Upper Yazoo Project 3A-2

Summary

The first step in the rehousing process is to obtain copies of cultural resource reports, artifact catalog sheets, and field notes pertaining to the collections from the St. Louis District archivist processing the document collection. The analytical techniques employed by each organization to recover and process the collections were reviewed to gain familiarity with the archaeological work that had been conducted on the sites. Archival material sent along with this investigative effort included the final report, an artifact catalog, and a 3.5-inch computer disk containing the original artifact catalog and a list of field specimen (FS) numbers and their corresponding provenience information.

The Upper Yazoo Project consisted of a Phase I survey and a Phase II testing performed in Leflore and Holmes counties, Mississippi. Fieldwork was undertaken in response to proposed levee construction, including the associated borrow areas, along the Yazoo River. Eleven loci, one site, and one isolated find were recorded during the investigation. Of the eleven loci only the following yield artifacts: 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, and 10. Artifacts were also collected in areas “between” or “near” loci. For example, FS 9 was found “between loci 5&6” and FS 11 was found “near locus 6.” The site, 22LF686 (Eagle Lake site) was immediately tested for subsurface archaeological remains. Dr. R. Christopher Goodwin of the R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates cultural resource management firm served as the principal investigator, while William P. Athens served as project manager. Stephen Hinks and James M. Wojtala acted as field supervisors. Fieldwork was conducted during February and March 1990.

The investigation conducted consisted mainly of intensive pedestrian surveys; however, sub-soil investigations were conducted. A total of 826 shovel tests were excavated during the project, and six 1-x-1-meter test excavation units were completed. For more information on this project, see the final report (Goodwin et al. 1991).

Cite this Record

Upper Yazoo Project 3A-2. ( tDAR id: 446810) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8446810

Keywords

Site Name
22LF686 • Eagle Lake Site

Investigation Types
Heritage Management • Reconnaissance / Survey

General
Collections Management

Geographic Keywords
Holmes (County) • Leflore (County) • Mississippi (State / Territory)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -91.934; min lat: 30.978 ; max long: -88.594; max lat: 34.886 ;

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

Principal Investigator(s): R. Christopher Goodwin

Landowner(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District

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

Repository(s): Cobb Institute of Archaeology, Mississippi State University

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

Submitted To(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District

Record Identifiers

Delivery Order(s): 6

Contract No.(s): DACW38-89-D-0039

Source Collections

Upper Yazoo Project 3A-2 collection stored at the Cobb Institute of Archaeology, Mississippi State University.

Resources Inside this Project (Viewing 1-3 of 3)

Documents

  1. Finding Aid, Upper Yazoo Project 3A-2 (2018)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text R. Christopher Goodwin.

    The MCX-CMAC utilizes the standard archival practice of unique naming of collections. The purpose of this is to avoid redundant and confusing collection names commonly found with archaeological investigations. Therefore, this collection is referred to as "Upper Yazoo Project 3A-2.” This naming practice is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folder titles, and box labels. The linear extent of this collection is four (4) inches. All field and catalog records were duplicated according...

  2. Rehabilitation Report, Upper Yazoo Project 3A-2 (2018)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Brendan Daniels.

    The procedures employed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), St. Louis District, Curation and Archives Analysis Branch, Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections to rehouse the archaeological material from USACE, Vicksburg District are discussed below. In the rehousing process of each investigative effort for the Vicksburg District collection, staff generally followed the same standard procedures. Upon completion of the curation...

Datasets

  1. Artifact Catalog, Upper Yazoo Project 3A-2 (2018)
    DATASET US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District.

    The procedures employed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), St. Louis District, Curation and Archives Analysis Branch, Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections to rehouse the archaeological material from USACE, Vicksburg District are discussed below. In the rehousing process of each investigative effort for the Vicksburg District collection, staff generally followed the same standard procedures. Upon completion of the curation...