River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 34: The Demery Site (39CO1), Oahe Reservoir Area, South Dakota

Author(s): Alan R. Woolworth; W. Raymond Wood

Year: 1964

Summary

In the summer of 1956 an archeological field party from the State Historical Society of North Dakota carried out excavations at the Demery site, in the upper part of the Oahe Reservoir, in Corson County, South Dakota. Funds for the project were provided under a cooperative agreement with the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, and through appropriations by the North Dakota State Legislature. The excavations were conducted between June

18 and August 31, 1956, under the supervision of Alan R. Woolworth and W. Raymond Wood, then staff archeologists with the State Historical Society, with Frederic Hadleigh-West serving as assistant archeologist.

Cite this Record

River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 34: The Demery Site (39CO1), Oahe Reservoir Area, South Dakota. Alan R. Woolworth, W. Raymond Wood. Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin ,189. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office. 1964 ( tDAR id: 18518) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8K0754X

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Keywords

Culture
Chouteau Aspect • Historic • Woodland

Material
Basketry • Building Materials • Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Fauna • Ground Stone • Hide • Human Remains • Macrobotanical • Shell • Wood

Site Name
39CO1 • The Demery Site

Site Type
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Non-Domestic Structures • Reservoir

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

General
Archeological Overview / Synthesis-Project Spec • Cultural Chronology • Demery Site • Field Reconnaisance--Intensive • Indian Village • Site Settlement

Geographic Keywords
46031 (Fips Code) • Corson (County) • North America (Continent) • Oahe Reservoir • South Dakota (State / Territory) • United States of America (Country)

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1500 to 1749

Spatial Coverage

min long: -100.808; min lat: 45.666 ; max long: -100.006; max lat: 46.087 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Sponsor(s): Smithsonian Institution

Record Identifiers

River Basin Surveys Papers(s): 34

NADB document id number(s): 924411; 821754; 5608512

NADB citation id number(s): 000000242215; 000000100820; 000000122315

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