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Item Archaeological Report, No. 426; Texas Antiquities Permit No. 6364(Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 2013-02-13) Blomquist, JustinIn June 2012, the Northeast Independent School District (NEISD) contracted with the Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) to carry out collections of surface-exposed artifacts from within the boundaries of sites located along the boundary fence easement of Bulverde Ranch Middle School No. 14. On October 15 and 16, 2012, and again on February 11, 2013, staff of the CAR visited the campus to inspect the fence-easement along the eastern and northern property boundaries and collect surface-exposed artifacts. The vegetation clearance along the easement resulted in increased visibility of the archaeological materials belonging to previously documented sites present along the fence-line. Such increased surface visibility could potentially encourage public collecting. The surface collections were carried out on behalf of the. Because the NEISD is a political subdivision of the State of Texas, the project fell under the jurisdiction of the Antiquities Code of Texas. The survey was conducted under Texas Antiquities Permit No. 6364 issued to Dr. Steve Tomka, CAR Director, who served as the Principal Investigator. Justin Blomquist served as Project Archaeologist. Surface collections were carried out within the boundaries of sites 41BX1864 and 41BX1865 to reduce the visibility of the sites along the cleared fence easement. No surface exposed cultural materials were noted within the fence easement in the boundaries of 41BX1866. The collection efforts yielded one untypeable projectile point fragment, early-, middle- and later-stage biface fragments, and unmodified lithic debitage. These artifacts support the original impression that the bulk of the activities carried out at the two sites may have been associated with short-term resource procurement and tool manufacture. All artifacts collected by the CAR, along with documentation generated by the project, including notes, and photographs were prepared for curation according to Texas Historical Commission guidelines and are permanently housed at the CAR curation facility. Upon request, they are available for temporary loans to the NEISD.Item Intensive Pedestrian Survey and Construction Monitoring along a Portion of Trail 11 in Brackenridge Park, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas(Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 2012) Ulrich, Kristi M.; Thompson, Jennifer L.; Ahr, Steve; Blomquist, JustinIn November of 2011, the Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) conducted an intensive pedestrian survey of a portion of the new hike and bike trail to be located behind the old ButterKrust Bakery building along the Brackenridge Municipal Golf Course. CAR was contracted by R. L. Worth and Associates. The backhoe trenches (BHTs) excavated at the locations of the proposed light posts revealed that there was disturbance in the upper levels of the soil. The presence of metal pipes and fill to depths of 70 cm below the surface (cmbs; 27.6 in.) indicated the extent of disturbance. Below the disturbance, intact soils were encountered, although no significant cultural deposits were found. One site, 41BX1899, was recorded during the course of the project as five flakes and one core were recovered from two BHTs within 40 m (137 ft.) of each other. The eligibility of the site is unknown and would require additional testing to determine. The work was conducted under Texas Antiquities Permit No. 5883. Dr. Steve A. Tomka, CAR Director, served as Principal Investigator, and Kristi Miller Ulrich served as Project Archaeologist. The deposits of site 41BX1899 would have been disturbed by the originally proposed pole designs and their installation since the depths of impact would have extended to 2.4 m (8 ft.) below surface. However, after consultation with the City of San Antonio’s Office of Historic Preservation, the Texas Historical Commission (THC), and the project sponsor, the light posts and their installation procedures were redesigned. The new designs called for shallow excavations down to only 1.2 m (4 ft.) below the surface, terminating about 0.6-0.8 m (2-2.5 ft.) above the archaeological deposits. The excavation of the light pole trenches and the installation of the poles was monitored, and the inspection of the trench walls and backdirt revealed that no archaeological deposits were disturbed during the installation activities.