Archaeological Reconnaissance at Mill Creek, Rutherford County, North Carolina,

Abstract

The following report concerns a reconnaissance level survey of four designated survey areas and reconnaissance and or test excavations at four previously recorded prehistoric sites at a flood control dam permit site on Mill Creek in Rutherford County, NC. The survey was conducted in the summer of 1985 by MAAR Associates, Inc. of Newark, Del., on behalf of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District. Test excavations were conducted at three of the previously recorded prehistoric sites and on one of four new sites located in the course of the present survey. A total of eight sites are located in and adjacent to the project area. Of these, two sites (31RF45 & 144), are located outside of the project area, three sites (31RF46, 47 & 141) are severely disturbed, and three sites (36RF33, 142 & 143) require additional testing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA167975

Entities

People

  • Calvert W. Mcilhany Iii
  • Ronald A. Thomas

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agriculture
  • Air Force
  • Anthropology
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Cultural Resources
  • Drainage Basins
  • Engineers
  • Environmental Protection
  • Excavation
  • Flood Control
  • Geography
  • Historic Preservation
  • Historic Sites
  • Materials
  • North America
  • North Carolina
  • United States

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  • Archaeological Resource Survey