Burial Recovery Excavations at the Vicksburg National Military Park (VICK) in Vicksburg, Mississippi

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Recent Archaeological Work by Chronicle Heritage Staff" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Chronicle Heritage has recently completed burial recovery excavations at the Vicksburg National Military Park (VICK) in Vicksburg, Mississippi. This undertaking was in response to a landslide event in February 2020 and continued erosional activity. The initial landslide caused the collapse of a portion of the cemetery’s Section T, burying a portion of Section J. An emergency assessment of the site by SEAC archaeologists in May 2020 was conducted to document the extent of the landslide and remove displaced burials. Our investigations focused on the recovery of graves within Section T that were in immediate danger from erosion and the graves within Section J covered by the landslide. This poster presents the results of burial recovery excavations at the VICK. The efforts of this project facilitate the preservation of significant cultural heritage through the recovery and reconstruction of disturbed burials and allow for future reinterment of these remains as discrete individuals. The results offer important information about the individuals buried in this portion of the cemetery and the history of interment at the VICK. Moreover, the results provide valuable insight into past lives and life experiences and conserve a record of these individuals for later generations.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 90th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO (2025)   •
• Recent Archaeological Work by Chronicle Heritage Staff

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Abstract Id(s): 52727