Ryan Matura Library Annual Report, 2017

The annual report reflects the academic year 2016-2017

Ryan Matura Library Annual Report, 2016

The annual report reflects the academic year 2015-2016

Contributors

Biographical information on contributors to volume 24, and a list of benefactors and donor

InSites, Winter 1987

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Intensive Archaeological Survey of the Proposed SAWS Masterson Road Water Line Project, Bexar County, Texas

At the request of the San Antonio Water System (SAWS), an intensive archaeological survey was conducted by Pape-Dawson for the proposed Masterson Road water line project located southwest of the City of San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas. The project area’s southern terminus is 6,560 feet (ft) (2,000 meters [m]) south of U.S. Highway 90 (US 90), and the linear project area extends north along Masterson Road for about 2,904 ft (885 m) before turning east and northeast along a proposed new road (Copper Crossing Street), for a total length of 6,726 ft (2,050 m). The proposed water line will be bored beneath Masterson Road where it crosses the roadway. The water line will be installed adjacent to the western side of Masterson Road within a permanent 16-ft-wide (12.2-m-wide) utility easement. The project area will also include a temporary 20-ft-wide (6.1-m-wide) construction easement that will parallel the permanent easement. Based on SAWS’ status as a political subdivision of the State of Texas, compliance with the Antiquities Code of Texas (ACT) is required. Since the project will require a 404 permit from the United States Army Corps of Enginers (USACE), compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) is also necessary. For the purpose of the project, the area of potential effects (APE) is defined as the footprint of the proposed water and temporary construction easements. The APE will consist of a total area of 5.48 acres (2.22 hectares). The depth of vertical impacts has not yet been determined, but the maximum vertical depth of impact is considered to be up to 8 ft (2.4 m) below the current ground surface within the permanent easement based on typical utility installations, except at the bore locations where impacts may be up to 40 ft (12.2 m) beneath the ground surface. Ground disturbance within the temporary construction easement will be minimal and should not exceed 1 ft (30 centimeters [cm]) below the current ground surface. Pape-Dawson conducted an archaeological survey for the Masterson Road project on March 6, 2018. This work was conducted under Texas Antiquities Permit No. 8252. The APE was subjected to a pedestrian survey with shovel testing with the exception of six parcels that could not be accessed because right-of-entry had not been obtained at the time of the survey. Archaeologist documented these parcels from the ROW during the survy. A total of 11 shovel tests were excavated to investigate the APE resulting in the recordation of one new archaeological site (41BX2228). Site 41BX2228 is a surficial prehistoric lithic scatter of indeterminate temporal affiliation. Given the absence of diagnostic material and/or features, and the lack of subsurface deposits, Pape-Dawson recommends that site 41BX2228 is not eligible for NRHP listing or for SAL designation. Based on the results of the survey, Pape-Dawson recommends that no further archaeological work is necessary for the surveyed portion of the APE. However, given the poor ground surface visibility at the time of the survey, Pape-Dawson does recommend that the 6 unsurveyed parcels be subjected to an intensive pedestrian survey once right-of-entry has been granted. Within the entire APE, if undiscovered cultural material is encountered during construction, it is recommended that all work in the vicinity should cease and that the discovery be evaluated by a qualified archaeologist who can provide guidance on how to proceed in accordance with state regulations

A Cultural Resources Survey for the Proposed Indian Creek II (CIMS) Drainage Improvement Project San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

