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Architectural-Archaeological Report No. 1: Assessment of Potential Archaeological Collections Facility Sites at Edwards Air Force Base
Author(s): Richard L. Siemons, AIA, with contributions by Rhonda Lueck, Lynn Neher, and Dawayne Sanders, P.E.
Summary: In order to comply with 36 CFR Part 79, Curation and Management of Federally-Owned and Administered Archeological Collections, Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) archaeological materials must be properly housed in a facility capable of providing for their long-term care.
Architectural-Archaeological Report No. 2: Assessment of Potential Archaeological Collections Facility Sites at Eaker Air Force Base, Blytheville, Arkansas, 1998
Author(s): Richard L. Siemons, AIA and Dawayne Sanders, P.E.
Summary: In 1994, the Arkansas Archeology Survey (AAS), a unit of the University of Arkansas, contacted the St. Louis District for assistance in evaluating the feasibility of using an existing building on Eaker Air Force Base for the Mississippi Valley Cultural Heritage Center - a proposed central facility devoted to the curation needs of archaeological materials recovered from the region and to their academic and educational use.
Architectural-Archaeological Report No. 4: Fort Sill Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Assessment, 1998
Author(s): Rhonda R. Lueck and Nathan Rauh
Summary: Fort Sill asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District to assist them in their efforts to upgrade three buildings as part of the rehabilitation of portions of the Fort Sill Museum.
Architectural-Archaeological Report No. 5: Architectural and Curation-Needs Assessment for GSA Collections and Proposed Curation Facility, Foley Square Project, 2001
Author(s): Richard L. Siemons, James E. Barnes and Michael K. Trimble
Summary: The General Services Administration, Northeast and Caribbean Region, retained the services of the Engineering Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District (SLD), to assess the condition of the archaeological collections from non-burial contexts of the Foley Square Project.
Architectural-Archaeological Report No. 6: Evaluation Report for an Archaeological Collections Center for the Presidio Trust, San Francisco, California, 2005
Author(s): Heather L. Pobst and Daryl Atchley
Summary: At the request of the Presidio Trust of San Francisco, California, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX-CMAC), located at the St. Louis District, assessed archaeological collections and associated documentation generated from archaeological investigations conducted within the boundaries of the Presidio of San Francisco and performed an architectural evaluation of its current collections facility (Building 230).
Architectural-Archaeological Report No. 7: A Preliminary Assessment of the Potential of the Warren Lasch Conservation Center to Become a National Underwater Archaeological Conservation and Curation Center
Author(s): Richard L. Siemons
Summary: This report summarizes the potential for the Warren Lasch Conservation Center to become a National Underwater Archaeological Conservation and Curation Center. The Center began operation in August 2000 when the Civil War submarine H. L. Hunley discovered on the floor of Charleston Harbor was recovered. The submarine was moved to the Center shortly after recovery for storage and conservation.
Architectural-Archaeological Report No. 8: Archaeological Research Collections Center Evaluations for the U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Reclamation Great Plains Region, 2004 Author(s): Richard L. Siemons
Summary: Pursuant to an Interagency Agreement No. 02AA601593 between the U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, (modification 003) dated August 28, 2002, repositories at three facilities–Wichita State University (WSU) Department of Anthropology, The University of Texas-San Antonio Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) and the Nebraska State Historical Society (NSHS)–have been evaluated based on building inspections at each, on-site discussions with staff, review of plans, and previously documented reports.
Collections Inventory Report No. 1: An Archaeological Collections Inventory for Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake, 1998
Author(s): Natalie M. Drew and Teresa M. Militello
Summary: Between June 1992 and March 1994, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, assisted the Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake (NAWS China Lake), California, in their efforts to comply with the directives of 36 CFR Part 79 and Public Law 101-601 (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act -- NAGPRA).
Collections Inventory Report No. 2: An Archaeological Collections Inventory for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District, 1999
Author(s): Rhonda R. Lueck, Marc Kodack, and Lynn Neher
Summary: Between October 1993 and August 1994, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX-CMAC), located at the St. Louis District, conducted an evaluation of archaeological collections and associated documentation generated from civil works projects under the responsibility of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District.
Collections Inventory Report No. 3: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Report for Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island, Washington, and Naval Air Weapons Station, Point Mugu, California, 1999
Author(s): Amy E. Halpin and Teresa Militello
Summary: The U.S. Navy Engineering Field Activity, West asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District to assist the command with completing Section 5 requirements of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (P.L. 101-601).
Collections Inventory Report No. 4: Results of the Physical Inventory of Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects from Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 1999
Author(s): U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections
Summary: The Department of the Navy, Atlantic Division, tasked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District with the job of identifying human skeletal remains and associated funerary objects on Navy land for a P.L. 101-601, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Section 5 Inventory.
