ML19256G068

Informs Tx Historical Commission That Neither Historical Nor Prehistorical Remains Were Found at Proposed Barge off- Loading Facility Site in Brazoria County,Tx.Results of Archaeological Survey Performed by Dames & Moore

ML19256G068
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	12/17/1979
From:	Mcguire W HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO.
To:	Latimer T TEXAS, STATE OF
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AC-HL-TX-98, NUDOCS 7912270369
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December 17, 1979 AC-HL-TX-98 Mr. Truett Latimer State Historic Preservation Officer Texas Historical Commission P. O. Box 12276 Austin, Texas 78711 .

Dear Mr. Latimer:

In accordance with your October 2, 19~9 letter, 'iouston Lighting & Power Company commissioned an archeolcgical survey of a proposed barge off-loading facility site in Bracoria County, Texas. In summary, no histcric cr prehistoric cultural remains were diseczered eithin the project area. Enclosed is a letter report providing the results of the survey conducted t; the Texas Archeological Survey.

Also enclosed is a survey map of -he prep: sed facility site. If we can be of an:. further assistance tc you, plea:se call.

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':ovember 21, 1979 Dr. Alan L. Smith Dames and Moore -

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Dear Dr. Smith:

Attached is our reporting of the archeological survey of the 15 acre proposed barge off-1cading facility in Brazoria County, The field survey discovered no historic or prehistoric :ultural remains within the proiect area. As reported to you previously, the literature search indicated no sites had been previously recorded within the proposed facility.

No further archeological investigation is recommended. However, the possibility that buried archeological materials :.ay be exposed during constniction does exist. If cultural material is uncovered it should be -reported to the Texas Historical Co=issicn.

If you have any questions or coments on this report please do not hesitate to contact me. It has been a pleasure te conduct this assessment for you. Thank you.

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AN ARGE0 LOGICAL SURVEY OF A PROPOSED BARGE OFF-LOADING FACILITY Bra:oria County, Texas On November 20 and 21, 1979 an intensive archeological survey of a 15 acre tract, a proposed barge off-loading facility, on the San Bernard River in Brazoria County, Texas (Fig.1) was conducted by David G. Robinson and J. Peter Thumond of the Texas Archeological Survey, the University of Texas at Austin for Dames and Moore of Houston, Texas. The area of investigation is a recent river terrace covered with pecan trees, vines, briars, palmetto, cane and some .

grasses. Surface features were the result of modem development, including a borrow pit for fill supporting the nearby San Bernard River bridge, and a deep cut for drainage of the borrow pit. A natural levee of sand and silt fomed a bank varying from 1.25 to 3.0 meters above the San Bernard River.

The survey procedure was a co :plete walkover of the tract, followed by examination of the river bank and sides of the drainage cut to locate stratified cultural materials. A maximum of three meters of alluvial deposit was inspected in this manner. Twelve shovel tests were dug to depths varying from .25 to .50 meters to detect any subsurface cultural deposits. Placement of the tests was at the discretion of the archeologist. In addition, two 1.0 meter profiles were cut into the walls of the drainage channel to delineate the depositional sequence of the terrace.

No cultural resources were detected by any of these methods.

Two probable reasons for the lack of historic and prehistoric materials, despite the proximity of the Sweeney Plantation and the tract's favorable location for economic exploitation of the river, are:

1) Eighty to 90 percent of the area was disturbed by the excavation of the borrow pit, the drainage cut and the displaced fill from these features. This modification would have destroyed, dispersed, or hidden any evidence of prior occupation.

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2) A surficial examination does not rule out the possibility th-t buried cultural , remains could exist undiscovered below three meters, er at shallower depths in areas not exposed by the riverbank and drainage cut. _

No further archeological investigations of the area are recommended.

However, the potential for prehistoric cultural materials at depths greater than three meters warrants careful obsenation of natural deposits excavated during construction of the barge off-loading facilitv.

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