Arkansas Archeological Survey 1 Publications 2008/2009 New Titles in Historic Archeology An Antebellum Ozark Community and the Civil War: The Archeology of the Second Mount Comfort Church (3WA880), Washington County, Arkansas (1840–ca. 1865) by Jerry E. Hilliard The symmetrical plan of a small brick church built in the early 1840s by Cumberland Presbyterian settlers who formed the community of Mount Comfort, Arkansas, was later altered when Miss Ann James had a small wood- framed room added to the north side as a “music room” for her Mount Comfort Female Seminary. Archeological excavations over three brief field seasons, 1991–1993, revealed the brick church’s foundation. Over 8000 artifacts, plus archival research, document the building’s use as a church, a school, and a community center, and as a military camp and hospital during the Civil War. At least part of the building was destroyed by faire, with evidence of extensive salvage of brick and other reusable materials. 2008, 65 pp., 33 illus., ISBN 1-56349-102-8 $10.00 (Order RS63) 2 Two Historic Cemeteries in Crawford County, Arkansas edited by Robert C. Mainfort, Jr. and James M. Davidson This monograph sets new standards of reporting for historic cemeteries. The authors present detailed descriptions of burials, mortuary hardware, and personal items from two late nineteenth century cemeteries—Becky Wright and Eddy—excavated in 2001 prior to inundation by expansion of Lake Fort Smith in Crawford County, Arkansas. Variability within and between the two cemeteries is explored from a socioeconomic perspective. The cost of each individual burial is calculated, revealing a number of striking contrasts between the two cemeteries. Results of geophysical surveys and bioarcheological analysis are integrated. This volume should prove of value to historical archeologists and all those concerned with historic cemetery preservation. 2006, 269 pp., 150 illus., ISBN 1-56349-101-X $30.00 (Order RS62) Historic Archeology An Inquiry into the Locations and Characteristics of Jacob Bright’s Trading House and William Montgomery’s Tavern by Patrick E. Martin Pioneering and classic study of Arkansas Post — the earliest European settlement in the Lower Mississippi Valley. Combines historical background from documentary sources with the results of 1971 archeological excavations. 3 1978, 101 pp., 39 illus., ISBN 1-56349-022-6 $4.00 (Order RS11) An Archeological Assessment of Historic Davidsonville, Arkansas by Clyde C. Dollar “The creation of the Arkansas Territory and its march to statehood began with the settlement of the community of Davidsonville” (p. 1). Clyde Dollar’s documentary research established the significance of the site and the survival of archeological evidence, and helped save it from inudation by a proposed artifical lake. 1979, 62 pp., ISBN 1-56349-029-3 $8.00 (Order RR17) The Seat of Justice, 1815–1830: An Archeological Recon- naissance of Davidsonville, 1979 by Leslie Stewart-Abernathy Presents the results of test excavations to determine the extent and significance of intact deposits at this Frontier-era town. “The archeological record of Davidsonville...provides an almost unmatched heritage of a time when the dramatic contrasts of the frontier were intact” (p. 48). 1980, 66 pp., ISBN 1-56349-033-1 $9.00 (Order RR21) Popular Series Rock Art in Arkansas edited by George Sabo III and Deborah Sabo Images carved or painted on rock walls provide a glimpse into the intellectual life and beliefs of ancient peoples. This first comprehensive treatment of Arkansas’ important body of prehistoric rock art is suitable for professional and general readers. 2005, 146 pp., 70 illus., color ISBN 1-56349-099-4 $10.00 (Order PS05) Ghost Boats on the Mississippi: Discovering Our Working Past edited by Leslie Stewart-Abernathy Arkansas was the only state to mount full-scale salvage archeology of wooden boat wreckage exposed by record low water on the Mississippi River in the 1988 drought. Packed with details of steamboat and model barge construction, accounts of late 19th and early 20th century wrecks in the Memphis area, and the changing role of river transport near the end of the steam era. Profusely illustrated. Suitable for archeologists and 4 anyone interested in river history, especially steamboat buffs. 2002, 233 pp., 117 illus., ISBN 1-56349-094-3 –New Lower Price– $20.00 (Order PS04) Paths of our Children: Historic Indians of Arkansas by George Sabo III A revised edition of Sabo’s introduction to the cultures and experiences of Arkansas Indian tribes from prehistory to the present. The Quapaws, Caddos, Tunicas, Koroas, and Osages, joined by Cherokees and others in the 18th century, all suffered removal to Indian Territory. Yet these Indians endured, adapted to their new environment, and found ways to keep their values and beliefs alive. 