Collections Inventory Report No. 5: Collections Identification and Status Report for Select Bureau of Land Management Archaeological Collections, 1997
Author(s): James E. Barnes, Michael K. Trimble, and Christopher B. Pulliam
Summary: In July 1994, the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District entered into Interagency Agreement No. 1422P852-a4-0015 for the purpose of tracking collections produced under the provisions of the Antiquities Act of 1906 (P.L.59-206) and the Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA; P.L.96-95).
Technical Report No. 1: Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessments for Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Fort Gordon, Georgia, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, California, and Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake, California, 1993
Author(s): Thomas B. Meyers and Michael K. Trimble
Summary: The Department of Defense’s Legacy Resource Management Program created a process to comply with federally mandated regulations for the permanent curation of archaeological collections.
Technical Report No. 2: An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment for Fort Bliss, Texas, 1996
Author(s): Mary J. Bade
Summary: In November 1994, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX), St. Louis District, conducted a curation-needs assessment of archaeological collections and associated documentation generated from investigations performed on Fort Bliss, Texas.
Technical Report No. 3: Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, 1994
Author(s): Mary J. Bade and Rhonda R. Lueck
Summary: At the request of the Mobile District, and during the period November 1992 to February 1993, inspections of all the archaeological collections and associated documentation under the care of the Mobile District were conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Technical Center of Expertise in Archaeological Curation and Collections Management.
Technical Report No. 4: An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment for Fort Riley, Kansas, 1996
Author(s): Charles M. Slaymaker and Natalie M. Drew
Summary: At the request of Fort Riley, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX), St. Louis District, conducted a survey and assessment of archaeological materials and associated documentation generated from archaeological investigations at Fort Riley.
Technical Report No. 5: An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessments for Fort Irwin, Naval Air Station, North Island, Edwards Air Force Base, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, 1997
Author(s): Michael K. Trimble and Christopher B. Pulliam, Editors
Summary: Under the agreement of the Legacy Resource Management Program, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX-CMAC), located at the St. Louis District, conducted an investigation of all archaeological materials and associated records in the care of NAS North Island, Edwards AFB, Fort Irwin, and MCAGCC Twentynine Palms from July 22, 1992, to October 19, 1992, and September 16-20, 1993.
Technical Report No. 6: An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment for the U.S. Air Force, Air Mobility Command, 1995
Author(s): Natalie M. Drew with contributions by Rhonda Lueck, Teresa Militello, Lynn Neher, and Christopher Pulliam
Summary: During the fall of 1993, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX) conducted a survey of archaeological collections and associated documentation generated from archaeological investigations conducted on 13 U.S. Air Force, Air Mobility Command (AMC) installations.
Technical Report No. 7: An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, 1996
Author(s): Teresa M. Militello and Natalie M. Drew
Summary: In late 1993 and early 1994, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District assisted Patrick Air Force Base by conducting a Section 6 Summary, as required by Public Law 101-601 (the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act), and a survey of archaeological collections and associated documentation recovered from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Technical Report No. 8: An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment for the Legacy Resource Management Program, 1998
Author(s): Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections
Summary: Between July and October 1993 the St. Louis District identified 493.4 cubic feet of archaeological materials and 67.8 linear feet of associated records from 20 military installations in the western United States.
Technical Report No. 9: An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment for the U.S. Navy, Engineering Field Activities, West and Northwest, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, 1997
Author(s): Amy E. Halpin and Kelly L. Holland
Summary: At the request of Engineering Field Activity (EFA), West, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX-CMAC), located at the St. Louis District, conducted a survey of archaeological collections and associated documentation generated from archaeological investigations conducted on Navy facilities within the jurisdiction of EFA West and EFA Northwest.
Technical Report No. 10, Volume 1: An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment for Headquarters Air Combat Command, September 1996
Author(s): Natalie M. Drew, Rhonda Lueck, Eugene Marino and Christopher Pulliam
Summary: Between September 1993 and May 1995, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis Districts' Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX) conducted a survey of archaeological collections and associated documentation generated from archaeological investigations conducted on 42 U.S. Air Force, Air Combat Command (ACC) installations.
Technical Report No. 10, Volume 2: An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment for Headquarters Air Combat Command, May 1997
Author(s): Eugene A. Marino
Summary: Between October 1995 and January 1996, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District's Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections conducted a survey of archaeological collections and associated documentation generated from archaeological investigations conducted on 20 U.S. Air Force, Air Combat Command (ACC) installations.
Technical Report No. 11: A Phase I Assessment of Archaeological Collections from the USACE Savannah District, 1997
Author(s): Charles M. Slaymaker
Summary: Between September 1994 and January 1995, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District's Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX-CMAC) performed research to address the status of the Savannah District's archaeological collections from projects conducted on fee-title land at Hartwell, Russell, and J. Strom Thurmond lakes in Georgia and South Carolina.
Technical Report No. 12: Bureau of Land Management Museum Collections: Select Status Report, 1998
Author(s): James E. Barnes
Summary: In July 1994, the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, entered into Interagency Agreement No. 1422P852-A4-0015 for the purpose of identifying and locating collections from BLM-administered lands made under the provisions of the Antiquities Act of 1906 (P.L. 59-206) and the Archaeological Resources Protection Act (P.L. 96-95).
