Site protection and oil spill treatment at SEL-188: An archaeological site in Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska
Betts RC, Wooley CB, Mobley CM, Haggarty JC, Crowell A. 1991. Site protection and oil spill treatment at SEL-188: An archaeological site in Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska. Exxon Shipping Company; Exxon Company, USA. Anchorage, Alaska
Exxon Company, USA implemented a Cultural Resource Program to identify sites, determine the effect of treatment, and mitigate potential impacts to cultural sites located in the area affected by the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound and the Gulf of Alaska. A field program overseen by the Coast Guard and conducted under six state and federal permits ensured that disturbance to SEL-188 during treatment in 1990 and in 1991 was minimized. In compliance with state and federal law and regulations, state and federal agencies and Native organizations were provide with the opportunity to review and comment on the work plan developed by Exxon’s Cultural Resource Program to protect cultural resources at SEL-188 during cleanup. This report documents the administrative aspects of discovery and treatment, describes the sequence of treatment events in 1990 and 1991, summarizes the results of uplands and intertidal archaeological investigations conducted in response to planned treatments, and presents environmental, historical, and archaeological data relevant to understanding SEL-188 in relation to other nearby coastal sites. The report is essentially a case study in protecting cultural resources from potential impacts resulting from a marine oil spill and subsequent treatment.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Betts, Robert; Wooley, Christopher; Mobley, Charles; Haggarty, James; Crowell, Aron
- Date of Issue
- 1991
- Publisher
- Exxon Shipping Company; Exxon Company, USA
- Units
- HIST , KEFJ
- Keywords
- Alaska, Archaeology, Cultural Resources, ehistory, Exxon Company, Exxon Valdez, Fur Trade, Geology, Gulf Of Alaska, Monitoring, Natural Resources, Oceanography, Oil Spill, Prince William Sound, Resource Management, Russia, Subsurface Testing, Unegkurmiut Culture