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Item Archaeological Monitoring and Investigations for the Installation of a Compressed Natural Gas Line for the VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas(Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 2017) Zapata, José E.; McKenzie, Clinton M. M.Between October 2016 and January 2017, The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Center for Archaeological Research (CAR), on behalf of Trillium CNG, conducted archaeological investigations for proposed development activities at 1720 North Flores Street in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. Development activities planned for the proposed project included the Phase 1 installation of a 30.48-cm (12-in.) compressed natural gas (CNG) line and the Phase 2 construction of a CNG facility and related utility trenches. Archaeological services were in response to a request for testing and monitoring of culturally sensitive areas along the west bank of San Pedro Creek. Testing and monitoring failed to locate any intact cultural features, and recovered artifacts were limited to diagnostic material. The project was conducted under Texas Antiquities Permit No. 7815, with Dr. Paul Shawn Marceaux serving as Principal Investigator and José E. Zapata serving as Project Archaeologist. Artifacts and records generated during this project were prepared for curation according to THC guidelines and are permanently curated at the CAR.Item Finding Medina: Archaeological Auger Testing Within the Southern Right-Of-Way of Bruce Road, West of Old Pleasanton Road, Atascosa County, Texas(Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 2022-12) McKenzie, Clinton M. M.On May 5, 2022, the University of Texas at San Antonio Center for Archaeological Research conducted auger testing along 400 m (1,300 ft. or approximately 0.10 acres) of the southern right-of-way of Bruce Road, west from its intersection with Old Pleasanton Road. These tests were an effort to assess the potential for buried artifacts associated with the 1813 Battle of Medina which occurred in the near vicinity. A total of 16 tests were made and no artifacts associated with the Battle of Medina were encountered. All materials recovered were photo documented prior to discard and the photographs are part of the permanent curation package. No further work is recommended.Item Finding Medina: Archaeological Metal Detecting Survey on the Southside Independent School District Campus, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas(Center for Archaeological Research, University of Texas at San Antonio, 2022-12) McKenzie, Clinton M. M.; Humphreys, Stephen; Burkhart, MacKenze; Seale, Brandon; Wall, PeggyBetween February 1 and February 4, 2022, the University of Texas at San Antonio Center for Archaeological Research, in partnership with American Veterans Archaeological Recovery, conducted a metal-detecting survey of a parcel of land owned by the Southside Independent School District south of Martinez Losoya Road one fifth of a mile east of the intersection with U.S. Route 281 South. The objective of the survey was to confirm the presence or absence of cultural materials related to the August 18, 1813 Battle of Medina. The SISD site was chose on account of its proximity to the 1937 Texas Centennial marker and the marker’s placement at this location because of reported accounts of Royalist dead being interred at the El Carmen cemetery located on the north side of Martinez Losoya Road. The survey encompassed an area of 14,400 m2 within a 120-x-120-m square. This square was further divided by thirty-six 20-x-20 m square grid blocks. These grid blocks were then investigated using a preplanned sampling protocol that aimed to examine a minimum of 7.5%, or 1,080 m2, of the total area of 14,400 m2. Actual sampled area was 1,290 m2, exceeding the sample protocol by 210 m2, or nearly 9% of the total area. A total of 610 artifacts were recovered and these are enumerated in Appendix A of this report. No artifacts or features associated with the Battle of Medina were identified or recovered, no other archaeological features dating to earlier or later periods were recovered and no site trinomial designations are recommended. All materials recovered were photo documented prior to discard and the photographs are part of the permanent curation package. The metal detecting survey results affirmed that the SISD site is not the location of the Battle of Medina or events directly related to that encounter in August of 1813. Lastly, UTSA CAR recommends no further work at the site and that all the recovered artifacts be returned to SISD or discarded.Item Investigations on the Site of Wohlfarth's Mercantile and the Search for the Arocha Acequia, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas(Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 2015) McKenzie, Clinton M. M.In August 2014, the Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) excavated five backhoe trenches within the confines of New City Block 1917, Lots 6 and 12. This work was performed for VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) and under the review of the Texas Historical Commission (THC). The work was conducted pursuant to Texas Antiquities Permit No. 7102, with Dr. Raymond P. Mauldin serving as Principal Investigator and Clinton M. M. McKenzie as Project Archaeologist. CAR determined the locations for five backhoe trenches, monitored their excavation, and drew profiles of each trench in an effort to determine if the Spanish Colonial Arocha Acequia was present within the project area and to see if any prehistoric materials were present beneath the surface. No Spanish Colonial elements were identified, nor was there any evidence of prehistoric occupation on the site. No artifacts were collected. Records generated during the project were prepared for curation according to THC guidelines. They are permanently curated at CAR at UTSA.Item Monitoring of Sandstone Stair Removal at the San José Grist Mill, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas(Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 2015) McKenzie, Clinton M. M.In August 2014, the Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) conducted monitoring of the removal of sandstone flagstone steps at the Grist Mill at Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The work was funded by Los Compadres on behalf of the San Antonio Missions National Historic Park and under the review of the Texas Historical Commission. The work was conducted pursuant to Texas Antiquities Permit No. 6956, with Dr. Raymond P. Mauldin serving as Principal Investigator and Clinton M. M. McKenzie as Project Archaeologist. CAR monitored the removal of the WPA era steps and treads in an effort to determine if Spanish Colonial deposits or structural elements underlay the later work. No Colonial elements were identified, and the step refurbishment project proceeded following approval from both the National Park Service and the Texas Historical Commission. No artifacts were collected. Records generated during the project were prepared for curation according to Texas Historical Commission guidelines. They are permanently curated at CAR at UTSA.