Technical Report No. 13: Inventory and Analysis of Select Archaeological Collections from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southeast Region, 1996
Author(s): Charles M. Slaymaker with contributions by Charles S. McSween
Summary: Archaeological materials recovered from U.S. Fish and Wildlife properties are curated at a number of facilities in the nine states and two territories (Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands) that encompass the Southeast Region.
Technical Report No. 14: An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment for the U.S. Navy, Atlantic Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, 1999
Author(s): Mary J. Bade and Kenneth L. Shingleton, Jr.
Summary: At the request of the U.S. Navy Atlantic Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (LANTDIV), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX-CMAC), located at the St. Louis District, conducted a survey of archaeological collections and associated documentation generated from archaeological investigations conducted within the boundaries of LANTDIV facilities located in North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virginia and West Virginia.
Technical Report No. 15: An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment for the Legacy Resource Management Program, 1999
Author(s): Kelly Holland-Wissehr, Kenneth L. Shingleton, Jr. , Jeremy L. Goldstein, Mary J. Bade, and Sylvia Yu
Summary: At the request of the Legacy Resource Management Program, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX-CMAC), located at the St. Louis District, conducted a survey of archaeological collections and associated documentation generated from archaeological investigations conducted within the boundaries of military installations located in the states of Idaho, Maryland, Montana, Virginia, and Wyoming, which is the scope of this report.
Technical Report No. 16: An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1999
Author(s): Kenneth L. Shingleton, Jr. and Sylvia Yu
Summary: At the request of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Washington, D.C., the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX-CMAC), located at the St. Louis District, conducted a survey of archaeological collections and associated documentation generated from archaeological investigations conducted within the boundaries of Indian reservations located in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming.
Technical Report No. 17: An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 1996
Author(s): Eugene A. Marino and Amy E. Halpin
Summary: Archaeological materials recovered from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base were examined by personnel from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District during March 1996. These collections are held at the U.S. Army Construction and Engineering Research Laboratory in Champaign, Illinois, and the Great Lakes Archaeological Research Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Technical Report No. 19: An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment for the U.S. Navy, Engineering Field Activity, Chesapeake Division, 1999
Author(s): Eugene A. Marino and D. Lynn Murdoch, with contributions by Mary Bade, Jeremy Goldstein, Kelly Holland, and Kenneth L. Shingleton, Jr.
Summary: At the direction of Headquarters, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District conducted a survey, during the period February 1995 to September 1996, of archaeological collections recovered from eight U.S. Navy Engineering Field Activity, Chesapeake Division facilities.
Technical Report No. 20, Volume 1: An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment for DoD West, 1998
Author(s): Susan S. Felix, Amy E. Halpin, Kelly L. Holland, Eugene A. Marino, Steve McSween, D. Lynn Murdoch, Julia A. Samerdyke, Kenneth L. Shingleton, Jr., and Sylvia Yu
Summary: Between April 1996 and July 1997 personnel for the U.S. Army Engineer District, St. Louis conducted curation-needs assessments at all active military installations in Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and the District of Columbia.
Technical Report No. 20, Volume 2: An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment for DoD West, 1998
Technical Report No. 21: A Curation-Needs Assessment and Inventory of Select U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southeast Region Archaeological Collections
Author(s): Eugene A. Marino and Janet Wilzbach
Summary: As part of the continuing archaeological assessment project for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southeast Region, curation conditions for archaeological materials and associated documentation recovered from U.S. Fish and Wildlife properties were assessed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District.
Technical Report No. 22: An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Phase II, 1999
Author(s): Kenneth L. Shingleton, Jr. and Janet L. Wilzbach
Summary: At the request of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Washington, D.C., the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX-CMAC), located at the St. Louis District, conducted a survey of archaeological collections and associated documentation generated from archaeological investigations conducted within the boundaries of Indian reservations located in Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Technical Report No. 23, Volumes 1 and 2: An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment of Military Installations in Select Eastern States, 2000
Author(s): Lara Anderson, Karolyn Kinsey, Marc Kodack, Eugene Marino, Jennifer Riordan, Barbara Smoyer, and Kelly Wissehr
Summary: Between May 1997 and September 1999, personnel from the U.S. Army Engineer District, St. Louis, conducted curation needs assessments at all active military installations in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Technical Report No. 24: Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment for Army National Guard Collections in the Western United States, 2000
Author(s): Kristen Langness Marino and Cathy A. Van Ardsdale
Summary: Between August 1997 and March 2000 personnel from the U.S. Army Engineer District, St. Louis conducted curation needs assessments for Army National Guard facilities, and at select Air National Guard, Air Force Plants, and Air and Army Reserves facilities in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
Technical Report No. 25: A Curation-Needs Assessment of Select Bureau of Land Management Archaeological Collections, 1999
Author(s): James E. Barnes, Natalie M. Drew, and Eugene A. Marino
Summary: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is responsible for the management of archaeological and historical resources that are located on and recovered from BLM-owned or maintained lands. These responsibilities include the proper curation of recovered archaeological materials and associated documents.
