Accession Number:

ADA159077

Title:

Cultural Resources Investigations for Libby Reservoir, Lincoln County, Northwest, Montana. Volume 1. Environment, Archaeology, and Land Use Patterns in the Middle Kootenai River Valley.

Descriptive Note:

Final technical rept. Mar 81-Dec 84,

Corporate Author:

WASHINGTON STATE UNIV PULLMAN CENTER FOR NORTHWEST ANTHROPOLOGY

Personal Author(s):

• Thomas,A. V.

Report Date:

1984-12-01

Pagination or Media Count:

615.0

Abstract:

This report describes the results of an intensive archeological survey of 27.2 sq mi 70.5 sq km within and adjacent to the drawdown zone of lake Koocanusa Libby Dam Reservoir in northwestern Montana. A total of 249 sites and 46 isolated finds representing at least 8,000 years were inventoried. Recovered materials include over 32,000 flaked lithic tools, 4,300 faunal remains, and 600 Euroamerican artifacts. These findings are described in the context of late PleistoceneHolocene geomerphology and geochronology.

Descriptors:

• *ARCHEOLOGY
• SITES
• SURVEYS
• RESOURCES
• MAPS
• RIVERS
• GEOMORPHOLOGY
• ARTIFACTS
• LAND USE
• LAKES
• CULTURE
• RESERVOIRS
• FORESTS
• MONTANA

Subject Categories:

• Civil Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE