Shallowly Buried Archaeological Deposits and Geologic Context: Archaeological Survey in the Eldred and Spankey Drainage and Levee District, Greene County, Illinois. St. Louis District Cultural Resource Management Report Number 8

The Contract Archeology Program, Center for American Archeology conducted an archeological survey of six interior drainage ditches within the Eldred and Spankey Drainage and Levee District, Greene County, Illinois. The survey was designed to locate surface cultural deposits 38 m on either side of th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hassen, Harold, Hajic, Edwin R.
Other Authors: CENTER FOR AMERICAN ARCHEOLOGY KAMPSVILLE IL
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1984
Subjects:
Humanities and History
*CONTRACTS
GEOLOGY
DEPOSITS
DRAINAGE
PROFILES
DITCHES
INTERNAL
HISTORY
BURIED OBJECTS
ARCHEOLOGY
LEVEES
ILLINOIS
EXPOSURE(GENERAL)
SURVEYS
*ARCHEOLOGY
*DITCHES
GREEN COUNTY(ILLINOIS)
ELDRED ORAINAGE
SPANKEY ORAINAGE
LEVEE DISTRICT
Greene
St. Louis
Archeological Survey
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA245452
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA245452
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Summary:The Contract Archeology Program, Center for American Archeology conducted an archeological survey of six interior drainage ditches within the Eldred and Spankey Drainage and Levee District, Greene County, Illinois. The survey was designed to locate surface cultural deposits 38 m on either side of the drainage ditches. Field techniques included pedestrian walkover and examination of exposed drainage ditch profiles. Two archeological sites were identified. The Twin Ditch site was newly discovered. The Voiles site was previously identified during a 1977 survey of the Eldred and Spankey district. Additional archeological investigations are recommended at the Twin Ditch site prior to any construction at that location. The testing would determine the eligibility of the site for nomination onto the National Register of Historic Places.

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