Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986

Summary

The Shell Bluff document collection was obtained from the Cobb Institute of Archaeology, University of Mississippi. The original housing of this collection consisted of 66 linear inches of acid-free tri-tab folders contained within five acid-free boxes, plus a half-box of photographs. Document boxes were labeled 0192 to 0196 by the Cobb Institute. A majority of the folders were housed according to provenience rather than by record type. Also, although folders were numbered sequentially, there were several folders numbered and labeled “empty” to preserve the system. Some folders were stacked on top of other folders, and all boxes were packed with newspaper. One interior acid-free box was found to contain data cards for the Shell Bluff collection and was retained in place. Photographic materials were divided into sections and housed in acidic hanging file folders contaminating the acid-free folders. Despite this general division of the collection into archival and photographic materials, photographs were found attached to several field documents. A note was found stating that oversized documents were housed elsewhere at the Cobb Institute; however, these items were not located when the collection was provided to the VCP, and the collection was processed as though those items no longer exist. Several documents were later added to the document collection.

The document collection was in good condition. It consisted of field notebooks, grid paper sketches, legal-sized administrative forms, copy paper, and index cards (data cards). There were several documents identified in a St. Paul District document collection that indicated a site number of a site owned by the Mobile District. These documents were transferred to the lab and incorporated into the Shell Bluff document collection based on research that was performed.

Twenty-five oversized documents were found in this collection, ranging from legal-sized documents within letter-sized folders to large tables of data. Most oversized items were in good condition, although legal-sized documents suffered some edge wear from their housing in undersized folders. All oversized documents were scanned on an oversized scanner, digitally stored, and placed in oversized storage.

There were approximately 1100 photographic items, including photographic prints, negatives, and color slides. These items were in good condition, although some brown discoloration of prints and some silvering were noted throughout the collection. Photo Record documents were present for a great number of these photographs; however, discrepancies were noted. Photographic materials in the collection were in acid-free folders and consisted of black and white photographs and contact sheets, 35 mm black and white negatives, and 35 mm color slides. The photographs were located with record information without benefit of protective sleeves. Slides and negatives were housed in Kleer-VU plastic protectors of an earlier type not meeting today’s standards.

The final report by Eugene Futato for this series exists only in electronic form within the digital collection. A paper copy was loaned to the VCP for digitization purposes; several improvements to the copy were made at this time. The electronic copy has been corrected for pagination, where the print copy was found to be bound out of order, and blank pages have been redacted. Researchers may find these alterations useful. The report was placed in the Shell Bluff digital files, and the original was returned to the Cobb Institute in its original condition. The Cobb Institute can be contacted regarding the location of the printed copy of this report. Bioarchaeology of Two Late Woodland Sites, 22IT537, 22LO530, from the Tombigbee River Multi-Resource District, Mississippi, by Jerome Rose is not located with this collection but can be found on file at the University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Sociology and Anthropology.

The digital materials in this collection were processed by the Veterans Curation Program (VCP), and include the finding aid, oversized material spreadsheet, photographic material spreadsheet, scanned asset key, and select archival photographs. Additional digital materials held by the VCP include administrative files, additional archival photographs, archives database, box inventory, box labels, correspondence, document folder listing, notes, oversized material labels, photographic material labels, photographic slide labels, project proposal, and a records removal sheet. For additional information on these materials, refer to the finding aid.

Cite this Record

Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986. ( tDAR id: 427302) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8JW8HK9

Keywords

Site Name
22L0530

Investigation Types
Heritage Management

General
Collections Management

Geographic Keywords
Columbus • Lowndes County (County) • Mississippi (State / Territory)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -88.726; min lat: 33.275 ; max long: -88.278; max lat: 33.683 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District

Contributor(s): Mississippi State University; University of Alabama; University of Arkansas; University of Southern Mississippi; New South Associates, Inc.

