Download or read book Cultural Resources Survey of Smithville Lake, Missouri. Volume 1: Archeology written by and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is one of three volumes reporting the results of a Cultural Resources Survey of the Smithville Lake Project. Volume 1 deals with archeological resources of the lake. It presents the results of an archeological survey performed in 1976 and interprets the prehistoric settlement of the area by using 1967 and 1975 survey data as well as the new data reported in this volume. Also reported are the results of the excavation of three sites 23CL1O9, a multi-component Archalc, Woodland and Steed-Kisker site; 25CL199, a late Kansas City Hopewell site; and 23CL1O8, a Steed-Kisker burial mound. Recommendations for mitigation of the impact of the lake upon the prehistoric resources are also given. An analysis of human bone recovered from 25CL1O8 is also presented.