An Archaeological and Historic Resources Survey and Inventory of Travis Air Force Base, Solano and Contra Costa Counties, California
Creators: name: K. Moeller
name: B. T. Verhaaren
name: D. A. Walitschek
Publisher: name: Environmental Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Ill
Year: 1996
Subjects: subject: Solano County (County)
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subject: Travis Air Force Base
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/47593/travis-air-force-base
subject: Fairfield
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/7754/fairfield
subject: California (State / Territory)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/1484/california-state-territory
subject: Contact/Colonial (17-18 centuries)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/6541/contactcolonial-17-18-centuries
subject: Historic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5728/historic
subject: Homestead Period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/4942/homestead-period
subject: Historic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/25/historic
subject: Euroamerican
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/28/euroamerican
subject: CA-SOL-313
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/18813/ca-sol-313
subject: CA-SOL-314
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/18814/ca-sol-314
subject: Domestic Structures
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/256/domestic-structures
subject: House
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/259/house
subject: Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/251/domestic-structure-or-architectural-complex
subject: Wood
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/15/wood
subject: Chipped Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2/chipped-stone
subject: Glass
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/6/glass
subject: Ground Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/7/ground-stone
subject: Metal
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/11/metal
subject: Environment Research
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/13/environment-research
subject: Archaeological Overview
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subject: Architectural Survey
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subject: Heritage Management
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/24/heritage-management
subject: Records Search / Inventory Checking
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/8/records-search-inventory-checking

description: An inventory and evaluation of archaeological and historic resources at Travis Air Force Base, which occupies an area of 5,020 acres in Solano County, California, was conducted by Argonne National Laboratory. Four off-base facilities totaling 300 acres were also included in the inventory. Existing site files and reports, historic records and maps, aerial photographs, and other sources were consulted for background information on the base and the surrounding area. A pedestrian survey of 657 acres and limited shovel testing of potential historic locations were conducted in 1993 and 1995. Military structures constructed before 1947 were documented. Results of the basewide archaeological investigations include some evidence of six historic archaeological locations (five on the base proper and one at Water Well II). No prehistoric remains were encountered. No pre-1947 military structures were recommended eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Data recovered from the six historic locations identified in the survey indicate that none of the locations would meet evaluation criteria A-D for eligibility to the National Register of Historic Places. These locations have been extensively disturbed and do not contain sufficient artifactual material to warrant further investigation.