North American Database of Archaeological Geophysics
North American Database of Archaeological Geophysics
Database Report:
Site Name: Whistling Elk Village; Site Number: 39HU242; County: Hughes; State: SD; Country: USA; Ownership: Federal, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Landform: Loess plain/river terrace;
Date of Site: early AD 1300s; Period Type: Prehistoric; Culture: Initial Coalescent, Plains Village Pattern; Site Type: Fortified village; Site Size: 1.8 ha;
Survey Type: Electrical Resistivity/Resistance;
Instrument: Geoscan Research RM-15; Sampling Interval: 0.5 x 1 m; Prospecting Depth: 1 m; Area Surveyed: 17,000 sq m; Date of Survey: July, 1998; Land Cover Type: Open mowed grass/weeds; Ground Truthing: Yes;
Graphics/Imagery:
Survey Type: Electrical Resistivity Tomography;
Instrument: Geoscan Research RM-15 & MPX-15 Multiplexer; Sampling Interval: 0.5 x 0.5 m; Prospecting Depth: 0.5, 0.75, 1.0, 1.25, 1.5, 2.0 m; Area Surveyed: 200 sq m; Date of Survey: July, 1999; Land Cover Type: Open mowed grass/weeds; Ground Truthing: No;
Graphics/Imagery:
 Multiple
depth resistivity data were acquired at Whistling Elk Village, SD, in an
area bisecting the western fortification ditch immediately below the bastion
loop; |
Survey Type: Electromagnetic Conductivity;
Instrument: Geonics, Ltd., EM-38; Sampling Interval: 0.5 x 1 m; Prospecting Depth: to 1.5 m; Area Surveyed: 16,600 sq m; Date of Survey: July, 1998; Land Cover Type: Open mowed grass/weeds; Ground Truthing: Yes;
Graphics/Imagery:
 The
results of the electromagnetic conductivity survey at Whistling Elk Village,
SD; |
 Data
fusion of three geophysical surveys at Whistling Elk Village, SD, achieved
through RGB color compositing; |
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Survey Type: Magnetic Gradiometry;
Instrument: Geoscan Research FM-36; Sampling Interval: 0.25 x 1 m; Prospecting Depth: 1-1.5 m; Area Surveyed: 16,200 sq m; Date of Survey: July, 1998; Land Cover Type: Open mowed grass/weeds; Ground Truthing: Yes;
Graphics/Imagery:
 The
results of the magnetic gradiometry survey at Whistling Elk, SD; |
 An
unusually large house, probably used for ceremonial purposes, was revealed
by geophysical surveys at Whistling Elk Village, SD; |
Survey Type: Ground Penetrating Radar;
Instrument: GSSI SIR-2000, with 400 MHz antenna; Sampling Interval: 0.02 x 0.5 m; Prospecting Depth: about 2 m; Area Surveyed: 75 sq m; Date of Survey: July, 1999; Land Cover Type: Open mowed grass/weeds; Ground Truthing: No;
Graphics/Imagery:
 Ten
15 m ground penetrating radar transects were run over a 5 m length of the
fortification ditch at Whistling Elk Village, SD, each separated by 50 cm;
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Project Name: Whistling Elk Village, SD (39HU242);
References: (1) Toom, D. L. and K. L. Kvamme (2001). The "Big House" at Whistling Elk Village (39HU242): Geophysical Findings and Archaeological Truths. Plains Anthropologist, in press.
(2) Kvamme, K.L. (2000). Current Practices in Archaeogeophysics: Magnetics, Resistivity, Conductivity, and Ground-Penetrating Radar. In Earth Sciences and Archaeology, P. Goldberg, V. Holliday, and R. Ferring, eds., Plenum Press, New York, pp. 353-384.
(3) Kvamme, K.L. (1999). Geophysical Explorations at the Whistling Elk Site (39HU242), Hughes County, South Dakota, 1998 Field Season. Submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District Office.
(4) Kvamme, K.L. (1999). The Whistling Elk Subsurface Imaging Project. http://www.cast.uark.edu/~kkvamme/Whistle/Whistle.htm
(5) Kvamme, K.L. (1998). Geophysical Exploration at the Whistling Elk Site (39HU242), Hughes County, South Dakota. Submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District Office.
Survey by: Kenneth L. Kvamme, Department of Anthropology, Main 330, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 72701, USA; Phone: 501-575-4130; Fax: 501-575-6595; email: kkvamme@uark.edu; web: www.uark.edu/depts/anthinfo/kvamme.html.
Survey for: Research supported by National Center for Preservation Technologies and Training, U.S. National Park Service;
Report Location: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District Office; notes on file at ArcheoImaging Lab, Department of Anthropology, University of Arkansas:; Report Type: Publications & CRM Reports;
The
results of the electrical resistivity survey at Whistling Elk, SD; 
Cultural
interpretations at Whistling Elk Village, SD, achieved through comparison
of resistivity, conductivity, and magnetic data sets;