Archeological Salvage at Historic Sites in the Missouri Basin by the Smithsonian Institution

Author(s): G. Hubert Smith

Year: 1985

Summary

This document is a manuscript prepared by the Smithsonian Institution for a special article in the Quarterly Progress Report, published by the Missouri Basin Field Committee. Giving an overview of the mission and goals of the Missouri Basin Project through the Inter-Agency Archeological Salvage Program, this article addresses the vital importance of historic site recovery and excavation. These sites produce evidence of historic contact between settlers, explorers and native groups unrecorded in written record and are currently threatened by reservoir and water relocation projects. Photographic Illustrations are not present; however their captions and descriptions are included at the end of the document.

Cite this Record

Archeological Salvage at Historic Sites in the Missouri Basin by the Smithsonian Institution. G. Hubert Smith. Smithsonian Institution. 1985 ( tDAR id: 391114) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8JS9RD9

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Keywords

Culture
Arikara • Brule • Euroamerican • Handan • Hidatsa • Historic • Historic Native American • Oglalla Sioux

Material
Building Materials • Metal • Wood

Site Name
39LM53 • Fort Berthold I • Fort Berthold II • Fort Lower Brule • Fort Randall • Fort Stevenson • Like-a-Fishhook Village • Whetstone Army Post • Whetstone Indian Agency

Site Type
Commercial or Industrial Structures • Factory / Workshop • Governmental Structure • Hearth • Historic Governmental Structure • Historic Structure • Military Structure • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Structure

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview

General
Blacksmith Shop • Brick Yard • Corral Stockade • Fired Brick • General Philippe Regis de Trobriand • Indian School • Lower Brule Indian Agency • Military Equipment • Military Insignia

Geographic Keywords
Fort Randall Reservoir • Garrison Reservoir • South Dakota

Spatial Coverage

min long: -103.799; min lat: 40.694 ; max long: -95.713; max lat: 46.722 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): C.L. Conaway

Contributor(s): National Park Service; Nebraska State Historical Society; State Historical Society of North Dakota

Project Director(s): Robert L. Stephenson

Sponsor(s): Inter-Agency Archeological Salvage Program

Repository(s): Midwest Archeological Center, Lincoln, Nebraska

Prepared By(s): Smithsonian Institution

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