Doerschuk Site Explained

Site 31Mg22
Coordinates:	35.3958°N -80.07°W
Added:	August 5, 1985
Refnum:	85001750

The Doerschuk Site (Smithsonian trinomial: 31Mg22) is a prehistoric archaeological site with remains from the Archaic period in North America located near Badin, Montgomery County, North Carolina. The Doerschuk Site was first recorded in 1948 by H. M. Doerschuk. The site is privately owned by the Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA).^{[1] [2]}

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Excavations were done at the Doerschuk Site in 1949, yielding distinctive spear points that allowed archaeologists to divide the Middle Archaic period (6000-3000BC) in the Piedmont,^[3] with specific styles of spear points being found in the various sites of the area, including Lowder's Ferry site.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Looters Threaten Famous Archaeological Site: CFAR Partners With ALCOA and OSA To Preserve National Register Site . Common Ground, Volume 14 Number 1, Winter 2002 . n.d. . pdf . Coe Foundation for Archaeological Research . 2015-02-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150221181055/http://www.coe-foundation.org/newsletters/cg_14_1.pdf . 2015-02-21 .
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20140624005446/http://www.ibiblio.org/rla/145/media/MasterSiteRecord.txt Master Site Record
3. Web site: M Archaic Piedmont. Research Laboratories of Archaeology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 4 December 2015.
4. Web site: Archaeology Part 2: Discoveries of the North Carolina Piedmont. Davis. R. P. Stephen Jr. Freeman, Joan E.. Lawrence, Richard W.. January 2006. NCPedia. University of North Carolina Press. 4 December 2015.