The U.S. Route 301 Archaeology Program in Delaware: Excavations, Historic Contexts, and Syntheses

Summary

The Delaware Department of Transportation is in the midst of its largest public works project in over 15 years. The U.S. Route 301 project will construct 17 miles of new highway across the central portion of Delaware. The archaeology program for Section 106 compliance for this project has utilized the talents of 10 cultural resource management firms (CRM). To date the CRM firms have identified 66 archaeological sites at the Phase I level, 27 at the Phase II level and 14 were found eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The eligible sites were mitigated via traditional data recovery methods or via alternative mitigation efforts.  This paper will highlight the historic archaeology sites from the project as well as synthesize what has become an amazing case study of a successful Section 106 "Mega Project" between FHWA, DelDOT, the Delaware State Historic Preservation Office, and 10 CRM firms.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for Historical Archaeology 2016   •
• New Highway Uncovers New Histories: Archaeology Mitigations From the U.S. Route 301 Mega Project in Delaware

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