Saylorville Stage 3 Contract Completion Report: Testing of Priority 1 Archaeological Sites 1980-1981.

Abstract

This report reviews significant data discovered at fifteen Priority I archaeological sites between September 1980 and June 1981 in the Saylorville Lake project. Rapid recovery testing techniques were emphasized and included the use of hydraulic soil probes, backhoes, scrapers, and other power machinery. Some of the sites were demonstrated to have the potential to provide information which may elucidate several of the principal research questions posed for the archaeology of the central Des Moines River Valley and aspects of the prehistory of the broader prairie-plains regions. On the basis of the present test information sites were ranked into three groups for the purposes of further investigation. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA124338

Entities

People

  • David M. Gradwohl
  • Nancy M. Osborn

Organizations

  • Iowa State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Archeology
  • Birds
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Cervidae
  • Climate Change
  • Construction
  • Construction Materials
  • Contracts
  • Drainage Basins
  • Engineers
  • Flood Control
  • Forests
  • Geography
  • Medical Personnel
  • Recreation
  • Ridges

Readers

  • Archaeological Resource Survey
  • Systems Analysis and Design