9/7. 301 Ar225 v,l archaeological investigations for the relocation of valmeyer, monroe county, illinois Volume 1: project overview and phase ii investigations by Paul P. Kreisa, Jacqueline M. McDowell, Kevin P. McGowan, Gregory R. Walz, and Cynthia L. Balek Public Service Archaeology Program Research Report No.28 ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS FOR THE RELOCATION OF VALMEYER, MONROE COUNTY, ILLINOIS VOLUME 1: PROJECT OVERVIEW AND PHASE II INVESTIGATIONS For Submission To: Federal Emergency Management Agency Mitigation Division, Region V 500 West Monroe Street, 2nd Floor Springfield, Illinois 62704 Under Subcontract No. SC94R-C-014 With: Woodward-Clyde Federal Services, Inc. 200 Orchard Ridge Drive, Suite 101 Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878 Public Service Archaeology Program Research Report No. 28 By: Paul P. Kreisa Jacqueline M. McDowell Kevin P. McGowan Gregory R. Walz Cynthia L. Balek Public Service Archaeology Program Department of Anthropology University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 109 Davenport Hall 607 South Mathews Avenue Urbana, Illinois 61801 May 1997 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY ATURBANA-CHAMPAIGN BOOKSTACKS 917.301 n ^ TABLE OF CONTENTS V, I 1>agc LIST OF PLATES v LIST OF FIGURES vii LIST OF TABLES ix ABSTRACT xi ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii 1. INTRODUCTION (Kevin P. McGowan) 1 Research Background 1 Previous Investigations 4 2. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING {Paul P. Kreisa and Cynthia L. Balek) 7 Geology, Topography, and Soils 7 Natural Setting 11 Overview 17 3. CULTURAL SETTING {Gregory R. Walz and Kevin P. McGowan) 19 Paleoindian Period 19 Archaic Period 21 Woodland Period 26 Emergent Mississippian Period 29 Mississippian Period 31 Oneota Period 32 Historic Period 33 Summary 33 4. FIELD AND LABORATORY METHODS {Jacqueline M. McDowell) 35 Phase II Field Methods 35 Phase III Field Methods 36 Laboratory Methods 37 5. RESULTS OF PHASE II INVESTIGATIONS {Paul P. Kreisa) 47 Overview of Investigations 49 Site Overviews 61 Addition 1 South 61 Addition 1 North 68 Addition 2 80 Addition 3 84 Addition 4 86 Addition 5 89 Off-Site Investigations 92 6. DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS {Paul P. Kreisa) 93 Discussion 93 Recommendations 95 TABLE OF CONTENTS CONCLUDED Page REFERENCES CITED 97 APPENDIX A. MATERIAL INVENTORIES FOR SITE COLLECTIONS 107 APPENDIX B. MATERIAL INVENTORIES FOR OFF-SITE COLLECTIONS 225 LIST OF PLATES Plate Page 5- 1 . Vessels from 1 1 M089 1 : a-b, Type 3 Bowl (same vessel); c, Sand Prairie Phase Angled Rim Jar; d, Type 3 Bowl or Plate 79 LIST OF FIGURES Figure Page 1 - 1 . Location of the Project Area 2 1-2. Aerial Photograph of the Valmeyer Relocation Parcel 3 2-1. Physiographic Provinces of Southwestern Illinois 8 2-2. Soil Associations Present in Monroe County 12 2-3. Distribution of Major Plant Communities of Southwestern Illinois 15 2-4. Distribution of Plant Communities in the Valmeyer Area Based on 1 836 and 1 840 GLO Survey Maps 16 3- 1 . Americal Bottom Chronology 20 4-1. Locations of Known Chert Sources in Southern Illinois 14 5-1. Original and Revised Site Area of 1 1M0841 48 5-2. Location of Phase II Collection Grids 50 5-3. Location of Phase II Machine Trenches and Test Unit 53 5-4. Profiles of Deep Trenches Excavated on Ridge Side Slopes 59 5-5. Profiles of Deep Trenches Excavated in Sinkholes 60 5-6. Wall Profiles of Test Unit 1 61 5-7. Site Areas Defined During Phase II Investigations 62 5-8. Collection Grids, Machine Trenches, and Site Areas in Addition 1 South 64 5-9. Projectile Points and Axe from 1 1M0886 (a-d) and 1 1M0888 (e-j): a, Dalton; b, MacCorkle Stemmed; c, Late Archaic Stemmed Cluster (Karnak Stemmed or McWhinney Heavy Stemmed); d, Triangular; e, Fully Grooved Axe; f, Plainview; g, Dalton; h, Hardin Barbed; i, Raddatz; j, Godar 65 5-10. Plan View and Profile of Feature 8 67 5-11. Collection Grids, Machine Trenches, and Site Areas in Addition 1 North 69 5-12. Projectile Points and Axe from the Vicinity of 1 1MO890: a, Fully Grooved Axe; b, Reworked Etley; c, Possible Lowe Cluster or Snyders Cluster; d, Lowe Flared Base 72 5-13. Plan View and Profile of Features 9, 10, and 1 1 73 5-14. Plan View of Features 13, 14, 15, and 19 75 5-15. Lithic Tools from 1 1M0891: a, Merom Expanding Stemmed Projectile Point; b, Stanley Stemmed Projectile Point; c, Ground-Stone Axe; d, Saratoga Parallel Stemmed Projectile Point; e, Baker's Creek Projectile Point 77 5-16. Collection Grids, Machine Trenches, and Site Areas in Addition 2 81 5-17. Plan View of Profile of Features 16, 17, and 18 82 5-18. Fully Grooved Axe from 1 1M0841 83 5-19. Collection Grids, Machine Trenches, and Site Areas in Addition 3 85 5-20. Collection Grids, Machine Trenches, and Site Areas in Addition 4 87 5-21. Collection Grids, Machine Trenches, and Site Areas in Addition 5 90 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2013 http://archive.org/details/archaeologicalin01krei LIST OF TABLES Table Page 5- 1 . Summary of Collection Grid Attributes by Addition 51 5-2. Specific Collection Grid Attributes 52 5-3. Summary of Machine Trench Attributes by Addition 54 5-4. Specific Machine Trench Attributes 55 5-5. Selected Attributes of Ceramics from 1 1M0891 78 6-1. Debitage and Chipped-Stone Tool Ratios for Selected Valmeyer Sites 94 6-2. Summary of NRHP Evaluations of Sites Located Within the Valmeyer Relocation Parcel ... 96 IX ABSTRACT The Federal Emergency Management Agency through a subcontract agreement with Woodward- Clyde Federal Services of Gaithersburg, Maryland, contracted with the Public Service Archaeology Program of the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign to undertake Phase II National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) evaluation of sites located in the proposed area for the relocation of the Village of Valmeyer, Illinois. Fourteen sites were evaluated using a combination of systematic surface collection and excavation techniques from 12 May to 16 June 1994. Diagnostic artifacts from the sites document Paleoindian through Mississippian com- ponents in the project area. Prehistoric features were identified at three sites, two of which demonstrated substantial integrity. Ten of the examined sites are recommended as ineligible for listing in the NRHP due to poor subsurface integrity. The portion of one site, 1 1MO880, within the project area is considered ineligible for NRHP listing, but the remaining portion outside the project area is unevaluated and remains potentially eligible for listing in the NRHP. Three sites, 11M0841, 11M0885, and 11M0891, have been determined eligible for listing in the NRHP. This volume is one of three that documents cultural resource management investigations under- taken at the Valmeyer relocation parcel. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Phase II and Phase III excavations and analyses conducted for the Valmeyer Relocation Project benefited from the talents of many individu- als and the cooperation of a number of institutions. Funding for the project was made possible by the Federal Emergency Management Agency through a subcontract agreement with Woodward-Clyde Federal Services of Gaithersburg, Maryland. Ms. Harriett Weatherford, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research of the University of Illinois at Ur- bana-Champaign, voluntarily provided expedited contract processing and reduced facilities and ad- ministrative cost rates for this project. Two overrid- ing objectives guided the University actions. First, as the flagship educational and research institution in the State of Illinois, one of its primary missions is to provide the citizens of Illinois with public service assistance whenever possible. The Great Flood of 1993 created the need for immediate professional expertise. The administration encour- aged the Department of Anthropology to do what- ever it took to get people into their new homes as quickly as possible. Therefore, most field investiga- tions were completed prior to finalized contracts. The second objective was to provide the highest level of professional expertise at the lowest possible cost. The recovery and relocation efforts were supported by federal, state, and local tax dollars. The University provided a number of services gratis through a reduced overhead rate in order to maxi- mize the effectiveness of each tax dollar. The Valmeyer relocation effort was truly cooperative with federal, state, and local agencies working together to help the people of Valmeyer recover from this disaster. A visit to Valmeyer today serves as a testament to what such cooperation can accom- plish. Significant contributors to the oversight of this project were many. Dr. Thomas J. Riley served as the faculty sponsor for this project with the Depart- ment of Anthropology. Dr. Eugene Giles and Dr. Janet Dixon Keller provided leadership as the Department Heads under which the project operated. These two individuals, along with the University's Grants and Contracts Office, provided the frame- work for this project to be completed. Mr. Randy W. Strong of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Region V Disaster Recovery Office helped shepherd the project through numerous regulatory and financial issues. The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency reviewed the project on a weekly basis during the field investigations and provided significant guidance during the entire project. The extensive efforts of Ms. Anne E. Haaker and Dr. Mark Esarey from the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency are greatly appreci- ated. The project also was assisted by the contribu- tions of Ms. Jane Russell, who represented Wood- ward-Clyde's interests during the final field investi- gations. The final stages of the project benefitted significantly from the efforts of Dr. John H. Sprin- kle, Jr., also from Woodward-Clyde Federal Ser- vices. As a team these individuals cooperated to insure the project was completed successfully. A special thanks goes to Mayor Dennis Knobloch of Valmeyer and Mr. Jim Smith of Korte Construction who helped coordinate and provide machinery and operators for the excavations. With- out the heavy machinery, it would have been impos- sible to locate and document the extensive remains as quickly as they were. The field investigations were aided by a number of individuals. The archaeological field team in- cluded Larry Abbott, Brian Adams, Steven Ahler, Richard Arroyo, Maria Aviles, Cynthia Balek, Sheena Beaverson, Alice Berkson, Susan Brannock-Gaul, Todd Brenningmeyer, Jarrod Burks, Namyi Chung, Pennie Copley, Stacy Craft, Janet Day, Randy Fink, Robin French, Matthew Frey, Tom Gillespie, James Gilmore, Darrell Gundrum, David Hall, Dawn Harn, David Hart, Kristin Hedman, Russell Herman, Eric Hollinger, Leonaitasi Hoponoa, Karl Huebchen, Douglas Jackson, Connie Joyce, Elizabeth Kane, John Kelly, Steve Klein, Paul Kreisa, Erica Libhart, James Marlen. Ilona Matkovzski, Jacqueline McDowell, Kevin McGowan, Joanna Mickey. Philip Millhouse, Michael Morelock, Tally Moskovits, Rossana de la Noval, Eric Rein, Jason Rein, Erin Riley, Thomas Riley, Betty Jo Stokes, Amy Uzarski, Larry Vogt, Gregory Walz, Janet Weber, Cameron Wesson, James White, Roger Williamson, and William Wood. Field investigations were enhanced thanks to Dr. Michael Wiant of the Illinois State Museum who released Ms. Dawn Harn from other duties to sup- port mortuary excavations and Dr. Thomas E. Emerson of the Illinois Transportation Archaeology Research Program of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who allowed Ms. Sheena Beaverson (geomorphologist) and Ms. Kristin Hedman ;hui lan osteologist) release time to partici- pate on this project. The support of these other programs is greatly appreciated. Once fieldwork was completed, a smaller num- ber of individuals conducted the laboratory tasks associated with this project. These include Maria Aviles, Cynthia Balek, Alice Berkson, Todd Brenningmeyer, Michael Chidley, Pennie Copley, Stacy Craft, Alisa DeMarco, Randy Fink, William Hedman, David Hixson, Michelle Johnson, Connie Joyce, Stephen Klein, Chris Mausolf, Ilona Matkovzski, Lisa Mohr, Tally Moskovits, Ned Searles, Betty Jo Stokes, and Carl Wendt. Analytical specialists assisting this project were Larry Abbott (soils), Sheena Beaverson and Dr. Cynthia Balek (geomorphology), Jacqueline McDowell (ceramics), Dr. Brian Adams (lithics), Gregory Walz and Eric Hollinger (archaeobotanical remains), Kristin Hedman (human skeletal remains), and Dr. Paul Kreisa (faunal remains). Thanks also must go to a number of regional specialists for their expertise and assistance in identifying various artifacts and in- sightful comments about the archaeology of the region. Dr. Steven Ahler, Dr. Thomas Emerson, Dr. Andrew Fortier, Dr. George Holley, Dr. John Kelly, Brad Koldehoff, and Dale McElrath gave freely of their time and knowledge. A special note of thanks goes to Mr. Ed Horn for sharing his special knowl- edge of the project area. Report writing was divided among a number of individuals who are identified in the Table of Con- tents. Authors are responsible for the interpretations in their sections. Finally, report production was aided by a number of individuals. Susan Brannock-Gaul and Carl Wendt produced the ceramic and lithic artifact photographs presented in the text. Susan Brannock-Gaul, David Hixson, and Paula Luesse created the computer and line draw- ings illustrated in the report. Jacqueline McDowell edited the manuscript and put the text into its final version. I thank all these individuals for their help with this project. Their efforts have aided in furthering the scientific, cultural, and historical understanding of the Valmeyer area. Without the entire team, especially the writers, this report could never have been completed. K.P.M. December 1996 xiv CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION In January 1994, the Federal Emergency Man- agement Agency — Region V (FEMA) contacted the Public Service Archaeology Program of the Univer- sity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (PSAP) to conduct Phase II archaeological investigations at the proposed Valmeyer relocation site in Monroe County, Illinois (Figure 1-1). This work was sub- contracted to the University of Illinois at Ur- bana-Champaign through Woodward-Clyde Federal Services under subcontract number SC94R-C-014. Field investigations for this project were conducted between 12 May and 16 June 1994. Based on these Phase II investigations, 11M0841, 11M0891, and 11M0885 were recommended as eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (McGowan 1994). It was decided, with concurrence from the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency (IHPA), FEMA, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, that data mitigation should be undertaken at NRHP eligible sites 11M0841 and 11M0891. Investigations were not conducted at 11M0885 as it was located outside the area of immediate impact. Under a contract modification, PSAP performed site mitigation between 1 1 July and 16 September 1994. The results of these Phase II and Phase III investigations are presented in three volumes. Volume 1 provides the project background infor- mation, details the results of Phase II investigations, and provides site specific evaluations for 14 sites. Volume 2 details the results of the mitigation investigation at 11M0841, the Strong site, and evaluates the findings against current regional interpretations of Middle Archaic prehistoric settle- ment. Volume 3 details the results of the mitigation investigation at 11M0891, the Stemler Bluff site, and evaluates the findings against current regional interpretations of Late Woodland through Mississip- pian prehistoric settlement. Research Background The need for Phase II investigations on the uplands northeast of Valmeyer was the result of a long sequence of events that began in 1992 far from Monroe County, Illinois. In the fall of 1992, clima- tic conditions consisting of above-normal precipita- tion and saturated soil were present in the upper Midwest (Bhowmik 1994). Heavy spring and sum- mer rains in 1993 from North Dakota to Illinois created flood conditions in the Lower Missouri and the Upper and Central Mississippi River valleys. The 1993 floods were unique because rivers re- mained at flood stage for months, there were multi- ple flood crests at most locations, the floods ex- tended well into the summer, and new flood crest records were set from Moline south to Thebes, Illinois (Chrzastowski et al. 1994). The floodwaters breached levees and caused extensive damage to farmland and communities located in the floodplains of the Mississippi and Illinois rivers, among others. One severely affected community was the Village of Valmeyer, Illinois. Federal disaster relief efforts coordinated by FEMA sought to bring long-term solutions to flood-prone areas by purchasing dam- aged property and financially supporting the reloca- tion of citizens to new homes outside the floodplain. The Village of Valmeyer decided to pursue this init- iative and selected a 200-ha upland parcel adjacent to the existing community for relocation (Figure 1-2). Pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, and its implementing regulations, 36 CFR 800: Protection of Historic Properties, the selected parcel was sur- veyed by the Contract Archaeology Program of Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville (SIUE) to identify cultural resources that might be eligible for listing in the NRHP. That investigation found potentially eligible sites in the relocation area. Phase II evaluation to determine NRHP eligibility was recommended (Wells and Burns 1993). The IHPA Research Report No. 28, Vol. 1 Project Area Figure 1 - 1 . Location of the Project Area. ■ i Project Area Figure 1-2. Aerial Photograph of the Valmeyer Relocation Parcel (Photo Courtesy David Kreighbaum, USACE). ■ojecl Ch-en-iew and Phase II Investigations concurred with the recommendation. The Public Service Archaeology Program of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was contracted to conduct the Phase II NRHP evaluations. was recommended as ineligible for the NRHP based on the Phase I data. The previously recorded 1 1M0479 and 1 1MO480 also were recommended as ineligible for the NRHP based on Phase I data (Wells and Burns 1993). Previous Investigations The area selected for the relocation of the Vil- lage of Valmeyer is 1.5 km northeast of the original village. The new location is situated on 200 ha of land where the Mississippi River bluff line meets the uplands immediately north of Dennis Hollow. Investigations conducted in the 1970s by Yerkes and Linder (1974) on portions of the area identified two sites within the current project limits. Sites 1 1M0479 and 1 1MO480 are both described in the Illinois Archaeology Survey site database as prehis- toric habitation sites. Contract research undertaken by the American Resource Group for the Fountain Water District expansion identified a third site and an isolated find in the Valmeyer relocation project area (McNerney 1989). Site 11M0841 originally was recorded as a prehistoric lithic workshop of unknown temporal affiliation, extending 80 m north to south and 80 m east to west. These previous studies indicated the importance of this upland area for prehistoric Native Americans. The extensive Phase I pedestrian reconnaissance undertaken by SIUE indicated that nearly the entire project area was covered with archaeological remains. Based on their data, they recorded two new sites and recom- mended the expansion of site limits for 11M0841 (Wells and Burns 1993). The Phase I investigation of the Valmeyer relocation parcel by SIUE was accomplished by a surface collection of the entire project area at 5-m intervals. Sites 1 1 M0479, 1 1 MO480, and 1 1 M084 1 were relocated, and 1 1 M0879 and 1 1MO880 were defined. Site 1 1M0879 is recorded as an Early to Late Archaic component lithic scatter that extends 340 m north to south and 520 m east to west. A complete surface collection resulted in the recovery of 30 artifacts from a 176,800-m 2 site area. The site Site 1 1MO880 is recorded as an Early to Late Archaic period lithic scatter that extends 410 m north to south and 310 m east to west. A complete surface collection resulted in the recovery of 690 artifacts from the 127,100-m 2 site area. This site was recommended for Phase II NRHP evaluation based on the quantity of material recovered from the surface. Similarly, the relocation and evaluation of 1 1M0841 resulted in a qualified recommendation for formal NRHP eligibility testing (Wells and Burns 1993) based on two factors. First, the site limits were expanded from 6,400 m 2 to 1,350,000 m 2 (a more than 200-fold increase). Second, 22 subareas, based on collection areas, were identified and determined to have different NRHP potential. Only 6 of the 22 subareas were recommended for formal NRHP evaluation. The reexamination identi- fied historic and prehistoric components for this site including Early Archaic to Emergent Mississippian and Euroamerican (Wells and Burns 1993). The Phase I investigations by SIUE demonstrated NRHP eligibility potential in the proposed Valmeyer relocation area, making Phase II evaluations a necessity. This volume of the Valmeyer Project report details the archaeological investigations undertaken by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for the relocation of Valmeyer. It specifically provides an introduction to the project and details the Phase II NRHP evaluation of the 200-ha Valmeyer project area. The environmental setting of Valmeyer is provided in Chapter 2. Chapter 3 presents a general culture history synopsis for the greater American Bottom region. Field and labora- tory methods for both the Phase II and Phase III investigations are detailed in Chapter 4. The archae- ological investigations employed standard surface collection, excavation, data recording, and analysis Public Service Archaeology Program CI hi filer I. Introduction techniques used throughout the Midwest including provide the material inventories for the Phase II the mechanical removal of plow-disturbed soils and investigations. All cultural material and records the hand excavation of all features defined below associated with this project have been submitted to the plow zone. Chapter 5 presents the results from the Illinois State Museum Research and Collections the Phase II investigations at Valmeyer. The Phase Center for curation. Parties interested in these II work included a systematic surface collection, the materials should contact either the Museum Director machine-excavation of trenches, and the hand- of the Illinois State Museum or the Regional Direc- excavation of test units. Chapter 5 also presents a tor of the Federal Emergency Management discussion of the Phase II results and makes recom- Agency — Region V. mendations for future work. Appendices A and B Research Report No. 28, Vol. 1 CHAPTER 2. