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Site Name: Old Davidsonville
Site Number: 3AR0040
County: Randolph
State: Arkansas
Country: USA
Surveyed by: Jami J. Lockhart with Kathy Cande, Michael Evans, Larry Porter, Kate Wright, Dorothy G Neely ( Arkansas Archeological Survey)
References: Report in Progress
Ownership: Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism
Landform: Terrace above Black River
Date of Site: Prehistoric to Early 19 th Century
Period Type: Prehistoric and historic
Culture: Native American and Anglo American
Site Type: Town - First courthouse, post office and land office in Arkansas Territory
Site Size: Undetermined
Survey Type: Electrical resistance (R), Magnetometry (M)
Instruments:
R = Geoscan RM15 with multiplexer
M = Geoscan FM36 gradiometer
Sampling Interval:
R = 50cm sample, 50cm traverse
M = 25cm sample, 50cm traverse
Prospection Depth:
R = 50cm
M = 1.5m
Cumulative Area Surveyed: 8,800 sq.m.
Date of Survey: March 8 – 12, 2004
Land Cover Type: Park
Ground Truthing: Courthouse and Post Office
