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106-Phase I Archaeological Assessment Of The Taube Road Site (West Parcel), Ne 1/4 And Nw 1/4 Of Section 1, Hagar Township (T3s R18w), Berrien County, Michigan (Er-930129), William M. Cremin, Arthur Desjardins

Reports of Investigations

Upon receipt of a request for a proposal and budget from Ms. Lara Spears of ASTI (consultant) and acceptance of same by Mr. Edward J. clements of TechniSand (owner), authorizing a Phase I survey of property located on Taube Road in Berrien county, Michigan, a team of researchers commenced a literature and site file search, looked over information on the property provided by ASTI, and on 24-25 Sep 94 conducted on-site evaluation in order to determine whether the proposed development would have an adverse impact on potentially significant archaeological resources. There follows a report of our research program, together with …

102-Phase I Archaeological Assessment Of The Riverfront Walk-Brookside Park Project, City Of Otsego, Michigan, William M. Cremin

Reports of Investigations

Upon verbal receipt of authorization from Ms. Jennifer Antel of the Office of City Manager, Otsego, Michigan to conduct a Phase I archaeological survey along the Kalamazoo River in Section 23 of Otsego Township (T1N R12W) where the City proposes to create a recreational walkway, the Principal Investigator initiated a literature and site file search and his associated on 17 May undertook an-site evaluation of the project area in order to determine whether the proposed activity would adversely impact potentially significant archaeological resources. Two days later Ms. Antel and the Office of State Archaeologist, Bureau of History, Michigan Department of …

103-Report Of The April 1993 Archaeological Survey Of The Little John Site (20ae344) In Allegan Township, Allegan County, Michigan, Arthur J. Desjardins

Reports of Investigations

In the Fall of 1992, Mr. Mark Horn contacted the Anthropology Department at Western Michigan University regarding property he owns in Allegan County, Michigan. In his assessment, this property exhibited a significant amount of prehistoric cultural material on the surface, and he felt that it might warrant formalized archaeological investigation. Additionally, Mr. Horn, a school teacher in Allegan, asked about the possibility of including his stndents in any future fieldwork that might be conducted on his property. This information was recieved by Dr. William Cremin of the Anthropology Department, who took the matter under consideration as a potential undertaking for …

101-Phase I Archaeological Assessment Of Two Parcels Totaling 375 Acres In The Gourdneck State Game Area, Sections 19 And 20, Portage Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, William M. Cremin, Timothy D. Knapp, Daniel B. Goatley

Reports of Investigations

Pursuant to the establishment of a cooperative agreement between the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Western Michigan University (with the project period beginning 24 Jan 92 and extending through 30 Apr 92) authorizing a Phase I archaeological study of two parcels aggregating 375 acres of the Gourdneck State Game Area, Portage Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, archaeologists in the Department of Anthropology initiated a literature, documents, and site file search and between 2 Mar- 10 Apr conducted on-site evaluation of the project area in order to determine whether any potentially significant resources were present. There follows a report of our …

98-An Inventory Of Artifacts And Summary Of Communications Found In The Collections Of The Kalamazoo Public Museum And Associated With The Historic Period Indian Cemetery (2dkz118) Along The Kalamazoo River In Section 27, Comstock Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, William M. Cremin

Reports of Investigations

In 1989, I received a call from Cheryl Lyon-Jenness of the Kalamazoo Public Museum who requested that I examine a collection of Historic Period Indian artifacts that museum personnel desired to prepare for exhibition. She informed me that the museum had purchased the collection from an area resident same years ago and that the documentation surrounding the purchase suggested that it had been retrieved from an Indian burial ground on the Kalamazoo River.

My examination of the items comprising the collection did indeed reveal that these were objects of personal adornment such as are typically found with human remains of …

99-A Report Of Significant Data Recovered From Features 6 And 48 On Site 2dbe410 During Archaeological Investigations Undertaken By Western Michigan University In The Lower Galien River Valley Of Southwest Michigan, William M. Cremin, Gregory R. Walz, Daniel B. Goatley