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING The Valmeyer relocation project area is located on the bluff crest of an upland ridge overlooking the flood-lain of the Mississippi River at the southern end of the American Bottom in Monroe County, Illinois (Figure 1-1). At present, the adjacent (east- ern) Mississippi River floodplain is 5 km wide. As a whole, the valley is approximately 10 km wide. Within the project area are a number of ridges and karstic sinkholes as well as drainages that flow down the bluff to the floodplain of the Mississippi River. A detailed discussion of the physiography, geomorphology, and the floral and faunal resources present in and adjacent to the American Bottom has been presented by White et al. (1984), and the rea- der is encouraged to consult that publication for a broader overview of the environmental setting for the region. The discussion below centers on the set- ting of the Valmeyer locality. More detailed discus- sions concerning the environmental setting are included within the discussion of specific sites. Geology, Topography, and Soils While Monroe County is cross-cut by a number of physiographic provinces (Figure 2- 1 ), the Val- meyer project area is located in the Salem Plateau Section of the Ozark Plateaus Province, an area deeply dissected with faulted or warped strata (Schwegman 1984; Willman and Frye 1970). In contrast to much of Illinois, the Ozark Plateaus Pro- vince, including the Valmeyer area, was not directly affected by Pleistocene glaciation. Willman and Frye (1970) note that a small driftless area is present in the uplands near Valmeyer, indicating that the project area may not have been impacted directly by Pleistocene glaciation. To the east, the area was gla- ciated during the Illinoian stage of Pleistocene glaci- ation, which represents the southern limit of glaci- ation in the northern hemisphere (Willman and Frye 1970). Geology The lithologic geology of the Valmeyer area con- sists of an Ordovician system bedrock that is uncon- formably overlain by Mississippian system deposits. In the general vicinity of the project area, the Mis- sissippian system outcrops consist of the Kidd member of Salem Limestone of the Valmeyeran series (Willman and Frye 1970). Many other Missis- sippian system formations outcrop in the general vicinity of Valmeyer. Below this, the Ordovician deposits include the Galena-Platteville groups of the Ottawa limestone megagroup and Maquoketa shale group of the Cincinnatian series (Willman and Frye 1 970). Most important for the prehistoric archaeol- ogy of the area is the fact that these outcrops are excellent sources for a wide variety of cherts, many with differing qualities (Koldehoff 1985; White et al. 1984). The Valmeyer relocation parcel is situated on up- land knolls near the crest of a high, loess-covered bedrock ridge. Structurally, the ridge is an eastward extension of the Burlington Escarpment that contin- ues into southern Missouri and northern Arkansas (Madole et al. 1991). The Burlington Escarpment is one of several west-facing Ozark Plateau cuestas associated with a Precambrian-cored dome centered in southeast Missouri. Doming, folding, and uplift of the Ozark Plateau region occurred in response to compressional forces that resulted from continental collision at the end of the Paleozoic era (Madole et al. 1991). In Monroe County, the northwest-trending escarpment is an erosional remnant that is the result of bisection by the Mississippi and Kaskaskia rivers, which caused its isolation from the rest of the cuesta (Horberg 1950). Where the Mississippi River cuts through the relatively resistant escarpment rocks, the valley narrows in width from 11 to 3.5 miles (17.7 to 5.6 km) (Yarbrough 1974). Locally, the cuesta is flanked on the south by the Valmeyer Anticline and Monroe City Syncline, which trend northwest-southeast, and on the north by the Colum- Research Report No. 28, Vol. 1 Grand Prairie Division a. Grand Prairie Section b. Springfield Section □ Upper Mississippi River and Illinois River Bottomlands Division linois River Section b. Mississippi River Section □ Illinois River and Mississippi River Sand Areas Division a. Illinois River Section b. Mississippi River Section n Western Forest-Prairie Division a. Galesburg Section b. Carlinville Section Middle Mississippi Border Division a. Glaciated Section b. Driftless Section Southern Till Plain Division a. Effingham Plain Section b. Mt Vernon Hill Country Section Wabash Border Division a. Bottomlands Section b. Southern Uplands Section Ozark Division a. Northern Section b. Central Section c. Southern Section Lower Mississippi River Bottomlands Division a. Northern Section b Southern Section Shawnee Hills Division a. Greater Shawnee Hills Section b. Lesser Shawnee Hills Section Figure 2-1 . Physiographic Provinces of Southwestern Illinois (after Schwegman 1984). Chapter 2. Environmental Setting bia Syncline and Waterloo-Dupo Anticline, which trend north-south (Nelson 1995). These anticlines and synclines formed during the same event as the Ozark Dome and mark the western edge of the Illinois Basin centered in southeastern Illinois. Regionally, bedrock units dip to the east toward the Illinois Basin and progressively decrease in age eastward from the Precambrian-aged rocks of the Ozark dome to the Illinois Basin where Pennsyl- vanian-aged rocks subcrop. Relatively resistant Mississippian-aged limestones of the Ste. Gene- vieve, St. Louis, and Salem formations occur at or near the surface in the western part of Monroe County, and weaker Pennsylvanian-aged shales, sandstones, and limestones are present in the eastern part of the county. The boundary between the Mississippian and Pennsylvanian rocks generally coincides with the boundary of two physiographic provinces, the glaciated Mount Vernon Hill Country of the Till Plains section of the Central Lowlands province on the east and the Salem Plateau section of the Ozark Plateaus (Leighton et al. 1948) of the Interior Highlands (Madole et al. 1991) on the west. At least the eastern part of the county was glaci- ated during the Illinoian; remnants of two Illinoian moraines extend into the eastern part of the county (Leighton et al. 1948). Reinertsen (1981) identified thin Illinoian till exposed along Andy's Run, a creek located about 9 km northeast of the Valmeyer relo- cation parcel. Erdmann and Bauer (1993) interpret diamicton in borings taken from the Valmeyer relo- cation parcel as glacial till, although rock fragments in these deposits consist only of locally derived cherts; the lack of exotic clasts suggests that the deposit is locally derived colluvium and not a till. Surficial upland sediments in Monroe County consist of Wisconsinan loess over thin Illinoian till, pre-Wisconsinan colluvium, or Tertiary-Pleistocene residuum. The loess consists of the late Wisconsinan Peoria Loess over middle Wisconsinan Roxana Silt; their combined thickness ranges from more than 100 ft (30.5 m) along the bluff to less than 10 ft (3.05 m) in the eastern part of the county (Higgins 1987). Upland borings from the Valmeyer relocation parcel show approximately 12-13 ft (3.6-4.0 m) of Peoria Loess and 14-17 ft (4.3-5.2 m) of Roxana Silt on the higher parts of the land surface and thinner loess in the sinkholes, which Erdmann and Bauer (1993) attribute to subsurface erosion into the underlying limestone fractures. The Roxana Silt contains three color zones (r-1, r-2, r-3) in the Valmeyer area (Erdmann and Bauer 1993); the age of the base of the oldest zone, r-1, in southwestern Illinois is estimated to be 45,000-50,000 B.P. and the r-2/r-3 boundary has been radiocarbon dated to 40,000 B.P. (McKay 1986). The base of the overlying Peoria Loess dates to 25,000 years ago (McKay 1986) and deposition is estimated to have ceased about 13,000 years ago. Locally, there is no reported evidence of a Holocene loess. Topography The present topography in Monroe County reflects the preglacial topography since only a thin drift cover was deposited due to glaciation (Horberg 1950). In the western part of the county, the topog- raphy is strongly influenced by differences in bedrock structure and lithology. The structurally controlled Burlington Escarpment and Waterloo- Dupo Anticline locally form prominent ridges. These topographic highs are separated by a structur- ally controlled topographic low associated with the Columbia Syncline. Thick sequences of the karst- forming Mississippian St. Louis, and, less impor- tantly, Ste. Genevieve limestones occur at or near the surface in the synclinal valley (Titus 1976) whereas the older, nonkarst-forming Salem lime- stone and older formations lie at or near the surface along the adjacent ridge crests (Erdmann and Bauer 1993). Consequently, karst (sinkhole) topography is dominant in the Columbia Syncline lowland [or Waterloo Karst Plain (Titus 1976)] and becomes relatively less important on the higher landscapes. According to Titus (1976), the St. Louis limestone in Monroe County contains about 75 sinkholes per square mile, the Ste. Genevieve has about 30 per Research Report No. 28, Vol. 1 Project Overview and Phase II Investigations square mile, and the Salem limestone has less than one sinkhole per square mile. Karstic conditions develop where dense, thinly bedded, highly fractured, nonporous limestone occurs at or near the surface in areas with sufficient rainfall and where deeply entrenched valleys pro- mote steep gradient groundwater flow (Jacobs 1971; Odom et al. 1961). Concentrated percolation of organic acid-rich surface waters into the joints accelerates limestone dissolution and creates voids (caves, sinks, caverns, etc.). Steep groundwater gradients ensure maximal solutional activity by promoting constant flow of carbon dioxide-rich waters. Groundwater in western Monroe County has a steep gradient due to the steep Mississippi River tributary gradients of 30^40 ft (9.1-12.2 m) per mile (Yarbrough 1974) and the entrenchment of major streams in the Waterloo Karst Plain (Titus 1976). Sinkhole development in Monroe County is common in the St. Louis limestone because it is thin-bedded, has low porosity, and is highly frac- tured, possessing four, relatively closely spaced joint patterns that strongly influence sinkhole patterns (Titus 1976). The joints formed due to stresses associated with warping of the Illinois Basin at the end of the Paleozoic (Nelson 1995), probably during the same event that caused doming in the Ozarks and folding in Monroe County. Titus (1976) hypothesizes that where the St. Louis lime- stone is more than 200 ft (61 m) thick, as in the Waterloo Karst Plain, groundwater flow is not restricted, and subterranean solutional activity occurs along joints and bedding planes. The result is an integrated network of vertically and horizontally oriented subsurface channels and cavities. Accord- ing to Harris et al. (1977), there is a well-developed subterranean drainage system in Monroe County. Where the St. Louis limestone is less than 200 ft thick (61 m), the underlying less permeable Salem limestone is thought to function as an aquitard, restricting subterranean flow along the Salem-St. Louis contact. Karstic areas in Monroe County cover 15,000 of the county's 250,240 acres (Higgins 1987) and contain sinkholes, disappearing streams, caves, and springs (Harris et al. 1977). Caves, which occur along the Mississippi bluff northeast of Valmeyer are located about midway up the bluff, between 500 and 600 ft (152.4 and 182.9 m) asl. Three types of sinkholes are identified in Monroe County by Titus (1976): normal solutional, alluvial or drift, and collapse. Approximately 75 percent of the sinkholes in the county are classified as normal solutional (Titus 1976). These types form when the ground overlying solutionally enlarged joints and fissures settles into the enlarged voids, creating closed depressions that fill with alluvial and/or colluvial sediments. Morphometrically, the normal solutional dolines range from 10-3000 ft (3.05-914.4 m) in diameter and 3-300 ft (1-91.4 m) in depth; they have been described elsewhere as having gentle soil- covered sides and flattish bottoms (Titus 1976). Alluvial or drift dolines comprise about 20 percent of the sinks in Monroe County (Titus 1976). These form when sediment overlying enlarged joints collapses into the void, creating a crater-like depres- sion. The slopes of the sink, which are formed entirely within the collapsed surficial sediment, constantly change shape when not stabilized by vegetation. Alluvial or drift sinks are much smaller than normal solutional dolines and range from 20-30 ft (6-9 m) in diameter and 4-10 ft (1.2-3.1 m) in depth. Collapse dolines comprise less than one percent of the county's sinkholes (Titus 1976). They form due to near-surface collapse of cave roofs and are most common near springs. Morphologically, collapse sinks are oval to irregular in plan and possess abrupt, steep-sided walls; they vary in size from small to large and commonly have a high depth to diameter ratio; the base of the sink typically contains limestone blocks (roof fall). Many of the sinks in Monroe County occur in the Waterloo Karst Plain and appear to be most numer- ous at elevations between 450 and 650 ft (137.2 and 198.1 m) asl. These elevations probably represent the elevations of the St. Louis-Ste. Genevieve for- Puhlic Service Archaeology Program ( 'hapter .' Environmental Setting mations. Erdmann and Bauer (1993) identified at least 14 sinkholes in the uplands of the Valmeyer relocation parcel; most of these sinks are oriented in a linear pattern trending N10-15°E reflecting the trend of underlying joints. According to Worthen and Shaw (1873), the sinkholes in the county are commonly 50 ft (15.2 m) or more deep and possess open bottoms wherein water entering the sink drains into underground caverns through fissures in the top of the limestone. Occasionally the fissures become clogged with sediment, and surface waters are then ponded. Most of the sinkhole ponds, however, are short-lived because clogging usually occurs above the water table and removal of the temporary sedi- ment plug results in rapid draining. Harris et al. (1977) note that in Hardin County, Illinois, a 40- acre pond in Big Sink disappeared overnight when its sediment plug gave way. According to Bowman (1907), ponded sinkholes are often drained by farmers if the slopes are not too steep for cultiva- tion. Sinkhole ponds are artificially drained through deep trenches connecting adjacent sinkholes so that the water in one sink drains into the other. Un- drained sinks or dry sinks that are too steep for cultivation are often vegetated on their sides and bottom with trees and bushes. Soils More specifically, the soils in the project area are classified in the Alford series. The Alford soil is a Typic Hapludalfs, formed under natural forest vegetation. Typically, Alford series soils are present on ridge tops and side slopes and in areas of karst topography. The most common soil type in the project area is Alford silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes while Alford silt loam, karst, and several Alford silt loam subtypes commonly found on side slopes and within sinkholes also are present. Several other minor soil types are identified along the drainages separating the knolls (Higgins 1987). The Alford series soils typically have a 25-cm-thick brown silt loam plow zone (Ap horizon) followed by an 18- cm-thick dark brown silt loam Btl horizon, after which is a 15-cm thick dark brown silty clay loam Bt2 horizon (Higgins 1987). This general sequence was observed throughout the project area, although variations in the thickness of various horizons were encountered. Processes of soil deposition also differed in the sinkholes, due in part to post- Euroamerican farming and subsequent erosion. According to Higgins (1987), almost all of the more gently sloped sinkholes are cultivated; in fact, some sinkholes in the Valmeyer relocation parcel are barely discernable because of increased infilling due to agricultural practices (Erdmann and Bauer 1993). Most of the soils in the Ozark Plateaus Province consist of a deep loess with a thinner mantle along the bluffs and in the interior ravines. In the project area, between 150 and 300 inches (3.8 and 7.6 m) of unconsolidated loess overlies bedrock. The soils in the project area have been grouped into the Muren- Alford association (Figure 2-2) (Higgins 1987). Muren-Alford soils occur on ridges and dissected side slopes with the ridges ranging from narrow to wide and the slopes from steep to gently sloping. These soils tend to be well- to moderately well- drained and moderately permeable. Muren-Alford association soils are silty and were formed in loess (Higgins 1987). Natural Setting The Valmeyer area contains a number of physio- graphic zones, each with different depositional histories and environmental characteristics. The project area is located in the northern section of the Ozarks Division. Adjacent and to the west is the northern section of the Lower Mississippi River Bottomlands Division while to the east is the Mount Vernon Hill Country section of the Southern Till Plain Division (Schwegman 1984) (Figure 2-1). These three zones were created by vastly different physiographic processes. The alluvial floodplain of the Mississippi River was formed by glacial flood waters. In contrast, Willman and Frye (1970) iden- tify a narrow, unglaciated band along the bluff. Research Report No. 28, Vol. 1 Project Area 1 - Muren-Alford Association 2 - Alford Association 3 - Seaton-Hickory-Eden Association \\ 4 - Blair-Marine Association 5 - Coulterville-Coulterville Variant Association 7 - Wakeland-Wilbur-Birds Association 8 - Fults-Ambraw-Riley Association 9 - Ambraw-Haynie Association Figure 2-2. Soil Associations Present in Monroe County (after Higgins 1 987). 