Archeological Investigation for the Eastham Unit Development, Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts

• Main Authors: McManamon, Francis (Center for Digital Antiquity), Borstel, Christopher
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: the Digital Archaeological Record
• Subjects: Late Archaic; Middle Woodland; Late Woodland; Euroamerican; Reconnaissance / Survey; Research Design / Data Recovery Plan; Site Evaluation / Testing; Systematic Survey; 19Bn374; Coast Guard Beach site; Artifact Scatter; Sheet midden; Trash midden; Shell Midden; Ceramic; Chipped Stone; Fire Cracked Rock; Glass; Building Materials; Metal; Shell; Three Sisters; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.6067:XCV8PN945V_meta$v=1278086774340

From October to December, 1980, the Division of Cultural Resources, North Atlantic Region, examined potential impacts on cultural resources of proposed visitor use facilities of the Eastham unit, Cape Cod National Seashore. Of five areas studied, two, the Three Sisters of Nauset and Doane Rock development, lacked cultural resources. Two additional areas, the Nauset Light and Little Creek Staging Area, had cultural resources but these seem not to be eligible for the National Register. Testing at Coast Guard Beach revealed both historic and prehistoric artifacts. Only the prehistoric resources at Coast Guard seem to be eligible for the National Register. This report outlines study procedures and results at each area and the significance of resources in each area. A mitigation plan is proposed for prehistoric remains in the Coast Guard Beach impact area.