Creek Research Area, Consolidation Coal Company's Burning Star Mine No. 2, Perry County, Il, William M. Cremin Jan 1980

43-Carbonized Plant Residues From Five Sites In The White Walnut Creek Research Area, Consolidation Coal Company's Burning Star Mine No. 2, Perry County, Il, William M. Cremin

Reports of Investigations

The White Walnut Creek research area consists of approximately 1437 ha in eight sections of T5S, R2W, Perry County, Illinois. Physiographically speaking, the study area lies within the southern portion of the till plains region known as the Mt. Vernon Hill Country and is characterized by mature topography as reflected in gentl~ rolling hills and broad alluvial valleys. Floristically, this drainage is part of the Oak-Hickory Forest Region of the Western Mesophytic Forest as defined by Braun (1950).


6-Settlement Pattern Survey In Allegan County, Michigan: 1979 Field Season, Elizabeth B. Garland, Deborah Rhead Jan 1980

6-Settlement Pattern Survey In Allegan County, Michigan: 1979 Field Season, Elizabeth B. Garland, Deborah Rhead

Archaeological Reports

The 1979 Settlement Pattern Survey (SPS 79) in Allegan County, Michigan observed and recorded a total of 74 prehistoric sites which revealed 10 identifiable components. The majority of sites were small lithic scatters which did not yield culturally diagnostic artifacts. In general the results of this field season conformed with expectations based upon soils, landform and drainage patterns in the survey universe. This report describes and evaluates the significance of the archaeologi ca 1 data recovered.


Wampum: The Development Of An Early American Currency, Marshall Joseph Becker Jan 1980

Wampum: The Development Of An Early American Currency, Marshall Joseph Becker

Anthropology & Sociology Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Late Pleistocene And Recent Archaeology And Geomorphology Of The South Shore Of Harney Lake, Oregon, Keith Donald Gehr Jan 1980

Late Pleistocene And Recent Archaeology And Geomorphology Of The South Shore Of Harney Lake, Oregon, Keith Donald Gehr

Dissertations and Theses

The present study was a response to the discovery of two artifacts found in a ditch wall near Harney Lake, Oregon. These were lying on a buried lake floor that appeared to be of late Pleistocene or early Recent age. Other sediments exposed in the ditch seemed to relate to at least some of the phases of the pluvial lake sequence in the Harney Basin. Three problems were considered: (1) the geomorphology and dating of the pluvial lake stillstands, (2) whether the original artifacts were part of a larger early site, and (3) whether there was any relationship between archaeological …


Aboriginal Clay Figurines From The Upper Rogue Valley In Southwestern Oregon, Lyman Patrick Deich Jan 1980

Aboriginal Clay Figurines From The Upper Rogue Valley In Southwestern Oregon, Lyman Patrick Deich

Dissertations and Theses

A study of 80 clay figurines from aboriginal sites in the upper Rogue River Valley in southwestern Oregon fails to reveal any connection with other figurines found in the Pacific Northwest and northern California. A preference for animal rather than human representations is demonstrated. The temporal distribution of the figurines is not known, but spatial distribution appears roughly coextensive with territories occupied by the upland Takelma at the time of Euro-American contact during the second quarter of the nineteenth century.


40-Report,Of Archaeological Survey Of The Waterfront Apartment Complex, Three Rivers (St. Joseph Co.), Michigan, Elizabeth B. Garland Dec 1979

40-Report,Of Archaeological Survey Of The Waterfront Apartment Complex, Three Rivers (St. Joseph Co.), Michigan, Elizabeth B. Garland

Reports of Investigations

In November we were contacted by Mr. Kevin Buckley of Three Rivers, in response to a request for an archaeological survey made to him by the Michigan History Division, Department of State. The survey was carried out by Western Michigan University on December 7, 1979.


Two Sites In Uvalde County: The Elm Creek Site (41 Uv 67), Wayne C. Young Dec 1979

Two Sites In Uvalde County: The Elm Creek Site (41 Uv 67), Wayne C. Young

Documents from the Texas State Department of Highways

Site 41 UV 67 represented a shallow and mixed multicomponent prehistoric campsite on an intermittent drainage in eastern Uvalde County, Texas. A possible living floor was located during testing of the site. This floor contained two hearths and four possible postholes in a mixed context with prehistoric artifacts of differing temporal periods and modern historic trash. Due to the badly mixed nature of the deposits and the lack of cultural integrity, the excavation was discontinued.


Two Sites In Uvalde County: The Cooks Slough Site, Uvalde County, Texas, Clive J. Luke Dec 1979

Two Sites In Uvalde County: The Cooks Slough Site, Uvalde County, Texas, Clive J. Luke

Documents from the Texas State Department of Highways

During the month of October 1975, a small prehistoric site, 41 UV 68, was subjected to an archaeological test. No archaeological features were located but a zone containing artifactual material of mixed temporal context was explored. The site appears to be a minor manifestation of prehistoric occupations in the Uvalde area.