12 Chapter 2 Environmental Setting Finally, to the east is a glaciated till plain bounded by the Glasford Formation. The Glasford Formation forms the southern limit of continental glaciation in the northern hemisphere and was created during the Illinoian and Sangamonian stages of Pleistocene glaciation with the deposits near Valmeyer most likely originating from the Erie glacial lobe (Willman and Frye 1970). The Valmeyer project area is located in the northern section of the Ozarks Division (Schwegman 1984). The Ozarks Division in Illinois is part of the Salem Plateau of the Ozarks uplift, an area that was mainly forested, although hill prairies also were present. Today, forests are still found along the bluff edge, but much of the area has been cleared for agricultural purposes (Higgins 1987). The original forests were comprised of numerous oak species, sugar maple, basswood, Ohio buckeye, beech, and tulip tree. The distribution of these taxa are highly dependent on soil moisture conditions. The Ozarks Division also contains unique animal and plant species, many of which are more com- monly Ozarkian, southern, or southwestern, and are rare or absent elsewhere in Illinois (Schwegman 1984). The topography of the Ozarks Division con- sists of a dissected plateau with steep bluffs along the Mississippi River. The bluffs are interrupted by ravines and stream canyons and a well-developed sinkhole plain topography (Schwegman 1984). this section was forested with the remainder covered by prairie. Forests were dominated by a number of oak and hickory species. Surface Drainage Surface drainage in Monroe County consists of a well-developed dendritic pattern in nonkarst regions or in karst regions where streams are super- imposed below karst-forming limestones, and a karst drainage pattern characterized by disappearing streams (e.g., in the Waterloo Karst Plain). The upland ridges of the Valmeyer relocation parcel are drained on the north, west, and south by relatively short, straight, high gradient streams dissecting the Mississippi bluff. North-flowing Bond Creek, located about 2 km to the east of the project area, is a major tributary of Fountain Creek, which is a deeply entrenched meandering stream flowing through the Waterloo Karst Plain. Bond Creek heads into the nonkarst region along the crest of the Burlington Escarpment and flows down the cuesta's back slope. According to Titus (1976), the river is entrenched into the top of the nonkarst-forming Salem limestone, which explains its (and Fountain Creek's) ability to maintain surface flow through a highly karstic landscape. Stream flow is maintained largely by surface runoff during the wetter parts of the year and by groundwater discharge through springs during drier seasons (Titus 1976). To the west is the Mississippi River and its asso- ciated floodplain, part of the northern section of the Lower Mississippi River Bottomlands Division (Schwegman 1984). The floodplain originally con- tained wet and mesic prairies, marshes, and forests along with meander scars and oxbow lakes created by the meanderings of the Mississippi River. Flood- plain forests included maple, ash, elm, honey locust, sugar berry, and pecan trees. To the east of the project area is the dissected Illinoian glacial till plain of the Mount Vernon Hill Country section of the Southern Till Plain Division (Schwegman 1984). This section is characterized by hilly to rolling topo- graphy with poor soils. Approximately 60 percent of Climate The modern climate in the Valmeyer area can be characterized as continental, with cold winters and hot summers. Temperature extremes range from a daily average of 33° F in January to 76° F in July. Precipitation averages just under 37 inches, with 60 percent of this total falling between April and September, often in the form of thunderstorms (Higgins 1987). This climatic regime stabilized about 4000 B.P. (Delcourt and Delcourt 1985). Prior to that, climate in the Valmeyer area changed a number of times. Between 23,000 and 16,500 B.P., the area had a boreal climate with abundant mois- 13 Research Report No. 28, Vol. 1 Project Chen-iew and Phase II Investigations hire. During the next 4,000 years, between 16,500 and 12.500 B.P.. the climate was cool with in- creased precipitation. From 12,500 to 8500 B.P., encompassing the earliest human occupation of the area, a warm temperate climate prevailed. The last major climatic change to take place in the region prior to the establishment of an essentially modern pattern is known as the Hypsithermal Interval. The Hypsithermal Interval, lasting between 8500 and 4000 B.P., is characterized by warmer and drier conditions than those in the modern period. Vegetation The location of the project area suggests that the prehistoric inhabitants would have been able to exploit plant and animal resources located in the uplands, along the bluff slopes, and in the floodplain of the Mississippi River (Figure 2-3). Braun (1950) includes the project area in the Western Mesophytic Forest Region and more specifically in the Ozark Hills Section. Vegetation in this section consists of mixed mesophytic communities comprised of oak, beech, maple, tulip, hickory, ash, and elm, among others. The Mississippi River floodplain communi- ties represent an extension northward of the South- eastern Evergreen forests (Braun 1950). Immediately prior to the establishment of mod- ern floral communities, perhaps as early as 18,000 B.P., the project area was covered by a boreal forest (Delcourt and Delcourt 1985). The floral commu- nity most likely present at the time of the prehistoric occupation of the project area is an oak-hickory forest, which became established by approximately 1 8,000 B.P., although species composition probably changed through time in response to changes in climatic conditions (Delcourt and Delcourt 1985; White et al. 1984). This forest was found from the bluff edge to a distance of 6-20 km to the east. Up to 90 percent of the trees consisted of either oak or hickory, although smaller, specialized habitats, including hill prairies, sinkholes, and limestone glades, were interspersed. Importantly, this commu- nity could have provided the prehistoric inhabitants with an abundance of nuts to harvest. Beyond the oak-hickory forest to the east was the prairie, domi- nated by grasses, shrubs, and forbs. Prairies were established in Illinois between ca. 8500 and 5500 B.P., due in part to the warming and drying associ- ated with the Hypsithermal Interval (Holloway and Bryant 1985). Closer to the project area, to the west, were several floodplain and bluff-slope floral com- munities. On the floodplain proper, communities included river edge, bottomland forests, lakes, sloughs, ponds, and prairies. The bluff slopes and stream drainages contained both floodplain and up- land species. More detailed information on these communities can be found in Gregg (1975), Hus (1908), Mohlenbrock and Voigt (1959), Shelford (1963), Telford (1927), Welch (1975), and Zawacki and Hausfater (1969). United States Government Land Office (GLO) survey notes dating 1810 and maps dating 1836 and 1840 are in general agreement with the modern characterization of the Valmeyer area vegetation and environment. Survey notes describe the sections within which the project is located as hilly with third-rate timber, evidently mostly consisting of oaks and shrubs, although hickory and locust are also mentioned (Illinois Historical Survey [IHS], microfilm copy of Illinois Land Records, Illinois Field Notes Vols. 12, 39, and 58). The maps also depict the presence of floodplain lakes and two floodplain prairies to the southwest of the project area (IHS, microfilm copy of Illinois Land Records, Illinois Township Plats Vol. 32:56-57) (Figure 2-4). The floodplain is characterized as a generally rich bottom. Fauna Faunal resources also can be grouped by habitat zones (White et al. 1984). To the west of the project area in the Mississippi River floodplain were aquatic-marsh, forest, and prairie habitats while the bluff crest would have been dominated by forests. To the east, prairie habitats were increasingly com- mon. Within this mosaic of animal habitats, edges, Public Sen-'ice Archaeology Program 14 Figure 2-3. Distribution of Major Plant Communities of Southwestern Illinois (after Anderson 1970). 15 16 C 'hupter 2. l-lm mtal Setting or transition zones between different habitats, would have been common. The aquatic-marsh habitat would have provided access to many fish species, amphibians, turtles, waterfowl, wading birds, and semiaquatic mammals including beaver, mink, muskrat, and river otter. Forest zones contained a number of mammal species, most importantly white-tailed deer, but also raccoon, wolf, fox, black bear, squirrels, opossum, and smaller rodents. Birds present would have included turkey, passenger pigeon, and a number of species of raptors and smaller birds. Finally, the prairies to the east and along the Mississippi River bottoms were inhabited by such species as badger, coyote, wolf, and smaller rodents along with box turtle and prairie chicken. Detailed modern inventories offish species can be found in Pflieger (1975) and Smith (1979) and of mammals in Hoffmeister (1989). Overview The environmental setting of the Valmeyer relocation parcel is predictable in terms of accessi- bility to various natural resources. Its location provides access to a number of different environ- mental zones, each with a somewhat different suite of resources. Perhaps two of the more important zones would have been the Mississippi River flood- plain and the upland forests. The floodplain pro- vided access to fish, migratory waterfowl, and various aquatic plant species. The upland forests were important for their stands of nut-bearing trees and the presence of deer and other smaller mam- mals. Equally important were the drainages that led down to the Mississippi River floodplain, containing exposed outcrops of chert nodules that were used to make a variety of stone tools. Access to each of these resource zones would have been a factor in site location. Finally, one aspect of site location, a lesson learned during 1993, is that the project area provided a safe haven from the periodic flooding of the Mississippi River. 17 Research Report No. 28, Vol. 1 CHAPTER 3. CULTURAL SETTING Monroe County is located in one of the richest archaeological regions of North America. The wealth of the archaeological record in the American Bottom region has long been recognized in the archaeological community. The Native American communities in this area were described as early as the seventeenth century by European explorers, and archaeological commentary began early in the nineteenth century (Bushnell 1904, 1922; Fowler 1989). While much of the archaeological attention was focused on sites in Madison County to the north, significant Monroe County sites such as Lunsford-Pulcher also are noted by the nineteenth century (Fowler 1969). Sites from all major tempo- ral periods defined for the Midwest (Griffin 1952, 1967, 1978; Stoltman 1978) have been identified in Monroe County, although most of the known sites date to the later prehistoric and historic periods. For a detailed discussion of the cultural chronology in this region, the reader is directed to several compre- hensive overviews (Bareis and Porter 1984; Fowler 1989; Fowler and Hall 1978; Kelly 1990a, 1990b). The wealth of data from the American Bottom region, much of which have been generated from projects conducted for compliance with historic preservation legislation, has been used to develop a detailed chronology for the American Bottom, par- ticularly for the later prehistoric period. This chro- nology is presented in Figure 3-1 . To date, more than 900 sites in Monroe County have been recorded formally with the Illinois Ar- chaeological Survey, representing continuous hu- man occupation of the area for more than 1 0,000 years. A number of major reconnaissance surveys (e.g., Ahler 1984; Conrad 1966; Iseminger and McNerney 1973; Kelly et al. 1979; Kuttruff 1969; Linder et al. 1975) have been conducted as have excavations (e.g., Esarey and Moffat 1980; Finney 1985; Fortier, Emerson, and Finney 1984; Fowler 1959; Kuttruff 1972). Each of the cultural periods recognized in the region is briefly summarized below. Paleoindian Period The Paleoindian period, defined is southwestern Illinois as pre- 10,500 B.P., is the earliest known occupation in the Midwest. The adaptive patterns identified in this region resemble those of other areas of North America. During the terminal Pleisto- cene, subsistence was based on a mobile pattern of hunting and gathering with apparent concentration on large game animals. Site occupations are be- lieved to have been of limited duration, resulting in an archaeological record consisting of small, shal- low lithic scatters. Few in situ Paleoindian remains have been identified in this part of Illinois, and most research has been limited to surface scatters of lithics. Paleoindian sites in southwest Illinois tend to be surface scatters located in the uplands and on old river terraces, although a few cave and rockshelter sites also are known (Webb et al. 1989). Based on the analysis of numerous Paleoindian projectile point finds, Munson (1985) has proposed a tripartite division of the Paleoindian period. The earliest portion of this period, Clovis, is dated between 12,000 and 11,000 B.P. and is followed by Folsom/Cumberland, 1 1,000-10,500 B.P., and final- ly by Piano, 11,000-9000 B.P. In general, Paleo- indian sites in Illinois are found in upland settings and are multicomponent. Ten sites with Paleoindian components are recorded for Monroe County (Wiant 1993). Two recently excavated sites in Jersey County, Illinois, and the Kimmswick site in Jeffer- son County, Missouri, provide detailed data on Clovis-age occupations in this portion of the Missis- sippi River valley. The Bostrom site, located on a narrow upland ridge spur in Jersey County, Illinois, represents perhaps the only in situ Clovis site in southwest Illinois. The excavations at Bostrom revealed two shallow basins, likely hearths, a large bathtub-shaped pit, and a concentration of sand- 19 Research Report No. 28, Vol. 1 Present B.P 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1 900 2000 2 1 00 2200 2300 2400 2500 2600 Period Phase Historic American Colonial Oneota Vulcan Mississippian Sand Prairie Moorehead Stirling Lohman Lindhorst Emergent Mississippian Edelhardtx Lindeman -X i- =) o CO Merrell cr George Reeves Loyd z Range Collinsville Dohack Late Woodland .Sponemann; Patrick Mund Rosewood Middle Woodland Hill Lake Holding Cement Hollow Early Woodland Columbia Complex * * * « . ^ Florence Carr Creek Period Phase B.P. 2500 3000 Prairie Lake 3500 Labras Lake Mule Road 4000 Titterington 4500 Late Archaic Falling Springs 5500 6000 6500 Nochta 7000 7500 Middle 8000 Archaic 8500 9000 9500 Early Archaic 10000 10500 Dalton 11000 11500 12000 Paleoindian Figure 3-1 . American Bottom Chronology (after Bareis and Porter 1984; Fortier 1996). 20 Chapter 3. Cultural Setting stone. Associated with these features were two Clovis point bases, 39 fluted bifaces, diagnostic Clovis prismatic blades, and end and side scrapers. Significantly, more than 50 percent of the lithic assemblage is composed of nonlocal materials. The Ready/Lincoln Hills site, also located in Jersey County, is a repeatedly occupied Clovis lithic workshop. Situated on a high plateau between two small streams, the site produced 223 fluted bifaces along with a large number of broken preforms and lithic debitage (Tankersley and Morrow 1993). Kimmswick, located approximately 32 km south of St. Louis, is located at the base of a bluff in a small tributary valley within a karstic setting. Clovis projectile points have been recovered from the site in direct association with Pleistocene fauna includ- ing mastodon, peccary, and ground sloth. Additional faunal remains from the site include white-tailed deer, fish, reptiles, and small mammals (Graham et al. 1981). The Bostrom, Ready/Lincoln Hills and Kimmswick sites indicate that at least three site types were utilized in southwest Illinois during the Paleoindian period: kill sites, represented by Kimmswick; habitation sites such as Bostrom; and lithic workshops such as Ready/Lincoln Hills (Tankersley and Morrow 1993). Human populations were highly mobile during the Paleoindian period as reflected in exotic cherts and flints recovered from Paleoindian sites. This high degree of mobility is likely a result of the focus on large, herding mam- mals as the primary subsistence target, although the absence of subsistence remains from Paleoindian sites in Illinois makes this a less than certain as- sumption. A transitional Paleoindian/Early Archaic com- plex, Dalton, has been defined in the midcontinent that dates from 10,500 to 9850 B.P. (Goodyear 1974; Morse and Morse 1983). The differences between preceding Paleoindian and Dalton occupa- tions are slight, and have been based on the presence of the Dalton projectile point and the Dalton adze as diagnostic of the latter. In general, the lithic assem- blages, excluding projectile points, are nearly identical between Paleoindian and Dalton sites, and both periods are characterized by generalized lithic tool assemblages (Goodyear 1982; Morse 1976). Groups during this period are believed to have been the first to adapt to postglacial environmental conditions (Muller 1986). A Dalton phase compo- nent has been identified at the Nochta site, 1 IMS 128, located on the American Bottom flood- plain in Madison County, Illinois (Higgins 1990). At Nochta, Dalton projectile points and adzes were recovered along with other diagnostic Dalton lithic artifacts such as large flake knives and steeply retouched end scrapers. Three features, two pits and a large hearth, contained Dalton diagnostics, and nearby features without diagnostic artifacts also may be associated with the undated Dalton component at the site. The Dalton occupation at Nochta is inter- preted as representing a residential base camp on the basis of a range of tool types including Dalton adzes and projectile points, knives, and a variety of flake tools (Higgins 1990:52-57). Archaic Period The Early (9900-8000 B.P.), Middle (8000-5000 B.P.), and Late (5000-2600 B.P.) Archaic periods in the American Bottom region include a span of time noted for substantial climatic, environmental, and cultural changes. Recognized time-transgressive trends during the nearly 7,000-year Archaic period include increased population density in certain environmental settings, evidence of growing seden- tism and intensified subsistence activities, growing horticultural activities involving several native plant taxa, increasing evidence for growing gender and status differentiation, development of long-distance, interregional exchange, and regional divergence of material culture (Brown 1985; Brown and Vierra 1983; Jefferies 1995). Early Archaic Period Sites dating to the Early Archaic are similar in nature to those of the Paleoindian period, reflecting a system of regular movement from one area to 21 Research Report No. 28, Vol. 1 Project Overview and Phase II Investigations another (Muller 1986). These temporary encamp- ments have been termed base camps and hunting camps, which, in Binford's ( 1 980) settlement classi- fication scheme, define a residentially mobile pat- tern where a group has no fixed residence, but shifts camp frequently in pursuit of subsistence and material resources. Ahler (1984) argues that the Early Archaic settlement strategy in the American Bottom region was one based on residential mobil- ity, which Binford (1980) associates with foraging strategies. Early Archaic period sites, as recognized by diagnostic projectile points, are well-represented in surface collections from southwest Illinois, particularly from upland locations. Projectile points characteristic of this period in the midcontinent include Agate Basin, Kirk Cluster, Hardin Barbed Cluster, MacCorkle Stemmed, and Thebes Cluster varieties (Justice 1987; Vickery and Litfin 1994). Other tools associated with these points include blades, chipped-stone adzes, various scrapers, drills, and gravers; no ground or polished tools have been recovered. There is little evidence for specialized hunting of particular game species or concentration on specific habitats. The Early Archaic adaptation has been characterized as generalized in that a wide range of potential subsistence resources was used (Meltzer and Smith 1986). This period probably reflects the initiation of adaptive strategies to post- glacial environments that were beginning to take on a more modern character. Two sites in the American Bottom region, Modoc Rock Shelter, 11R5, and the Nochta site, 1 IMS 128, contain Early Archaic components that have been the subject of archaeological investiga- tion. At Modoc, which is located at the base of the eastern Mississippi River valley bluffs in Randolph County, Illinois, the earliest evidence of human habitation dates to the Early Archaic period; several radiocarbon age determinations predate 9000 B.P. (Fowler 1959; Styles et al. 1983). Artifacts from these early occupations include lanceolate and stemmed projectile points, chert choppers, scrapers, and perforators. Subsistence remains from the Early Archaic occupations at the site include both floral and faunal remains. The floral assemblage suggests a foraging pattern of exploitation that included nuts, primarily black walnut and pecan, and other plants represented by the presence of a few seeds. Faunal remains recovered from Early Archaic strata at Modoc represent the exploitation of numerous small mammal species rather than large mammals such as deer, and both backwater and main channel fish taxa. Overall, the Early Archaic remains are inter- preted as the result of successive, short-term use of the rockshelter (Styles et al. 1983). At Nochta, located in the American Bottom, a large number of diagnostic Early Archaic projectile point types that date between 10,500 and 8,000 B.P. have been recovered These projectile points including Agate Basin, Kirk, St. Albans, Thebes, Hardin Barbed, MacCorkle, and other Early Archaic types, were not associated with distinct cultural features. The lack of good context for these finds and no associated Early Archaic radiocarbon dates at Nochta do not permit a more detailed examination of Early Archaic presence and adaptation in the American Bottom to be formulated at this time. Middle Archaic Period Environmental conditions during the Middle Archaic period, 8000-5000 B.P., became similar to those of today following the close of the Hypsi- thermal Interval at about 6000 B.P. This period of climatic warming and drying led to the extension of the prairie/forest ecotone eastward into Illinois between 8000 and 6000 B.P., followed by an expan- sion of forest cover after about 4000 B.P. Other effects attributed to the Hypsithermal Interval include increased aggradation of major river valleys, development of extensive colluvial fans at the valley margins resulting from increased rates of upland erosion, development of backwater lake and swamp habitats within the major river valleys, and the possible degradation of interfluvial vegetative cover in upland areas (Asch et al. 1972; Bettis and Hajic 1995; Deevey and Flint 1957; Holloway and Bryant 1985). The Middle Archaic represents an important period of cultural adaptation and transition between Public Service Archaeology Program < 'hapter 3. I 'ultural Setting the preceding Early Archaic period, characterized by highly mobile hunting and gathering adaptations, and the succeeding Late Archaic period, within which increasingly sedentary lifeways become apparent throughout portions of the Midwest. Middle Archaic sites are generally larger and more intensively occupied than Early Archaic sites, and site locational data suggest a shift to river valleys from upland settings, possibly a response to the drier conditions of the Hypsithermal (Cobb and Jefferies 1982; Emerson et al. 1986). These sites also