Atkins was contracted by the City of San Antonio (COSA) to perform cultural resource investigations of the proposed Indian Creek II (CIMS) Drainage Improvement Project in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. Covering an area of 40.36 acres (16.33 hectares), the project would improve localized flooding within the 100-year floodplain by creating overflow channels, and in some locations, by deepening and widening the existing channel bottom. On October 28 and 29, 2014, an intensive pedestrian survey was conducted of four portions of the project area, totaling 17.79 acres (7.24 hectares). The pedestrian survey was supplemented by the excavation of 12 mechanical trenches were excavated on November 24 and 25, 2014; these were located both within and between the four survey areas. Two prehistoric open campsites were recorded (41BX2066 and 41BX 2067) during the survey. Based on the sparse nature of the deposits and the lack of diagnostic artifacts or features, neither site is recommended eligible for inclusion to the National Register of Historic Places or for designation as a State Antiquities Landmark. No artifacts were collected, and all project records will be curated at the Center for Archaeological Research at the University of Texas at San Antonio. With the exception of the two sites, no other cultural material was encountered

Ryan Matura Library Annual Report, 2015

The annual report reflects the fiscal year 2014-2015

Intensive Archaeological Survey of the Proposed SAWS Westlakes Water Main Project, Bexar County, Texas

At the request of the San Antonio Water System (SAWS), an intensive archaeological survey was conducted by Pape-Dawson for the proposed Westlakes Water Main project located partially within the City of San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas. The project will entail the installation of approximately 5.2 miles (8.4 kilometers) of new water line. Two tie-ins as well as a segment of the main alignment that crosses Loop 1604 will be bored beneath the roadways while the remainder of the line will be laid out in a trench and backfilled. The project will consist of a total area of roughly 24.5 acres (9.9 hectares) extending across both public and private land. Though the vertical depths of impact are currently unknown, the maximum depth of ground disturbance within the water easement and existing road ROW is considered to be up to 8 feet (ft) (2.4 meters [m]) below the ground surface based on typical water line design, except at the bore location where impacts may be deeper. Ground disturbance within the temporary construction easement will be minimal and should not exceed 1 ft (30 centimeters [cm]) below the current ground surface. Based on SAWS’ status as a political subdivision of the State of Texas, compliance with the Antiquities Code of Texas (ACT) is required. However, as no Federal funding or permitting will be required for this project, compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) is not necessary. Pape-Dawson conducted an archaeological survey for the Westlakes Water Main project between February 8 and 12, 2018. This work was conducted under Texas Antiquities Permit No. 8312. The project area was subjected to a pedestrian survey with shovel testing with the exception of one parcel that could not be accessed because right-of-entry had not been obtained at the time of the survey. However, this parcel has been heavily disturbed by commercial development, and therefore, has a low potential to contain intact archaeological deposits. A total of 66 shovel tests were excavated to investigate the project area. As a result of the pedestrian survey and shovel test efforts, it was determined that archaeological deposits associated with previously recorded sites 41BX1150 and 41BX2117 extend into the current project area. Sites 41BX1150 and 41BX2117 are prehistoric lithic procurement sites of indeterminate temporal affiliation. The lithic scatter resulting from lithic procurement activities within the current project area comes within 30 m of each of these sites, largely bridging the gap between them. For this reason, PapeDawson submitted a site revisit form for 41BX1150 to TARL recommending that the two previously recorded sites (41BX1150 and 41BX2117) be combined into one site (41BX1150) and that the site boundary for site 41BX1150 be expanded to include the lithic scatter within the current project area. Within the portion of site 41BX1150 that extends into the current project area, no diagnostic material or features were observed. Lithic artifacts were primarily limited to the ground surface though a few artifacts were recovered subsurface at depths ranging from 0 to 20 cm below surface. Given the absence of diagnostic material and/or features, and the lack of intact subsurface deposits, Pape-Dawson recommends that the portion of site 41BX1150 within the current project area is not eligible for SAL designation. Based on the results of the survey, Pape-Dawson recommends that no further archaeological work is necessary and that the project be allowed to proceed. However, if undiscovered cultural material is encountered during construction, it is recommended that all work in the vicinity should cease and that the discovery be evaluated by a qualified archaeologist who can provide guidance on how to proceed in accordance with state regulations

An analysis of the economic impact of physical improvements on retail sales

Includes a sample letter and questionnaire.Department: Architecture and Design

Small town rural preservation : cultivating our past for the present and future

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