Cultural Resources Investigations for Libby Reservoir, Lincoln County, Northwest, Montana. Volume 1. Environment, Archaeology, and Land Use Patterns in the Middle Kootenai River Valley.

This report describes the results of an intensive archeological survey of 27.2 sq mi (70.5 sq km) within and adjacent to the drawdown zone of lake Koocanusa (Libby Dam Reservoir) in northwestern Montana. A total of 249 sites and 46 isolated finds representing at least 8,000 years were inventoried. R...

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Main Author: Thomas,A V
Other Authors: WASHINGTON STATE UNIV PULLMAN CENTER FOR NORTHWEST ANTHROPOLOGY
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1984
Subjects:
Civil Engineering
*ARCHEOLOGY
SITES
SURVEYS
RESOURCES
MAPS
RIVERS
GEOMORPHOLOGY
ARTIFACTS
LAND USE
LAKES
CULTURE
RESERVOIRS
FORESTS
MONTANA
Kootenai River Valley
Libby Reservoir
Archeological Survey
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA159077
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA159077
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Summary:This report describes the results of an intensive archeological survey of 27.2 sq mi (70.5 sq km) within and adjacent to the drawdown zone of lake Koocanusa (Libby Dam Reservoir) in northwestern Montana. A total of 249 sites and 46 isolated finds representing at least 8,000 years were inventoried. Recovered materials include over 32,000 flaked lithic tools, 4,300 faunal remains, and 600 Euroamerican artifacts. These findings are described in the context of late Pleistocene/Holocene geomerphology and geochronology.

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