Reports of Investigations

During Spring 1990, archaeologists from Western Michigan University conducted test excavations at a series of site loci occupying morainal uplands overlooking the wetland-choked Lower Galien River in the southwest corner of Lower Michigan. While the results of our program of research have been previously reported (Cremin 1990), it is our intent here to elaborate upon the potential significance of two observations made on site 20BE410 and not included in the project completion report prepared last year. Specifically, we refer to the recovery of a carbOnized kernel of developed Eastern Complex maize or corn retrieved from deep within Feature 6, a …

100-An Archaeological Survey Of The Kenzie Creek-Valley Power Transmission Line In Cass And Van Buren Counties, Michigan, William M. Cremin, Gregory R. Walz, Timoth D. Knapp

Reports of Investigations

Pursuant to the establishment of a cooperative agreement between Indiana Michigan Power Company of Fort Wayne, Indiana (dated 23 Apr 91) and Western Michigan University (accepted on 30 Apr 91) authorizing a Phase I archaeological assessment of the Kenzie Creek-Valley power transmission line in Cass and Van Buren counties, Michigan, archaeologists in t~e Department of Anthropology initiated a literature, documents, and site file search and between 1-6 May conducted on-site evaluation of the project area in order to determine whether proposed construction activities would have an adverse impact on potentially significant archaeological resources. There follows a report of our program …

24-Archaeological Test Excavations At The Jean Klock Park Site (2dbe413), City Of Benton Harbor, Michigan, William M. Cremin, Gregory R. Walz, Daniel B. Goatley, Timothy D. Knapp

Archaeological Technical Reports

During Fall 1990, W.M. Cremin Consulting, under contract to the City of Benton Harbor, Michigan and the Troyer Group of Mishawaka, Indiana, conducted a Phase I archaeological assessment of Jean Klock Park. The study area occupies some 90 acres (36.4 ha) in the NW 1/4 of Section 13, Benton Township (West Part) and extends from the lake shoreline on the west to the interchange of Red Arrow Highway on the east (Fig. 1).

In the late 1950's, the channel of the Paw Paw River was filled to permit construction of this interchange, and the river was diverted to its present …

25-Archaeological Investigations In The Ross Field Industrial Park, Benton Charter Township, Berrien County, Michigan (Er-900557), William M. Cremin, Gregory R. Walz, Timothy D. Knapp

Archaeological Technical Reports

With the execution of two contracts between the Community Economic Development Corporation and Western Michigan University, authorizing archaeological investigation of the Ross Field Industrial Park in Sections 8~9, Benton Charter Township, Berrien County, Michigan, archaeologists from the Department of Anthropology undertook a literature, documents, and site file search and on 3 Apr and 5 Apr 91 surveyed the study area in order to determine whether proposed construction activities would have an adverse impact on cultural resources. This Phase I program of research was, in turn, followed by Phase II survey and testing of identified resources in selected portions of the …

Of Berry Pickers, Shanty Boys, And The Jack Pine Bird: Patterns Of Settlement And Subsistence In Nineteenth Century Oscoda County, Rose Lockwood Moore

Masters Theses

The provisions of the Homestead Act of 1863 (U.S. Congress 1862a) required a settlement pattern of dispersed single families on small tracts of land, which, in turn, affected the subsistence strategies available to the homesteaders. The interaction of federal land legislation with the ecosystem of southern Oscoda County resulted in marked spatial and temporal differences between the tracts that were homesteaded as opposed to those acquired for their timber. A sample population of quarter sections was analyzed in terms of the physical and biotic environments, date of entry, and use. The analysis confirmed that the timber lands were located on …

23-Archaeological Investigations In The Lower Galien River Valley Of Southwest Michigan, William M. Cremin

Archaeological Technical Reports

Upon receipt of a grant to Western Michigan University and the author on 9 Feb 90 from Galien River Associates to support follow-up investigations an a series of prehistoric sites recorded during archaeological survey of an upland ares overlooking the Lower Galien River near New Buffalo, Michigan last fall (Cremin and Walz 1989), a team of archaeologists returned to the original study area in April and May for eight days of intensive study of eight sites previously recorded. The report which follows provides a description of the data recovery methods employed and the sorts of information retrieyed, an albeit brief …

92-Phase 1 Archaeological Assessment Of The S. Becker Property, 160th Street, Grand Haven For Resource Management Group, Grand Haven, Michigan 49417, William M. Cremin, Gregory R. Walz