reveal an increasing focus on a narrower spec- trum of locally available resources and diversifica- tion of tool types including ground and polished stone tools. Diagnostic Middle Archaic projectile point styles include side-notched, stemmed, and corner-notched forms, although the side-notched varieties predominate. Named Middle Archaic side- notched points include types such as Godar, Big Sandy, Brannon, Faulkner, and Matanzas. Interpre- tations of the Middle Archaic period in the Ameri- can Bottom region are based almost exclusively on the investigations conducted at Modoc Rock Shelter and Nochta, each of which has been discussed above in relation to their Early Archaic components. The Middle Archaic occupations at Modoc Rock Shelter date between 8000 and 5000 B.P. and include a variety of features including pits, post molds, and hearths. The lithic assemblage contains a broad variety of formal tools and a high frequency of bifacial thinning flakes, suggesting tool mainte- nance and curation were undertaken during the period of site use. The floral assemblage includes a high percentage of hickory nutshell and a low incidence of seeds in contrast to the Early Archaic focus on black walnut and pecan. Faunal remains again indicate a focus on small mammals and a strong emphasis on aquatic species including fish, crayfish, and mussels. During the Middle Archaic period, Modoc is interpreted as a series of base camps that were occupied for longer periods than during the Early Archaic (Ahler 1993; Fowler 1959; Styles et al. 1983). The use of Modoc as a base camp during the Middle Archaic may be an indica- tion of the desire to locate base settlements in physiographic settings with ready access to a variety of distinct habitats including aquatic and riparian floodplain zones, valley margin forests, and upland forest/prairie ecotone habitats. The Middle Archaic occupation at Nochta represents a repeatedly occupied field camp for a logistically organized group of collectors (Higgins 1990). Radiocarbon dates from four features range between 6890 and 6180 B.P. The Middle Archaic component is associated with 220 features, which include single and multiple-zoned basins, flat- bottomed pits, a bell-shaped pit, rock clusters, and a large rectangular basin interpreted as a residential structure. The lithic assemblage is composed pri- marily of small, side-notched points classified as Robinson and lacks other types of bifacial tools. Expedient flake tools, early-stage lithic reduction debris, cobble tools, and wedges {pieces esquillees) are common in the lithic assemblage. The subsis- tence data from the site are limited to botanical remains, which are dominated by hickory nutshell, with some acorn and walnut present in small amounts. The Nochta site is believed to have func- tioned within a logistically organized settlement system as a field camp from which a relatively restricted range of activities was undertaken during the Middle Archaic. The Nochta Middle Archaic component is viewed as an equivalent to the Helton phase as defined in the lower Illinois River valley (Brown and Vierra 1983). Late Archaic Period Late Archaic sites are more numerous and better documented in the American Bottom region than those of preceding periods. This period, dating between 5000 and 2600 B.P., has the first docu- mented evidence for extensive and intensive occu- pation of the American Bottom floodplain (Emerson et al. 1986). In general, Late Archaic sites in the region show evidence of increased reliance on cultivated crops including both squash and bottle gourd, intensive collection of nut crops and mussels, 23 Research Report No. 28, Vol. 1 Project 0\er\-iew and Phase II Investigations growing indications of social stratification, and participation in interregional exchange networks. These patterns are similar to those identified else- where in the eastern United States and have been characterized as the apex of the so-called primary forest efficiency model discussed by Caldwell (1958; see also Jefferies 1995; Winters 1974). At present, four site types are recognized in the American Bottom region for the Late Archaic period — base locales, base camps, residential extractive camps, and extractive loci — which are defined on the basis of sedentary versus mobile settlement, size of site area, and diversity of the artifact assemblage (Emerson et al. 1986). Base locales are large sites containing a high density of artifacts of diverse function. These sites are believed to have been the result of long-term occupation of the locality by a large population. Base locales may be further subdivided into a number of specialized activity areas that include ritual/ceremonial areas, habitation areas, activity or specialized task areas, and possibly burial areas. This site type represents the most intense Archaic period occupation on the American Bottom. The next largest site in this typology is the base camp, characterized by a diverse assemblage, medium to large site area, and evidence for a variety of domestic activities that are undertaken for a substantial portion of the year. Residential extractive camps are smaller sites with evidence for specialized activities within a larger assemblage. The specialized nature of this site type may be reflected in the preponderance of a particu- lar feature or artifact type. Such sites are interpreted to be the result of short duration occupations fo- cused on nut processing, fishing, or other special- ized tasks. The smallest site type, the extractive loci, are characterized by very limited artifact assem- blages and general lack of structural features such as pits. These sites likely were used by specific por- tions of a larger population for limited periods of time (Emerson et al. 1986:250-25 1 ). Five phases have been defined for the Late Archaic period in the American Bottom. The Falling Springs phase, 500(M300 B.P., is defined by the presence of slightly side-notched projectile point forms similar to Matanzas points in the lower Illinois River valley. The McLean site, 11S640, located on the bluff crest above the American Bottom in St. Clair County, Illinois, represents the only excavated Falling Springs site in the region. At McLean, a large number of morphologically similar pit features were exposed and excavated along the crest of a north/south-trending ridge. Faunal materi- als were absent from the pits, and the floral assem- blage is composed almost entirely of nut shell and wood charcoal. Lithic tools include expanding- stemmed projectile points and a large number of hafted scrapers manufactured on reworked projectile points. The site has been interpreted as representing a specialized nutting camp (McElrath 1986; McElrath et al. 1984) and would be categorized as a residential extractive camp using the typology of Emerson etal. (1986). Following the Falling Springs phase is the Titterington phase, 4200-3700 B.P., which has been recognized in Illinois and Missouri by a complex of distinctive hafted bifaces, including Etley, Wadlow, and Sedalia types, and a similarly distinctive chert gouge (Clear Creek gouge) (Cook 1986; McElrath 1993). The Go-Kart North site (11M0552N) in Monroe County is the only major Titterington phase site excavated in the American Bottom (Fortier 1984). The Go-Kart North site is situated on the outer cutbank of the Hill Lake meander scar, which was an active channel of the Mississippi River during the period of occupation at the site. The cultural features at Go-Kart North have been divided into four spatially discrete occupational units, each of which is in turn subdivided into identifiable pit clusters. The subdivisions are interpreted as repre- senting socially defined groups, possible extended families, or task-specific work groups. The overall structure of the site, however, suggests that its final form reflects the presence of a number of extended family groups spread out in linear fashion along the river channel rather than a planned community pattern. Subsistence data are poorly represented at Public Service Archaeology Program 24 Chapter 3. I 'ulliiral Setting Go-Kart North, but nutshell, primarily hickory and walnut, and at least 10 taxa of seeds are present along with deer, fish, and bird remains. The recov- ery of numerous grinding stones, however, suggests that plant foods were important components of the diet. The Go-Kart North site is interpreted as a base camp for a population of Late Archaic residents on the basis of the diverse tool assemblage and avail- able subsistence data (Fortier 1984; McElrath et al. 1984). The Labras Lake phase, 3700-3200 B.P., follows the Titterington phase. The Labras Lake phase is characterized by small, side-notched projectile points that resemble those recovered from Riverton culture sites in the Wabash River drainage (Winters 1969). The Labras Lake site (1 1S299), located on the American Bottom floodplain along the margin of Labras Lake, revealed the initial evidence for Archaic period structures in the American Bottom. Another characteristic of the Labras Lake phase occupation at the site is the presence of a number of exotic materials such as galena, hematite, and nonlocal cherts. The eight structures identified in the Labras Lake component are located in two distinct occupation areas dating to the Late Archaic. Each of these occupation areas contained one large structure with internal features and dark organic staining and smaller structures. Subsistence data indicate that nuts provided a major portion of the plant foods consumed at the site. Bone preservation was poor, but deer and elk were present in addition to a large amount of unidentified bone fragments. The Labras Lake site is thought to represent a permanent or semipermanent year-round occupation and has been characterized as an example of a base locale within the model proposed by Emerson et al. (1986). The diverse tool assemblage, ready access to rich floodplain habitats, and the lack of large Late Archaic bluff crest site nearby are all offered as support for this interpretation (McElrath 1984). The terminal Late Archaic phase defined for the American Bottom is the Prairie Lake phase, 3200-2600 B.P. Diagnostic artifacts of this phase include straight to moderately expanding-stemmed points with barbs which are classified as Dyroff and Mo-Pac points (McElrath et al. 1984). Excavated Prairie Lake phase components on the American Bottom are present at the Missouri Pacific #2 site (1 1S46) (McElrath and Fortier 1983), the Dyroff- Levin site (1 1S463) (Emerson 1984), and the Range site (1 1S47) (Kelly et al. 1987) . At the Missouri Pacific #2 site located along the Prairie Lake mean- der scar, 845 subsurface features dating to the Late Archaic were excavated including 599 pits, 196 cultural stains, two possible structures, a tool cache, and several post molds. The possible structures include an oval pattern of post molds, 1 1 m in length, and a shallow rectangular basin that is 2.5-x- 1 .5 m in extent. At Dyroff- Levin, 3 1 8 features were assigned to the Late Archaic period including 250 pits. Few artifacts were associated with the Dyroff- Levin pit clusters, making their functions difficult to infer. Machine stripping of the plow zone and subsequent excavation of cultural features at both Missouri Pacific #2 and Dyroff-Levin revealed only a portion of the site area represented at these two sites. The intensity of Late Archaic occupation along the Prairie Lake meander scar with numerous overlapping and superimposed features makes characterization of the settlement type difficult at these sites. It is significant, however, that much of the Prairie Lake meander margins were the focus of Late Archaic period settlement. As with the preced- ing Late Archaic phases, subsistence data are lim- ited to mainly nutshell with deer, fish, and bird elements represented in the poorly preserved faunal assemblage. A recently defined Late Archaic phase, the Mule Road phase, has been proposed by McElrath (1993) as dating between 3900 and 3550 B.P. The Mule Road phase has been identified at the George Reeves site, 11S650, on the basis of distinctive large-bladed, contracting-stemmed bifaces that previously had been assigned to the Titterington phase. The Mule Road phase artifact assemblage, especially the contracting-stemmed Mule Road projectile points, is similar to Ledbetter phase 25 Research Report No. 28, Vol. 1 yect Overview and Phase II Investigations materials defined in Tennessee and is currently viewed as representing the migration of a population or populations into the American Bottom from the south via the Mississippi River valley from an ultimate source in the lower Tennessee River valley (McElrath 1993:154). At present little else can be said to further define the Mule Road phase in the American Bottom. Woodland Period The Early (2600-2100 B.P.), Middle (2100-1650 B.P.), and Late (1650-1150 B.P.) Woodland periods mark a significant increase in cultural diversification in the American Bottom region. The appearance of thick, grit-tempered ceramics in the Early Woodland and later appear- ance of specific ceramic attributes are the principal criteria by which these periods are defined. The trends first identified during the Late Ar- chaic — emerging social stratification, population increase, economic complexity, technological inno- vation, development of exchange networks, and agricultural intensification — continued and intensi- fied. However, the initial Early and Middle Wood- land occupations of the American Bottom are generally small, short-term camps with limited artifact assemblages that contrast sharply with the extensive and intensive sites of the preceding Late Archaic period. In addition, the Early and Middle Woodland sites are located along low marsh and lake edges and on sandy floodplain ridges. No longer are the more stable clay meander scar banks or talus slope settings the focus of occupation as they were in the Late Archaic period (Fortier, Emerson, and Finney 1984). Early Woodland Period The Early Woodland period in the American Bottom is distinguished from the preceding Late Archaic by the addition of thick, grit-tempered ceramics and weak-shouldered Kramer projectile points to the material inventory and, as mentioned above, by noticeable shifts in settlement location and organization away from the Late Archaic pattern. Three phases have been recognized in the American Bottom for the Early Woodland. Carr Creek is the initial phase, dating between 2600 and 2300 B.P., and it is characterized by Marion Thick pottery and Kramer projectile points. Carr Creek phase sites are well-represented in northern Monroe County including the Jean Rita, Carbon Dioxide (11M0594), and Carbon Monoxide (11M0593) sites (Linder 1974; Finney 1985; Fortier 1985). Carr Creek phase occupations are considered to be an American Bottom representation of the Marion phase as defined in the lower Illinois River valley (Emerson and Fortier 1986). The distribution of Carr Creek phase sites appears to reach its southern limit in the American Bottom region in northern Monroe County (Fortier, Emerson, and Finney 1984). At the Jean Rita site, artifacts were recovered from a midden deposit within a habitation area estimated at 10,800 in 2 located along a meander ridge in a former floodplain marsh or lake setting. Lithic debris included the aforementioned Kramer points, crude knives and scrapers, and several lamellar flakes. Marion Thick ceramic vessels, including one nearly complete pot, were recovered as well. Few details regarding the settlement system or site placement are available at present for the Carr Creek phase, but in general, the sites of this period are situated along low marsh or lake margins. Upland sites dating to this period are known from the east of the main valley where they are located in aquatic or riverine habitats (Emerson and Fortier 1986). This phase is followed by the Florence phase as defined from the Florence Street site, 11S458 (Emerson et al. 1983). Although Florence phase sites have not been identified in Monroe County, they have been reported to the north. At the Flor- ence Street site, 89 cultural features were associated with the Early Woodland Florence phase occupation including a large, oval post-and-basin structure with internal hearths. This structure is believed to be a winter dwelling. Numerous pits, rock concentra- Public Service Archaeology Progn c 'hapter 3 ( 'ultural Setting tions, and fired areas were recognized and subdi- vided into 1 1 discrete activity areas within the excavated area. Subsistence remains, while of limited quantity, are believed to support the inter- pretation of a winter season of occupation for the Florence Street site. Ceramic vessels are conoidal to subconoidal and occasionally have flattened angular bases. Decorative motifs include cordmarking and zoned decoration, and the general morphological and stylistic attributes of the ceramic vessels indi- cate similarity with Peisker phase ceramics from the lower Illinois River valley and with other Early Woodland ceramic complexes common in the lower Mississippi River valley and mid-South regions. Projectile points associated with the Florence phase in the American Bottom are broad to narrow with contracting stems and are accompanied by large, contracting stem Goose Lake knives and humpback scrapers (Emerson and Fortier 1986). The Florence phase ceramic assemblage consists of primarily grog-tempered jars with straight, constricting, or flared necks. Decoration consists of zones of punctations, smoothed-over cordmarking, or finger- nail gouges in a horizontal band below the rim. Vessel bodies are typically cordmarked. The terminal Early Woodland phase, the Colum- bia Complex, dates between 2300 and 2100 B.P. This phase is marked by plain and cordmarked grog- tempered ceramics (Fortier 1985). The end of the Columbia complex does not appear to be ancestral to the succeeding Middle Woodland Cement Hollow phase occupation of the American Bottom, which represents the introduction of Havana tradition traits to this portion of the Mississippi River valley. The Columbia Complex ceramic assemblage is de- scribed as similar to that of the more southerly Crab Orchard tradition, but, importantly, is most closely related to Florence phase materials. The lithic assemblage compares favorably with the Florence material, and the Goose Lake knives and humpback scrapers are common to both assemblages. The Early Woodland period in the American Bottom is one in which the region is, in effect, a contact zone between cultural and ceramic traditions that have their origins in the mid-South and those such as the Marion culture in regions to the north. The exact temporal range of the Early Woodland phases and components is far from clear, and the potential exists for substantial overlap and coexis- tence between these cultural expressions. The apparent similarity and continuity in adaptations to the American Bottom floodplain, however, may be more significant than the stylistic differences (Em- erson and Fortier 1986). Middle Woodland Period The Middle Woodland period in southwest Illinois shows the intensification of earlier trends in population, sedentism, and horticulture. Also seen is an increased investment in mortuary facilities such as burial mounds and growing elaboration of ritual and ceremony within populations participating in the Hopewell Interaction Sphere (Struever 1964), a pan-regional exchange and interaction network. This period is not as well-defined in the American Bot- tom as in other areas, however, and mortuary data are entirely lacking. Only a few sites with subsur- face features are known, and there is little evidence for burial mounds (Fortier et al. 1989). Three phases have been defined for the Middle Woodland period in the American Bottom. The earliest Middle Woodland phase, Cement Hollow, dates between 2100 and 2050 B.P. and marks the introduction of Havana materials in the region. The Cement Hollow phase sites are located throughout the American Bottom and are distin- guishable ceramically by the presence of decorative motifs involving zoned treatments such as punctation, dentate and ovoid stamping, cordmark- ing, and fabric impression. The Mund site, 1 1S435, represents the only excavated Cement Hollow phase site in the American Bottom (Fortier et al. 1983; Fortier, Emerson, and Finney 1984). At Mund, two discrete area of Cement Hollow phase features were exposed, consisting of basin-shaped, flat-bottomed, and bell-shaped pits. Lithic artifacts associated with 27 Research Report No. 28, Vol. 1 Project Q\er\iew and Phase II Investigations tli is phase include Waubesa and Manker projectile points along with a variety of cobble tools such as hammerstones and sandstone abraders. Subsistence activities are geared toward the exploitation of a variety of floodplain plant and animal resources including nuts, fruits, deer, fish, and birds. The succeeding Holding phase, 2050-1850 B.P., represents the initial expression of Middle Wood- land Hopewell in the American Bottom. Hope- wellian Interaction Sphere goods, including copper, obsidian, galena, and mica, are present in the Hold- ing phase. Also present is a blade industry, various Hopewell ceramic types, and nonlocal cherts, all of which further reflect the participation of American Bottom populations in widespread trade and interac- tion at this time. The Holding site, 11MS118, represents the only excavated Holding phase site in the American Bottom (Fortier et al. 1989). The Middle Woodland component at Holding includes the remains of seven post-and-basin structures, 143 trash-filled pits, and a number of post molds. The site is viewed as a hamlet