An Archaeological Survey of Two Proposed Channel Cuts in Pool 5 of the Upper Mississippi River,

Abstract

An archaeological survey was conducted on two small channel cutting sites in Pool 5 of the Upper Mississippi River. Test units yielded no archaeological materials, aboriginal or historic, in the proposed right-of-way. Evidence indicating repeated flooding of Island 42 and lesser flooding of the Kruger Slough area also lessens their potential as archaeological sites. Thus, the author concludes that the cutting of the channels will not constitute a threat to the archaeology of the area.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA172189

Entities

People

  • Philip A. Salkin

Organizations

  • St. Paul District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Archeology
  • Army
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Biological Phenomena
  • Ecological And Environmental Phenomena
  • Floods
  • Groundwater
  • Iron Oxides
  • Materials
  • Mississippi
  • Mississippi River
  • Ohio River
  • Organic Materials
  • Rivers
  • Sea Level
  • Surface Waters

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Archaeological Resource Survey
  • Strategic Security Studies