Arkansas Archeological Survey Annual Report for fiscal year 2006–2007 A D IVISION OF THE U NIVERSITY OF A RK A NS A S S YSTEM Contents Introduction........................................................................................................ 3 Map.of.the.Survey.Research.Stations................................................................... 4 The.Director’s.Pages:.Highlights.for.2006–2007................................................. 5 The.State.Archeologist....................................................................................... 19 Reports of the Survey Research Stations Toltec.Mounds.Archeological.Park.................................................................... 22 Parkin.Archeological.State.Park......................................................................... 26 University.of.Arkansas.at.Fayetteville................................................................. 30 University.of.Arkansas.at.Monticello................................................................. 35 University.of.Arkansas.at.Pine.Bluff................................................................... 39 University.of.Arkansas.at.Fort.Smith................................................................. 43 Henderson.State.University............................................................................... 47 Southern.Arkansas.University............................................................................ 51 Arkansas.Tech.University................................................................................... 57 Arkansas.State.University................................................................................... 61 Blytheville.Aeroplex........................................................................................... 66 Reports of the Coordinating Office, Fayetteville Sponsored.Research.Program............................................................................. 70 Computer.Services.and.Archeogeophysical.Applications.................................... 73 Office.of.the.Registrar........................................................................................ 77 Education.Specialist........................................................................................... 81 Publications.Program......................................................................................... 84 Photographic.and.Graphic.Arts.Support............................................................ 86 Partners.in.Preservation..................................................................................... 87 Appendix.1..Publications.and.Reports.by.Survey.Staff,.2006–2007................... 91 Appendix.2..Presented.Papers,.Symposia.and.Workshops,.2006–2007.............. 93 Appendix.3..SRP.Titles.for.2006–2007............................................................. 96 Appendix.4..Student.Employment.during.2006–2007...................................... 97 How.to.Contact.the.Arkansas.Archeological.Survey........................................... 98. The 2007 Annual Report was compiled and edited by Deborah Sabo. Layout, design and cover by Deborah Sabo. Cover illustration: Shovels, Photo by Jamie Brandon. Overleaf: SAU station archeologist Dr. Jamie Brandon with the Total Station at the Battle Mound in Lafayette County, Photo by Anthony Clay Newton. University of Arkansas System Arkansas Archeological Survey Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2006–2007 INTRODUCTION he. Arkansas. Archeological. Survey. is. a. part. of. the. University. of. Arkansas. System.. Our. Tmission.is.to.study.and.protect.archeological.sites.in.Arkansas,.to.preserve.and.manage.in- formation.and.collections.from.those.sites,.and.to.communicate.what.we.learn.to.the.people.of. Arkansas..Cooperative.agreements.with.eight.state.university.campuses,.two.state.parks,.and.the. City.of.Blytheville.enable.scholars.at.eleven.research.stations.around.the.state.to.carry.out.this.mis- sion..The.Survey.has.been.a.model.for.statewide.archeological.programs.in.the.United.States.and. around.the.world. Our.coordinating.office.in.Fayetteville.is.the.Survey’s.administrative.body..The.Director,.the. State.Archeologist,.the.Survey.registrar,.the.fiscal.officer,.administrative.assistant,.publications. staff,.and.outreach.programs.operate.from.the.CO..The.registrar.maintains.a.central.archive.of. all.archeological.site.records.for.the.state..The.coordinating.office.building.also.contains.the.Uni- versity.of.Arkansas.Collections.Facility..The.Survey.acts.as.a.repository.for.archeological.collec- tions.originating.from.state.and.federally.funded.projects.in.Arkansas,.our.own.research,.private. consulting.firms,.and.donations..Also.at.the.coordinating.office.are.our.sponsored.research. program.(SRP).and.computer.services.program.