composed of several households that was organized around a central, open courtyard. Two other nearby sites, Esterlein (11MS598) and Fournie (11MS590), also have Middle Woodland components and may be func- tionally related to the Holding site occupations. While Hopewell Interaction Sphere materials are present, their limited quantity suggests that Holding was an egalitarian horticultural hamlet. Subsistence remains indicate the cultivation of a number of native starchy-seeded plants along with squash. Significantly, recent accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) dating has confirmed the presence of maize at the site during the Holding phase. While present in small amounts, the maize may have been used in ritual or ceremonial contexts during the Middle Woodland period as it is not a major subsistence item in the American Bottom until at least A.D. 750 (Riley and Walz 1992; Riley et al. 1994). The terminal Middle Woodland phase in the American Bottom is the Hill Lake phase, 1850-1700 B.P., characterized by ceramics similar to Pike-Baehr assemblages known for the Illinois River valley, and an apparent cessation of participa- tion in the Hopewell Interaction Sphere in terms of long-distance exchange in exotic materials. Hill Lake phase adaptations to the local environment are poorly understood, and their relation to those of the preceding Hopewellian occupation of the American Bottom are unknown. Late Woodland Period The Late Woodland period, while exhibiting marked differences in ceramic and lithic assem- blages from the preceding Middle Woodland period, indicates a considerable degree of continuity in adaptation to the floodplain environments of the American Bottom. The importance of long-distance trade networks decreased as that of more localized social and exchange networks was strengthened (Braun 1977). Technological innovations during the Late Woodland may have included the introduction of the bow and arrow (Fowler and Hall 1978). Four phases have been defined for the Late Woodland period in the American Bottom. The initial phase, Rosewood, dates between 1650 and 1500 B.P. This phase is distinguished by ceramics that lack most characteristics of the preceding Middle Woodland period. Only lip stamping, noding, and punctation continue as decorative treatments from the previous period. Rosewood phase vessels are limited to cordmarked jars with subconoidal bases. Sites in Monroe County with Rosewood components include Carbon Dioxide, Leingang (1 1M0772), and George Reeves (1 1MO650) (Finney 1985; Kelly et al. 1984; McElrath and Finney 1987). Other Rosewood phase components are present at Dohack (1 1S642) (Stahl 1985), Mund (Kelly et al. 1984), and Alpha 1 and Alpha7(llS632and 11S638). The Rosewood phase is followed by the Mund phase, 1500-1350 B.P., characterized by ceramic assemblages with a relatively low frequency of decorated vessels. Diagnostic projectile points fall within the range of Lowe Flared Base or Steuben points (Justice 1987). Sites with excavated Mund Public Service Archaeology Program 28 Chapter 3. Cultural Setting phase components include Mund, George Reeves, and Columbia Quarry (1 1S629) (Fortier et al. 1983; McEIrath and Finney 1987; Bentz et al. 1988). The final Late Woodland phase in the American bottom is the Patrick phase, 1350-1150 B.P. The Patrick phase also is recognized principally by ceramics with vessels that are cordmarked to the rim with interior lip impressions (Bareis and Porter 1984). It is during the Patrick phase that small, stemmed and subtriangular arrow points entered the lithic assemblage. Patrick phase sites have been identified at Cahokia, Range, Columbia Quarry, Schlemmer, Dohack, Fish Lake, Columbia Farms, Westpark, Hamil, Range, Fenaia, and VFW (Kelly 1990a). Patrick phase communities have three basic types of structures. The most common structure is keyhole shaped but rectangular post structures, both with and without subterranean basins, are also present (Bentz et al. 1988). The post structures that lack subterranean basins appear to be unusual in their large size and infrequent occurrence and have been interpreted as ceremonial or communal struc- tures rather than domicile structures (Fortier, Emer- son, and Finney 1984; Kelly et al. 1987). Pit fea- tures, including earth ovens, storage pits, and refuse pits, are found at Patrick phase sites at a very high ratio compared to structures; one in even ten pit features is an earth oven (Kelly 1990b). Patrick communities include single family homesteads (1 or 2 structures), hamlets (3 to 10 structures), and villages (11 or more structures). Larger Patrick phase sites demonstrate a community pattern of structures surrounding a central feature or complex of features including posts and pits (Fortier, Emer- son, and Finney 1984; Kelly et al. 1987:427). If this interpretation is correct, then there is evidence for the increased nucleation and organization around communal areas, a pattern which is ultimately associated with Mississippian sites. In the northern portion of the American Bottom from (A.D. 700-750) the Sponemann phase is recognized as the terminal Late Woodland tradition (Fortier et al. 1991). The geographic distinction between the northern and southern portions of the American Bottom at the end of the Late Woodland signals the recognition of two distinct cultural traditions, Late Bluff and Pulcher, respectively, which continue into the subsequent Emergent Mississippian period. In general, sites of the Late Woodland phases in the American Bottom region exhibit intensification in subsistence-related activities, principally evident in the growing importance of cultivated native plants, primarily starchy-seeded taxa, along with squash. Both tobacco and maize are present in small amounts during this period, but maize is still not considered to have been an important dietary com- ponent. Concomitant with the growing importance in cultivated plant foods is a decrease in the collec- tion and use of wild foods such as nuts compared to preceding periods (Johannessen 1984, 1993). These changes indicate the successful integration of horticultural economies based on small-seeded annuals into the existing subsistence pattern of foraging and collecting floodplain and upland resources. Maize increases in frequency late in the Patrick phase, possibly as a result of its role in the social rather than strictly subsistence realm. Late Woodland faunal exploitation was geared toward fish, mammals, birds, and aquatic resources such as turtles (Kelly and Cross 1984). Habitation sites are primarily located on the floodplain, with more restricted, specialized sites being located in the upland margins to the east of the American Bottom. Emergent Mississippian Period Between the Late Woodland and Mississippian periods is the Emergent Mississippian period. This relatively brief period of time, between 1150 and 950 B.P., marks a time of rapid cultural change and diversification (Kelly 1987; Johannessen 1984, 1993). This period spans a time of rapid change and cultural diversification. Significant characteristics of 29 Research Report No. 28, Vol. 1 Project Ch'en-iew and Phase II Investigations the Emergent Mississippian are the inclusion of maize as an important dietary crop, the use of new tempering agents for ceramics, higher frequency of vessels with incurved necks, higher frequency of Z- twist cordage, a decrease in structure size, a de- crease in earth oven frequency, and an increase in the number of large deep pits (Kelly 1987). In addition, the ceramic assemblages are more diversi- fied with the addition of stumpware. Madison County Shale paste vessels are found in the southern portion of the American Bottom, suggesting intraregional trade was taking place (Bareis and Porter 1984). As noted for the end of the Late Woodland, contemporaneous phases are recognized following a north/south geographic division in the American Bottom. In the northern portion of the American Bottom, the four phases are Collinsville, Loyd, Merrell, and Edelhardt, from oldest to youn- gest. In the southern portion of the American Bot- tom, the four phases are Dohack, Range, George Reeves, and Lindeman. These southern American Bottom Emergent Mississippian phases are summa- rized here as they are the most relevant to the Valmeyer relocation project area. A series of Late Woodland and Emergent Mississippian communi- ties have been excavated at the Range site, a large, densely occupied site located along the western margin of Prairie Lake. The Emergent Mississippian Dohack phase occupations are distinguished from the preceding Late Woodland Patrick phase occupa- tions by the sudden, widespread occurrence of maize in more than 70 percent of the analyzed features. Other distinctions noted for the Dohack phase in the southern American Bottom are the introduction of limestone as a ceramic tempering agent, the increase of bowls in the ceramic assem- blage, and a decrease in the number of pits relative to structures. The characteristic Patrick phase key- hole structures also are replaced by smaller post- and-basin structures, and the density of structures at the Range site increases. Continuity between the Patrick and Dohack phases is seen in the presence of open plazas or courtyards that define the center of each settlement area. During the Range phase, settlements no longer were organized around a common open area, but were dispersed along the linear floodplain ridge. They have large structures with internal pits showing evidence of several stages of rebuilding. Such structures have been interpreted as an indication that corporate leaders now exerted a growing degree of influence over American Bottom populations (Kelly 1990a). George Reeves is the next phase in the chrono- logical sequence. This phase, dating between 1050 and 1000 B.P., is recognized in assemblages recov- ered from the George Reeves, Range, and Westpark sites (Bareis and Porter 1984; Kelly 1990b). Changes in ceramic decoration provide the best indications of this phase. In general, the ceramics are similar to the previous southern American Bottom phases except for a notable increase in the number of jars with undecorated necks. There is a continuation of the community plaza concept with the addition of smaller courtyards around the plaza. A majority of the George Reeves phase settlements are located in floodplain settings. The structures are rectangular and of a single-post-and-basin type. These structures may be associated with both inte- rior and exterior pits. There is a marked decrease in the ratio of pits to structures, and very few earth ovens are present. It is during the George Reeves phase that the highest frequency of deep, straight- wall or expanded-wall pits are known. Houses are slightly larger (5.6 m 2 ) than previous Emergent Mississippian structures, and there are indications of more specialized structures. The Lindeman phase, 1000-950 B.P., is the last Emergent Mississippian phase recognized in the southern American Bottom prior to the beginning of the Mississippian period. Lindeman phase compo- nents are known from the Marcus, Range, Schlemmer, George Reeves, Hamil, and Westpark sites (Bareis and Porter 1984; Berres 1984; Emerson and Jackson 1987; Kelly 1990b). The ceramic assemblage serves as the primary distinguishing characteristic of this phase. Ceramics continue to have cordmarking as the primary surface treatment, but there are more vessels with plain surfaces, and Public Scrvici zhaeology Prog/ 30 Chapter 3. ( 'ulliirtil Set tiny. some bowls and stumpware are entirely plain. Ceramic decoration includes a limited use of punc- tation, exterior lip notching, effigy lugs, and loop handles. New ceramic trends include a proliferation in a variety of red-filmed vessels including bowls, seed jars, and hooded water bottles. Some vessels have everted lips. A variety of nonlocal shell-tem- pered ceramics also occurs during this phase In general, the Emergent Mississippian period witnessed the elaboration and consolidation of social power which was further reinforced by the presence of mound centers such as the Lunsford- Pulcher site, located south of Range. Subsistence data reveal that while maize had become wide- spread, it was added to the existing horticultural system rather than replacing it and that once maize was being used, changes in the subsistence base were subtle and reflect localized conditions. Johannessen (1993) views the observed alterations in ceramic assemblages (more bowls and plates) and the nature of food storage (on a household basis during the Mund phase, a communal basis during the George Reeves phase, and returning to a house- hold basis during the Mississippian period) as reflecting changing ideas about the role of foods within an evolving sociopolitical structure. This perspective attempts to add dimensionality to the portrayal of subsistence behaviors and is cognizant of the fact that culture change involving subsistence is more than simply the need to satisfy dietary requirements. Mississippian Period The Mississippian period, dated between 950 and 500 B.P. in southwest Illinois, witnessed a contin- ued increase in cultural complexity and population density. Maize was a staple of the diet, and a hierar- chical settlement system emerged that was divided between large mound-and-temple town sites and dispersed agricultural hamlets. Long-distance exchange networks again became important, espe- cially with regard to the acquisition and production of status goods. The largest site during the Missis- sippian period was Cahokia, which by the Stirling phase, 1050-1150 A.D., had reached its peak of influence and political power. Other mound sites such as Lunsford-Pulcher in northern Monroe County and the Mitchell site in the northern Ameri- can Bottom were serving as gateway centers for the Cahokia-centered American Bottom polity. In the southern American Bottom the Mississip- pian phases are Lindhorst, Stirling, Moorehead, and Sand Prairie. Beginning with the Stirling phase, a single set of phases is recognized for the southern and northern American Bottom. The initial Missis- sippian phase, Lindhorst, is dated between 950 and 900 B.P. Lindhorst phase sites include Carbon Dioxide, George Reeves, Range, and Lunsford- Pulcher (Finney 1985; Freimuth 1974; McElrath and Finney 1987; Kelly et al. 1989). This appears to be the time at which the major mound construction activity began at both Cahokia and Lunsford- Pulcher. With the development of mounds in the floodplain area at Cahokia and Lunsford-Pulcher, it appears that mortuary behavior took on new dimen- sions. While little evidence exists for mortuary behavior in habitation sites during this phase, separate burial areas have been examined. The best known burial area is Mound 72 from the Cahokia site. At Mound 72, evidence was uncovered for charnel houses, burial pits with grave offerings, human sacrifice, litter burials, and apparent status differences between the various burial treatments (Fowler 1974). Additional mound and nonmound burials probably belong to this phase but further analysis is needed to place them in the proper phase. The Lindhorst phase is followed by the Stirling phase, 900-800 B.P. Sites with Stirling phase components include BBB Motor, Cahokia, DeMange, Julien, Lab Woofie, Labras Lake, Lily Lake, Lohmann, Mitchell, Range, Sandy Ridge Farm, Robert Schneider, and Turner (Emerson and Jackson 1984; Fortier 1985; Jackson 1990; Milner 1983, 1984a; Norris 1978; Porter 1977; Prentice and Mehrer 1981). In general, the Stirling phase is 31 Research Report No. 28, Vol. 1 Project Cheniew and Phase II Investigations thought to be the time when most of the construc- tion of Monks Mound took place at Cahokia and use of palisades began in the American Bottom. This also appears to be the phase in which Cahokia' s influence first extended outside the region. The distinctive Ramey Incised jar is first known from this phase. The number and placement of Stirling phase sites suggest utilization of all environmental zones. The floodplain, in particular, witnessed a major increase in the construction of facilities in mound center sites. Evidence from the large mound centers sug- gests that residential areas were constructed and placed in accordance with an overall plan which included mounds. Possible house compounds are recognizable as spatially discrete groups of features along the slopes and crests of bottomland ridges. Individual structures are generally recognizable as discrete rectangular households with over 90 percent consisting of only a wall-trench construction style. Structures are known that deviate from the typical pattern, but most appear to have special functions The Stirling phase is followed by the Moorehead phase, 800-700 B.P., which is recognized at the Julien, Mitchell, Powell Tract, and Turner sites (Milner 1983, 1984a; Porter 1977). This phase is thought to be the climax of Mississippian occupa- tion in the American Bottom (Fowler and Hall 1975). Settlement patterns during this phase consist of the first through fourth line communities as described by Fowler (1974, 1978). These sites are concentrated in the floodplain, but the uplands also contribute to the lower-order communities. Commu- nities still appear to be organized in relationship to the major mound centers such as Cahokia and Lunsford-Pulcher. Evidence for mortuary behavior includes the use of a charnel structure and mortuary areas located near the site rather than having the activities restricted to mound areas. The Sand Prairie phase marks the last Mississip- pian phase defined in the American Bottom. This phase, dating between 700 and 550 B.P., marks a time thought to represent a significant decline in the overall importance of Cahokia (Milner 1986). Sites in the American Bottom recognized as having a Sand Prairie component include East St. Louis Stone Quarry, Florence Street, Julien, and Schlemmer (Emerson et al. 1983; Milner 1983, 1984a). Sand Prairie settlement patterns suggest a widely dispersed pattern in which households occur in small clusters on or near the crests of floodplain ridges. The houses themselves tend to be larger and more regularly square than previous Mississippian houses. All houses consist of four wall-trench style walls with one or more large, deep storage pits enclosed in the walls. Mortuary activities continue to be less in evi- dence at floodplain mounds during the Sand Prairie phase. Greater evidence exists for activities taking place within the confines of individual communities. The placement of charnel structures and burials occurs more frequently on prominent ridges rather than in mounds. The subsistence pattern noted for most Missis- sippian phases continues unchanged into the Sand Prairie phase. This pattern, characterized by an agricultural base consisting of both maize and a suite of native cultigens, hunting of a variety of birds and mammals, and fishing the backwater and main channel habitats, appears to have been readily adopted and then to have remained stable in its composition for much of the Mississippian period. It appears that the major subsistence changes are associated with the Emergent Mississippian period addition of maize to the existing agricultural system rather than the subsequent Mississippian phases. Oneota Period The final prehistoric cultural period defined for the American Bottom region is the Oneota, ranging between 550 and 350 B.P. Three division, the Bold Counselor phase and the Groves and Vulcan com- plexes, are recognized. The Oneota occupations in Public Service Archaeology Progn \2 C 'hapter 3, ( 'ultural Setting the American Bottom represent the intrusion of more northerly cultural patterns. The Bold Coun- selor phase materials, recovered from the Sponemann site (Jackson et al. 1992), are similar to those recovered from the Crable site in the central Illinois River valley and represent a distinct variant of Oneota. The presence of the Bold Counselor phase occupations in the northern American Bottom at a time when the Cahokia polity was in decline may indicate the movement of Oneota populations into the area when the former Mississippian elites could no longer prevent the expansion of outside groups. The nature of Oneota settlement and adapta- tion in the American Bottom is currently not well- known, and the Groves Complex is based almost entirely on ceramic data. The relationships between the Bold Counselor phase and Groves complex are also not clear at present. Currently, little more of substance may be said regarding the Oneota pres- ence in the American Bottom, due in part to the few excavated sites and their presence at the southern extent of Oneota cultural expression in the Midwest. Historic Period The Historic period in Illinois, postdating 350 B.P., recently has been divided into several phases. The earliest phase is the Colonial and Historic Indian phase. This is followed by the American Frontier, Rural and Urban Development, Urban and Industrial, and Recent phases. The Colonial and Historic Indian phase includes the initial European exploration and settlement in the American Bottom by the French, Spanish, and British. French-settled villages are common in the American Bottom. The American Frontier phase is defined as beginning with the arrival of George Rogers Clark to take control of the French settlement of Cahokia, not to be confused with the prehistoric mound center of the same name. Summary This brief overview of the major cultural chrono- logical developments in the American Bottom region has summarized and encapsulated a large body of archaeological data and interpretation into its basic elements. As such, much of the variation within phases and between sites has not been ex- plored. Similarly, such an overview highlights continuity in the occupations present on the Ameri- can Bottom. While human presence stretches back into the late Paleoindian period, the successive occupations reflect dynamic population expansion and contraction into and out of the American Bot- tom rather than the continued development of a single cultural tradition. In general, however, suc- cessive occupations of the region illustrate growing complexity of social systems, increasing population density, growing sedentism and intensity of adapta- tion to the local environments, and varying degrees of interaction with adjacent regions. That such continued elaboration of prehistoric cultures can be traced through time in this region attests to the intensity and comprehensive treatment that the archaeological sites have received. 