Technical Report No. 26: An Assessment of Potential Curation Facilities at the Hanford Site, Department of Energy, 2000
Summary: In March and June 2000, St. Louis District personnel examined ten facilities that are located on the Hanford Nuclear Test Site in order to determine their potential as curation repositories for Hanford Cultural Resources.
Technical Report No. 27: Commander in Chief, U. S. Navy Pacific Fleet Archaeological Collections Management Program: A Regional Approach, 2002
Author(s): Kristen L. Marino and Karolyn K. Kinsey
Summary: Between the spring of 1998 and the winter of 2000 personnel conducted curation needs assessments and identified potential curation partners for U.S. Navy, Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet facilities in six Navy regions: Naval Forces, Japan; Naval Forces, Korea; Naval Forces, Marianas (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam); Navy Region, Hawaii; Navy Region, Northwest (Washington); and Navy Region, Southwest (California). Collections from archaeological projects conducted on these facilities were examined during the course of the fieldwork.
Technical Report No. 28: An Assessment of the Cocopah Indian Nation Museum as a Potential Repository for Yuma Proving Ground Archaeological Collections, 2002
Summary: In January of 2001, St. Louis District personnel evaluated the Cocopah Indian Museum as a potential respository for Department of Defense archaeological collections from U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground.
Technical Report No. 29: An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Phase III, 2002
Author(s): Karolyn K. Kinsey and Heather L. Pobst
Summary: At the request of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Washington D.C., the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District (SLD) conducted a survey of archaeological collections and associated documentation generated from archaeological investigations conducted within the boundaries of Indian reservations located in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah.
Technical Report No. 30: A Pilot Examination for Curation Partnership Implementation for the Department of Defense, 2002
Summary: In 1996 the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Environmental Security), (DUSD(ES)), began a coordinated effort with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to address the curation problem. Termed the Curation Options project, DoD and USACE directed the Corps’ St. Louis District—the Corp’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections—to identify potential curation partners in every state, nationwide, that have the interest and the capability to serve as proper, long-term repositories for the curation of archaeological collections.
Technical Report No. 31: An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment of Museum Property for the Bureau of Reclamation, Great Plains Region, June 2003
Author(s): Heather L. Pobst and Eugene A. Marino
Summary: At the request of the Bureau of Reclamation, Great Plains Region, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District (SLD), conducted a survey of museum property (archaeological collections and associated documentation) generated from archaeological investigations conducted on Reclamation property in Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming.
Technical Report No. 32: An Assessment of Museum Property at Select National Wildlife Refuges for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, May 2007
Author(s): Heather L. Pobst
Summary: At the request of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District (SLD), conducted an assessment of museum property at select National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) in the states of Alaska, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and North Dakota.
Technical Report No. 33: A Curation-Needs Assessment of Historical Collections at Select Facilities for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, February 2010
Author(s): Heather L. Pobst and Amy M. Williams
Summary: At the request of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX), conducted a pilot study to assist the VA in determining the volume of its collections and current collections needs nationwide and the tasks required to bring them into compliance with 36 CFR Part 79 (Curation of Federally-Owned and Administered Archaeological Collections). Compliance assessments of buildings and collections were performed at 16 medical centers, cemeteries, and Central Offices for the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), and the National Cemetery Administration (NCA).
Technical Report No. 34: A Curation-Needs Assessment at Select Facilities for the U.S. Air National Guard, December 2011
Summary: At the request of the U.S. Air National Guard (ANG), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District (SLD), conducted a curation-needs assessment to assist ANG in determining the location, volume, current conditions, and the tasks required to bring its archaeological collections into compliance with 36 CFR Part 79 (Curation of Federally-Owned and Administered Archeological Collections). Compliance assessments of buildings and collections were performed at museums, repositories, contracting facilities, and universities in 14 states housing ANG collections.
African Burial Ground Curation Management Plan and Recommendations, 2004
Author(s): Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX CMAC)
Summary: GSA, Northeast and Caribbean Region, sought assistance from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX) to assist them with the long-term curation of the associated records generated from investigations conducted at the African Burial Ground (ABG) in Manhattan, New York City.
Collection Transfer Plan, Central Arizona Project Archaeological Collection, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, 2004
Summary: This planning and protocol document describes the activities necessary for the physical, legal, and ethical transfer of the Bureau of Reclamation’s Central Arizona Project collections from the Central Arizona Project Repository in Tucson to the Gila River Indian Community’s Huhugam Heritage Center outside of Phoenix.
Rhode Island Department of Transportation Archaeological Collections Center, Collections Management Plan, 2004
Summary: This Collections Management Plan has been developed in order to standardize the preparation of collections for long-term curation and preservation in the new Rhode Island Department of Transportation Archaeological Collections Center that is now housed in the historic Woonsocket Depot in the City of Woonsocket.