Reports of Investigations

Upon receipt oF authorization from Mr~ David Zuckerman of Recource Management Group on 19 Mar 90 for a Phase I archaeological survey of the S. Becker property on 160th Street in Grand Haven, Michigan, the authors and their associates began a literature and site file search and on 13 Apr conducted on-site evaluation of the project area in order to determine whether proposed development of this parcel of land would adversely impact potentially significant archaeological resources. There follows a report of our program of research, together with recommendations derived from our examination of the study area in light of the …

90-Archaeobotany Of Five Sites Investigated During Phase Ii Testing Of The Cedar Shores Development, Lake Villa, Illinois, William M. Cremin, Gregory R. Walz

Reports of Investigations

The Cedar Shores development in the Village oF Lake Villa occupies more 700 acres in Sections 28 and 33, Antioch Township, T46N R2DE, Lake County, Illinois. This is an area oF deep glacial tills, glacial outwash sands and gravels, and glacial lake deposits that Features gently sloping relieF and poorly deFined drainage patterns. Lying near and within the southern limits oF the project are three standing bodies oF water: Cedar, Deep and Sun lakes. The last lake, Sun, drains by way oF a small creek that Flows north across the study area to Loon Lake, lying outside the northern boundary …

93-Phase I Archaeological Survey Of A Proposed Development On Lake Michigan South Of Duck Lake In Section 24, T11n R18w, Fruitland Township, Muskegon County, Michigan For Resource Management Group Of Grand Haven, Michigan, William M. Cremin

Reports of Investigations

Upon receipt of authorization from Mr. Timothy Bureau of Resource Management Group an 22 Jun 90 far a Phase I archaeological survey of a parcel of land an Lake Michigan south of Duck Lake in Muskegon County, the authors and their associates began a literature and site file search and an 28 Jun traveled to the property to canduct on-site evaluation in order to determine whether a proposed housing development would have an adverse impact an potentially significant archaeological resources. There follows a report gf our program of research, together with recommendations reflecting our findings.

94-Preliminary Results Of The Column Sampling Program Implemented To Retrieve Archaeobdtanical Residues From The B-Grid At The Buchanan Site (13sr153) Near Ames, Iowa, William M. Cremin, Gregory R. Walz

Reports of Investigations

In 1987, as part of a long-term research program jointly sponsored by Iowa State University and the Institute For the History of Material Culture, Polish Academy of Sciences intended to promote comparative studies of post-Pleistocene cultural adaptations on either side of the Atlantic, ISU's Dr. John Bower initiated archaeological excavations at the Buchanan site (13SR153) near Ames, Iowa. Situated in a narrow valley Formed by several small deeply entrenched streams that are tributary to the Skunk River, Buchanan Features alluvial/colluvial sediments revealing the presence of a Late Woodland component overlying multiple Archaic occupations extending to depths in excess of two …

95-Phase I Archaeological Assessment Of 100+ Acres Included In The Cdbg Base Industries Public Infrastructure Program In Portions Of Section 19 Of Lockport And Section 24 Of Fabius Township For The Chamber Of Commerce Of Three Rivers, Michigan (Er-900496), William M. Cremin, Gregory R. Walz

Reports of Investigations

Upon receipt of authorization from Mr. Chris Byrnes of the Three Rivers Chamber of Commerce on 31 Jul 90 (and amended 6 Aug 90) for a Phase I archaeological survey of a portion of the COBG Industries Public InFrastructure Program property in Three Rivers, Michigan, the authors and their associates began a literature and site file search and on 7 and 9 Aug conducted on-site evaluation of the project area in order to determine whether proposed development oF the industrial park would have an adverse impact on patentially significant archaeological resources. There follows a report of our research program, together …

96-Phase 1 Archaeological Survey Of The 20 Acre Millcaaft Products, Inc. Property In The Se 1/4 Of Section 34, Allegan Township, Allegan County, Mi (Ea-900610), William M. Cremin, Gregory R. Walz

Reports of Investigations

Upon receipt of authorization From Mr. Robert J. Miller oF Millcraft Products, Inc. oF Allegan, Michigan on 28 Aug 90 For a Phase I archaeological survey oF a 20 sere parcel in the SE 1/4 oF Section 34, Allegan Township, Allegan County, Michigan, the authors and their associate initiated a literature and site file search and on 31 Aug conducted on-site evaluation of the project area in order to ascertain whether planned construction activities would have an impact on potentially significant archaeological resources. There Follows a report of our research program, together with recommendations derived from examination of the information …

