Highway Archaeology Report. Interstate 55 Through New Madrid& Pemiscot Counties, 1964
Entry/Object ID
L9999.999.5009
Description
Highway Archaeology Report. An Archaeological Investigation of Interstate 55 Through New Madrid& Pemiscot Counties, 1964. Investigation by Richard A. Marshall, Director, Highway Salvage Archaeology, University of Missouri in cooperation with Missouri State Highway Dept. Dated December, 1965. This was the first such cooperative project.
30 archaelogical sites were identified in the road corridor, with 2 sites being excavated: King Site near New Madrid, and Kersey Site near Hayti.
The King Site contained collapsed roofs of the Baytown period construction, and houses with rectangular patters that were perhaps Mississippian.
At the Kersey site was a large village, with US Hwy 61 passing through its center. The site contained Baytown ceramics and houses intrepreted to be Mississippian.
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Nomenclature 4.0
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Book
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Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
Archaeological Excavation--New Madrid, Pemicot County, Archaeological Digs in Missouri's bootheel, Interstate 55, Prehistoric, Mississippi Culture, Baytown Culture, Archaeological Digs
