In 2015,TVA partnered with three tribes—Muskogee Creek Nation of Oklahoma, Chickasaw Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians—to conduct non-invasive geophysical field training and archaeological feature identification at Hiwassee Island in the Tennessee River. The 2015 results were successful enough that TVA initiated another partnership project with the tribes in FY17 to conduct limited ground testing of the features identified earlier.TVA also provided training opportunities for non-archaeologist tribal representatives as part of the excavations.
Investigating the USS Monitor wreck, Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, Atlantic Ocean (photo courtesy NOAA)
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