Archeological Discovery trifold July2020.pdf
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This document provides information on cultural resources programs at Tyndall Air Force Base and guidance on inadvertent discoveries of archaeological sites. The cultural resources program helps the base comply with laws governing preservation of archaeological sites, historic buildings, and cemeteries. It reviews construction projects, consults with Native American tribes and Florida on project effects, surveys historic resources, and provides training on resource management. The document outlines procedures for inadvertent discoveries of archaeological materials during projects. Workers should stop work and report discoveries to supervisors or the cultural resources program. Discoveries could include shells, stones, artifacts, or unusual soil changes and require assessment by an archaeologist. Resuming work may be allowed quickly outside areas identified. Contact information is provided for reporting discoveries to the cultural resources program.
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Cultural Resources Program
The Tyndall Cultural Resources
Program helps the base comply with the numerous laws and regulations that govern the preservation and management of archaeological sites, historic buildings, and historic cemeteries located on the base. The program reviews all construction projects conducted for Tyndall, and consults with six Native American tribes and the State of Florida on the effects of these undertakings. The program also surveys and documents the location of historic resources, monitors the condition of these properties, and provides training and educational outreach about their management and preservation.
TRAINING FOR
THE
INADVERTENT DISCOVERY
OF
CULTURAL RESOURCES
CULTURAL RESOURCES PROGRAM
325th CIVIL ENGINEER SQUADRON
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE
Archaeological sites on Tyndall Air
Force Base are protected from damage and destruction by the
Archaeological Resources Protection
Act, the American Antiquities Act, and many other laws and regulations.
Failure to stop work and report an inadvertent discovery is illegal, and can lead to a ban on base access, contract loss, fines, and jail time.
It’s the Law!
Discovered materials are often thousands of years old, and can be hard to recognize. Signs that you may have encountered an archaeological site include
An INADVERTENT DISCOVERY occurs when a project unearths evidence of past people or extinct animals. This evidence is called an
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE. Archaeological sites can be found anywhere on base, above and below the ground.
What is an
INADVERTENT DISCOVERY?
Will I discover an
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE?
How do I RECOGNIZE an inadvertent discovery?
What should I do if I
FIND something?
Tyndall is required by law to search for and docu-ment archaeological sites before any projects oc-cur. Projects are planned to avoid archaeological sites so discoveries are RARE.
A thick layer of shells may indicate an archaeological site.
The Cultural Resources Program will send an archaeologist to view the discovery, and determine if it requires documentation.
Work can often resume QUICKLY outside of a perimeter set by the archaeologist.
When can I RESUME work?
STOP all ground-disturbance and REPORT the discovery to your supervisor, contract representative, or unit commander. Your contact should immediately notify the Cultural Resources
Program of the discovery.
An example of an abrupt change in soil color.
Unusual or abrupt changes in soil color, especially to rich black soil.
Thick layers or scatters of seashells, angular rocks, or flat rock-like objects.
Layers or scatters of broken dishes, old bottles, or bricks.
Burned soil or ash.
Large timbers or cut wood.
Bones or teeth
Need to report a discovery?
Tyndall Cultural Resources Program Phone: 850-283-4341 Email: jose.cintron.1@us.af.mil
Need more information?
Inadvertent Discovery Training (website link pending)
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