97-Phase I Archaeological Assessment Of Jean Klock Park, City Of Benton Harbor, Michigan, William M. Cremin, Gregory R. Walz

Reports of Investigations

Upon receipt of authorization From the City of Benton Harbor (dated 17 Sep 90) and The Troyer Group (dated 20 Sep 90) For a Phase I archaeological survey of Jean Klock Park in Benton Harbor, Michigan, the authors and their associates initiated a literature, documents, and site file search and on 24 Sep conducted on-site evaluation of the property in question to determine if landscape alteration associated with the Master Plan For the park would adversely impact potential!y signiFicant archaeological resources. There follows a report of our program of research, together with recommendations derived from our findings.

88-Phase I Archaeological Survey (With Deep Testing) Of A 1.5 Ha (3.8 Acre) Parcel Along The Grand River On Fenske Enterprises Property At 2637 Wilson Sw, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504, William M. Cremin, Gregory R. Walz

Reports of Investigations

At the request of Mr. William Slaght, archaeologists from Western Michigan University continued archaeological investigations on the property of Fenske Enterprises, 2637 Wilson SW, Grand Rapids, Michigan during the fall of 1989. As a fallow-up to our Phase I archaeo~ogical survey of the proposed site of a Class 3 landfill cell in May (Cremin 1989; ER-89111), we were asked to undertake a program of survey to include, at the request of Dr. John Halsey, State Archaeologist, selected deep testing of a 3.8 acre parcel on the Grand River where Fenske Enterprises proposed to create an area of wetlands to in …

87-Phase I Archaeological Survey Of The Class 3 Landfill Site On Fenske Enterprises Property At 2637 Wilson Sw, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504, William M. Cremin

Reports of Investigations

Upon receipt of authorization from Mr. William Slaght on 26 May 89 for s Phase I archaeological survey of the proposed Class 3 landfill site on the property of Fenske Enterprises at 2637 Wilson SW, Grand Rapids, Michigan, the author and his associates began s literature and site file search and on the above date conducted on-site evaluation or the project area in order to determine whether construction of the landfill would adversely impact archaeological resources. There follows s report of our program of research, together with recommendations derived from our examination of the study ares.

89-Phase I Archaeological Assessment Of The Sima Property On The Lower Galien River In New Buffalo, Michigan, William M. Cremin, Gregory R. Walz

Reports of Investigations

Upon receipt of authorization from Mr. Randy A. Johnson of Bureau and Associates dated 9 Nov 89, for a Phase I archaeological survey of portions of the Sima Tract in Sections 2 and 3 of New Buffalo Township, TBS R21W, Berrien County, Michigan, researchers in the Department of Anthropology, Western Michigan University initiated a site file search and on 14-15 Nov conducted on-site evaluation in order to determine whether proposed development activities would adversely impact potentially significant archaeological resources. There follows a report of our research program, together with recommendations derived from our examination of the study area.

Patterns Of Refuse Disposal In New Orleans During The Middle To Late 19th Century, James M. Wojtala

Masters Theses

Patterns relating to refuse disposal practices during the middle to late 19th century in New Orleans are revealed through the analysis of artifacts from the Robin Street Nuisance Wharf site 16 OR 116. Various analyses allow chronological, economic, and behavioral patterns to be discerned. Intrasite patterns are compared on an intersite basis in an attempt to interpret refuse disposal behavior on a citywide basis. Historic documents are used to supplement archeological data and aid in the delineation of chronology and the economic and social makeup of those groups contributing to the archeological record. Observations are used as a basis for …

An Analysis Of The Lithic Material From The Late Woodland Component Of The Draper Park Site (20sc40) In Port Huron, Michigan, Fran Seager

Masters Theses

This research examines the lithic assemblage of the Draper Park site, which consists of over seventeen thousand specimens including detrital material, implying on-site manufacturing techniques. Artifact attributes are analyzed and correlated within the context of the site and compared with known Late Woodland fishing sites. The intensive use of the site and strategic location suggest that it was a fishing station located at the headwaters of the St. Clair River. The site was seasonally occupied from A.D. 600 through A.D. 1300.

