Phase I Cultural Resources Survey, Without Testing of the Above Luxora, Luxora, and Osceola Relief Wells Project Mississippi County, Arkansas
Author | : Andrew Saatkamp |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 110 |
Release | : 2010 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:980316897 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Phase I Cultural Resources Survey, Without Testing of the Above Luxora, Luxora, and Osceola Relief Wells Project Mississippi County, Arkansas written by Andrew Saatkamp and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the request of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Memphis District, Panamerican Consultants, Inc. (Panamerican) of Memphis, Tennessee performed a Phase I cultural resources survey of the Above, Luxora, Luxora, and Osceolo Relief Wells project area in Mississippi County, Arkansas, under Delivery order no. 0026, Contract no. W912EQ-06-D-0001. The project involves the installation of relief wells o the landward side of the levee. The project area consists of an area parallel to the existing levee berm toe and extends 200 ft (ft.: 60.96 meters [m]) landward. The project areas extends from Station 64/35+00 to Station 24/47+00. The total area investigated was approximately 960 acres 9ac.). A literature and records check at the Arkansas Archaeology Survey (AAS) in Fayette ville demonstrated that several previously recorded archaeological sites were located within and near the project area. Filed investigations were conducted from August 20 to 28, 2009 buy the author and three filed technicians. One portion of the ROW was not investigated, as it was under a large industrial complex that is presently under construction. During the survey, 17 previously recorded sites and 10 newly recorded archaeological sites (3MS885-3MS894) were identified. Seven 9n=7) of the previously recorded sites were known oly from General Land Office (GLO) maps; three of these are current farm operations, three are under the levee and/or town of Osceola, and the seventh (3MS258) was recorded as a surface and subsurface scatter of historic material during this study and recommended as not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (). Fourpreviouss sites have been destroyed by the construction of an industrial complex south of Osceola: they had been recommended as not eligible The five remaining previous sites, and all 10 of the new sites, are sparse historic scatters heavilyy disturbed by plowing and are recommended as not eligible for listingg on the NRHP. No additional archaeological work is recommended for the project area.