Archeological Survey of Drainage Detention Ponds along FM 1960

• 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

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.