33 Research Report No. 28, Vol. 1 CHAPTER 4. FIELD AND LABORATORY METHODS A number of specialized research techniques were employed to locate and analyze the cultural resources present within the proposed Village of Valmeyer relocation area. Field, laboratory, and library research were all part of the Phase II NRHP evaluation and Phase III mitigation projects. The Phase II investigations included site definition and NRHP evaluation activities, conducted ultimately at 14 sites. The Phase III mitigation focused on com- plete data recovery from two sites: 1 1M0841 and 1 1M0891 . Detailed descriptions of the methods that were employed during these phases of investigation are provided below. Any deviations from the gen- eral methods are discussed in the appropriate sec- tions. with dense clusters of artifacts within the proposed expanded 11M0841 site area. Based on the con- trolled surface collection, artifact clusters were identified. Ultimately, it was decided to register each artifact cluster as a separate site. This was viewed as preferable both from management and archaeological perspectives. From a management perspective, areas devoid of intact archaeological deposits could be identified and construction then could proceed in those areas. Archaeologically, this approach would yield refined site data that are more useful in regional comparative analyses. Second, the artifact clusters would then be targeted for subsurface investigation in an attempt to deter- mine whether intact archaeological deposits were present. Phase II Field Methods A stratified approach to the Phase II field investigations was used at Valmeyer, consisting of several different forms of data collection. These included pre-fieldwork research, a controlled sur- face collection, site plan mapping, mechanical stripping of the plow zone, and hand excavation of test units. Each of these methods is described here with specific modifications detailed within the individual site discussions. All of the methods implemented in this investigation are relatively standard for Phase Il-level investigations in Illinois. As discussed previously, the Phase I survey of the Valmeyer relocation parcel resulted in the identification of two sites and the relocation of three sites, including an expansion of the previously defined 11M0841 site area to almost 179 ha (Wells and Burns 1993). Wells and Burns (1993) con- cluded that Phase II NRHP evaluation of two sites within the Valmeyer relocation parcel should be undertaken. At the initiation of the Phase II project, a controlled surface collection of site areas was proposed to resolve two issues. First, the controlled surface collection was designed to identify areas Prior to the initiation of fieldwork, the proposed road system was disced in order to increase surface visibility. A systematic grid was established along this road system which corresponds to many of the higher and broader landforms within the Valmeyer relocation area. In cases where flatter landforms were not crossed by the proposed road system, additional areas were disced to gain surface visibil- ity for the controlled surface collection. Grid units were established as 10-x-10-m or 10-x-5-m units depending on the width of the disced area. All artifacts were collected within each grid unit while potentially diagnostic artifacts were piece-plotted. This approach resulted in 30 collection areas with a total of 1,554 grid units. In all, 143,150 m 2 were systematically surface collected. Based on analysis of the distribution of artifacts, 14 sites were de- fined. Posthole excavations were used in a few, mostly wooded, areas to identify sites or define site boundaries. The second aspect of the Phase II project was to conduct subsurface testing at these 14 sites in an attempt to determine whether intact subsurface deposits were present. In all, 120 variably sized trenches were machine excavated to evaluate subsurface integrity at the 14 35 Research Report No. 28, Vol. J Project Overview and Phase II Investigations sites defined in the Valmeyer relocation parcel. In addition, three test units were hand excavated. Soils from the hand-excavated units were screened through 6.4-mm (!4-inch) mesh hardware cloth. The mechanical excavations were conducted using a backhoe with a smooth-mouth bucket, a track hoe, and a pan belly scraper. To excavate the machine trenches, the machine operator was in- structed to remove the plow zone while personnel inspected the stripped areas for any unusual soil color changes or artifact concentrations. All machine-excavated units were excavated in this manner. Dark stains and artifact concentrations noted beneath the plow zone during excavations were treated as potential features and portions were hand excavated. Cultural features were located at three sites. Each potential feature was shovel skimmed to define its limits in plan view. Plan drawings were made and one-half of each stain was hand exca- vated, either by shovel skimming or with a trowel. The resulting profile was drawn and photographed. In some instances the remaining portion then was excavated and flotation samples were collected. Upon completion of the investigations, each unit was backfilled and the ground surface recontoured to its original shape. All artifacts and flotation samples were returned to laboratory facilities at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for analysis. address the research questions posed in the data recovery plan (Kreisa and McDowell 1994). Initially, the plow zone was stripped from the previously defined site area of both 1 1M0841 and 11M0891 with a pan belly scraper to uncover cultural features. Each feature was mapped with a total station and incorporated into a site plan map. Plan maps of each feature were drawn prior to excavation. First, one-half of each feature was excavated, and all soil was screened through 6.4- mm mesh hardware cloth. After excavation of the first half was completed, a drawing at l:10-cm or 1 :20-cm scale was made of the feature profile. Soil colors were described using the Munsell Soil Color Chart (Kollmorgan Corporation 1988). The remain- ing half of the feature then was excavated in natural levels, when present, or as a unit. As per agreement with the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, the fill from the second half of most features at 11M0891 was not screened. At least one 5-liter flotation sample was collected from each feature. When possible, additional samples were taken from features with multiple zones. Black-and-white photographs and color slides document each stage of excavation. Charcoal samples were collected for radiocarbon assay when present. Once all features in an area were excavated, additional stripping was conducted to search for more deeply buried features. When encountered, these features were excavated as described above. Phase III Field Methods The Phase II recommendations resulted in additional fieldwork at two sites, 11M0841 and 1 1 M089 1 . Intact features and midden deposits were present at two sites that would be impacted by construction associated with the relocation of Valmeyer (McGowan 1994). The investigative techniques used in the Phase III mitigation excava- tions were designed to recover as much data as possible from the intact deposits with which to Investigations of the sinkholes followed different strategies. One block was excavated within each sinkhole with a backhoe to expose a wall profile. The soil stratigraphy then was analyzed by a geomorphologist and archaeologist to determine whether archaeological material was deposited naturally through erosion or culturally by the prehis- toric inhabitants of the site. Profiles and descriptions of the sinkholes were prepared by a geomor- phologist. At 11M0891, a backhoe was used to remove colluvial/alluvial overburden from the sink- hole, and three l-x-2-m test units were excavated in arbitrary 10-cm levels. Each level was screened Public Service Archaeology Program 36 Chapter 4. Field and Laboratory Methods through 6.4-mm mesh hardware cloth. Five-liter flotation samples were collected from each level. Profile drawings of two walls of the completed units were drawn, and color slides and black-and-white photographs were taken. fragments, the pelvic cavity, and from beneath the burial. These flotation samples can enable the recovery of isolated dental remains, small or frag- mentary skeletal elements, fetal bones, botanical remains, and charcoal for radiometric dating. Additional exceptions to this general excavation strategy were implemented at particular house and mortuary features at 1 1M0891. Given their large size, houses often were excavated in quarters rather than halves. Mortuary features were excavated in plan rather than halves in order to expose any skeletal elements fully in order to minimize destruc- tion of the remains. The excavation of burials at 1 1M0891 was conducted in accord with the Illinois Human Skeletal Remains Protection Act (20 ILCS 3440; 17 I AC 4170). As in the main site areas, heavy machinery was used to remove the topsoil to expose pit outlines. Pit fill was easily distinguish- able from surrounding soil, allowing the recognition of potential burial features without disturbing bone. Each machine pass was examined for pit features, limestone, and bone. These were flagged for excava- tion and the location mapped with the total station. A plan map of each feature was drawn, and plan- view photographs were taken before excavation. All burial excavations were supervised by a qualified skeletal analyst. Trowels and wooden picks were used to define the extent of bone within the feature limits and pedestal remains if possible. Sketch maps were drawn and photographs taken to document the size, position, and condition of burials in the field. Some elements were identified in the field before being removed because of their fragile condition. Upon completion of note taking, mapping, and photography, skeletal elements were gently removed and placed in foil packets labeled with site number, feature number, element, and side identification. Poorly preserved remains were removed in blocks of matrix; it was deemed more expedient and cau- tious to remove fragile elements in this manner and complete the excavation and stabilization of ele- ments, if possible, in the laboratory. No stabilizing agents were used in the field. Flotation samples were taken from soil surrounding the skull or cranial Laboratory Methods Upon completion of fieldwork, materials were brought to the PSAP laboratory facilities for pro- cessing and analysis. Inventories of recovered arti- facts were made for each surface-collection unit, machine trench, feature, and test unit, and all arti- facts were labeled with the site number, unit pro- venience, and, if applicable, cultural zone or level number. Permanent curation of the materials and documentation has been provided by the Illinois State Museum in Springfield. The artifacts were processed according to stan- dard laboratory procedures: washing, labeling, sorting, and analysis. After washing and labeling, artifacts first were sorted for analysis. Prehistoric artifacts recovered consisted of lithics, ceramics, burnt clay/daub, and botanical and faunal remains. The material analyses were undertaken to determine the temporal, cultural, and functional aspects of the site. The analytical methods used for each material class are described below. A few historic artifacts were recovered from both the Phase II and Phase III investigations. Since so few were recovered, they will be described individually in the appropriate chapters. Lithic Analysis Lithic artifacts were divided into three broad categories: tools, manufacturing debris, and miscel- laneous lithic material. Tools include those made from both chipping techniques (e.g., projectile points and scrapers) and grinding and pecking techniques (e.g., celts and axes). Tools can be of formal manufacture, such as the examples listed above, or of incidental manufacture (e.g., hammer- 37 Research Report No. 28, Vol. 1 Project Oveniew and Phase II Investigations stones and pitted stones). Manufacturing debris usually is composed of the waste materials (e.g., cores, flakes, and block shatter) generated from the production of chipped-stone tools. Miscellaneous lithic material includes fire-cracked rock, limestone, unmodified and tested chert chunks and nodules, and ocher. Fire-cracked rock is unintentionally produced debris that results from alternating pro- cesses of heating and cooling (Taggert 1981; Zurel 1981). Limestone outcrops are found near the project area in the bluffs overlooking the Missis- sippi River valley. Limestone probably served a variety of purposes, such as for construction mate- rial or hearth stones. Unmodified or minimally flaked chunks and nodules of chert represent raw material collected and reserved for tool or flake production. Ocher is an iron oxide that most likely was used as pigment. Less common miscellaneous lithic materials are discussed in the lithic analysis sections. Definitions of the tool and debris catego- ries represented in the artifact assemblage are provided below. Debitage (flaking debris) categories comprise the majority of all the chipped-stone remains. These categories include block shatter, broken flakes, and whole flakes. The whole flake classification was used for items characterized by the presence of a bulb of percussion on the ventral surface and a striking platform. The whole flakes were further divided into primary, secondary, and tertiary flake types based on the amount of visible cortex present: ^50 percent, < 50 percent and > percent, and percent, respectively. Secondary characteristics also were assessed. Primary flakes tend to have a pro- nounced bulb of percussion, secondary flakes have a less pronounced bulb, and tertiary flakes are generally smaller than the other two flake types and often have a reduced bulb of percussion. Broken flakes are debris items that lack a platform or bulb of percussion, or are too small to place accurately within the whole flake category. Block shatter has irregular shapes that lack flake and core characteris- tics. Bifacial thinning flakes have a distinct lip on their bulb of percussion, an angled striking platform, and distinctive negative flake scars on their dorsal surface (Whittaker 1994). A distinctive type of bifacial thinning flake is the hoe flake, a frequently recovered artifact type at Emergent Mississippian and Mississippian sites. These are pieces of debitage that exhibit a highly reflective, very smooth polish on the dorsal surface. This polish forms as the result of repeated and prolonged contact with the soil. When well-devel- oped, this polish dulls the edge of a hoe, at which point the edge must be resharpened. These flakes are the product of hoe-resharpening events. The presence of bipolar cores indicate that a bipolar reduction strategy was employed. However, the recognition of bipolar chipping debris can be difficult. Few researchers agree on the definitions of bipolar debris categories (e.g., Hayden 1980; Jeske and Lurie 1993; Kobayashi 1975), or whether, in cases where both core and bipolar techniques were used, debris can consistently be separated into the two categories (Jeske and Lurie 1993). Based on a literature search and bipolar replication experiments in the laboratory, bipolar debitage in this analysis is defined as pieces with some or all or the following features: two bulbs of percussion; rectangular or triangular cross section; negative bulb of percussion; well-developed bulb of percussion with pronounced ripples or rings of percussion; and several small hinge-fracture scars and/or crushing at the distal edge of the flake. Related to debitage are cores, the parent material from which flakes are removed. The majority of cores recovered are of three types well-documented in the American Bottom. Multidirectional cores are amorphous types resulting from random, unpat- terned flaking from several striking platforms on a piece of raw material (Emerson 1980). Bipolar cores exhibit opposed striking platforms and flake scars originating from opposite ends of the core (Barham 1987; Binford and Quimby 1963). Typically, one end of a bipolar core is rested on a stone anvil during the reduction process, resulting in intensive Public Service Archaeology Program 38 Chapter 4. Field and Laboratory Methods crushing and battering of the core (Emerson 1980). If the core is repositioned during this procedure, several edges will exhibit crushed and battered edges. Such damage was the most useful feature for recognizing these core types in the lithic assem- blages. Plano-convex cores are pyramidal in cross section. These cores exhibit a single, flat striking platform from which flakes are struck (Emerson 1980). Formally flaked stone tools initially were divided into unifacial and bifacial categories. Unifaces show evidence for retouch only on one surface. Bifaces demonstrate retouch on both their dorsal and ventral surfaces. When possible, each tool is assigned to a more detailed morphological-functional use cate- gory. Unifaces are most commonly classified as scrapers, with the particular type determined by the placement of the edge modification. Bifaces can be placed into a number of distinct categories. Among these are such items as projectile points, drills, knives, scrapers, and thick and thin bifaces. The most recognizable of the chipped-stone tools are projectile points. Projectile points are symmetrically thinned bifaces that show evidence of hafting. These items were examined in detail and compared with projectile point types known from the Midwest. They are particularly important for the placement of sites within a cultural and temporal context (Bell 1960; Justice 1987; Kelly et al. 1987; Montet- White 1968; Munson and Harn 1971; Perino 1971). The other tool types are largely descriptive in nature. Perforators are typically small, narrow, often bifacial tools. Knives are larger, thin bifaces with a low edge angle to facilitate cutting while scrapers have a higher edge angle to facilitate scraping. Thick and thin bifaces are not finished tools but stages in tool manufacture. A thick biface is one that has been modified, is not a finished implement, and is in need of further modification. Typically, the thick biface can be modified into a number of different tool types (Bradley 1975). Thin bifaces are the result of further modification of thick bifaces. They also are not finished implements, but their morphology indicates that they can be further modified into only a single tool category (Bradley 1975). These items are also called blanks and preforms, with rough and thick bifaces designated blanks and thin bifaces as preforms. In order to differentiate thick and thin bifaces objectively, a sample of 366 hafted and unhafted biface thickness values was derived from the reports from five sites in the American Bottom spanning the Late Archaic through Emergent Mississippian periods (Emerson 1980; Fortier, Finney, and Lacampagne 1984; McElrath 1986; McElrath and Finney 1987; McElrath and Fortier 1983). It is assumed, in part, that thin bifaces functioned as blanks for hafted tools. Hafted bifaces (n=257) have a median thickness value of .8 cm while the median value for unhafted bifaces (n=109) is 1.4 cm. Based on these values, 1 .0 cm was chosen as the boundary to separate thin and thick biface categories. In these analyses, a thin biface is <1.0 cm thick, and thick bifaces are ^ 1 .0 cm thick. Additionally, rough bi- faces retain some cortex and are also > 1 .0 cm thick. In analyzing the chipped-stone tools and lithic debris, both core-reduction and bipolar models were followed (Collins 1975; see also Bradley 1975; Hayden 1980). Collins (1975) defines five stages of chipped-stone manufacture and use for the core- reduction model. These stages consist of acquisition of raw materials, core preparation-initial reduction, primary trimming, secondary trimming, and use- maintenance-modification. Each of these categories, called activity sets (except for raw material acquisi- tion), is associated with waste by-products and objects that are further used or modified. Core preparation-initial reduction is a stage in which the core is shaped and flakes are detached. Suitable flakes may be retained and further used, with the core being discarded, or both can be retained for additional modification. End products of this stage are primary flakes, block shatter, discarded cores, and thick bifaces. The next stage, primary trimming, is used to shape the object. Flakes can be retouched into usable tools, or thick bifaces can be flaked into 39 Research Report No. 28, Vol. J Project Overview and Phase II Investigations a thin biface. These activities result in the produc- tion of secondary