Cemochechobee
Summary
The Walter F. George Lock and Dam is a United States Army Corps of Engineers project located south of Columbus, Georgia on the eastern bank of the Chattahoochee River. Prior to the construction of the dam, there were already obvious indications that the Cemochechobee site (9CY62, formerly 9CLA62) was rapidly being eroded due to the ebb and flow of the Chattahoochee River. Prior to the archaeological salvage of Cemochechobee, the dam had also significantly damaged that portion of the site facing the river whenever the Walter F. George Dam released large quantities of water.
In response, the Corps of Engineers called for bids to assess the damage to the Cemochechobee site. The Columbus Museum of Arts and Crafts, Inc. was selected to appraise the condition of the site, with Frank T. Schnell chosen as the Principle Investigator. The Columbus Museum’s proposal included a three-phase program of reconnaissance, testing, and mitigation designed to salvage the material which could not be preserved in situ. They also proposed a plan to prevent further deterioration from occurring.
Phase I was designated as a surface reconnaissance. During this process, it was decided that considerable underbrush needed to be cleared from the site area while retaining enough undergrowth to prevent further erosion. The site was then mapped in detail and subdivided into a metric grid pattern for horizontal and vertical control of data retrieval. The data acquired during this phase was then processed and analyzed to provide guidelines for moving on to Phase II.
Given the extent and extant nature of the site, coupled with the imminent destruction via water erosion, the Corps of Engineers concurred with the Columbus Museum to eliminate the testing phase. As such, the Columbus Museum began full-scale Phase III mitigation of Cemochechobee. In the midst of the mitigation, the Columbus Museum further contracted with the National Park Service for supplementary funding to fully excavate Mound B (XUB). Thus the documentation and excavated material from 9CY62 constitute one investigatory unit. At the close of the contract, the Columbus Museum of Arts and Crafts, Inc., agreed to care for the materials and data in perpetuity or to transfer this responsibility to another organization agreed upon by the United States Army Corp of Engineers. This report serves as a description of the Cemochechobee Associated Documentation and preservation of said materials prior to transfer of the materials and data to the approved repository at the University of Georgia, Athens.
The digital materials in this collection were processed by the Veterans Curation Program (VCP) and include the artifact catalog, select artifact photographs, artifact report, finding aid, oversized materials database, photographic materials spreadsheet, and scanned assets. Additional digital materials held by the VCP include additional artifact images, documents removed, electronic materials, folder number and title inventory, oversized photo and tape inventories, oversized tube inventories, and records removal sheets. For additional information on these materials, refer to the Finding Aid.
Cite this Record
Cemochechobee. ( tDAR id: 426173) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8BZ68SP
Keywords
Material
Building Materials
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Ceramic
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Chipped Stone
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Fauna
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Glass
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Human Remains
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Macrobotanical
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Metal
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Mineral
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Shell
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Textile
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Wood
Investigation Types
Heritage Management
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Site Evaluation / Testing
General
Collections Management
Geographic Keywords
Chattahoochee River
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Clay County (County)
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Columbus, Georgia
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Georgia (State / Territory)
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Walter F. George Lock and Dam
Spatial Coverage
min long: -85.156; min lat: 31.536 ; max long: -84.846; max lat: 31.787 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contributor(s): Brockington and Associates, Inc.
Principal Investigator(s): Frank T. Schnell
Landowner(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District
Sponsor(s): US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District; US Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District
Repository(s): University of Georgia, Laboratory of Archaeology, Athens, Georgia
Prepared By(s): Veterans Curation Program
Submitted To(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District
Notes
General Note: The digital materials in this collection were processed by the Veterans Curation Program (VCP) and include the artifact catalog, select artifact photographs, artifact report, finding aid, oversized materials database, photographic materials spreadsheet, and scanned assets. Additional digital materials held by the VCP include additional artifact images, documents removed, electronic materials, folder number and title inventory, oversized photo and tape inventories, oversized tube inventories, and records removal sheets. For additional information on these materials, refer to the Finding Aid.
