Archaeological Survey and Test Excavations in the Burnsville Reservoir 1971-1975
Summary
From 1971 to 1975, Bettye J. Broyles of the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey conducted an archaeological survey of the Burnsville Reservoir area in Braxton County, West Virginia. This work was conducted in advance of the creation of the Burnsville Reservoir. As a result of the survey, 43 archaeological sites were recorded. Artifacts collected from the following sites are included in this investigation: 46BX6, 46BX9, 46BX9(19), 46BX12-46BX15, 46BX16, 46BX16(26), 46BX17, 46BX17(27), 46BX18- 46BX20, 46BX21, 46BX21(31), 46BX37, and 46BX47-46BX49 (Broyles et al., 1975).
The digital materials in this collection were processed by the Veterans Curation Program (VCP) and include archival photographs, artifact report, artifact catalog, finding aid, original investigation report, oversized material spreadsheet, photographic material spreadsheet, scanned asset key, and select artifact photographs. Additional digital materials held by the VCP include additional artifact photographs, collection map, correspondence, data report, document folder listing, excavation record, feature record, field notes, initial data notes, original investigation report annotated, oversized labels, petroglyph record, site summary and site survey record. For additional information on these materials, refer to the finding aid.
Cite this Record
Archaeological Survey and Test Excavations in the Burnsville Reservoir 1971-1975. ( tDAR id: 447952) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8447952
Keywords
Site Name
46BX12
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46BX13
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46BX14
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46BX15
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46BX16(26)
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46BX17(27)
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46BX18
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46BX19
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46BX20
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46BX21
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46BX21(31)
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46BX22
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46BX23
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46BX24
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46BX25
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46BX26
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46BX27
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46BX28
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46BX29
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46BX30
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46BX31
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46BX37
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46BX47
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46BX48
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46BX49
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46BX6
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46BX9
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46BX9(19)
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Investigation Types
Heritage Management
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Reconnaissance / Survey
General
Collections Management
Geographic Keywords
Braxton (County)
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Burnsville Reservoir
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West Virginia (State / Territory)
Spatial Coverage
min long: -80.878; min lat: 38.737 ; max long: -80.436; max lat: 38.912 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Principal Investigator(s): Bettye J. Broyles
Landowner(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington 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, Huntington District
Repository(s): Archaeological Collections Facility, Grave Creek Mound Historic Site
Prepared By(s): Veterans Curation Program
Submitted To(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District
Record Identifiers
Contract No.(s): CX-4000-3-0031
Notes
General Note: The digital materials in this collection were processed by the Veterans Curation Program (VCP), and includes archival photographs, artifact report, artifact catalog, finding aid, original investigation report, oversized material spreadsheet, photographic material spreadsheet, scanned asset key and select artifact photographs. Additional digital materials held by the VCP include additional artifact photographs, collection map, correspondence, data report, document folder listing, excavation record, feature record, field notes, initial data notes, original investigation report annotated, oversized labels, petroglyph record, site summary and site survey record. For additional information on these materials, refer to the finding aid.
Source Collections
Archaeological Survey and Test Excavations in the Burnsville Reservoir 1971-1975 collection stored at Archaeological Collections Facility, Grave Creek Mound Historic Site
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Archeological Survey and Test Excavations in the Burnsville Reservoir, Braxton County, West Virginia (1975)
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The report was prepared by the senior author from notes and photographs of local collections made by Dewey Berry during his survey and limited test excavations in 1971 and a manuscript submitted to the Archeology Section by Emil Liddell (Fairmont State College) who served as field supervisor in 1973. The 1971 investigations were conducted entirely with State funds, while the 1973 project was accomplished with State funds and a contract (Number CX-4000-3-0031) with the National Park Service,...
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Artifact Report, Archaeological Survey and Test Excavations in the Burnsville Reservoir 1971-1975 (2018)
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Huntington District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Program’s (VCP) Alexandria, Virginia laboratory in September 2014. The Alexandria VCP laboratory is a USACE, St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections program, which is staffed through the archaeological contracting firms, Cogstone Berger, JV. The procedures employed to re-house the archaeological material...
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Finding Aid, Archaeological Survey and Test Excavations in the Burnsville Reservoir 1971-1975 (2018)
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This collection is referred to as "Archaeological Survey and Test Excavations in the Burnsville Reservoir 1971-1975.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is four (4) linear inches. The documents from this collection were originally stored with documents from the Burnsville Surface Collection (46BX23) N.D. and the Surficial Archaeology of the Burnsville Reservoir 1977-1980 document collections. The decision was...
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Scanned Asset Key, Archaeological Survey and Test Excavations in the Burnsville Reservoir 1971-1975 (2018)
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This is the scanned asset key for the Archaeological Survey and Test Excavations in the Burnsville Reservoir 1971-1975 collection stored at Archaeological Collections Facility, Grave Creek Mound Historic Site.