Emergency Archeology in the Missouri River Basin: the Role of the Missouri Basin Project and the Midwest Archeological Center in the Interagency Archeological Salvage Program, 1946-1975

Author(s): Thomas D. Thiessen

Year: 1999

Summary

During the first half-dozen years of its existence, the Midwest Archeological Center continued the mission of its predecessor, the Missouri Basin Project: “emergency” or “salvage” archeology at water resource development projects within the vast Missouri River Basin, primarily along the Missouri River in North and South Dakota. For nearly thirty years, these two offices oversaw the investigation and recovery of archeological data threatened by the water resource development programs of other federal bureaus, primarily the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation. As a result of new federal legislation as well as program shifts within the National Park Service, the Center’s mission, funding sources, and organizational structure changed over time. Eventually the Center evolved into an office designed solely to support the archeological resource management responsibilities of National Park System areas.

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Emergency Archeology in the Missouri River Basin: the Role of the Missouri Basin Project and the Midwest Archeological Center in the Interagency Archeological Salvage Program, 1946-1975. Thomas D. Thiessen. 1999 ( tDAR id: 208675) ; doi:10.6067/XCV87D2SVD

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Keywords

Culture
Archaic • PaleoIndian

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Historic Background Research • Reconnaissance / Survey • Systematic Survey

General
Bertrand • Cheyenne River Site • Habitation Site • Palisaded fortification • Special archeology / anthropology study • Special Report No. 2 • Village site

Geographic Keywords
38055 (Fips Code) • 38059 (Fips Code) • 38061 (Fips Code) • 38105 (Fips Code) • 46017 (Fips Code) • 46021 (Fips Code) • 46031 (Fips Code) • 46041 (Fips Code) • 46047 (Fips Code) • 46085 (Fips Code) • 46117 (Fips Code) • 46119 (Fips Code) • Angostura Reservoir • Big Bend Reservoir • Buffalo (County) • Campbell (County) • Cattle Oiler site • Corson (County) • Dewey (County) • Fall River (County) • Fort Stevenson • Fort Union Trading Post • Garrison Reservoir • Kipp's Post • Lyman (County) • Mclean (County) • Medicine Creek site • Morton (County) • Mountrail (County) • North America (Continent) • North Dakota (State / Territory) • Oahe Reservoir • Sitting Crow site • Sommers site • South Dakota (State / Territory) • Stanley (County) • Sully (County) • United States of America (Country) • Williams (County) Show More

Temporal Keywords
Historic • Prehistoric

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1946 to 1975

Spatial Coverage

min long: -104.055; min lat: 43 ; max long: -98.926; max lat: 48.634 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Sponsor(s): National Park Service; Department of the Interior

Prepared By(s): Midwest Archeological Center National Park Service

Record Identifiers

NADB document id number(s): 2204316

NADB citation id number(s): 000000243023

Notes

General Note: Submitted to: Department of the Interior

General Note: Sent from: Midwest Archeological Center National Park Service

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