JULY 9, 2005

From: Scott Beld
Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005
To: Oxbow Archaeologists
Subject: Riverbank Testing - July 9, 2005

Hi Oxbow Archaeologists,

Marianne, Dave, Kevin, Greg, Nik and I continued to excavate the 60 West test trench on the riverbank yesterday.

We started by excavating the 2nd A-horizon (65-75 cm below the surface) in unit 60W-South4. We recovered fire cracked rock, a few calcined bone fragments and flake.

We then opened another unit, 60W-South5, on the south end of the trench (starting onto the slope of the bank – see Riverbank 7-9-05.jpg). We excavated it through the 2nd A-horizon (70 cm). Marianne found a brass tinkling cone from a historic occupation at 20 cm (see 60W-South5, 20 cm.jpg). Nik found a scraper bit fragment at 50 cm at the bottom of the 1st A-horizon (see 60W-South 5, 50 cm.jpg upper left).

We finished the day taking units 60West, 60W-South, and 60W-South2 deeper. 60W-South is now at 130 cm below the surface. So far they are sterile at this level.

This Wednesday we’ll start lab work (flotation, washing artifacts, etc.) at the Resource Building. I should be there about 5:00 P.M. We’ll plan on digging at the Riverbank again next Saturday.

Hope to see you at the site.

Scott

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Scott G. Beld, Ph.D.
Research Associate II
The University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology
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