Publications in Salvage Archeology, 2: The Black Partizan site

Summary

The Black Partizan Site, a large fortified earth-lodge village in Lyman County, South Dakota, was excavated by the Missouri Basin Project, Smithsonian Institution as a part of the Inter-Agency Archeological and Paleontological Salvage Program within the Big Bend Reservoir. During the past decade and a half, salvage investigations have been carried out in a number of reservoirs along the main stem of the Missouri River but work has been most intensive in the lower Oahe and Big Bend Country of central South Dakota. A wealth of data has been accumulated and, although much of it is undigested as yet, the major cultural outlines have been drawn (See Lehmer, 1954). Salvage investigations within the Big Bend Reservoir began in 1956 when it was thoroughly explored by a small reconnaissance party led by Harold A. Huscher of the Missouri Basin Project. At that time the axis of the projected Big Bend Dam had not yet been chosen. In view of the uncertainty, several large sites were thought to be in potential danger. Among these was the Black Partizan village whim lay in the spillway area of one of the more likely construction locations.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Publications in Salvage Archeology, No. 1 - 13   •
• National Archeological Database (NADB)

Keywords

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1500 to 1749

Spatial Coverage

Individual & Institutional Roles

Sponsor(s): Smithsonian Institution

Record Identifiers

Publications in Salvage Archeology(s): 2

ddc(s): 970.4 / 83 / 58

lccn(s): 67060629

NADB document id number(s): 821731; 5601274

lcc(s): E78.S63 C3

NADB citation id number(s): 000000100807

Notes

General Note: Includes bibliographical references.

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