flakes, retouched flakes, thin bifaces, and items broken during manufacture. Following primary trimming is the secondary trimming of thin bifaces. This stage produces ter- tiary flakes, finished tools, and items broken during processing. Finally, the tools are used, maintained, and perhaps modified. Bifacial thinning flakes are the most important waste by-product of tool mainte- nance activities, although they also could be pro- duced while thinning thick bifaces. Following this model, the following consider- ations have been made in the analysis of lithic materials from the sites reported here. Cores, pri- mary flakes, and block shatter are classified as evidence of initial-stage reduction activities. Sec- ondary flakes, tertiary flakes, and thick and thin bifaces evidence later-stage reduction activities. Bifacial thinning flakes are indicative of tool-main- tenance activities. Since broken flakes can be produced by a number of prehistoric and modern processes, they were not considered when character- izing the lithic tool production activities at sites. Small chert cobbles are generally not well-suited for use in the direct hammer or core reduction technique described above, although a bipolar technique can be used to manipulate these items. When using a bipolar technique, the cobble is placed on an anvil and struck. This action yields bipolar debris and, eventually, a spent core. The flakes either can be discarded, used expediently, or further modified into tools. The bipolar technique also produces pitting in anvil stones due to the striking force used (Barham 1987; Binford and Quimby 1963; Hayden 1980). Edge-wear analysis was undertaken on a selected sample of tools from 1 1M0891. A full discussion of the methods employed is presented in Chapter 5 in Volume 3 of this report. The other class of lithic artifacts, ground-stone tools, consists of pecked and ground items generally made from metamorphic or igneous rock. Included in this category are items that are intentionally formed, such as celts and axes, and unintentionally formed, such as hammerstones, grinding stones, and pitted stones. Intentionally formed artifacts consist of items that were modified for a specific use. Unintentionally formed items have areas of pitting, battering, or smoothing caused by use. Definitions of the individual artifact categories are based on those used by other researchers in the American Bottom and adjacent regions (e.g., Brose 1970; McElrath 1986; McGimsey and Conner 1985, among others). A variety of lithic raw materials were utilized at sites in the Valmeyer project area consisting of chert and other materials. Chert is a cryptocrystalline (or "microcrystalline") rock composed of mineral crystals too small to be viewed with the naked eye (Luedtke 1992). The other lithic materials include limestone, sandstone, ocher, and cobbles and water- worn pebbles of various igneous-metamorphic quartzites. Additional, but less common, miscella- neous lithic materials are discussed in Chapter 5 of this volume. Important Chert Raw Materials in Southern Illinois. A number of chert types are present in Southern Illinois (Figure 4-1), and the Valmeyer Anticline is exposed in Dennis Hollow, which abuts the south edge of the project area. Here, the entire middle Mississippian Valmeyeran Series of geological deposits is visible (Odom et al. 1961). Chert is also present along the bluff face wherever bedrock is exposed. The Valmeyeran Series consists of alter- nating beds of siltstone, shale, and limestone. Chert is found as beds and nodules in the limestone depos- its exposed in the anticline. Chert-bearing limestone formations at Valmeyer (from top of the sequence to bottom) include the St. Louis, Salem, Keokuk, Burlington, and Fern Glen limestones. Cherts found in these formations have been described elsewhere (e.g., Emerson 1980; Koldehoff 1985) and are summarized below. Other chert types found in the Valmeyer assemblages are St. Genevieve, Elco, Public Service Archaeology Program 40 Chapter 5: Results of Phase II Investigations 1 h Ch \ 1b« f J <^T y^^ Bu / ^VCN / io^K^ W Project (j^ Mfc \ 7 Area 1=» isS ^-*j l ^\ Y ( ( f) **§£ ^^ \ l: >>|j> hy \ §1 J J^rS /y \ j ^s KEY Bu- Burlington Cd- Cobden/Dongola Sp" Ch J Ch- Chouteau T$\ E- Elco 24 J Mvy Cd Y a^^x K- Kaolin M e)m— X-^* <%V M- Mill Creek 6Scaehe R - (J 1 \ 1 KK- Kinkaid L/^^^s. > 1 § St. Genevieve J 1 H Fern Glen 1 m 40 Figure 4-1. Locations of Known Chert Sources in Southern Illinois (after Koldehoff 1985). Mill Creek, Kincaid, Kaolin, Cobden/Dongola, and Grover/Lafayette Gravel. St. Louis chert, which occurs primarily as nod- ules, has a thick cortex (2-6 cm), is light to medium gray in color and is often streaked or mottled. Texturally, this chert ranges from grainy to smooth, and small white fossil inclusions and iron streaks are common. At Valmeyer, this chert would have been available at the bedrock source and as stream residuum. Salem chert occurs as both thick lenses and large nodules (>20 cm diameter), and it ranges in color from shades of brown to gray. Mottling and banding commonly occur in this type. It is a grainy chert which contains small fossil fragments. Salem chert was available in the bedrock exposure in Dennis 41 Research Report No. 28, Vol. I Project Overview and Phase II Investigations Hollow and as large blocks and nodules in the hollow. The Burlington and overlying Keokuk Limestone are geologically similar and can be distinguished only on the basis of associated fossils (Willman et al. 1975). As a result, the two are usually referred to simply as the Burlington-Keokuk Limestone. Bur- lington/Keokuk chert occurs as both nodules and chunks with white to gray, often thick, cortex. This chert usually occurs in various shades of white, gray, and brown, although there is also a type which is pink, red, and blue. The texture varies from grainy to smooth, and fossils are common and may consti- tute entire beds. The Crescent Hills quarries, located in Jefferson and St. Louis counties, Missouri, approximately 20 km northwest of the project area, represent an extensive source of residual Burlington chert which was utilized throughout prehistory (Ives 1984). Chert from this source is highly variable in color and texture. Highly fossiliferous types of Burlington chert are abundant in the 1 lM0841and 1 1M0891 assemblages. It occurs both in the ex- posed bedrock and as residuum in Dennis Hollow and other erosional features. The Fern Glen Formation, exposed in Dennis Hollow, is primarily limestone with some shale and with lenses and continuous chert bands in the upper parts (Odom et al. 1961). The formation is unique in its deep red color that becomes more greenish near the top. While the lower part of the formation tends to be noncherty, the upper part contains small nodules of greenish gray chert (Willman et al. 1975:137). Fern Glen chert is greenish to greenish- red in color, with a medium-grained texture and frequent to occasional small crystalline and fossil inclusions (Emerson 1980). In Illinois, St. Genevieve chert occurs in the St. Genevieve Limestone Formation, which outcrops in southern St. Clair, western Monroe, and northern Randolph counties. The closest outcrops are approx- imately 10 km east of the project area. St. Gene- vieve chert occurs as small nodules (<15 cm in diameter) and as bedded lenses with thin (1 cm and less) light gray or light brown cortex. Colors range from various shades of red, brown, gray, and blue. The red and brown nodular types ("Root Beer" chert) are often banded. Nodules of St. Genevieve chert have a smooth texture while the bedded type ranges from fossiliferous and grainy to smooth. The smooth-textured red and brown nodular form occurs in the Valmeyer assemblages. Elco chert, which occurs as blocky chunks of residuum, is derived from the Fort Payne Formation of the Valmeyeran Series and is confined in distri- bution to southern Illinois. Alexander County, between approximately 140 and 1 70 km southeast of Valmeyer, is a primary source of this chert. Elco chert is a grainy, medium and dark gray to black type with light gray or brown/orange cortex. It is nearly identical to Dover chert, which is found in Tennessee and Kentucky. Mill Creek chert outcrops in southern Illinois, approximately 120 km southeast of Valmeyer in Union and Alexander counties where it occurs as long flat nodules in the bedrock and as residuum. This brown to gray chert has a grainy texture and a thin, coarse, brown to gray cortex. Small light and dark mottles give Mill Creek chert a "peppered" appearance. Although it was used throughout prehis- tory, exploitation was most intense during the Mississippian period when this material was ac- tively quarried and used to produce large hoes (Cobb 1988). Kincaid chert is a highly fossiliferous chert with smooth texture, ranging from grayish-blue to grayish-brown in color. It has a thin, gray to brown cortex. Kincaid chert occurs as thick bedded lenses and outcrops in the western and eastern Shawnee Hills in Randolph, Jackson, Union, and Hardin counties in southern Illinois, approximately 100 to 140 km southeast of Valmeyer. Residual deposits of Kincaid chert are reported in stream beds near Rockwood in Randolph County, near the western border of Shawnee National Forest (Emerson 1980). Public Service Archaeology Program 42 ( 'hapter 4. Field and Laboratory Methods Kaolin chert is found in Union County in south- ern Illinois, approximately 140 km southeast of the project area where it occurs only as residuum. Texture varies from grainy to smooth, and color ranges from translucent/semitranslucent to shades of white, gray, brown, yellow, red, blue, and purple. The cortex is thin, brown, and often rough and pitted. Prehistoric quarries and workshops of Kaolin chert have been found at Iron Mountain in the northwest corner of Union County (Koldehoff 1985). Cobden/Dongola chert is a high quality nodular chert found approximately 140 km southeast of Valmeyer in Union County, Illinois. It is especially abundant along Clear Creek in northwest Union County. This chert has a smooth texture and is gray to gray-blue in color, often in bands of concentric rings. The cortex is light gray to dark brown in color and may be thin or thick. Grover/Lafayette Gravel, also referred to as Mounds Gravel, consists of widespread deposits of Pliocene chert gravels in southern and western Illinois (Willman et al. 1975:209). Cherts from these deposits are of variable color and texture, but all typically exhibit a thin, highly polished brown cor- tex. According to Koldehoff (1985:39), examples from southern Illinois are usually grainy and brown or gray in color. It occurs as ovoid cobbles with maximum dimensions of 10 to 15 cm. Other Lithic Materials. This category includes lime- stone, sandstone, and ocher. Given the proximity of the Valmeyer Anticline and the bedrock bluffs exposed in the Mississippi River floodplain, lime- stone was readily available in the project area. It served a variety of purposes (e.g. construction material, hearth stones, temper, etc.). Since several sandstone units occur in the vicinity of the project area (Willman et al. 1975), this raw material was easily accessible to prehistoric inhabitants as well. It was used primarily for abrading and grinding tools. Ocher, or hematite, is an iron oxide which exists as both a primary component and a secondary by-product of igneous, sedimentary, and metamor- phic rocks (Bates and Jackson 1984). In the Ameri- can Bottom region, ocher is present in upland streams and is believed to be derived from the geochemical alteration of local limestone deposits (Williams 1990:188) and is known, for example, from the Joppa Member of the St. Genevieve Lime- stone (Willman et al. 1975:143). Ocher most likely was used as a pigment. Summary. The Valmeyer relocation parcel is located in an area that is rich in various types of lithic raw materials. Several types of chert are exposed in the Valmeyer anticline in the immediate vicinity of the project area, and these represent the most inten- sively utilized types. In addition, other chert types from more distant sources in southern Illinois are represented at the sites. These indicate that chert was derived from sources up to approximately 140 km southeast of the project area. Other lithic materi- als, such as limestone, sandstone, and ocher would have been available in the adjacent bluffs and in colluvial and fluvial deposits derived from these bluffs. Ceramic Analysis The ceramic analyses were based, as much as possible, on previous studies from Emergent Missis- sippian and Mississippian sites in the American Bottom (e.g., Fortier et al. 1991; Kelly et al. 1990; McElrath and Finney 1987; Stahl 1985). Ceramics were analyzed for temper, surface treatment, and vessel form. All analyses were made macroscopi- cally. Determinations of cord twist were made, when possible, from the rim sherds for which vessel form was identified. The unit of analysis used in the ceramic analysis was the individual feature. Reconstructions of rims (and bodies to rims) were made when feasible to establish counts of vessels, which were derived from rim counts. Time constraints precluded extensive attempts to identify cross mends between features. Rim sherds were analyzed minimally for temper and 43 Research Report No. 28, Vol. 1 Project Oveniew and Phase II Investigations surface treatment. Rim sherds also were used, when possible, to determine vessel form. Those whose form could be determined had additional attributes recorded. In contrast, body sherds were analyzed only for temper and surface-treatment attributes and counted and weighed. They were not used for fur- ther analyses unless they were distinct from the representative assemblage in temper and surface treatment. Comparisons of ceramic types and vessel forms were then made across features to determine chronological and functional differences. Botanical Analysis While a tremendous amount of archaeobotanical research has been conducted on floodplain sites in the American Bottom (Bareis and Porter 1984), comparatively little work has been done at sites located on the upland margins. Thus, the archaeo- botanical remains from sites in the Valmeyer reloca- tion parcel can aid in understanding the changing nature of subsistence strategies through time and in assessing differences between sites of similar age that are located in different ecological communities within the American Bottom region. Feature fill samples were collected systemati- cally during the Phase III excavations at 1 1M0841 and 1 1 M0891 . These samples were processed with the aid of a Dausman Flote-Tech flotation system, Model A No. 6, using a standardized set of proce- dures in both the collection and processing of samples. The methods employed in the collection, processing, and analysis are designed to produce rcplicable, comparable results within and between archaeobotanical assemblages. In general, the sam- pling, processing, and analytical procedures used follow those set forth by Asch et al. (1972), Miller ( 1 988), Pearsall ( 1 989), and Wagner ( 1 988). Flotation samples were collected from identifi- able zones in designated cultural features. Sample volume was recorded in the field and later remea- sured prior to flotation. Volumetric control of pro- cessed samples is critical to establish comparability for discrete categories of remains between divergent sample sizes, both within and between assemblages. In addition to flotation samples, carbonized materials were hand collected during excavations for potential radiocarbon samples or if they repre- sented unique types of remains (e.g., structural ele- ments). All radiocarbon samples were identified prior to submission, and the remaining hand-col- lected samples were scanned for preserved seeds or other material of interest. Although not of standard size, these samples can yield taxa not recovered from systematically collected flotation samples. When dry, the light and heavy fraction flotation samples were sieved and prepared for analysis. Light fraction flotation remains consist of those particles with lower density than the water used in flotation sample processing. Typically, light fraction materials include charred plant remains such as wood charcoal, small seeds, and some nutshell. Also included within the light fraction are uncarbonized rootlets, twigs, and other modern plant parts. The heavy fraction consists of all materials that have a higher density than the water. This includes some larger fragments of charred nutshell, bone, ceramic and lithic artifacts, and gravel. For the 1 1M0841 samples, all remainders were screened through both 2-mm and 1-mm geological sieves. This process results in three size categories for each sample: ^2 mm, < 2 mm and ^ 1 mm, and < 1 mm. For 11M0891 samples, all remainders also were screened through a .5-mm geological sieve, result- ing in four size categories for each sample: >2 mm, >. 1 mm and <2 mm, ^.5 mm and < 1 mm, and < .5 mm. The sorting procedure separated carbonized remains from the mass of uncarbonized rootlets, small twigs, and inorganic debris that comprised the bulk of each sample. Also separated was a small amount of faunal material that consisted of micro- faunal elements and fragmentary pieces of bone and shell. Material less than 1 mm in size from 11M0841 and less than .5 mm in size from 1 1M0891 (the bottom pan) was visually scanned with a stereoscopic dissecting microscope for iden- Puhlic Service Archaeology Program 44 Chapter 4. Field and Laboratory Methods tillable seeds. Identified materials were kept for analysis while the remaining bottom-pan material was not further analyzed. The same steps were taken with the material in the .5 mm and 1-2 mm catego- ries and with identifiable nutshell fragments. In general, wood recovered from this fraction is too fragmentary for accurate taxonomic identification other than the broad categories of ring-porous or diffuse-porous. Aggregate counts and weights of wood in the 1-2 mm fraction from 11M0841 and the .5-1 mm and 1-2 mm fractions from 1 1M0891 were recorded. The >2 mm fraction was similarly divided into subcategories such as nutshell, wood, seeds, and other types of material. All categories then were counted and weighed. Identification of material followed sorting and initial classification. A stereoscopic dissecting mi- croscope (10.5-63 power magnification), standard references manuals (Core et al. 1979; Jones 1963; Martin and Barkley 1961; Montgomery 1977; Unit- ed States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service [USDA, FS] 1974), and a comparative collection of carbonized and fresh botanical materials in the De- partment of Anthropology at the University of Illi- nois were used to identify material. Identification of ^2-mm nonwood material was made to at least the genera level when possible. Species-level identifica- tion was made only when material could be ascribed exclusively to a single commonly occurring species within a genus. Seeds, wood, and nutshell from the 1-2 mm fraction and seeds from the bottom-pan fractions also were identified this way. Within each sample, wood charcoal identification was made for all pieces present in the >2 mm assemblage and for 20 randomly selected pieces from larger samples. The results of this sorting and analytical proce- dure allow for the discussion of the archaeobotan- ical assemblage in terms of ratios, expressed either as taxa/taxa or taxa/unit volume of flotation sedi- ments. The expression of the results as ratios rather than raw counts and weights permits comparisons to be made on both intersite and intrasite levels, regardless of the relative size of the assemblages under consideration. In this analysis, the ratios of interest are: charcoal density, expressed as the total weight of charred botanical materials per standard- ized 10 liters of sediment; the nutshell-to-wood ratio, expressed as the total count of nutshell versus total wood fragments; and the seed-to-nutshell ratio, which is similarly calculated. Faunal Analysis Recovered faunal remains were identified using comparative collections of the Zooarchaeology La- boratory of the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign and the Illinois State Museum. All ma- terial was identified to the most exclusive taxo- nomic level possible. The unit of analysis was the individual feature or, if present, cultural stratum. Number of Identified Specimens (NISP) and Mini- mum Number of Individuals (MNI) are presented for each taxon below the level of family. The deri- vation of MNI is based on the single most fre- quently paired element occurring in the sample (Grayson 1984). The MNI for each taxon was calculated separately for each unit of analysis. Other data collected include presence of carnivore and ro- dent gnawing, age of individual, evidence of modifi- cation such as butchering marks or tool use, and presence of burning. All bone from feature excava- tion and £ 1 mm flotation samples was analyzed. Human Skeletal Analysis Human remains were documented according to standards for data collection from human remains presented by Buikstra and Ubelaker (1994). Stan- dard osteological observations include element inventories, age-at-death estimates, sex determina- tions, assessments of skeletal and dental patholo- gies, and metric and nonmetric characteristics (skel- etal and dental) for each individual and isolated find. These observations have been used to assess the health status and biological affinity of the occupants of 1 1M0891. A detailed discussion of the methods of analysis is included in Chapter 8 of Volume 3 of this report. 