National Register of Historic Places Eligibility Testing of Sites 41LT172 and 41LT354 in Luminant's Kosse Mine, Limestone, Texas Page: 1
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INTRODUCTION
At the request of Luminant, Atkins North America, Inc. (Atkins) archeologists conducted National
Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility testing of sites 41LT172 and 41LT354 within the
Kosse Mine. Luminant plans to impact these sites through mine-related development. These sites
were last evaluated during an intensive archeological survey of the Kosse East mine area (Dixon
and Sherman 2010). Shovel testing during the survey (Dixon and Sherman 2010) showed site
41LT354 to comprise some 92,000 square meters (m2). This work demonstrated that only a 4,800-
m2 portion of this area, referred to as Area 3, contributed to the site's overall potential NRHP
eligibility status (Dixon and Sherman 2010; Martin 2009). Consequently, all work conducted at
41LT354 was limited to Area 3.
These investigations were performed in compliance with the Protection of Historic Properties
regulations (36 CFR 800), which govern the Section 106 review process as established by the
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (PL 89-665), as amended in 1974, 1976, 1980, and 1992;
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (PL 91-190, 83 Stat. 915, 42 USC 4231, 1970); the
Office of Surface Mining Regulations, as superseded by the Coal Mining Regulations of the Texas
Railroad Commission, 1981, as updated in 1989; and other appropriate cultural resources
legislation and the guidelines set forth by the Council of Texas Archeologists and the Register of
Professional Archaeologists.
This report contains seven chapters. Following this introduction, Chapter 2 describes the natural
setting of the Kosse Mine. Chapter 3 discusses previous archeological investigations within the
vicinity of the project area and provides a regional cultural context. Chapter 4 details the field and
laboratory methods. Chapters 5 and 6 present the results of NRHP eligibility testing of sites
41LT172 and 41LT354, respectively. Chapter 7 addresses the research questions and provides
recommendations for the sites. The references cited in this report follow Chapter 7. This report
includes five appendices. Appendix A presents trench profiles for site 41LT172. Appendix B
contains the specimen inventory and artifact data analysis sheets for 41LT172. Appendix C
provides trench profiles for site 41LT354, and Appendix D is the specimen inventory and data
analysis sheets for 41LT354. Appendix E presents the macrobotanical analysis conducted for site
41LT354. Appendices B and D are provided on a CD.
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Atkins North America, Inc. National Register of Historic Places Eligibility Testing of Sites 41LT172 and 41LT354 in Luminant's Kosse Mine, Limestone, Texas, report, February 2012; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth839205/m1/10/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.