USACE Tulsa District Wister Lake Site Preservation Project

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

In 1975, 41 sites surrounding the USACE Wister Lake, located in Latimer and LeFlore counties in Oklahoma, were designated as part of a National Register Historic District. Unfortunately, due to extreme local looting and fluvial action, less than 21 of these sites are still present today. USACE Tulsa District is beginning a site preservation project dedicated to protecting these sites and limiting the effects of looting and fluvial action in the future. This project consists of several segments: initial research through site files, physical site checks, targeted pedestrian survey, and the protection of sites through methods such as placing riprap or planting poison ivy. Once the most vulnerable sites have been protected, a historic properties management plan will be created in order to continue the best site preservation practices in perpetuity. Potential helpful programs, such as a public archaeology project or listing more sites on the NRHP, are being considered as future directions for this project after site preservation has begun. The purpose of this poster is to fuel discourse between the author and other archaeologists with experience in site protection and anti-looting practices.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Record Identifiers

Abstract Id(s): 38067.0