Principal Investigator(s): Eugene Futato; David Heisler

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): Cobb Institute of Archaeology, Mississippi State University

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 finding aid, oversized material spreadsheet, photographic material spreadsheet, scanned asset key, and select archival photographs. Additional digital materials held by the VCP include administrative files, additional archival photographs, archives database, box inventory, box labels, correspondence, document folder listing, notes, oversized material labels, photographic material labels, photographic slide labels, project proposal, and a records removal sheet. For additional information on these materials, refer to the finding aid.

Source Collections

Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 collection stored at Mississippi State University, Cobb Institute of Archaeology, Starkville, Mississippi.

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  1. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 Archival Photograph 0050_1954 (2015)
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    Black and white negative, Roll 1, frame 8, view of burial 28 as located by scraper in North-South trench; October 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  2. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_0140 (2015)
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    Black and white photograph for Bulldozer Cut 4, Feature 74; July 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  3. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_0152 (2015)
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    Feature record for Grader Cut 1, Feature 1-10 with sketch on grid paper and photograph; August 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  4. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_0214 (2015)
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    Feature Record for Grader Cut 2, Feature 2-2 with sketch on grid paper and photograph; August 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  5. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_0253 (2015)
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    Feature record for grader cut 3, Feature 3-1 with sketch on grid paper and photograph; August 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  6. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_0262 (2015)
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    Feature record for grader cut 3, feature 3-15 with sketch on grid paper and photograph; August 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  7. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_0283 (1979)
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    Feature record for grader cut 4, feature 4-19 with sketch on grid paper and photograph; August 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  8. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_0287 (1979)
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    Feature record for grader cut 4, feature 4-23 with sketch on grid paper and photograph; August 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  9. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_0320 (1979)
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    Black and white photograph, roll 11, frame 19, profile view of bulldozer cut 3, West end of North wall; N.D. during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  10. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_0322 (1979)
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    Black and white photograph, roll 11, frame 13, profile view of grader cut 1, south end of East wall; N.D. during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  11. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_0324 (1979)
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    Black and white photograph, roll 11, frame 10, profile view of grader cut 1, North end of East wall; N.D. during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  12. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_0326 (1979)
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    Black and white photograph, roll 11, frame 14, profile view of grader cut 1, middle of East wall; N.D. during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  13. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_0327 (1979)
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    Black and white photograph, roll 11, frame 12, profile view of grader cut 2, West end of South wall; N.D. during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  14. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_0328 (1979)
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    Black and white photograph, roll 11, frame 15, profile view of grader cut 3, East end of North wall; N.D. during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  15. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_0333 (1979)
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    Black and white photograph, roll 11, frame 16, profile view of grader cut 7, North end of East wall; N.D. during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  16. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_0334 (1979)
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    Black and white photograph, roll 11, frame 17, profile view of grader cut 7, North end; N.D. during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  17. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_0338 (1979)
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    Black and white photograph, roll 11, frame 11, profile view of grader cut 8, middle of East wall; N.D. during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  18. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_1946.1 (1979)
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    Contact sheet for roll 1, frames 1 to 37; October 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  19. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_1946.2 (1979)
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    Contact sheet for roll 1, frames 1 to 37; October 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  20. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_1947 (1979)
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    Black and white negative, roll 1, frame 1, view of archaeologist filling wheelbarrow; October 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  21. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_1948 (1979)
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    Black and white negative, roll 1, frame 2, view of river from water screen; October 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  22. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_1949 (1979)
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    Black and white negative, roll 1, frame 3, view of water screen; October 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  23. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_1950 (1979)
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    Black and white negative, roll 1, frame 4, roll record; October 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  24. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_1951 (1979)
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    Black and white negative, roll 1, frame 5, view of North-South trench, scraped; October 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  25. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_1952 (1979)
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    Black and white negative, roll 1, frame 6, view of grader cut 7 trench; October 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  26. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_1953 (1979)
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    Black and white negative, roll 1, frame 7, view of burial, possibly burial 28; October 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  27. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_1955 (1979)
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    Black and white negative, roll 1, frame 9, view of burial 28 as located by scraper in North-South trench; October 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  28. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_1956 (1979)
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    Black and white negative, roll 1, frame 10, view of West side of North-South trench, grader cut 8; October 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  29. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_1957 (1979)
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    Black and white negative, roll 1, frame 11, view of grader cut 7 with postmolds flagged; October 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  30. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_1958 (1979)
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    Black and white negative, roll 1, frame 12, view of grader cut 7 with postmolds flagged; October 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  31. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_1959 (1979)
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    Black and white negative, roll 1, frame 13, view of grader cut 7 with postmolds flagged; October 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  32. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_1960 (1979)
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    Black and white negative, roll 1, frame 14, view of grader cut 7 with postmolds; October 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  33. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_1961 (1979)
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    Black and white negative, roll 1, frame 15, view of grader cut 7 with profile in foreground; October 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  34. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_1962 (1979)
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    Black and white negative, roll 1, frame 16, view of grader cut 7 with profile in foreground; October 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  35. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_1963 (1979)
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    Black and white negative, roll 1, frame 17, view of profile stratigraphy at North end of grader cut 7; October 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  36. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_1964 (1979)
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    Black and white negative, roll 1, frame 18, view of profile stratigraphy in West wall of grader cut 7; October 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  37. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_1965 (1979)
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    Black and white negative, Roll 1, Frame 19, view of Feature 31 showing pot and bone in West wall of Grader Cut 7; October 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi

