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

Author: Ronald A. Thomas

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Published: 1986

Total Pages: 81

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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.

Archaeological Data Recovery at 31Dh234, Falls Lake Project, Durham County, North Carolina
Archaeological Data Recovery at 31Dh234, Falls Lake Project, Durham County, North Carolina

Author: Christopher Judge

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Published: 1988

Total Pages: 262

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Archaeological data recovery at 31Dh234 yielded information about prehistoric subsistence activities and site formation processes in piedmont North Carolina. The site's major cultural components are associated with the prehistoric Archaic and Woodland periods of Native American occupation. The major contributions of this study are (1) demonstration of cultural stratification at relatively shallow and moderately disturbed piedmont sites, and (2) evidence for the long-term continuity of 'expedient' technologies in aboriginal subsistence systems. (fr).

Archaeological Test Excavations at Reaves Point, Military Ocean Terminal at Sunny Point (MOTSU), Brunswick County, North Carolina
Archaeological Test Excavations at Reaves Point, Military Ocean Terminal at Sunny Point (MOTSU), Brunswick County, North Carolina

Author: T. H. Hargrove

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Published: 1984

Total Pages: 70

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During the week April 9-13, 1984 test excavation were conducted at Reaves Point, N.C. Historical sources (Sprunt 1896) had named Reaves Point as the site of the Robert Howe plantation and described earthen mounds on the point as the remnants of a Revolutionary War battle fought between British soldiers under Cornwallis and local defenders of the How plantation. Harbor improvement plans for the Military Ocean Terminal at Sunny Point (MOTSU) call for the removal of Reaves Point, so archaeological and archival investigations became necessary to determine the presence or absence of significant remains in the project area. Tests of the mounds showed no signs that they were built or used as fortifications. Tests of the two older ramps at the Point showed a buried level of burned coal and wood, possibly traces of a steamboat refueling stop. Archival research failed either to prove or disprove Howe's ownership of Reaves Point, but demonstrated that Howe owned Kendall plantation at the time of the Revolution. The contractor does not recommend additional archaeological work within the Reaves Point project area.