Planning and Protocol Document: Reconciliation and Transfer of African Burial Ground Site Human Remains and Associated Artifacts, 2003
Author(s): Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX CMAC), Howard University, Bronx Council on the Arts, Willow Enterprises
Summary: This planning and protocol document describes the reconciliation and transfer of over 400 burials and associated artifacts excavated from an eighteenth-century African Burial Ground (ABG) in lower Manhattan in 1991. Currently, the remains and artifacts are provided protection by the General Services Administration (GSA) under their cultural resource responsibilities as the land managing agency. These responsibilities are guided by several federal laws and regulations including the Antiquities Act of 1906, the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979, and 36 CFR Part 79 (Curation of Federally-Owned and Administered Archeological Collections).
Department of Defense and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Curation Options Project, Eastern States, 2001
Summary: The report examines various options for the curation of archaeological materials that are stewarded by the Department of Defense (DoD).
Cultural Overview of the Yavapai and their Relation to Yuma Proving Ground, 2000
Author(s): Roberta L. Hayworth and Lara S. Anderson
Summary: In 1998, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District was contracted by Yuma Proving Ground (YPG), Yuma, Arizona, to research and write a cultural overview of the Yavapai tribe which would illustrate that they were at one time located in the region of Yuma Proving Ground. Under various laws, regulations, and policies the U.S. Army is required to consult with Native American tribes and to protect Native American sacred sites and traditional cultural properties.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Archaeological Collections Condition Assessment, 2000
Summary: Recognizing the problem, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Director of Civil Works (DCW), and the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), in conjunction with the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Environmental Security), requested USACE’s Mandatory Center of Expertise (MCX CMAC), St. Louis District to undertake a curation options project, a nationwide study of institutions that might be interested in serving as long-term repositories for USACE and Department of Defense (DoD) archaeological collections.
Department of Defense and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Curation Options Project, Western and Mid-Atlantic States, 1999
Summary: At the request of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Environmental Quality) and the Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Corps' St. Louis District performed a study of curation institutions in 20 western and two mid-Atlantic states.
Guidelines for the Field Collection of Archaeological Materials and Standard Operating Procedures for Curating Department of Defense Archaeological Collections, 1999
Author(s): Suzanne Griset and Marc Kodack
Summary: The MCX-CMAC fashioned Department of Defense (DoD) wide guidelines for collecting archaeological field data and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for curating DoD archaeological collections.
Saving the Past from the Future: Archaeological Curation in the St. Louis District, April 1991
Author(s): Michael K. Trimble, Ph.D and Thomas B. Meyers
Summary: Millions of dollars of federal funds have been spent on the recovery of archaeological resources, but did not address curation and maintenance needs. A 1988 inspection revealed that the St. Louis District's collections were deteriorating.
Mass Graves Investigations, Volume 1: Forensic Investigations at Two Mass Graves, Ninawa Province, Iraq, 25 June 2005
Author(s): Prepared and Compiled under the Direction of Michael K. Trimble, Ph.D. Edited by Stephen A. Chomko, Diane S. Hobbie, and Cathy VanArsdale
Summary: From August to October 2004, at the direction of the Department of Justice’s Regime Crimes Liaison Office (RCLO), a forensic team from the MCX-CMAC excavated two mass graves in Ninawa Province, Iraq. One hundred and twenty three persons were exhumed from Ninawa0002 and sixty four from Ninawa0009. This report details the discovery, excavation and analysis of the sites and summarizes each individual including a forensic anthropology analysis and examination of clothing and other material items. Additional sections include those on recovered documents, ballistic spatial analysis and crime scene reconstruction.
Mass Graves Investigations, Volume 2: Forensic Investigations of a Mass Grave Complex, Muthanna Province, Iraq, 15 June 2005
Author(s): Prepared and Compiled under the Direction of Michael K. Trimble, Ph.D. Edited by Caroline Steele, Susan Malin-Boyce and David Z. C. Hines
Summary: In April 2005, at the direction of the Department of Justice’s Regime Crimes Liaison Office (RCLO), a forensic team from the MCX-CMAC excavated a mass grave complex in Muthanna Province, Iraq. One hundred and fourteen persons were exhumed from one grave trench and nine other graves were located and documented. This report details the discovery, excavation and analysis of the sites and summarizes each individual including a forensic anthropology analysis and examination of clothing and other material items. Additional sections include those on recovered documents, ballistic spatial analysis and crime scene reconstruction.
Mass Graves Investigations, Volume 3: Forensic Investigations of a Mass Graves Complex, Maysan Province, Iraq, 15 May 2006
Summary: From May to June 2005, at the direction of the Department of Justice’s Regime Crimes Liaison Office (RCLO), a forensic team from the MCX-CMAC investigated a mass grave complex in Maysan Province, Iraq. The location had previously been the site of exhumation efforts by the local population. Four individuals were exhumed as well as numerous unassociated skeletal elements. Over six hundred and fifty ballistic artifacts mapped aid in recreating the crime scene. This report details the discovery, excavation and analysis of the site and summarizes each individual including a forensic anthropology analysis and examination of clothing and other material items.
