Report of Archeological Testing of the Site TRI#1 on Theodore Roosevelt Island, Washington, DC with an Addendum, A History of Theodore Roosevelt Island by Edith M. Sprouse

Ayers HG. 1967. Report of Archeological Testing of the Site TRI#1 on Theodore Roosevelt Island, Washington, DC with an Addendum, A History of Theodore Roosevelt Island by Edith M. Sprouse. Cultural Landscape Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Washington, D.C.

From May 20 to July 16, 1967, the author, with the help of several members of the Virginia Archeological Society, conducted limited archeological testing of the site designated TRI#1 on Theodore Roosevelt Island in the Potomac River. The site was tested under the purchase order of the National Park Service in order to ascertain its archeological potential. The investigation found that, on the basis of the artifacts recovered, TRI#1 was occupied for at least the last 2000 years. TRI#1 is typical of sites in the local area. It is the opinion of the author that the excavation detailed in this report is sufficient to gain the limited amount of information available there and would recommend no further work.

Type
Published Report
Authors
Ayers, Harvard
Date of Issue
1967
Publisher
U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Units
GWMP , NCR , THIS
Keywords
Early Woodland Period, excavation, Potomac River
Subjects
CRIS-CL: 600061: Theodore Roosevelt Island

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