Survey of the Archaeological Resources Along the Existing and Proposed Levees on Kaskaskia Island in Randolph County, Illinois, and Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri

摘要

An archaeological pedestrian survey was conducted in 1979 along existing and proposed Kaskaskia Island and Levees in Ste. Genevieve Co., MO. and Randolph Co., IL. An estimated 1500 acres of the total 2900 acres 100' inside and 600' outside the existing and proposed levees were covered. It is impossible to adequately assess the value of a site without knowing the potential of the undisturbed subsurface. Consequently, each of the 42 sites reported here is assumed to be valuable until proven otherwise. Due to limitations of pedestrian survey, there may be sites within the right-of-way that are not included in this report. Such sites would be buried deep enough for the plow to miss; consequently, no surface materials would be present. In addition, due to unfavorable field conditions (not all fields could be rechecked), surface materials could easily have been missed. Therefore, it is recommended that an archaeologist be present during levee construction. (Author)