<< Other Photo Pages >> Big Eddy - Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry in United States in The Plains
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Multi-periodSite Name: Big Eddy Alternative Name: Big Eddy SiteCountry: United States Region: The Plains Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Nearest Town: Springfield, MO Nearest Village: Stockton, MO
Latitude: 37.739300N Longitude: 93.78767W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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The area would have held attraction for ancient peoples as a source of chert and abundant plants and animals.
Erosion caused by the large volumes of water released from the nearby Stockton Dam for power generation relentlessly eats away the bank. The prime site at the bend in the river will be completely destroyed within 12-15 years.
Additional information from
the University of Missouri and
the Center for the Study of the First Americans.
Note: The Ninth Annual Ozarks Studies Symposium, September 18/19th, West Plains Missouri, features a talk on this important pre-Clovis site
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