Original Investigation Report (Other Keyword)
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This report presents the results of an archaeological survey of the Wabash River Valley in Posey and Gibson Counties, Indiana. The survey was initiated by the National Park Service. In response to the proposed Cross Wabash Waterway. The plan, although still in preliminary stages proposes to make the Wabash River navigable by the construction of a series of canals, locks, and dams. The danger to archaeological resources in the area results from the cutting of canals and the flooding of areas by...
Cemochechobee
The Walter F. George Lock and Dam is a United States Army Corps of Engineers project located south of Columbus, Georgia on the eastern bank of the Chattahoochee River. Prior to the construction of the dam, there were already obvious indications that the Cemochechobee site (9CY62, formerly 9CLA62) was rapidly being eroded due to the ebb and flow of the Chattahoochee River. Prior to the archaeological salvage of Cemochechobee, the dam had also significantly damaged that portion of the site facing...
Cemochechobee: Archeological Investigations at the Walter F. George Dam Mound Site, 9Cla62, Clay County, Georgia, Cemochechobee (1979)
The Columbus Museum of Arts and Sciences, Inc. has conducted archeological investigations at 9Cla62, the Walter F. George Dam Mound Site within an archeological district named Cemochechobee on the Chattahoochee River at Fort Gaines, Georgia. The Investigated area, termed the nuclear zone, served as a civic and ceremonial center for an extensive prehistoric village. It is dominated by three mounds. Mound A is a truncated pyramidal mound which served as a burial mound. It eventually merged with...
Millers Ferry 1963-1968
The Millers Ferry 1963-1968 investigation is the responsibility of USACE, Mobile District, and is curated by the OAR in Moundville, Alabama. The collection consists of historic and prehistoric artifacts recovered from the archaeological investigation of 27 sites in the area of the Millers Ferry Lock and Dam reservoir, Wilcox County, Alabama. USACE, Mobile District planned the construction of the Millers Ferry Lock and Dam on the Alabama River under the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1945. The...
Wabash Floodplain Archaeological Survey N.D.
The Veterans Curation Program utilizes the standard archival practice of unique naming of collections. The purpose of this practice is to avoid redundant and confusing collection names commonly found with archaeological investigations. Therefore, this collection is referred to as “Wabash Floodplain Archaeological Survey N.D.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folder, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is a quarter (0.25) of a linear inch. The Wabash...