Tinsley 1
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Site Name: Tinsley 1
Site Number: 3MS0658
County: Mississippi
State: Arkansas
Country: USA
Surveyed by: Jami J. Lockhart with Dr. Claudine Payne, Marion Haynes, Michael Evans, Jared Pebworth, Arkansas Archeological Survey, and Arkansas Archeological Society
References:
Ownership: Public
Landform: Alluvial
Date of Site: Mississippian Period
Period Type: Prehistoric
Culture: Native American
Site Type: Prehistoric Town
Site Size: Undetermined
Survey Type: Electrical resistance (R), Magnetometry (M), Electromagnetic Conductivity (C), Magnetic Susceptibility (S),
Instruments:
R = Geoscan RM15 with multiplexer
M = Geoscan FM36 gradiometer
C = Geonics EM38B
S = Geonics EM38B
Sampling Interval:
R = 50cm sample, 50cm traverse
M = 25cm sample, 50cm traverse
C = 50cm sample, 50cm traverse
S = 50cm sample, 50cm traverse
Prospection Depth:
R = 50cm
M = 1.5m
C = 1m
S = 60cm
Cumulative Area Surveyed: ~ 4,000 sq. m.
Date of Survey: December 2001
Land Cover Type: cotton stubble
Ground Truthing: Yes
