River Basin Surveys Papers, 1 - 39

The River Basin Surveys concept marks a nationwide acceptance by archaeologists of a leading role in the conservationist movement. If one agrees that an increment of archaeological knowledge has value, then it follows that every time a site is excavated ahead of inundation the act is one of preservation of a national as well as an intellectual resource. Beginning in 1945, the River Basin Survey Papers describe inter-agency salvage archaeological projects in thirteen states which include Oregon, New Mexico, Kansas, Texas, Georgia, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Virginia, Washington, California, and North Carolina. The River Basin Surveys Papers were published between 1953 and 1967 and include 39 individual reports.

Site Name Keywords
Fort Lookout military and trading posts (39LM57) • 45-BN-53 • 45-BN-3 • 14RY10 • Fowl Town 2 • Camp Recovery • Fowl Town 1 • Fort Hughes • J-5 • Fort Randall (39GR15)

Site Type Keywords
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Non-Domestic Structures • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Funerary and Burial Structures or Features • Settlements • Agricultural or Herding • Military Structure • Archaeological Feature • Artifact Scatter • Reservoir

Other Keywords
Fort • Site Settlement • Field Reconnaisance--Intensive • Prehistory • Trading Post • Archeological Overview / Synthesis-Project Spec • Archeological Survey • Archaeological Survey • Ceramic Study • Dam

Culture Keywords
Historic • Archaic • Woodland • Mississippian • PaleoIndian • Hopewell • Plains Village • Ancestral Puebloan • Columbia Plateau • Fremont

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Data Recovery / Excavation • Reconnaissance / Survey • Ground Disturbance Monitoring • Site Evaluation / Testing • Systematic Survey • Heritage Management • Collections Research • Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis • Consultation

Material Types
Shell • Ceramic • Fauna • Chipped Stone • Metal • Ground Stone • Wood • Human Remains • Glass • Basketry

Temporal Keywords
Historic • Historic Period • 1749-1500 Ad

Geographic Keywords
US (ISO Country Code) • United States of America (Country) • North America (Continent) • North Dakota (State / Territory) • South Dakota (State / Territory) • Kansas (State / Territory) • Georgia (State / Territory) • McLean County (County) • Nebraska (State / Territory) • Missouri River

Resources Inside This Collection (Viewing 1-47 of 47)

  • Documents (47)
  1. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 1: Prehistory and the Missouri Valley Development Program, 1948 (1953)
  2. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 2: Prehistory and the Missouri Valley Development Program, Summary Report on the Missouri River Basin Archaeological Survey in 1949. (1953)
  3. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 3: The Woodruff Ossuary, a Prehistoric Burial Site in Phillips County, Kansas (1953)
  4. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 4: Archeological Survey of the Addicks Dam Basin, Southeast Texas (1953)
  5. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 5: The Hodges Site (1953)
  6. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 6: Rembert Mounds, Elbert County, Georgia (1953)
  7. River Basin Surveys Papers: Inter-Agency Archaeological Salvage Program, No. 1-6 (1953)
  8. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 7: Archeological Investigations in the oahe Dam Area, South Dakota, 1950-52 (1954)
  9. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 9: Archeological Investigations in the Heart Butte Reservoir Area North Dakota (1954)
  10. River Basin Surveys Papers: Inter-Agency Archaeological Salvage Program, No. 7 Archaeological Investigations in the Oahe Dam Area, South Dakota, 1950-51 (1954)
  11. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 8: Excavations in the McNary Reservoir Basin Near Umatilla, Oregon (1957)
  12. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 10: Archeological Investigations at the Tuttle Creek Dam, Kansas (1958)
  13. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 11: Spain Site, a Winter Village in Fort Randall Reservoir, South Dakota (1958)
  14. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 12: The Wilbanks Site (9CK5), Georgia (1958)
  15. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 13: Historic Sites in and Around the Jim Woodruff Reservoir Area, Florida-Georgia (1958)
  16. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 14: Six Sites Near the Chattahoochee River in the Jim Woodruff Reservoir Area, Florida (1958)
  17. River Basin Surveys Papers: Inter-Agency Archaeological Salvage Program, No. 9-14 (1958)
  18. Handbook for Basic Archaeological Specimen Processing (1959)
  19. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 15: Historic Sites Archeology On the Upper Missouri (1960)
  20. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 16: Historic Sites Archeology in the Fort Randall Reservoir South Dakota (1960)
  21. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 17: The Excavation and Investigation of Fort Lookout Trading Post II (39LM57) in the Fort Randall Reservoir, South Dakota (1960)
  22. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 18: Fort Pierre II (39ST217), a Historic Trading Post in the Oahe Dam Area South Dakota (1960)
  23. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 19: Archeological Investigations at the Site of Fort Stevenson (32ML1), Garrison Reservoir, North Dakota (1960)
  24. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 20: The Archeology of a Small Trading Post (Kipps's Post, 32MN1) In the Garrison Reservoir, North Dakota (1960)
  25. River Basin Surveys Papers: Inter-Agency Archaeological Salvage Program, No. 15-20 (1960)
  26. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 21: Excavations at Texarkana Reservoir, Sulphur River, Texas (1961)
  27. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 22: Archeological Investigations in the Coralville Reservoir, Iowa (1961)
  28. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 23: The McNary Reservoir: A Study in Plateau Archeology (1961)
  29. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 24: The Sheep Island Site and the Mid-Columbia Valley (1961)
  30. River Basin Surveys Papers: Inter-Agency Archaeological Salvage Program, No. 21-24 (1961)
  31. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 25 Archeology of the John H. Kerr Reservoir Basin, Roanoke River Virginia-North Carolina (1962)
  32. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 26: Small Sites On and About Fort Berhold Indian Reservation, Garrison Reservoir, North Dakota (1963)
  33. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 27: Star Village: a Fortified Historic Arikara Site In Mercer County, North Dakota (1963)
  34. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 28: The Dance Hall of the Santee Bottoms On the Fort Berthold Reservation, Garrison Reservoir, North Dakota (1963)
  35. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 29: Crow-Flies-High (32MZ1), A Historic Hidatsa Village In the Garrison Reservoir Area, North Dakota (1963)
  36. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 30: Stutsman Focus: An Aboriginal Culture Complex In the Jamestown Reservoir Area, North Dakota (1963)
  37. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 31: Archeological Manifestations in the Toole County Section of the Tiber Reservoir Basin, Montana (1963)
  38. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 32: Archeological Salvage Investigations In the Lovewell Reservoir Area, Kansas (1963)
  39. River Basin Surveys Papers: Inter-Agency Archaeological Salvage Program, No. 26-32 (1963)
  40. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 33: Paul Brave Site (32SI4), Oahe Reservoir Area, North Dakota (1964)
  41. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 34: The Demery Site (39CO1), Oahe Reservoir Area, South Dakota (1964)
  42. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 35: Archeological Investigations at the Hosterman Site (39PO7), Oahe Reservoir Area, Potter County, South Dakota, 1956 (1964)
  43. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 36: Archeological Investigations at the Hickey Brothers Site (39LM4), Big Bend Reservoir, Lyman County, South Dakota (1964)
  44. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 37: Good Soldier Site (39LM238), Big Bend Reservoir, Lyman County, South Dakota (1964)
  45. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 38: Archeological Investigations in the Toronto Reservoir Area, Kansas (1964)
  46. River Basin Surveys Papers: Inter-Agency Archaeological Salvage Program, No. 33-38 (1964)
  47. River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 39: An Interpretation of Mandan Culture History (1967)