Natchez (Other Keyword)
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This paper considers the Natchez, who in the mid-1700s, were disconnected from their traditional homeland in Western Mississippi. The Natchez shielded their community from the French in an ancestral landscape that is critical to understanding the processes of change and creation of place and cultural landscapes at the Natchez Fort site. The location of the fort in a well defended region was key for seclusion and military defense. But this tactical decision to entrench themselves on the bluffs...
Cultural Resources Assessment of Two Possible Shipwreck Locations in the Yazoo River at Belizoni, Mississippi (1992)
This report presents the results of research conducted by Coastal Environments, Inc., concerning two possible shipwrecks located in the Yazoo River at Belzoni, Mississippi. These features were identified during three previous remote-sensing surveys conducted along this portion of the river. The Vicksburg District Corps of Engineers now plans to construct two stone dikes in this area, which may impact the possible wrecks. The present research was carried out in an effort to positively identify...