Phase 1 Archaeological Investigations at Griffiss Air Force Base, Rome, Oneida County, New York
Creators: name: Cinquino, Michael
name: Curtin, Edward V.
name: Burt, Elizabeth S.
name: Steinback, Mark A.
Publisher: name: Panamerican Consultants Inc.
Year: 1995
Subjects: Niagara (County)
Six Mile Creek
Oneida (County)
New York (State / Territory)
Three Mile Creek
Rome, NY
Slate Creek
Mohawk River
Historic
Prehistoric
Middle Woodland
Euroamerican
PCI Site 24
PCI Site 19
PCI Site 21
PCI Site 20
PCI Site 23
PCI Site 02
PCI Site 22
PCI Site 01 (Wright Settlement)
PCI Site 04
PCI Site 03
PCI Site 06
PCI Site 05
PCI Site 08
PCI Site 07
PCI Site 09
PCI Site 10
PCI Site 12
PCI Site 11
PCI Site 14
PCI Site 13
PCI Site 16
PCI Site 15
PCI Site 18
PCI Site 17
Domestic Structures
Archaeological Feature
Historic Dump Site
Field Stone Chimney
Rock Lined Well
Wood
Textile
Ceramic
Chipped Stone
Fire Cracked Rock
Glass
Building Materials
Cistern
Archaeological Investigation
Archaeological Overview
Architectural Survey
Historic Background Research
Reconnaissance / Survey
Heritage Management
Research Design / Data Recovery Plan
Systematic Survey

description: Panamerican Consultants, Inc. was contracted by Tetra Tech, Inc. of San Bernardino, California in October o f 1994 to conduct a Phase I Archaeological Investigation at Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome, New York. A pedestrian survey was conducted to supply baseline archaeological site information for the installation and assess preliminary determinations of eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places. The results of this investigation were prepared for incorporation into the base disposal and reuse Environmental Impact Statement. An intensive cultural resource survey was conducted at Griffiss Air Force Base (AFB) and five annexes during the Fall of 1994. Any required site testing will be conducted in a subsequent phase. The investigation consisted of an examination of 1,727 acres of the total 3,540 acres at Griffiss AFB that were determined to be relatively undisturbed, and the investigation of five annexes associated with Griffiss AFB. The investigation identified cultural resources, designated PCI Sites Nos. 1 through 24, at 24 locations at Griffiss AFB proper. No archaeological sites were identified at any of the five annexes. Four sites were determined not to be significant cultural resources and do not merit additional testing, or National Register of Historic Places eligibility. The remaining sites were determined to be significant archaeological sites. Of these archaeological sites, PCI Sites 21 and 22, are prehistoric. These two prehistoric sites (PCI 21 and 22) have the potential to yield information concerning prehistoric settlement pattern, subsistence, site type, and chronological period and are potentially eligible for listing to the National Register of Historic Places under criterion D. The remaining 18 sites are historic archaeological deposits. The 18 historic sites have the potential to reveal significant information on the development rural communities and the patterns of life inherent in small nineteenth century settlements. These types of farmsteads and rural communities were a ubiquitous form of settlement in the northeastern United States. The study of the historical and economic changes affecting these communities has the potential to yield significant data on the changing social relationships both within the community and between the smaller rural community and a large, urban, industrial community nearby.