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• agricultural field and is relatively isolated from the main site area. It may <br />be out of context. The majority of the artifacts are located slightly upslope <br />and east of the datum or between the datum and Shovel Probe #3 (see figure 4). <br />Based on the projectile point/knife fragment collected in 1992, the site may <br />date to the Late Prehistoric Period. <br />The projectile point/knife is a tan course-grained chert with side <br />notches and a basal notch. The flaking is relatively uniform horizontal <br />parallel and the base is lightly ground through the side notches. It <br />resembles Parson Tri-notched points {IMACS 1990) which are generally dated to <br />between 2000 and 1500 BP. (Prison 1991). An illustration of the artifact is <br />included with the form in Appendix A. <br />The mono is a tan fine-grained sandstone artifact with a very regular <br />(oval) outline. It measures 9 X 8.25 X 4 cm, but the thickness is slightly <br />less to one side of the mono due to a sloping surface. One face is <br />rejuvenated but the other is also utilized and is heavily ground. The <br />rejuvenated face is flat while the other face is on the sloping surface <br />described above. The edges were not modified (shaped). <br />Six shovel probes were placed in the site. Placement was initially at <br />20 m intervals which attempted to bracket the majority of the surface <br />artifacts and avoid the denser portions of scrub oak. The initial positive <br />probe was then the middle of additional probes placed 10 m from it. These <br />additional probes also attempted to avoid the worst of the scrub oak. Plowed <br />• strips through the site were also avoided for the most part. <br />Although the gross stratigraphy is similar across the site, it is <br />affected by highly localized (or differential) deposition. A prepared <br />agricultural field is above the site and runoff from the field has deposited <br />fresh sediments on the site area. Several plowed swathes pass through the <br />site between the field and the pasture which were also initially cleared on <br />native vegetation and then p]owed. This has impacted the site and increased <br />runoff and sediment movement. Vegetation removal outside of these areas has <br />also affected the site. Scrub oak stands extend throughout the area below the <br />field along this valley and it is obvious that effort was expended in attempts <br />to remove them. Many are dead and appear to have been burned. Charcoal and <br />some oxidized sandstone was recovered from some of the shovel probes which <br />appear to be the result of these efforts. Based on the probes, relatively <br />recent deposits are up to 30 cm thick (see descriptions below). The end <br />result of the various disturbances on and above the site has resulted in a <br />mosaic of differential deposition. <br />All of the exposed solum at the site was relatively moist. Descriptions <br />of each probe are (see site map for locations): <br />Probe #1 depth = 50 cm artifacts = 0 <br />Lightly compacted light brown loam with minor clay content. Color <br />darkens with depth due to increased moisture to about 40 cm. <br />Moisture content dropped rapidly at that point and small blocky <br />• structure was encountered. Minor amounts of charcoal were present <br />as were 3 small sandstone rocks in the upper portion of the probe. <br />9 <br />