2010-06-16_PERMIT FILE - C1981038A ‎(3)‎

• Permit No: C1981038A
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 6/16/2010
• Section_Exhibit Name: Archaeology Appendix Part 1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: Yes

SECTION V
• TEST ~CCAVATION RFSUL'1'S
The intensive survey effort undertaken after the initial survey
failed to locate any additional artifact concentrations or feature areas
either on the ridge or in the site area itself. This effort wnfirmed
that the nexinnun site area was about 50 meters along t}ie ridge top and
that the only artifact concentration was tkie narraa 10 meter long zone
along the game trail at ttie north end of the ridge (Figure 8) .
l:~ccavations were subsequently confined to this area as shown in Figure
8. The area shown in Figure 8 shows the maximum area of the site, which
at the very most is about 50 meters by 15 meters.
Seven test units were excavated as shown in Figures 8 - 13. All of
these test units proved to be entirely negative except for units 1 and
4A. Unit one had a few small flecks of charcoal in the sod. This is
believed to have crnt from recent fires on the ridge caused by
lig}itening strikes. Unit 4A yielded three small flakes of high quality
tool stone. These were in the first 10 an below ground surface. In
sunntiuy form, the units are:
Test Pit No. 1 is a 1.5 x 1 meter unit excavated to a maximun
depth of 30 c1n below ground surface. It was established at
tree edge of the game trail and lithic scatter under a large
serviceberry bush where there appeared to be a chance for some
intact topsoil as opposed to the trail area itself which had
eroded to the natural subsoil. The unit yielded a few flecks
of charcoal in the sod. No artifacts or features were
encrountered. 7'he profile was entirely natural and indicated
that topsoil development was weak and that the rest of the
site surface had probably been substantially eroded (Figure
14).
'l'est Pit No. 2 (Figures 8 and 10) is a 1.5 x 1 meter unit
excavated to a msximimi depth of 20 an below ground surface.
It was established behind a large basalt boulder which could
have served as a game blind and which might have an uneroded
soil profile. T}us unit produced no artifacts ur
archaeological features. The soil profile (Figure 14) was
wholly natural with weakly developed topsoil.
Test Pit No. 3 (Figures 8, 10 and 14) is a 1.5 x 1 meter unit
y;. established downslope iron a presumed game blind and designed
to test the central portion of the ridge as a lossible
unerocied source area for the lithics found along the trail to
the west. The unit was excavated to a depth of 25 an below
groiu~d surface and was entirely negative. It showed a natural
soli profile with weakly developed topsoil.
2'est Pit No. 4 (Figure:, 8, lU, 11, 1t ar~d 14) is a 1 x .S
• meter unit established on the edge of the game trail buieath a
large servtceberry bush where ai: intact uneroded soil prorile
was anticipated to have been preserved. 7fiis location was i
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