Nimrod Lake, An Archeological Survey of a Reservoir Drawdown.

• Main Author: Leatherman,Thomas L
• Other Authors: ARKANSAS ARCHEOLOGICAL SURVEY FAYETTEVILLE
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1978
• Subjects: Administration and Management; Sociology and Law; Humanities and History; Hydrology; Limnology and Potamology; *HISTORY; *RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; *ARCHEOLOGY; *LAKES; *CULTURE; *ARKANSAS; MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND CONTROL; GEOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EROSION; SITE SELECTION; PRESERVATION; ARTIFACTS; VEGETATION; FLOODING; EXCAVATION; NATURAL HISTORY; Archeological surveys; Nimrod Lake; Nimrod; Archeological Survey
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA124330; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA124330

From October to December 1978, the Arkansas Archeological Survey conducted a cultural resource survey at Nimrod Lake. In general, few constraints hampered the completion of the survey. Accessibility to the lake and surface visibility at the lake were minor problems at some loci, while the major factors limiting the recovery of an optimal archeological sample relate to the site collection activities of local inhabitants. One hundred and eighty-seven new archeological sites were located during the survey. Collections ranging from Archaic through Historic periods were made on 176 sites. The new sites were functionally interpreted as base camps, special activity sites, or isolated finds; over half were base camps. The placement of sites was tabulated in association with three environmental variables in order to better detect trends of settlement in this portion of the Fourche La Fave drainage. Individual site significance could not be assessed within the scope of this study, but the survey area as a unit is thought to be quite significant. Further work is recommended at Nimrod, including survey, initial testing, and mitigation of adverse impacts on cultural resources.