Silvemale Mississippian/Woodland Culture Site: Comparison of Midden Pits Between Block One and Block Four
Location
CSU 253/254/255
Start Date
13-4-2004 12:45 PM
End Date
13-4-2004 2:45 PM
Student's Major
Anthropology
Student's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Mentor's Name
Ron Schirmer
Mentor's Department
Anthropology
Mentor's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Description
The Silvenale Dig (21GD03) on the Canon Valley Trail near Red Wing offers an extensive look at what may be a seasonal habitation area for several different groups of Late Woodland or Early Mississippian cultures. Excavation in Blocks One and Four showed mottled soil at around 40cm that appeared to have cultural attributes. Choosing to dig further, in the 40-50cm level we discovered a variety of artifacts in both blocks at the same level that may be indicative of a midden deposit. The purpose of my research is to determine if these areas were indeed midden deposits, and if so, to analyze and compare the two. I will be using field reports from earlier excavations at this site and ones similar to it. I will also be using the expanding computerized artifact cataloging system to aid my research. Efforts towards completing the catalog are still underway as we have not yet entered all the artifacts from the site yet.
Silvemale Mississippian/Woodland Culture Site: Comparison of Midden Pits Between Block One and Block Four
CSU 253/254/255
The Silvenale Dig (21GD03) on the Canon Valley Trail near Red Wing offers an extensive look at what may be a seasonal habitation area for several different groups of Late Woodland or Early Mississippian cultures. Excavation in Blocks One and Four showed mottled soil at around 40cm that appeared to have cultural attributes. Choosing to dig further, in the 40-50cm level we discovered a variety of artifacts in both blocks at the same level that may be indicative of a midden deposit. The purpose of my research is to determine if these areas were indeed midden deposits, and if so, to analyze and compare the two. I will be using field reports from earlier excavations at this site and ones similar to it. I will also be using the expanding computerized artifact cataloging system to aid my research. Efforts towards completing the catalog are still underway as we have not yet entered all the artifacts from the site yet.