Mass Graves Investigations, Volume 4: Forensic Investigations of a Reported Mass Grave, Nasiriyah, Iraq, 16 May 2006
Summary: From November to December 2005, at the direction of the Department of Justice’s Regime Crimes Liaison Office (RCLO), a forensic team from the MCX-CMAC investigated a reported mass grave site in Dhi Qar Province, Iraq. Twenty eight bundles containing a total of 199 skeletal elements were excavated by the MCX-CMAC lead team. These elements comprised the commingled skeletal remains of two individuals. This report details the discovery, excavation and analysis of the site and summarizes each individual including a forensic anthropology analysis and examination of clothing and other material items.
Mass Graves Investigations, Volume 5: Forensic Investigations of Mass Grave KAR0008, Karbala Province, Iraq, 10 November 2006
Author(s): Prepared and Compiled under the Direction of Michael K. Trimble, Ph.D. Edited by David Z. C. Hines, Mark A. Smith, and Nancy J. Brighton
Summary: From May to June 2006, at the direction of the Department of Justice’s Regime Crimes Liaison Office (RCLO), a forensic team from the MCX-CMAC excavated four mass graves in Karbala Province, Iraq. Twenty nine persons were exhumed from KAR0008. This report details the discovery, excavation and analysis of the site and summarizes each individual including a forensic anthropology analysis and examination of clothing and other material items. Additional sections include those on recovered documents, ballistic spatial analysis and crime scene reconstruction.
Mass Graves Investigations, Volume 6: Forensic Survey along the Tar as Saiyid, Karbala Province, Iraq, 15 April 2007
Author(s): Prepared and Compiled under the Direction of Michael K. Trimble, Ph.D. Edited by Michael K. Trimble, Nancy J. Brighton, David Z. C. Hines, and Mark A. Smith
Summary: From May to June 2006, at the direction of the Department of Justice’s Regime Crimes Liaison Office (RCLO), a forensic team from the MCX-CMAC conducted a survey of the Tar as Saiyid escarpment in search of mass graves. Twenty one features were examined, four of which were discovered to be grave sites. This report outlines the survey methodology and details the discovery, excavation and analysis of two of the grave sites: KAR0007 and KAR0025. Additional sections include forensic anthropology analysis of the remains and an examination of clothing and other material items.
Mass Graves Investigations, Volume 7: Forensic Investigations of Mass Grave KAR0024, Karbala Province, Iraq, 14 April 2007
Author(s): Prepared and Compiled under the Direction of Michael K. Trimble, Ph.D. Edited by Mark A. Smith, David Z. C. Hines, Nancy J. Brighton, Michael K. Trimble, and Caroline Steele
Summary: From May to June 2006, at the direction of the Department of Justice’s Regime Crimes Liaison Office (RCLO), a forensic team from the MCX-CMAC excavated four mass graves in Karbala Province, Iraq. The disarticulated and commingled remains of a minimum of nine persons were exhumed from KAR0024. This report details the discovery, excavation and analysis of the site and summarizes each individual including a forensic anthropology analysis and examination of clothing and other material items. Additional sections include those on recovered documents, ballistic spatial analysis and crime scene reconstruction.
Forensic Investigations of Commingled Remains from the Ninawa0002 Mass Grave, Ninawa Province, Iraq, 7 February 2006
Author(s): Prepared and Compiled by Christopher A. King, Timothy J. Anson, Ph.D., Hedy M. Justus, Ariana Fernandez, Diane Siebrandt, and Derek Congram
Summary: In January 2006, a forensic team from the MCX-CMAC conducted an analysis on the commingled remains previously excavated from a grave in Ninawa Province, Iraq. Sixty two assemblages containing 2,864 human skeletal elements were inventoried. The minimum number of individuals (MNI) was determined to be forty-five with the remains consisting of adult females and children. For humanitarian purposes the commingled remains were documented, analyzed and de-commingled. The separation and documentation of individuals using age groups and sex was done to facilitate repatriation.
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Compliance Report for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Huntington District, January 2008
Summary: Forty-nine specific fee-title properties were identified within the USACE Huntington District. Bibliographic and site information was collected for all properties, and a physical inspection of all collections from the sites documented as containing NAGPRA-related materials was conducted. All information was collected on standardized forms.
Inventory of Human Remains from 31 sites within Walla Walla District's Collections at Washington State University, July 2007
Summary: In 2006, Walla Walla District requested MCX CMAC assistance with an inventory of human remains in archaeological collections at WSU. A team of three physical anthropologists from MCX CMAC completed the on-site inventory of the human remains in September 2006. MCX CMAC was tasked with gathering an element-by-element list for all sites and determining the minimum number of individuals (MNI) at each site. Funerary objects were not specifically included as part of the project; however, any objects located within the boxes of human remains were recorded by MCX CMAC.
