Phase I (Identification-Level) Archaeological Investigation Ammunition Storage Point (ASP), Tactical Training Area 5D, Fort Dix Military Installation, Burlington County, New Jersey
Creators: name: Richard Grubb & Associates, Inc.
Publisher: name: Richard Grubb & Associates, Inc.
Year: 1998
Subjects: subject: New Hanover Township
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/74162/new-hanover-township
subject: Fort Dix
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/80946/fort-dix
subject: Fort Dix, NJ
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/83618/fort-dix-nj
subject: New Jersey Pinelands
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/83699/new-jersey-pinelands
subject: Burlington (County)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/35302/burlington-county
subject: New Jersey (State / Territory)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/1367/new-jersey-state-territory
subject: 34005 (Fips Code)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/35303/34005-fips-code
subject: 19th Century
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5536/19th-century
subject: Prehistoric
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/53/prehistoric
subject: Prehistoric
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/120/prehistoric
subject: Historic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/25/historic
subject: Archaeological Feature
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/339/archaeological-feature
subject: Artifact Scatter
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/340/artifact-scatter
subject: Isolated Artifact
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/344/isolated-artifact
subject: Shell
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/14/shell
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: Fauna
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/4/fauna
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: Metal
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/11/metal
subject: Archaeological Inventory
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subject: Phase I Archaeological Investigation
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/159014/phase-i-archaeological-investigation
subject: Archaeological Overview
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subject: Historic Background Research
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/18/historic-background-research
subject: Systematic Survey
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/12/systematic-survey

description: A Phase I archaeological investigation was conducted by Richard Grubb &amp; Associates, Inc. for Ogden Environmental and Energy Services, Inc. on behalf of the Historic Preservation Office, Environmental Division, Directorate of Public Works, U.S. Army, Fort Dix, New Jersey at the site of a proposed Ammunition Storage Point (ASP) in Tactical Training Area 5D, Fort Dix Military Installation, Burlington County, New Jersey. Testing occurred in areas subject to direct construction impacts (approximately 20 acres). Background research indicated the potential for prehistoric cultural resources due to topographic setting and anecdotal evidence for prehistoric materials within or adjacent to the project area. Historic map research indicated the presence of a structure in the area proposed for an Ordnance Operations Building for the ASP facility. Subsurface testing consisted of the excavation of 371 shovel test pits. Four 500 foot grid blocks were excavated in the ASP, and two short transects were excavated, one in the proposed site for an Ordnance Operations Building and the second in the proposed site for a truck loading area. Testing was limited to the footprint of proposed impacts. Four additional test units were placed within the cellar hole of a former structure. Only 4% of shovel tests produced cultural material, most containing between one and three pieces of military, household or architectural debris. The test units within the cellar hole and three shovel tests at the proposed site of the Ordnance Administration Building contained cultural material indicating the presence of a domestic structure dating to the nineteenth century. Historic maps confirm the presence of a structure in this location as early as 1849. Phase II (evaluation-level) testing is recommended for this site. No further investigation is recommended for the remaining areas of the ASP site.