Source Collections
Cemochechobee collection stored at University of Georgia, Laboratory of Archaeology, Athens, Georgia.
Resources Inside this Project (Viewing 1-14 of 14)
Documents
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Archeological Mitigation of Cultural Resources in the Substructure Mound at Site 9 CLA 62, Walter F. George Dam Mound Complex, Cemochechobee Archeological District, Clay County, Georgia, Cemochechobee (1979)
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The Cemochechobee Archeological District consists of a series of archeological exposures identified over a number of years by various institutions. The district has never been comprehensively surveyed. It is bounded on the north and northwest by the Walter F. George Lock and Dam, on the west by the Chattahoochee River (technically the uppermost end of the George W. Andrews Lake), on the south and east by Cemochechobee Creek, and on the northeast by a low rise bordering the alluvial river...
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Artifact Report, Cemochechobee (2012)
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District archaeological collection was sent to the Veterans Curation Project’s (VCP) Augusta laboratory in October 2009. The VCP Augusta laboratory was established by USACE, St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds and staffed through Brockington and Associates, Inc. Human skeletal remains (HSR) were removed from the...
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Cemochechobee: Archeological Investigations at the Walter F. George Dam Mound Site, 9Cla62, Clay County, Georgia, Cemochechobee (1979)
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The Columbus Museum of Arts and Sciences, Inc. has conducted archeological investigations at 9Cla62, the Walter F. George Dam Mound Site within an archeological district named Cemochechobee on the Chattahoochee River at Fort Gaines, Georgia. The Investigated area, termed the nuclear zone, served as a civic and ceremonial center for an extensive prehistoric village. It is dominated by three mounds. Mound A is a truncated pyramidal mound which served as a burial mound. It eventually merged with...
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Finding Aid, Cemochechobee (2012)
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The Veterans’ Curation Project utilizes the standard archival practice of unique naming of collections. The purpose of this practice is to avoid redundant and confusing collection names commonly found with archaeological investigations. Therefore, this collection is referred to as Cemochechobee Associated Documentation 1960-2005. This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is four (4) linear feet. Several observations...
Images
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Ceramic Artifact Photographs, Cemochechobee (2012)
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Photographs of ceramic artifacts collected during the Cemochechobee archaeological investigation in the Chattahoochee River area in Clay County, Georgia.
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Composite Artifact Photograph, Cemochechobee (2012)
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Photograph of composite artifact collected during the Cemochechobee archaeological investigation in the Chattahoochee River area in Clay County, Georgia.
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Fauna Artifact Photographs, Cemochechobee (2012)
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Photographs of fauna artifacts collected during the Cemochechobee archaeological investigation in the Chattahoochee River area in Clay County, Georgia.
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Glass Artifact Photograph, Cemochechobee (2012)
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Photograph of a glass artifact collected during the Cemochechobee archaeological investigation in the Chattahoochee River area in Clay County, Georgia.
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Lithic Artifact Photographs, Cemochechobee (2012)
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Photographs of lithic artifacts collected during the Cemochechobee archaeological investigation in the Chattahoochee River area in Clay County, Georgia.
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Shell Artifact Photographs, Cemochechobee (2012)
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Photographs of shell artifacts collected during the Cemochechobee archaeological investigation in the Chattahoochee River area in Clay County, Georgia.
Datasets
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Artifact Catalog, Cemochechobee (2012)
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District archaeological collection was sent to the Veterans Curation Project’s (VCP) Augusta laboratory in October 2009. The VCP Augusta laboratory was established by USACE, St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds and staffed through Brockington and Associates, Inc. Human skeletal remains (HSR) were removed from the...
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Oversized Materials Database, Cemochechobee (2012)
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This is the oversized materials database for the Cemochechobee collection.
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Photographic Materials Spreadsheet, Cemochechobee (2012)
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This is the photographic materials spreadsheet database for the Cemochechobee collection.
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Scanned Asset Key, Cemochechobee (2012)
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This is the scanned asset key for the Cemochechobee collection stored at the University of Georgia, Laboratory of Archaeology, Athens, Georgia.