Cultural Resources Survey of a Proposed Construction Area Along the Vermilion River, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

摘要

This study presents the results of a cultural resources survey conducted by Coastal Environments, Inc. (CEI) along the right-of-way (ROW) for a proposed flood wall located on the west bank of the Vermilion River in the city of Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. The flood wall is part of a larger project undertaken by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New Orleans District to construct flood-control devices along the Vermilion and its tributaries. Fieldwork for this project, consisting of an intensive pedestrian survey in which auger borings were excavated every 10 meters, was conducted by a three-person team. Remains of a previously recorded site (i.e. Teche Street-16LY55), as well as what has been designated a new site (i.e., Demanade Boulevard-l6LY99), were encountered. At the Demanade Boulevard site, prehistoric remains can be tied to the early Marksville period and the Coles Creek period. Ceramic data from the Teche street site suggest that the main occupation occurred between A. D. 200 and A.D. 500 (late Marksville through early Baytown periods). Small quantities of ceramics dating between A.D. 1200 and 1400, indicative of a Plaquernine occupation, were also recovered. Both sites are considered potentially eligible for inclusion in the National Reaister of Historic Places.