Intensive Archeological Survey of the Proposed Bowen Tract Residential Development Project, Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas
At the request of Land Tejas Companies, LTD., an intensive archeological survey was conducted by Pape-Dawson archeologists for the proposed Bowen Tract Residential Development project located in Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas. The archeological project area was defined as the footprint of the 111-...
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ftsfstateaustin:oai:scholarworks.sfasu.edu:ita-4758 2023-05-15T14:17:41+02:00 Intensive Archeological Survey of the Proposed Bowen Tract Residential Development Project, Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas Nichols, Melanie 2015-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/ita/vol2015/iss1/96 https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4758&context=ita unknown SFA ScholarWorks https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/ita/vol2015/iss1/96 https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4758&context=ita http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State Texas Archaeology Montgomery 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 text 2015 ftsfstateaustin 2022-03-24T20:31:33Z At the request of Land Tejas Companies, LTD., an intensive archeological survey was conducted by Pape-Dawson archeologists for the proposed Bowen Tract Residential Development project located in Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas. The archeological project area was defined as the footprint of the 111-acre (45 hectare) land tract to undergo development situated east of La Salle Avenue between the Wedgewood Golf Club and State Highway 105 (also known as Lake Conroe Parkway). As the proposed project is currently in the design phase, the maximum depth of ground disturbance has not yet been established. Land Tejas Companies will construct new utility lines as part of this development. The local Municipal Utility District (MUD) will reimburse construction costs and will be the grantee of an easement or the title to the land containing the utilities after construction, which necessitates compliance with the Antiquities Code of Texas (ACT). No federal permitting or funding is attached to this project, so compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act is not necessary. The intensive pedestrian survey was conducted by Pape-Dawson archeologists from January 13-15, 2015. The entirety of the project area was subject to visual inspection supplemented by judgmentally placed shovel tests in order to evaluate the impact of the proposed project on archeological resources. This work was conducted under Texas Antiquities Permit No. 7142. A total of 72 shovel tests were excavated, exceeding the minimum archeological survey standards established by the Council of Texas Archeologists. All shovel tests, with the exception of one, were negative for archeological material. The positive shovel test yielded one flake from within level 5 (40-50 cm below the surface), which was recorded as an isolated find. However, no archeological sites were discovered or recorded during the course of the survey. All project records and photographs will be curated at the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory (TARL) at the University of Texas at Austin. Based on the results of the investigation, Pape-Dawson archeologists recommend that no further archeological work is necessary for the proposed project and that the project be allowed to proceed to construction. Text Archeological Survey Stephen F. Austin State University, Texas: Scholar Works @ SFA Austin |
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At the request of Land Tejas Companies, LTD., an intensive archeological survey was conducted by Pape-Dawson archeologists for the proposed Bowen Tract Residential Development project located in Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas. The archeological project area was defined as the footprint of the 111-acre (45 hectare) land tract to undergo development situated east of La Salle Avenue between the Wedgewood Golf Club and State Highway 105 (also known as Lake Conroe Parkway). As the proposed project is currently in the design phase, the maximum depth of ground disturbance has not yet been established. Land Tejas Companies will construct new utility lines as part of this development. The local Municipal Utility District (MUD) will reimburse construction costs and will be the grantee of an easement or the title to the land containing the utilities after construction, which necessitates compliance with the Antiquities Code of Texas (ACT). No federal permitting or funding is attached to this project, so compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act is not necessary. The intensive pedestrian survey was conducted by Pape-Dawson archeologists from January 13-15, 2015. The entirety of the project area was subject to visual inspection supplemented by judgmentally placed shovel tests in order to evaluate the impact of the proposed project on archeological resources. This work was conducted under Texas Antiquities Permit No. 7142. A total of 72 shovel tests were excavated, exceeding the minimum archeological survey standards established by the Council of Texas Archeologists. All shovel tests, with the exception of one, were negative for archeological material. The positive shovel test yielded one flake from within level 5 (40-50 cm below the surface), which was recorded as an isolated find. However, no archeological sites were discovered or recorded during the course of the survey. All project records and photographs will be curated at the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory (TARL) at the University of Texas at Austin. Based on the results of the investigation, Pape-Dawson archeologists recommend that no further archeological work is necessary for the proposed project and that the project be allowed to proceed to construction. |
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