Archaeological Investigations in Support of the MC252 (Deepwater Horizon) Oil Spill Response in the State of Alabama

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Brian Ostahowski See all items with this value

Allison Hanlon See all items with this value

Date

2014

Bibliographic Citation

Ostahowski, Brian and Allison Hanlon. 2014. Archaeological Investigations in Support of the MC252 (Deepwater Horizon) Oil Spill Response in the State of Alabama. HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, New Orleans.

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• Revisited 1BA233 numerous times between 2010 and 2012. Pedestrian surveys and 11 “shovel trenches” were monitored (the use of the word trench is misleading, photographs appear to be more of a shovel test than trench), which extended to 20-30 cmbs.
o Only surface artifacts were recovered, totaling 49 pieces although it is unclear exactly how many were kept versus left in the field.
o Diagnostics confirmed the previous range of components, including fiber-tempered sherds to Middle Woodland, Mississippian, and Choctaw (Port Dauphin Incised)/Pensacola; no mention of any artifacts associated with the eighteenth through twentieth century components.
• Site 1BA609 was recorded by USA personnel in 2007 when metal detecting and shovel testing yielded lead shot, copper kettle patch, iron ring, and lead/pewter spillage, interpreted to be related to a French Plantation house (ca. 1760-1800). British, Choctaw, and Waldeck troops (German) attacked the site on January 7, 1781.
o Revisited during oil spill response and found the lot has been developed and no access to the site was possible for survey.

Subject

Alabama See all items with this value

Gulf Coast See all items with this value

Coastal Plain See all items with this value

Port Dauphin See all items with this value

Chahta (Choctaw) See all items with this value

British See all items with this value

French See all items with this value

Survey See all items with this value

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Precontact See all items with this value

Postcontact See all items with this value

18th Century See all items with this value

19th Century See all items with this value