  38. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_1966 (1979)
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    Black and white negative, Roll 1, Frame 20, view of Grader Cut 7, Feature 31 showing pot and bone in West wall of Grader Cut 7; October 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  39. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_1967 (1979)
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    Black and white negative, Roll 1, Frame 21, view of Grader Cut 7, Feature 31, Burial 22, orientation of burial in Grader Cut 7; October 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes, County, Mississippi.

  40. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_1968 (1979)
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    Black and white negative, Roll 1, Frame 22, View of Grader Cut 7, Feature 31, Burial 22, orientation of burial in Grader Cut 7; October 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  41. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_1969 (1979)
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    Black and white negative, Roll 1, Frame 23, overhead view of Grader Cut 7, Feature 31, Burial 22; October 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  42. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_1970 (1979)
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    Black and white negative, Roll 1, Frame 24, overhead view of Grader Cut 7, Feature 31, Burial 22; October 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  43. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_1971 (1979)
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    Black and white negative, Roll 1, Frame 25, overhead view of Grader Cut 7, Feature 39 showing pottery in situ; October 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  44. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_1972 (1979)
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    Black and white negative, Roll 1, Frame 26, overhead view of Grader Cut 7, Feature 39 showing pottery in situ; October 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  45. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_1973 (1979)
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    Black and white negative, Roll 1, Frame 27, overhead view of Grader Cut 7, Feature 39 showing pottery in situ; October 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  46. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_1974 (1979)
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    Black and white negative, Roll 1, Frame 28, overhead view of Grader Cut 7, Feature 39 showing pottery in situ; October 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  47. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_1975 (1979)
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    Black and white negative, Roll 1, Frame 29, overhead view of Grader Cut 7, Feature 39 showing pottery in situ; October 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  48. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_1976 (1979)
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    Black and white negative, Roll 1, Frame 30, view of Grader Cut 8; October 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  49. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photograph 0050_1977 (1979)
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    Black and white negative, Roll 1, Frame 31, view of Grader Cut 8; October 1979 during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  50. Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986, Archival Photographs 0050_0317 (2015)
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    Black and white photograph, view of Shell Bluff historic pit; N.D. during the Shell Bluff Site (22LO530) 1979-1986 archaeological investigation in Lowndes County, Mississippi.