Advanced system demonstration for utilization of biomass as an energy source. Technical Appendix I: historical, archaeological, and cultural studies. Environmental report

• Main Author: McCollom, M.
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: 09 BIOMASS FUELS; 14 SOLAR ENERGY; WOOD-FUEL POWER PLANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES; CULTURAL RESOURCES; HARVESTING; MAINE; WOOD FUELS; ENERGY SOURCES; FUELS; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH ATLANTIC REGION; POWER PLANTS; RESOURCES; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; USA; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6945401; https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6945401; https://doi.org/10.2172/6945401

As Maine and New Hampshire were settled relatively early in United States history, both greater Portland and the settled interior regions are rich in historic resources. Many archaeologic sites are thought to exist in the fuel wood harvest region, particularly along the inland waterways and ocean shoreline, but only a small percentage have actually been discovered. Development in greater Portland has largely destroyed this region's archaeological potential. Cultural resources are also found in the populated areas. Construction and operation of the proposed wood-fired facility will not have any impact on historic, archaeologic, or cultural resources of the fuelwood harvest region; however, harvesting activities have the potential to destroy archaeologic resources, particularly where truck roads and skidding networks coincide with archaeologic sites.