Those Dam Sites: Recent Archaeological Research in the Dakotas
Part of: Society for American Archaeology 80th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2015)
Historically, large federally funded projects have been a catalyst for archaeological inquiry in the Dakotas. In the middle of the 20th century, the construction of massive and numerous dams, used for hydropower, irrigation, navigation, and recreation, spurred salvage projects in the region. But the continuing legacy of the Missouri Basin Project is not the only story. With a combination of cultural resource and academic projects, archaeology is flourishing in the Dakotas. Whether using the tried and true methods or incorporating technological advances, archaeologists have utilized a diverse set of tools to solve problems, both from a research standpoint and in the development of unique approaches to heritage management.
Other Keywords
Geoarchaeology •
Plains •
Missouri River •
Ceramics •
Technology •
Cultural Resources Management •
Knife River Flint •
Geophysics •
Cultural Resource Management •
Occupation
Geographic Keywords
North America - Plains
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- Documents (10)
- Boots on the Ground and Planes in the Air: Assessing Damage to Archaeological Sites Caused by the 2011 Missouri River Floods (2015)
- Buried Middle Archaic Period Occupations on the James River at 39BE122 (2015)
- Occupation Lengths in Middle Missouri Sites (2015)
- Remote Sensing Investigations at Midipadi Butte (32DU2) and Nightwalker’s Butte (32ML39), North Dakota (2015)
- Revisiting Like-A-Fishhook: Coalescence and Community on the Missouri River, North Dakota (2015)
- Rocks in Our Heads: Recent Investigations in Knife River Flint Quarry Area (2015)
- Sourcing Quartzite Projectile Points from 39FA65, The Ray Long Site, Fall River County, South Dakota (2015)
- A Tale of Two Houses: Soil Chemical and Floor Assemblage Evidence of Domestic Activities at the Menoken Site, North Dakota (2015)
- Technological Variability in Woodland and Plains Village Period Ceramics from Central and Eastern North Dakota (2015)
- Where Rivers Flow: Mandan and Hidatsa Subsistence Economies from an Archaeomalacological Perspective (2015)