GeomorphIS Team to Conduct Archaeological Survey in Big Thicket Preserve, Texas

The National Park Service (NPS) has tasked GeomorphIS and team partner Algonquin Consultants to conduct archaeological survey of approximately 55 acres within the Big Sandy Unit of Big Thicket National Preserve, Texas. The subject property is located in an undeveloped area on the west side of FM 1276, about two miles northwest of Dallardsville, TX, in Polk County. The GeomorphIS team will conduct a shovel test pit survey on 30 meter grid for a property known as the Big Sandy Unit 2019 planting area. The shovel test size shall be 30-cm in diameter (or 30×30 cm if square), and at least one meter in depth or to sterile soil. Excavated soils from each shovel test pit (STP) will be dry-screened through 1/4-inch hardware cloth mesh screens in order to recover any artifacts in the soil matrix. Likewise, the constituent soil matrix and stratigraphy of each STP will be recorded, employing standard Munsell Soil Chart terminology. A final report will be submitted documenting results in conformance with the Texas Historical Commission and National Park Service standards.