Archeological Survey of Drainage Detention Ponds along FM 1960

In October 2018, AmaTerra Environmental conducted an archeological survey of drainage detention ponds associated with the proposed expansion of FM 1960 from Wilson Drive to Astascosita Shores Drive in Harris County, Texas. The project was conducted in behalf of TxDOT under Texas Antiquities Permit N...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Feit, Rachel, McClain, Brittany
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: SFA ScholarWorks 2019
Subjects:
Texas
Archaeology
Harris County
American Material Culture
American Studies
Anthropology
Archaeological Anthropology
Environmental Studies
History
History of Art
Architecture
and Archaeology
Other American Studies
Other Arts and Humanities
Other History of Art
United States History
Marcos
Archeological Survey
Online Access:https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/ita/vol2019/iss1/59
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2659&context=ita
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Summary:In October 2018, AmaTerra Environmental conducted an archeological survey of drainage detention ponds associated with the proposed expansion of FM 1960 from Wilson Drive to Astascosita Shores Drive in Harris County, Texas. The project was conducted in behalf of TxDOT under Texas Antiquities Permit No. 8952. Fieldwork entailed visual inspection and shovel testing at four of five detention pond locations. Two additional detention ponds were assessed through archival research and visual inspection and found to have no potential for archeological resources. AmaTerra excavated 28 shovel tests–none of which contained cultural materials. No archeological sites were documented and this report recommends that the project should proceed to construction with no further archeological work. All notes and records will be permanently curated at the Center for Archeological Studies at Texas State University in San Marcos.

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