Cultural Resources Reconnaissance Survey of the Shoreline of Big Sandy Reservoir, Aitkin County, Minnesota: 1982

摘要

The 1982 archaeological reconnaissance survey of the shoreline of the Big Sandy Lake Reservoir is in many ways a companion to an extensive survey completed in 1977-78 by G. Joseph Hudak and Timothy L. Ready. The 1982 survey was able to examine previously unsurveyed areas of Big Sandy Lake, as well as shorelines of Aitkin and Flowage, and part of the shoreline of Big Sandy River Lake. Fifteen sites or find sports were located. Only one is threatened by extensive erosion. An additional 22 sites previously reported were also examined. One of these sites is subjected to heavy, erosion and should be conserved. Recommendations are made concerning potential public-use development of the sites and find spots. The conclusions of this survey support and add to the conclusions drawn in the Hudak-Ready survey. The most important of these are: (1) A large number of archaeological sites representing a long time span occur or at least once occurred within the reservoir area; (2) The construction of the Big Sandy Lake Reservoir dam has significantly damaged the archaeological resources within the reservoir area; (3) Every effort should be made to protect or investigate the few remaining sites along the shoreline and preserve their primary context.