2001, 144 pp., 37 illus., color ISBN 1-56349-092-7 $6.00 (Order PS03) Crossroads of the Past: 12,000 Years of Indian Life in Arkansas by Frank Schambach and Leslie Newell Outlines the prehistory of Arkansas, from the arrival of a few families of adventurous hunters near the end of the Ice Age to that portentous day of June 18, 1541, when Hernando De Soto’s invading army crossed the Mississippi River near Memphis. This is a story of how the first Arkansas residents lived, worked and played: how they gathered, planted and cooked their food; hunted and fished; and built shelters, homes and towns. 1990, 57 pp., 23 illus., annotated bib., ISBN 1-56349-068-4 $3.00 (Order PS02) Lab & Field Essentials Standards for Data Collection from Human Skeletal Remains: Proceedings of a Seminar at The Field Museum of Natural History Organized by Jonathan Haas Volume Editors: Jane E. Buikstra and Douglas H. Ubelaker Assistant Editor: David Aftandilian Contributions by: D. Aftandilian, J. E. Buikstra, M. Finnegan, J. Haas, D. A. Kice, C. R. Nichol, D. W. Owsley, J. C. Rose, M. J. Schoeninger, G. R. Scott, C. G. Turner II, D. H. Ubelaker, P. L. Walker, and E. Weidl A spiral-bound laboratory manual providing up-to-date guidelines for basic data collection on human skeletal remains. Essential for the bioarcheology classroom or research laboratory. There is much to recommend this volume. It has the tang of a workshop that worked. It is practical down to the design of record sheets. It can be knocked around in the lab or dropped in a puddle without fear of the cost of a replacement. And it is strictly necessary. Experts are brought together; they give their opinions on areas they know best; a protocol is drawn up for what minimal records to take if time is short, and what more to undertake if the opportunity arises. 5 — Cyprian Broodbank, Antiquity 1994, 272 pp., 140 illus., forms, ISBN 1-56349-075-7 $30.00 (Order RS44) A Handbook of Soil Description for Archeologists by Gregory Vogel This basic introduction serves as a guide to soil description for archeologists who have little background in soil science or geology, and also as a useful reference for those with more experience. Follows Natural Resource Conservation Service and U.S. Geological Survey guidelines. Lightweight, 9 x 6 inch format tucks into your backpack with ease. Excellent for field schools and handy for all archeological fieldwork. 2002, 32 pp., 7 illus., glossary, $5.00 (Order TP11) History of Archeology CRM ON CRM: One Person’s Perspective on the Birth and Early Development of Cultural Resource Management by Charles R. McGimsey III Charles R. McGimsey offers his views on CRM, and no other single person is more suited to the task. This volume compiles McGimsey’s journals, papers, letters, articles, booklets, and book chapters spanning the 30 years that encompassed a revolution in the way archeology is done in America. A pioneer figure in public archeology and shepherd of the Moss-Bennett bill, McGimsey provides new annotations, abstracts, and section introductions plus a new essay on the future of CRM. Historians of archeology, those who teach CRM classes, and anyone concerned with archeological and other cultural resources will find CRM on CRM an essential account of this important era. 2004, 222 pp., ISBN 1-56349-097-8 $30.00 (Order RS61) Historical Perspectives on Midsouth Archeology edited by Martha Ann Rolingson 6 The Midsouth region encompasses the Mississippi River alluvial valley from the junction of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to the mouth of the Red River, and adjacent uplands. Rolingson gathers together seven essays—including two of her own—addressing developments in archeological approaches to this unusual landscape from the 1830s to the 1990s. It is the history of American archeology from a regional perspective. 2001, 134 pp., 13 illus., ISBN 1-56349-091-9 $25.00 (Order RS58) Arkansas Archeology in Review edited by Neal L. Trubowitz and Marvin D. Jeter Fifteen chapters, most from papers in a 1980 symposium organized by Hester Davis and presented at both the Caddo Conference and the SAA. The volume provides an overview of the state of Arkansas archeology as the Arkansas Archeological Survey —founded thirteen years earlier—came of age. 1982, 369 pp., 89 illus., ISBN 1-56349-039-0 $10.00 (Order RS15) Ouachita Mountains Forest Farmsteads: A Millennium of Human Occupation at Winding Stair in the Ouachita Mountains edited by Ann M. Early Excavations in Ouachita National Forest in 1995 explored historic and prehistoric structures at four sites in the Little Missouri River valley. At Blaylock Creek, the Epperson family weathered the Civil War. At Old Phillips Place, a domestic structure was converted to a blacksmith shop. Prehistoric structures at Bug Spot and Winding Stair span late Fourche Maline through mid-15th century Caddoan periods. Ethnobotanical studies and historic forest reconstruction reveal the creative use of narrow mountain valley terrain.