Illinois Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Compliance Report for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, 2004
Summary: The St. Louis District, using information derived from a physical inspection of the collections at the Illinois State Museum, Research and Collections Center (ISM) in Springfield, completed this report on Native American human remains and funerary objects. In summary, the St. Louis District identified a minimum of 216 individuals, isolated remains, 1,221 associated and possibly associated funerary objects, and 118 unassociated funerary object from our properties in Illinois.
Missouri Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Compliance Report for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, 2004
Summary: The St. Louis District, using information derived from a physical inspection of the collections at the University of Missouri, Columbia (UMC), completed this report on Native American human remains and funerary objects curated at UMC. In summary, the St. Louis District identified a minimum of 309 individuals, 5,900 associated and possibly associated funerary objects, and 20 unassociated funerary object from our properties in Missouri.
Inventory Report No. 1: NAGPRA Section 5 Inventory for Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Inventory Report No. 2: Results of the Physical Inventory of Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects - Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Inventory Report No. 3: Results of the Physical Inventory of Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects - Fort Benning, Georgia
Inventory Report No. 5: Results of the Physical Inspection of Human Remains from Garden Canyon Site (AZ EE:11:13) - Fort Huachuca, Arizona
Inventory Report No. 6: Results of the Physical Inventory of Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects - Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Inventory Report No. 7: Results of the Physical Inventory of Human Remains in Archaeological Collections (Revised) - Fort Polk, Louisiana
Inventory Report No. 8: Results of the Physical Inventory of Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects - Fort Stewart, Georgia
Inventory Report No. 9: Results of the Physical Inventory of Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects in Archaeological Collections - Presidio of Monterey, California
Inventory Report No. 11: Results of the Physical Inventory of Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects - Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Inventory Report No. 12: Results of the Physical Inventory of Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects - Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
Inventory Report No. 13: Results of the Physical Inventory of Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects - Fort Wingate, New Mexico
Inventory Report No. 14: Results of the Physical Inventory of Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects - Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
Inventory Report No. 15: Results of the Physical Inventory of Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects - Yakima Training Center, Washington
Inventory Report No. 16: Results of the Physical Inventory of Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects - Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii
Inventory Report No. 17: Results of the Physical Inventory of Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects - Waianae Army Recreation Center, Hawaii
Inventory Report No. 18: Results of the Physical Inventory of Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects - Fort Kamehameha, Hawaii (Including an Inventory of Skeletal Remains from Hickam Field, Hawaii)
Inventory Report No. 19: Results of the Physical Inventory of Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects in Archaeological Collections - Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Virginia
Inventory Report No. 20: Results of the Physical Inventory of Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects - Fort Shafter, Hawaii
Inventory Report No. 21: Service-Wide Report on the U.S. Army Environmental Center's NAPRA Compliance Project
Summary Report No. 1: Collections Summary for Fort Irwin, California
Summary Report No. 2: Collections Summary for Fort Jackson, South Carolina
Summary Report No. 3: Collections Summary for Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Summary Report No. 4: Collections Summary for Fort Lewis, Washington
Summary Report No. 5: Collections Summary for Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, Iowa
Summary Report No. 6: Collections Summary for Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas
Summary Report No. 7: Collections Summary for Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois
Summary Report No. 8: Collections Summary for Savanna Army Deport, Illinois
Summary Report No. 9: Collections Summary for Camp Bullis, Texas
Summary Report No. 10: Collections Summary for Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
Summary Report No. 11: Collections Summary for Fort Benning, Georgia
Summary Report No. 12: Collections Summary for Fort Chaffee, Arkansas
Summary Report No. 13: Collections Summary for Fort Dix, New Jersey
Summary Report No. 14: Collections Summary for Fort Gordon, Georgia
Summary Report No. 15: Collections Summary for Fort Huachuca, Arizona
Summary Report No. 16: Collections Summary for Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania
Summary Report No. 17: Collections Summary for Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Summary Report No. 18: Collections Summary for Fort McPherson, Georgia
Summary Report No. 19: Collections Summary for Fort Ord, California
Summary Report No. 20: Collections Summary for Fort Polk, Louisiana
Summary Report No. 21: Collections Summary for Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Summary Report No. 23: Collections Summary for Fort Stewart, Georgia
Summary Report No. 24: Collections Summary for Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant, Texas
Summary Report No: 25: Collections Summary for Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant, Louisiana
Summary Report No. 26: Collections Summary for Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey
