River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 25 Archeology of the John H. Kerr Reservoir Basin, Roanoke River Virginia-North Carolina

During the period from February 14 to May 1, 1947, a preliminary archaeological reconnaissance was made of the John H. Kerr (formerly Buggs Island) Reservoir area in Mecklenburg, Halifax, and Charlotte Counties, in Virginia, and Varren, Vance, and Granville Counties, in North Carolina, by the River Basin Surveys of the Smithsonian Institution (Miller, 1947). The work was done at the request of the National Park Service, which, in turn, cooperated with the United States Corps of Engineers in making studies of the reservoir projects. This project was carried on as one phase of the general salvage program of the River Basin Surveys, Smithsonian Institution. The primary purpose of this reconnaissance was to locate all archeological sites, or as many as possible, within the reservoir limits; to appraise their informational values; and to determine which of them covered the entire archeological range. The original sites were located by means of inquiry and exploration. Investigations were limited, for the most part, to surface examination, to testing, and to the examination of various local collections.1947年2月14日至5月1日期间，史密森学会流域调查（River Basin Surveys of the Smithsonian Institution）由Miller（1947）主持，对弗吉尼亚州梅克伦堡县、哈利法克斯县、夏洛特县以及北卡罗来纳州沃伦县（原文为Varren，疑为拼写笔误）、万斯县、格兰维尔县境内的约翰·H·克尔水库（原巴格斯岛水库，John H. Kerr (formerly Buggs Island) Reservoir）区域开展了初步考古勘查。此项工作应美国国家公园管理局（National Park Service）委托开展，后者又与美国陆军工兵团（United States Corps of Engineers）合作推进水库项目的相关研究。本项目作为史密森学会流域调查整体抢救性考古计划的一个阶段实施。本次勘查的核心目标为：定位水库淹没范围内全部（或尽可能多的）考古遗址，评估其学术价值，并甄别覆盖完整考古遗存谱系的遗址。原始遗址通过实地调查与勘探手段发现，本次调查主要局限于地表勘查、试掘以及对各类本地馆藏藏品的检视。