Cultural Resource Survey of Six Proposed Dry Detection Basins in the Cahokia Canal Area of Madison County, Illinois. St. Louis District Cultural Resource Management Report Number 3.

摘要

This report describes the results of a cultural resource survey of six parcels of land proposed for development as dry detention basins in the Cahokia Canal area of Madison County, Illinois. The study was conducted by Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville under the auspices of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District. The study area consisted of ca. 2,005 acres situated in the eastern American Bottoms and adjacent uplands. The field investigation was conducted in Spring 1982 and consisted of pedestrian survey of approximately 20% of the study area. As a result of the survey, two new sites were identified and six previously reported sites were revisited, four of which were redefined. Identified prehistoric components ranged from Early Archaic through Mississippian. A portion of one parcel lies within the boundary of the Cahokia Mounds National Historic Site; however, this area, along with three other previously reported sites, could not be resurveyed. Two previously reported site areas were surveyed, but the sites were not relocated. The significance of these findings is discussed and statements of impact and recommendations are provided.