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Archaeogeophysical Investigations at the Late Mississippian Parkin Site in Arkansas
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Site Name: Parkin Archaeological State Park
Site Number: 3CS0029
County: Cross
State: Arkansas
Country: USA
Surveyed by: Jami J. Lockhart with Dr. Jeff Mitchem, Tim Mulvihill, Marion Haynes
References: In prep.
Ownership: Arkansas State Parks Department
Landform: River terrace
Date of Site: ca. AD 1500
Period Type: Late Mississippian
Culture: Late Mississippian
Site Type: Fortified town
Site Size: ~ 15 acres
Survey Type: Electrical resistance (R), Magnetometry (M), Electromagnetic Conductivity (C), Magnetic Susceptibility (S), Ground Penetrating Radar (G)
Instruments:
R = Geoscan RM15 with multiplexer
M = Geoscan FM36 gradiometer
C = Geonics EM38B
S = Geonics EM38B
G = GSSI SIR 2000, 400MHz antenna
Sampling Interval:
R = 50cm sample, 50cm traverse
M = 25cm sample, 50cm traverse
C = 50cm sample, 50cm traverse
S = 50cm sample, 50cm traverse
G = Continuous sample, 50cm traverse
Prospection Depth:
R = 50cm
M = 1.5m
C = 1m
S = 60cm
G = 2 to 3m
Cumulative Area Surveyed: ca. 17,000 sq. m.
Date of Survey: 4 weeks in 2001-2003
Land Cover Type: mown
Ground Truthing: Prehistoric Features
