Archeological Investigation at Montgomery Point, Desha County, Arkansas
2006
Bennett, W. J | Jr. | Watkins, Beverly | Brinkman, Robert
As part of its planning process to develop alternative methods of improving access to the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation system through the White River Entrance channel the U.S. Army Engineer District, Little Rock, authorized an intensive cultural resource survey for the area known as Montgomery Point situated at the present confluence of the White and Mississippi Rivers in Desha County, Arkansas. This effort combined an extensive geomorphological reconstruction with cartographic and literature research. While the cartographic and literature research indicated that this region was the location of several Native American and Euro-American groups over the past several hundred years, the geomorphological investigations determined that the area had been extensively reworked by channel action during this same period. Literature review failed to locate specific cultural features within the project area although the presence of buried shipwrecks cannot be discounted. Field investigations were successful in documenting important aspects of this dynamic natural landscape but failed to note the presence of cultural resources. No further archeological investigations are recommended for the project area unless buried cultural remains are encountered during construction.
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