Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey of Westover Air Force Base, Massachusetts
Creators: name: Cox, Deborah C.
Publisher: name: Public Archaeology Laboratory, Brown University
Year: 1982
Subjects: subject: Hampden (County)
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subject: Springfield Township
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subject: Chicopee, MA
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/83634/chicopee-ma
subject: Chicopee River
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/83635/chicopee-river
subject: Massachusetts (State / Territory)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/534/massachusetts-state-territory
subject: Connecticut River
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/24665/connecticut-river
subject: 19th Century
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5536/19th-century
subject: Historic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5728/historic
subject: Early 20th Century
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/372/early-20th-century
subject: Prehistoric
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/53/prehistoric
subject: PaleoIndian
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/4/paleoindian
subject: Historic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/25/historic
subject: Chickopee/Cooley Brook Site
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/95503/chickopeecooley-brook-site
subject: 19-HD-223
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/94984/19-hd-223
subject: Forest Management Area
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/2848/forest-management-area
subject: Military Structure
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/322/military-structure
subject: Stonework
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/2851/stonework
subject: Artifact Scatter
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/340/artifact-scatter
subject: Terrace
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subject: Ceramic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/1/ceramic
subject: Chipped Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2/chipped-stone
subject: Fire Cracked Rock
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/5/fire-cracked-rock
subject: Glass
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/6/glass
subject: Building Materials
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/8/building-materials
subject: Banded Felsite Meadowood Blade
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2457/banded-felsite-meadowood-blade
subject: Mineral
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subject: Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey
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subject: Archaeological Overview
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subject: Historic Background Research
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subject: Reconnaissance / Survey
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/7/reconnaissance-survey
subject: Heritage Management
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/24/heritage-management

description: The Westover Air Force Base archaeological reconnaissance survey has provided an opportunity to assess archaeological sensitivity of a large tract of land that offers variable ecological resources. Background research and a walkover survey enabled the researchers to classify areas of the Air Force Base on a six-point scale according to their degree of archaeological sensitivity. Areas of moderate to high sensitivity are recommended for further archaeological investigation if any construction or further land disturbance is going to occur.

This reconnaissance level survey has resulted in the delineation of archaeologically sensitive areas as well as the identification of one prehistoric and one historic site (the Drop Zone site and the Cooley Brook site). Present plans for the deaccession of the WAFB property by the U.S. Government or development of any Base property are not yet finalized. However, it is strongly recommended that an intensive archaeological survey be completed on any area that has not been severely disturbed.