Publications in Salvage Archeology, 9: Big Bend Historic Sites

Author(s): Hubert G. Smith

Year: 1968

Summary

Historic sites within and near the Big Bend Reservoir area of South Dakota have been listed in a compilation of documentary evidence, prepared for the National Park Service by Ray H. Mattison (1962). The work is one of a series of special reports on historic sites and features of various reservoir areas of the Missouri Basin. Correlated archeological salvage operations conducted by the River Basin Surveys, Smithsonian Institution, yielded material evidence for some of these Big Bend historic sites. This evidence, reported herein, complements the documentary information previously assembled, particularly with respect to the physical plan and composition of some of these former settlements, certain construction methods that were employed in their establishment, and uses to which they were put. For the sites in question, little or no information of the kind has previously been available. No systematic archeological studies were made in the area until the establishment of the River Basin Surveys.

Cite this Record

Publications in Salvage Archeology, 9: Big Bend Historic Sites. Hubert G. Smith. Publications in Salvage Archeology ,9. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. 1968 ( tDAR id: 104342) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8TT4RTQ

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Keywords

Culture
Historic

Material
Building Materials • Ceramic • Human Remains • Metal

Site Name
39LM241 • Fort George Trading Post (39ST202) • Loisel's Post and 39HU301 • Red Cloud Agency III (39LM247)

Site Type
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Funerary and Burial Structures or Features • Non-Domestic Structures

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Data Recovery / Excavation • Ground Disturbance Monitoring • Reconnaissance / Survey

General
Big Bend Historic Sites

Geographic Keywords
46999 (Fips Code) • All Counties (County) • Big Bend Dam • Missouri Trench Area • North America (Continent) • South Dakota (State / Territory) • United States of America (Country)

Temporal Keywords
Historic

Spatial Coverage

min long: -99.834; min lat: 43.995 ; max long: -99.415; max lat: 44.26 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Sponsor(s): Smithsonian Institution

Record Identifiers

Publications in Salvage Archeology(s): 9

NADB document id number(s): 5190924

NADB citation id number(s): 000000163590

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