Cultural Investigation of the Bank Stabilization Project Below Keye's Crossing, Lake Astabula, North Dakota

摘要

The cutbanks along the shoreline were inspected while clearing operations were in progress. The entire length of the cutbanks designated for rip-rap had been exposed. This facilitated inspection of the vertical surfaces. However, heavy snow cover would not allow inspection of the shore. No cultural resources were discovered protruding from the cutbanks. The stockpile area that was not covered by rocks was also surveyed but no cultural remains were discovered. The existing access roads were snow covered and could not be surveyed. Approximately two hours were spent inspecting the entire site. March 8, 1978: The second trip was designed to investigate field conditions after the rip-rap had been put into place. Warmer weather had made vehicular traffic impossible along the ice so the cutbank areas were inspected from above. No new exposed areas were evident and no cultural resources were located. Most of this acreage had been previously disturbed by gravel mining and ancillary operations. It is doubtful that any cultural resources, if previously extant, could have survived these activities.