Archaeology And The Public: A Survey Of People's Knowledge Of The Archaeology Profession, Heidi Stoneman

Masters Theses

Archaeologists have an obligation to communicate the significance of data and research results to a fascinated but often uninformed public. How much the public understands about the field of archaeology is important to the profession. Through the media, people learn about the discovery of spectacular artifact treasures. This information often fosters the practice of treasure hunting, the looting and destruction of important archaeological sites. Via treasure hunting, along with land alteration and traffic in the sale of antiquities, the field of archaeology loses vast amounts of valuable information.

An interview questionnaire was given to 232 people with varying levels of …

A Preliminary Report Of Investigations At The Kline 1 Site (20sj29), St. Joseph County, Michigan, Dale W. Quattrin

Masters Theses

The Kline 1 site, located in Mendon Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan, is a multi-component site situated on the eastern shore of Portage Lake. While the projectile points recovered during surface collecting suggest interm ittent presence on this site from late Paleo-Indian to Late Woodland times, the occupation offering the most substantial cultural and subsistence data is attributed to the Late Woodland period. Radiocarbon assays received on two features gave dates of 830 + 70 B.P. and 810 + 50 B.P. calibrated to be A.D. 1215 and A.D. 1223 respectively. The importance of this site relates to its spatially intermediate …

80-Archaeobotany Of Sites 11-J-812 (24b2-185) And 11-J-818 (24b2-185e), Burning Star Mine #5, Jackson County, Illinois, William M. Cremin

Reports of Investigations

The Schwartz (11-J-812; 2482-185) and Copeland (11-~-818; 2482-185E) sites are single component early Late Woodland encampments located in the Westfield Extension of Consolidation Coel Company's Burning Star Mine #5 in northeastern Jackson County, Illinois. The Westfield lies within but near the southern terminus of the Mt. Vernon Hill Country of the Southern Till Plains Division and is characterized by mature topography and low relief (Schwegman 1975). Elevation in the study area ranges from approximately 108 m ASL along the Little Muddy River, the principal stream passing through the Westfield, to 120 m ASL on adjacent uplands. The Little Muddy is …

18-Archaeological Investigations At The Walters 1 (20sj144) And Cupp 5 (20sj104) Sites, St. Joseph County, Michigan, William M. Cremin, Dale W. Quattrin

Archaeological Reports

During the 1987 field season, a research team from Western Michigan University conducted Phase II investigations at the Walters 1 and Cupp 5 sites in the Middle St. Joseph River Valley to determine the eligibility of these sites far listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Discovered during a Phase I survey of this area in 1986, these two sites were among 10 of 87 previously unrecorded sites to which ''high priority'' assignments were given (Cremin and Quattrin 1987).

Following intensive walk-over survey of the ''well fitted'' fields in May by an all volunteer group for purposes of precisely …

19-Archaeological Survey Of The Environs Of 20cx65, The Beaver Lsland Sun Circle, Charlevoix County, Michigan, Elizabeth B. Garland

Archaeological Reports

In October of 1988 I was contacted by Terri Bussey of the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council concerning the putative Sun Circle at Beaver Island. She came to my office at the University a few days later, bringing maps and photographs, and we discussed the site at some length. This comprised my first direct information about the site, my prior knowledge being confined to remarks by students who had seen stories In the Detroit press, and some conversation with professional colleagues at the Midwest Archaeological Conference at Urbana-Champaign a week or two earlier.

At Ms. Bussey's. request I tentatively agreed to …

82-Phase I Archaeological Survey Of The Tanners Ridge Resort Area, Sodus Township, Michigan, Elizabeth B. Garland

Reports of Investigations

The Tanner's Ridge archaeological survey was carried out at the request of Mr. Warren Burke, following a series of telephone conversations and correspondence with the Bureau of History, Michigan Department of State, during the summer and fall of 1987. The author's prior archaeological work (Garland 1984) In the immediate vicinity of the planned resort area suggested the high probability of prehistoric sites at this locale, particularly at elevations above the 100 year flood line.

Following a reconnaissance on December 4 to ascertain visibility and plan the survey, the field work was carried out on December 13 and 14, 1987 by …

79-Archaeobotanical Analysis Of Carbonized Residues From Site 13ma387, Lake Red Rock, Iowa, William M. Cremin

Reports of Investigations

No abstract provided.