Summary Report No. 27: Collections Summary for Presidio of Monterey, California
Summary Report No. 28: Collections Summary for Red River Army Depot, Texas
Summary Report No. 29: Collections Summary for Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Summary Report No. 30: Collections Summary for Fort Devens, Massachusetts
Summary Report No. 31: Collections Summary for Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana
Summary Report No. 32: Collections Summary for Fort Bliss, Texas
Summary Report No. 33: Collections Summary for Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Summary Report No. 34: Collections Summary for Fort Eustis, Virginia
Summary Report No. 35: Collections Summary for Fort Knox, Kentucky
Summary Report No. 36: Collections Summary for Fort Lee, Virginia
Summary Report No. 37: Collections Summary for Fort McClellan, Alabama
Summary Report No. 38: Collections Summary for Fort Monroe, Virginia
Summary Report No. 39: Collections Summary for Fort Rucker, Alabama
Summary Report No. 40: Collections Summary for Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Colorado
Summary Report No. 41: Collections Summary for Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant, Texas
Summary Report No. 42: Collections Summary for Seneca Army Deport, New York
Summary Report No. 43: Collections Summary for Fort Riley, Kansas
Summary Report No. 44: Collections Summary for Fitzsimons Army Medical Center Colorado
Summary Report No. 45: Collections Summary for Hawthorne Army Ammunition Plant, Nevada
Summary Report No. 46: Collections Summary for Jefferson Proving Ground, Indiana
Summary Report No. 47: Collections Summary for Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
Summary Report No. 48: Collections Summary for Adelphi Laboratory Center, Maryland
Summary Report No. 49: Collections Summary for Fort Detrick, Maryland
Summary Report No. 50: Collections Summary for Badger Army Ammunition Plant, Wisconsin
Summary Report No. 51: Collections Summary for Dugway Proving Ground, Utah
Summary Report No. 52: Collections Summary for Walter Reed Medical Center, Maryland
Summary Report No. 53: Collections Summary for Sudbury Training Annex, Massachusetts
Summary Report No. 54: Collections Summary for Pueblo Depot Activity, Colorado
Summary Report No. 55: Collections Summary for United States Military Academy, New York
Summary Report No. 56: Collections Summary for Newport Army Ammunition Plant, Indiana
Summary Report No. 57: Collections Summary for Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona
Summary Report No. 58: Collections Summary for Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia
Summary Report No. 59: Collections Summary for Coosa River Storage Annex, Alabama
Summary Report No. 60: Collections Summary for Joliet Army Ammunition Plant, Illinois
Summary Report No. 61: Collections Summary for Army Materials Technology Laboratory, Massachusetts
Summary Report No. 62: Collections Summary for Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant, Ohio
Summary Report No. 63: Collections Summary for Letterkenny Army Depot, Pennsylvania
Summary Report No. 64: Collections Summary for Holston Army Ammunition Plant, Tennessee
Summary Report No. 65: Collections Summary for Fort Story, Virginia
Summary Report No. 66: Collections Summary for Milan Army Ammunition Plant, Tennessee
Summary Report No. 67: Collections Summary for Fort Wingate Army Depot, New Mexico
Summary Report No. 68: Collections Summary for Tooele Army Deport, Utah
Summary Report No. 69: Collections Summary for Fort Monmouth, New Jersey
Summary Report No. 70: Collections Summary for Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
Summary Report No. 71: Collections Summary for Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant, Nebraska
Summary Report No. 72: Collections Summary for Blossom Point Field Test Facility, Maryland
Summary Report No. 73: Collections Summary for Presidio of San Francisco, California
Summary Report No. 74: Collections Summary for Woodbridge Research Facility, Virginia
Summary Report No. 75: Collections Summary for Fort George G. Meade, Maryland
Summary Report No. 76: Collections Summary for Indiana Army Ammunition Plant, Indiana
Summary Report No. 77: Collections Summary for Vancouver Barracks, Washington
Summary Report No. 78: Collections Summary for Yakima Training Center, Washington
Summary Report No. 79: Collections Summary for Military Ocean Terminal, Sunny Point, North Carolina
Summary Report No. 80: Collections Summary for Lexington-Blue Grass Activity, Kentucky
Summary Report No. 81: Collections Summary for Fort DeRussy, Hawaii
Summary Report No. 82: Collections Summary for Fort Douglas, Utah
Summary Report No. 83: Collections Summary for Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii
Summary Report No. 84: Collections Summary for Waianae Army Recreation Center, Hawaii
Summary Report No. 85: Collections Summary for Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia
Summary Report No. 86: Collections Summary for Sierra Army Deport, California
Summary Report No. 87: Collections Summary for Fort Kamehameha, Hawaii
Summary Report No. 88: Collections Summary for Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Summary Report No. 89: Collections Summary for Fort Pickett, Virginia
Summary Report No. 90: Collections Summary for Vint Hill Communications and Electronics Support Activity, Virginia
Summary Report No. 91: Collections Summary for Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Virginia
Summary Report No. 92: Collections Summary for Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Missouri
Summary Report No. 93: Collections Summary for Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant, Kansas
Summary Report No. 94: Collections Summary for Kahuku Training Area, Hawaii
Summary Report No. 95: Collections Summary for Makau Military Reservation, Hawaii
Summary Report No. 96: Collections Summary for Fort Shafter, Hawaii
Summary Report No. 97: Collections Summary for Navajo Army Depot Activity, Arizona
Summary Report No. 98: Summary Report on the U.S. Army Enironmental Center's NAGPRA Compliance Project, Section 6 Summary Investigations
Summary Report No. 99: Collections Summary for Fort Wadsworth, New York