The Gorge of the Missouri: An Archeological Survey of Lewis and Clark Lake, Nebraska and South Dakota. Volume 1.

• Main Authors: Blakeslee,D J, O'Shea,J
• Other Authors: WICHITA STATE UNIV KS ARCHAEOLOGY LABS
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1983
• Subjects: Humanities and History; *ARCHEOLOGY; NEBRASKA; SOUTH DAKOTA; RIVERS; RESERVOIRS; SHORES; AMERICAN INDIANS; HISTORY; SITES; SAMPLING; ARTIFACTS; Missouri River; Lewis and Clark Lake; Gorge of the Missouri; Indian; St. Helena; Archeological Survey
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA139118; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA139118

This report presents the results of a shoreline survey of Lewis and Clark Lake, Nebraska and South Dakota. The survey, performed by crews from Wichita State University and the University of Iowa, is the first to provide complete coverage of the shoreline of this lake. The report includes studies of the history of the area, including sections on the Yankton, Ponca, and Santee tribes, and a section on the Bon Homme Hutterite Colony. Interviews with Native Americans living near the lake are also reported. The survey relocated most of the previously reported sites in the area and discovered 44 more. Of these, 18 are in Nebraska, and 26 in South Dakota. For each site, the report includes a general description, an analysis of the artifacts collected, an assessment of any impact of the site, and recommendations for testing. The sites discovered appear to cover the full range of the prehistory of the region from Paleo-Indian (one probable site) through Archaic, Woodland, Great Oasis, St. Helena, Middle Missouri Tradition (several possible sites), historic Native American (including at least one reservation allotment house), and historic Euro-American. A brief catchment analysis is provided for several sites, and the appropriateness of this technique to shoreline surveys is discussed. The documented channel changes in the Missouri River are used to assess the likelihood that any prehistoric sites have survived in the surviving lowland areas. See also Volume 2, AD-A139 093.