Archeological Investigations At Engineer Cantonment: Winter Quarters Of The 1819-1820 Long Expedition, Eastern Nebraska (History Nebraska)

From October of 1819 until June of 1820, the Stephen Long Scientific Expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains, spent their time along the Missouri River in eastern Nebraska at quarters they called Engineer Cantonment. During the stay, the party built log structures; held councils with resident tribes; and collected detailed information on the plants, animals, geology and Indigenous inhabitants. Expedition narratives and a rich collection of artwork has captured the occupation. The Long Party's efforts produced America's first biodiversity study and also resulted in collection of some of the earliest systematic ethnographic information about central Great Plains Native American life. The location of Engineer Cantonment was unknown until 2003 when a History Nebraska archeological team discovered the site near Omaha through analysis of expedition artwork, ground penetrating radar, and narrow mechanical trenching. An archeological exploration uncovered buried ruins such as building wall lines, fireplaces, pits, and posts and thousands of artifacts. It is the only Great Plains site with well-preserved archeological deposits that can be directly and specifically associated with a major expedition. This book is an account of the Long Expedition stay at Engineer Cantonment and its archeological discovery and exploration.

• | Author: John R. Bozell, Gayle F. Carlson, Robert E. Pepperl
• | Publisher: University Of Nebraska Press
• | Publication Date: Feb 01, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 394 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/History
• | ISBN-10: 0933307411
• | ISBN-13: 9780933307414