(CSP),.which.support.themselves.in.part.through. grants.and.contracts.with.local,.state,.and.federal.agencies.and.with.the.business.community.. The.CSP.maintains.several.websites.with.educational.information.on.Arkansas.archeology.and. frequent.updates.about.ongoing.research.projects..Our.archeogeophysical.applications.program. is.the.newest.addition.to.research.capabilities.centered.at.the.coordinating.office. Professional.archeologists.at.our.research.stations.teach.courses.in.anthropology.and.assist. their.university.museums,.or.develop.materials.for.public.interpretation.at.the.state.parks,.in.ad- dition.to.conducting.basic.research.in.their.areas..They,.along.with.scholars.at.the.coordinating. office,.are.a.living.resource.for.the.people.of.Arkansas,.serving.the.needs.of.cultural.heritage.edu- cation.and.preservation.in.many.ways..Local,.state,.and.federal.governmental.agencies,.American. Indian.tribes,.college.students,.school.teachers.and.K-12.students,.tourists,.fellow.scholars,.land- owners,.amateur.archeologists,.and.all.Arkansas.residents.interested.in.the.archeology,.prehistory,. and.early.history.of.the.state.are.beneficiaries.of.the.Survey’s.programs.and.expertise. At.the.Survey,.science.and.service.go.hand-in-hand. Arkansas Archeological Survey Research Stations Carroll Fulton Randolph Clay Benton Baxter Boone Marion UAF Greene Izard Sharp Lawrence Blytheville Washington Madison Newton Searcy Stone ASU Mississippi Independence Craighead Crawford Pope Van Buren Johnson Cleburne Jackson Poinsett Franklin UAFS ATU Conway PARKIN Logan Crittenden Sebastian White Cross Faulkner Woodruff St. Francis Yell Perry Scott Pulaski TOLTEC Prairie Lee Saline Monroe Garland Lonoke Polk Montgomery Phillips Hot Spring UAPB Arkansas Grant Pike Jefferson Howard HSU Sevier Dallas Cleveland Lincoln Research stations are located at: Clark Desha Little River Hempstead University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Nevada Ouachita UAM Calhoun University of Arkansas, Monticello Drew University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Miller Bradley University of Arkansas, Fort Smith SAU Chicot Union Ashley Henderson State University, Arkadelphia Lafayette Columbia Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia FINAL YEAR – Arkansas Tech University, Russellville (moved to Winthrop Rockefeller Institute on Petit Jean Mountain, Morrilton, July 1, 2007) Arkansas State University, Jonesboro Blytheville Aeroplex, City of Blytheville Toltec Mounds Archeological Park, Scott Parkin Archeological State Park, Parkin he. Arkansas. Archeological. Survey. has. 42. employees. statewide.. Cooperative. agree- Tments. between. the. Survey,. eight. state. university. campuses,. two. state. parks,. and. the. City.of.Blytheville.provide.the.eleven.research.stations.with.office,.laboratory,.and.collection.stor- age.facilities..Each.station.is.staffed.by.a.Ph.D..archeologist.and.a.full-time.archeological.assistant.. The.station.archeologists.provide.appropriate.services.to.their.hosts:.teaching,.student.advising,. committee.work,.museum.support,.and.other.campus.service.in.the.case.of.the.universities;.data. collection.and.analysis.for.public.interpretation,.exhibit.development.for.the.Visitor.Information. Centers,.and.public.contact.in.the.case.of.the.parks..At.Blytheville,.Survey.personnel.are.working. closely.with.community.leaders.to.help.develop.area.heritage.tourism..Staff.at.the.coordinating. office.in.Fayetteville.support.the.stations.and.contribute.to.research.and.education.across.the.state.. All.station.archeologists.and.other.Survey.staff.members.are.available.to.the.public,.providing.infor- mation.about.prehistoric.and.historic.archeology,.American.Indians,.and.early.settlers.of.Arkansas. to.schools,.civic.groups,.and.many.types.of.local,.state,.national,.and.international.organizations.. For.contact.information,.see.page.98. The Director’s Pages: Highlights for 2006–2007 Dr. Thomas J. Green ince.its.inception.in.1967,.the.Arkansas.Archeological.Survey.has.earned.national.and.inter-. Snational.recognition.as.a.model.organization.for.research,.information.management,.and.public. education.about.archeology..The.scientific.reputation.of.our.staff.is.excellent,.yet.our.accessibility. and.close.cooperation.with.amateur.archeologists,.teachers,.landowners,.American.Indian.Tribes,. the.business.community,.and.various.governmental.departments.and.agencies.have.prevented.us. from.becoming.an.ivory.tower.institution.. The.Survey.provides.considerable.educational,.economic,.and.quality-of-life.benefits.to. .Arkansas.citizens..Survey.faculty.teach.at.seven.state.university.campuses..Our.field.and.labora- tory.projects.provide.research.opportunities.for.both.undergraduate.and.graduate.students..We. distribute.free.curriculum.enrichment.materials.and.give.dozens.of.speaker.programs.to.public.