River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 25 Archeology of the John H. Kerr Reservoir Basin, Roanoke River Virginia-North Carolina

Author(s): Carl F. Miller

Year: 1962

Summary

During the period from February 14 to May 1, 1947, a preliminary archaeological reconnaissance was made of the John H. Kerr (formerly Buggs Island) Reservoir area in Mecklenburg, Halifax, and Charlotte Counties, in Virginia, and Varren, Vance, and Granville Counties, in North Carolina, by the River Basin Surveys of the Smithsonian Institution (Miller, 1947). The work was done at the request of the National Park Service, which, in turn, cooperated with the United States Corps of Engineers in making studies of the reservoir projects. This project was carried on as one phase of the general salvage program of the River Basin Surveys, Smithsonian Institution. The primary purpose of this reconnaissance was to locate all archeological sites, or as many as possible, within the reservoir limits; to appraise their informational values; and to determine which of them covered the entire archeological range. The original sites were located by means of inquiry and exploration. Investigations were limited, for the most part, to surface examination, to testing, and to the examination of various local collections.

Cite this Record

River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 25 Archeology of the John H. Kerr Reservoir Basin, Roanoke River Virginia-North Carolina. Carl F. Miller. Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin ,182. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office. 1962 ( tDAR id: 376067) ; doi:10.6067/XCV83T9J2Q

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Keywords

Culture
Archaic • Historic

Material
Basketry • Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Fauna • Ground Stone • Human Remains • Metal • Shell • Textile • Wood

Site Name
Abbeyville Mill site (44Ch1) • Buffalo Creek component (44Mc17) • Buggs Island components • Clarksville component (44Mc14) • Easter Creek component (44Mc7) • Fields Island component (44Mc23) • Grassy Creek component (44Mc53) • Harris Island I (44Ch2) • Harris Island II (44Ch3) • Hyco River component (44Ha7) • Island Hill component (44Mc51) • Little River (44Ch4) • Occaneechi component (44Ha5) • Pan Handle Creek component (44Mc0) • Roanoke component (44Mc1) • Soudan component (44Mc54) • St. Johns component (44Mc62) • Talleys Shoals (44Ch5) • Tollifero component (44Ha6)

Site Type
Agricultural or Herding • Archaeological Feature • Artifact Scatter • Burial Pit • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Hamlet / Village • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Settlements

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Data Recovery / Excavation • Heritage Management • Reconnaissance / Survey • Site Evaluation / Testing • Systematic Survey

Geographic Keywords
Charlotte (County) • Halifax (County) • John H. Kerr Reservoir • Mecklenburg (County) • North Carolina (State / Territory) • Vance (County) • Virginia (State / Territory) • Warren (County)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -78.658; min lat: 36.405 ; max long: -78.217; max lat: 36.703 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Sponsor(s): Smithsonian Institution

Record Identifiers

NADB Citation ID(s): 000000134445; 000000053727

River Basin Surveys Papers(s): 25

NADB Document ID(s): 4054815; 358984

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