45 Research Report No. 28, Vol. J CHAPTER 5. RESULTS OF PHASE II INVESTIGATIONS Based on the recommendation by Wells and Burns (1993) that Phase II NRHP evaluations be conducted at sites 1 1M0841 and 1 1MO880 located in the Valmeyer relocation parcel, the Public Ser- vice Archaeology Program of the University of Illinois was contacted by FEMA and Woodward- Clyde Federal Services, Inc. to undertake this fieldwork. Phase II investigations were conducted during May and June 1994. The field and research orientation of the Phase II investigations included background and archival research to familiarize project personnel with past investigations conducted within the Valmeyer relocation parcel, a controlled surface collection and excavation of posthole tests to define site limits, and the excavation of machine trenches and test units to determine whether intact subsurface deposits were present at the sites. As proposed by Wells and Burns (1993), 11M0841 covered almost 179 ha in the southeast corner, center, and northeast corner of the Valmeyer relocation parcel (Figure 5-1). The area consists of two rather broad upland ridges and numerous nar- row ridges and spurs extending away from the larger upland ridges. Archival research indicated that this definition of site area for 11M0841 was rather atypical for Monroe County (McGowan 1994). Its large size also posed management, methodological, and archaeological interpretive problems. Based on this archival research, it was decided to identify discrete artifact clusters within 1 1M0841. A con- trolled surface collection strategy was adopted to identify discrete artifact clusters. Time and budget- ary constraints dictated that the entire project area could not undergo a controlled surface collection. It was decided to use the already disced road system, with supplemental tracts, for the controlled surface collection grids. The disced road system generally followed a regular pattern on the broader upland ridges and the higher points along the narrower ridges or ridge spurs. The latter were thought to be the most likely areas to contain archaeological materials. In areas where the road system was not present, supplemental strips were disced. The disced areas generally were divided into 10-x-10-m or 10- x-5-m units and a controlled surface collection was made. Finally, posthole tests and machine trenches were excavated on smaller ridge spurs or near the ridge edge to locate archaeological materials. Based on the controlled surface collection, posthole tests, and machine trenches, as well as the results of the Phase I survey, 17 sites were identified in the Valmeyer relocation parcel. Based on the earlier recommendation of Wells and Burns (1993) and the initial Phase II fieldwork, 14 of these sites were investigated to determine whether they were eligible for listing in the NRHP. Wells and Burns (1993) previously had recommended that no further work be undertaken at 11M0479, 11MO480, and 1 1M0879, all located in the southwestern corner of the project area, because archaeological deposits at these sites lacked depositional integrity. The results of the Phase II investigations are presented below. First, an overview of the major investigative techniques and the results of those techniques is presented. Attributes of the controlled surface collection and machine trenches are in- cluded, and information on three supplementary approaches — deep trenching, hand-excavated units, and posthole testing — is presented. Following this, data on the 14 sites investigated as part of the Phase II project are organized by the five addition tracts defined for the Valmeyer relocation parcel. These data include site attribute data, investigations under- taken, results of the investigations, and artifacts recovered at the site. Based on this suite of data, the NRHP recommendation is presented. A summary of investigations at areas defined as off-site locales also is included. Complete artifact inventories by provenience within sites and off-site collection grids and machine trenches are presented in the appendi- ces of this volume. 47 Research Report No. 28, Vol. 1 VALMEYER QUADRANGLE ILLINOIS-MISSOURI 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) KEY © Original Site Limits (after McNerney 1989) • Proposed Site Limits (after Wells and Burns 1993) QUADRANGLE LOCATION Figure 5-1. Original and Revised Site Area of 1 1M0841 . 4X Chapter 5. Results of Phase II Investigatit Overview of Investigations Posthole Tests As discussed above and in Chapter 4 of this volume, the Phase II field investigations at the Valmeyer relocation parcel centered mainly on con- ducting a controlled surface collection and exca- vating machine trenches. In addition, limited use was made of the excavation of posthole tests to locate sites and hand-excavated test units to deter- mine subsurface integrity. Trenches were excavated at a number of locations to investigate whether deeply buried deposits were associated with certain physiographic conditions. This suite of investiga- tions resulted in the recovery of thousands of arti- facts, mainly prehistoric, the definition of 14 sites, and the identification of intact subsurface features at three sites: 11M0841, 11M0888, and 11M0891. Controlled Surface Collections A controlled surface collection was conducted in all five of the planned additions of the Valmeyer relocation parcel (Figure 5-2). Thirty distinct grids were established across this area, with each grid being of variable length (maximally 1,970 m and minimally 80 m long) and typically one to two units wide (maximally 15 m and minimally 10 m wide). Total area collected within parcels was dependent not only on parcel size, but on amount of relatively flat uplands present in the addition and the amount of construction planned for that particular area. The controlled surface collection resulted in the investi- gation of 143,150 m 2 , or about 14.3 ha (Table 5-1). This represents somewhat less than 10 percent of the overall Valmeyer relocation parcel, but a much higher overall percentage of the flat uplands present within the parcel. Collection grid totals ranged from a high of 9.09 ha in Addition 1 to less than 1 ha in Additions 3 and 4 (Table 5-1). The latter two addi- tions were constrained by small size and limited flat upland area. The specific attributes of the of each grid unit are presented in Table 5-2. Twelve site areas were defined based on the controlled surface collection data. Another field investigative technique employed during the Phase II investigations to identify sites or artifact concentrations was the posthole testing of selected areas. Posthole testing was used in areas with either poor surface visibility or where trees prevented the use of heavy machinery. Three areas were tested in this manner. One area was the extant farmhouse yard along the southern edge of 11M0891. Thirty tests were excavated, and both prehistoric and historic artifacts were recovered. These tests suggested that much of the farmyard area had been disturbed historically. A second area was on a small ridge spur in Addition 2. Artifacts were recovered in the posthole tests, and the area was defined as 1 1M0885. This site is discussed in greater detail below. The third area was on the ridge spur north of 11M0841. There, artifacts were recovered from a potentially intact E horizon de- posit at 40 cm below surface. Subsequently, a hand- excavated test unit was dug on the ridge spur. This is discussed in greater detail below in the section on test units. Machine Trench Excavations Machine trenches then were excavated at the 12 sites defined during the controlled surface collec- tion, at two sites defined by other methods, and in off-site areas. Excavation of machine trenches at the 14 sites was designed to identify whether intact archaeological deposits, either features or midden deposits, were present. Machine trenches outside of defined site areas were excavated for two purposes. First, machine trenches were excavated where controlled surface collections could not be con- ducted. In this instance, the machine trenches were both a site identification and an NRHP eligibility assessment technique. One site was located using this technique. Second, topographically prominent areas such as ridges, where few or no artifacts were found during the controlled surface collection, were further investigated using machine-excavated trenches. These trenches were excavated as a cross- 49 Research Report No. 28, Vol. 1 Grid Units Project Bou Figure 5-2. Location of Phase II Collection Grids. so Table 5-1. Summary of Collection Grid Attributes by Addition. Addition Number of Units Collected Total Area Collected (m 2 ) 1 820 1 0-x- 1 0-m and 1 78 5-x- 1 0-m units 2 232 1 0-x- 1 0-m units 3 64 1 0-x- 1 0-m and 40 5-x- 1 0-m units 4 911 0-x- 1 0-m and 1 4 5-x- 1 0-m units 5 1 02 1 0-x- 1 0-m and 1 3 5-x- 1 0-m units Total 1,309 1 0-x- 1 0-m and 245 5-x- 1 0-m units 90,900 23,200 8,400 9,800 10,850 143,150 check on the results of the controlled surface collec- tion in areas that were intuitively thought to have a somewhat higher likelihood of containing archaeo- logical sites and intact deposits. No additional sites were located by this cross-checking measure. Overall, 120 machine trenches, totaling slightly over 8,000 m 2 in area, were excavated using various types of heavy machinery (Figure 5-3; Table 5-3). Most of this area was excavated within defined site limits, although over 2,300 m 2 were excavated outside of defined site limits as a cross-check on the controlled surface collection results or as an addi- tional site discovery method. Both the number of machine trenches and the total area excavated are roughly correlated with total site area and the presence of features. As stated above, features were identified at 11M0841, 11M0888, and 11M0891 during the excavation of machine trenches. Three pit features dating to the Archaic period were identified at 1 1M0841, one undated prehistoric pit feature was found at 1 1M0888, and eight pit and house features dating to the Emergent Mississippian or Mississip- pian periods were defined at 1 1M0891 . In addition, a row of historic post molds, denoting the former position of a fence line, was identified near an extant farm structure at 11M0891. Attributes of each of the 120 machine-excavated trenches, includ- ing location, site association, total area, and soil stratigraphy, are presented in Table 5-4. Deep Trench Excavations Eight trenches were excavated to substantially below the plow zone, often as deep as 1 .3 m below surface. Five of these trenches were excavated at slope areas to determine if colluvial/alluvial deposi- tion had resulted in site burial. Machine Trenches 26, 27, and 28 are located at the southern edge of 11M0891 on a gentle south-facing slope and just north of the extant farmstead structure (Figure 5-3). All three were excavated to 1 .3 m below surface and exhibited similar soil profiles consisting of an Ap- E/BE-Bt sequence (Figure 5-4). Prehistoric and historic artifacts were found in the E and BE hori- zons of Machine Trenches 27 and 28. Material in these trenches generally was confined to the initial 30 cm below surface, or the Ap and E/BE horizons. No buried features were located. In addition, 50-x- 50-cm hand-excavated units were dug along the profile walls of Machine Trenches 27 and 28. Machine Trench 5 1 was excavated on the slope of a south-trending upland ridge south of 11M0841 (Figure 5-3). It was excavated to 60 cm below surface and had an Ap-BE-Bt soil profile (Figure 5- 4). No material or features were found beneath the plow zone in this trench. Machine Trench 8 was excavated on an east-facing slope north of 1 1M0887 (Figure 5-3). This trench was excavated to 1.3 m below surface. Documented in this trench was an active plow zone, a remnant of an earlier plow zone, and a Bt horizon (Figure 5-4). Material 51 Research Report No. 28, Vol. 1 Table 5-2. Specific Collection Grid Attributes. Grid Unit Location Comments 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 South Part of Addition 1 North Part of Addition 1 North Part of Addition 1 North Part of Addition 1 South Part of Addition 1 South Part of Addition 1 South Part of Addition 1 North Part of Addition 1 North Part of Addition 1 North Part of Addition 1 North Part of Addition 1 North Part of Addition 1 North Part of Addition 1 South Part of Addition 1 South Part of Addition 1 Central Axis of Addition 2 North Part of Addition 2 North Part of Addition 2 South Part of Addition 2 Central Axis of Addition 3 South and East Part of Addition 3 South and Central Part of Addition 3 South and West Part of Addition 3 South Part of Addition 4 West Part of Addition 4 Central North-South Axis of Addition 4 East Part of Addition 4 East Part of Addition 4 Central North-South Axis of Addition 5 East Part of Addition 5 197 10-x-10-m units 18 10-x-10-m units 18 10-x-10-m units 24 10-x-10-m units and 24 5-x-10-m units 83 10-x-10-m units 30 10-x-10-m units and 29 5-x-10-m units 8 10-x-10-m units 17 10-x-10-m units 40 10-x-10-m units and 14 5-x-10-m units 104 10-x-10-m units 55 10-x-10-m units and 55 5-x-10-m units 110 10-x-10-m units 55 10-x-10-m units and 51 5-x-10-m units 36 10-x-10-m units and 5 5-x-10-m units 42 10-x-10-m units 65 10-x-10-m units 10 10-x-10-m units 49 10-x-lO-m units 66 10-x-10-m units 44 10-x-10-m units and 40 5-x-10-m units 8 10-x-10-m units 7 10-x-10-m units 5 10-x-10-m units 26 10-x-10-m units 14 10-x-10-m units and 14 5-x-10-m units 30 10-x-10-m units 13 10-x-10-m units 8 10-x-10-m units 80 10-x-10-m units and 13 5-x-10-m units 22 10-x-10-m units 52 Machine Trenches Project B o u n d a^r y Figure 5-3. Location of Phase II Machine Trenches and Test Unit. 53 Table 5-3. Summary of Machine Trench Attributes bx Addition. Area Exca- Number of Provenience vated (m 2 ) Trenches Off Site Addition 1 South 367 5 Addition 1 North 1,060 14 Addition 2 114 4 Addition 3 86 2 Addition 4 472 13 Addition 5 244 11 On Site 11M0841 1,176 13 11MO880 494 11 11M0885 124 6 11M0886 330 1 11M0887 321 2 11M0888 1,919 13 11M0889 78 2 11MO890 137 3 11M0891 797 10 11M0892 76 2 11M0893 30 1 11M0894 136 4 11M0895 23 1 MM0896 54 2 Total 8,083 120 was found in the modern and remnant plow zone. The results of these trench excavations suggested that there was little potential for complete burial of sites along upland ridge side slopes due to colluv- iation/alluviation in the Valmeyer relocation parcel. Three deep trenches were excavated in sinkholes adjacent to sites. Machine Trench 40 was located in a small sinkhole northwest of 1 1M0889 (Figure 5- 3). It was excavated to 1.3 m below surface, and a culturally redeposited soil profile was defined (Figure 5-5). No artifacts or buried features were located in this trench. Machine Trench 47 was excavated in a sinkhole located in the southwestern quadrant of 11M0891 (Figure 5-3). It was exca- vated in a roughly cruciform shape to examine all portions of the sinkhole. The trench was excavated to approximately 1.7 m below surface, and three soil zones were defined (Figure 5-5). The first is a 90- cm thick Ap horizon, both modern and colluv- ially/alluvially deposited. Next was a dark brown zone, 10-20 cm thick, that contained charcoal, prehistoric pottery sherds, and lithics. This zone was interpreted as a potential midden layer. Below this was a lighter soil with fewer artifacts. The potential midden layer was defined as Feature 12, and is discussed in greater detail in the 1 1M0891 Phase II site discussion below. Machine Trench 62 was excavated in a sinkhole at the northeast corner of 1 1M0841 (Figure 5-3). It was excavated to ca. 2 m below surface, and it, too, exhibited a midden zone. The zone, encountered at approximately 1 m below surface, extended variously an additional 30 cm to 80 cm below surface. Chert flakes and a biface (recovered at 1 .3 m below surface) were found in this trench. Hand-Excavated Units Aside from two small units associated with Machine Trenches 27 and 28 discussed above, one formal test unit was hand excavated along the northern edge of 1 1M0841 . This unit was placed on a tree-covered spur overlooking a deep ravine (Figure 5-3). Earlier, eight posthole tests had been excavated on this spur. The tests identified a poten- tially intact E horizon at 30-60 cm below surface; flakes were recovered to a depth of 40 cm below surface. Based on these results, a test unit was excavated on the ridge to determine the potential for the presence of intact prehistoric feature or midden deposits at that locale. The unit measured l-x-2 m and was excavated to approximately 60 cm below tlogy Program 54 Table 5-4. Specific Machine Trench Attributes. Machine Trench Addition Site Total Area (m 2 ) Comments 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 1 South 11M0886 330 1 South 11M0887 267 1 South 11M0887 54 1 South Off site 144 1 South 11M0888 100 1 South Off site 40 1 South 11M0888 350 1 South Off site 70 1 South Off site 50 1 North Off site 50 1 North Off site 40 1 North Off site 90 1 South 11M0888 248 1 North Off site 108 1 South 11M0888 72 1 South 11M0888 78 1 South 11M0888 220 1 South 11M0888 20 1 South 11M0888 35 1 South 11M0888 90 1 South 11M0888 20 1 South 11M0888 52 1 South 11M0888 9 1 South Off site 63 1 South 11M0888 625 1 North Off site 6 1 North 11M0891 6 1 North 11M0891 6 1 North Off site 93 1 North Off site 286 1 North 11M0889 22 1 North 11M0889 56 1 North Off site 30 1 North Off site 53 1 North Off site 110 1 North 11MO890 31 Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Feature 8 identified in this trench Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Ap-E-Bt stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Ap-E/BE-Bt stratigraphy Ap-E-BE-Bt stratigraphy Ap-E-BE-Bt stratigraphy Ap-E-BE stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Ap-BE-Bt stratigraphy Ap-BE-Bt stratigraphy Ap-BE-Bt stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Ap-BE-Bt stratigraphy 55 Table 5-4. Continued. Machine Trench Addition Site Total Area (m 2 ) Comments 37 1 North Off site 124 38 1 North 11M0891 89 39 1 North 11MO890 16 40 1 North Off site 10 41 1 North 11MO890 90 42 1 North Off site 50 43 1 North 11M0891 63 44 1 North 11M0891 115 45 1 North 11M0891 67 46 1 North Off site 10 47 1 North 11M0891 115 48 1 North 11M0891 219 49 1 North 11M0891 78 50 2 Off site 25 51 2 11M0841 45 52 2 11M0841 45 53 2 Off site 17 54 2 Off site 20 55 2 Off site 52 56 2 11M0841 27 57 2 11M0841 162 58 2 11M0841 25 59 2 11M0841 54 60 2 11M0841 95 61 2 11M0841 36 62 2 11M0841 64 63 2 11M0841 176 64 2 11M0841 300 65 2 11M0841 63 66 2 11M0841 84 67 3 11MO880 20 68 3 11MO880 30 69 3 11MO880 32 70 3 11MO880 50 71 3 11MO880 74 Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Historic fence post mold pattern present Ap-E-Bt stratigraphy Ap-BE stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Ap-E-Bt stratigraphy Features 9, 10, 13, 14 and 15 present Feature 1 1 present Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Feature 12/sinkhole Ap-E-Bt stratigraphy Ap-E-Bt stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Feature 1 6 present Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Ap-BE-Bt stratigraphy Ap-BE-Bt stratigraphy Ap-E-BE-Bt stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Possible midden deposit/sinkhole Ap-BE-Bt stratigraphy Features 17 and 18 present Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Ap-BE-Bt stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy 56 Table 5-4. Continued. Machine Trench Addition Site Total Area (in 2 ) Comments 72 3 11MO880 36 73 3 11MO880 45 74 3 11MO880 40 75 3 Off site 40 76 3 11MO880 77 77 3 11MO880 54 78 3 11MO880 36 79 3 Off site 46 80 1 North 11M0891 39 81 4 Off site 50 82 4 Off site 18 83 4 Off site 36 84 4 Off site 4 85 4 Off site 27 86 4 Off site 108 87 4 Off site 16 88 4 Off site 26 89 4 11M0893 30 90 4 Off site 60 91 4 Off site 60 92 4 Off site 14 93 4 11M0892 32 94 4 11M0892 32 95 4 Off site 21 96 4 11M0892 44 97 5 Off site 36 98 5 Off site 36 99 5 Off site 18 100 5 Off site 23 101 5 - Off site 20 102 5 Off site 20 103 5 Off site 16 104 5 11M0894 25 105 5 Off site 12 106 5 11M0895 23 107 5 11M0894 48 Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Ap-BE-Bt stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Ap-BE-Bt stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Ap-BE-Bt stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Feature 1 9 present Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Ap-BE-Bt stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Ap-BE-Bt stratigraphy Ap-BE-Bt stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Ap-BE-Bt stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy A-E-B stratigraphy Ap-BE-Bt stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy A-E-B stratigraphy Ap-BE-Bt stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Ap-BE-Bt stratigraphy Ap-BE-Bt stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Ap-BE-Bt stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Ap-BE-Bt stratigraphy Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy 57 Table 5-4. Concluded. Machine Trench Addition Site Total Area (m 2 ) Comments 108 5 11M0894 34 Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy 109 5 11M0894 29 Ap-BE-Bt stratigraphy 110 5 Off site 18 Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy 111 5 Off site 27 Plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy 112 5 11M0896 18 Ap-BE-Bt stratigraphy 113 5 11M0896 36 Ap-BE-Bt stratigraphy 114 5 Off site 18 Ap-BE-Bt stratigraphy 2A-1 2 11M0885 30 A-E-B stratigraphy 2A-2 2 11M0885 18 A-E-B stratigraphy 2A-3 2 11M0885 18 A-E-B stratigraphy 2A-4 2 11M0885 20 A-E-B stratigraphy 2A-5 2 11M0885 20 A-E-B stratigraphy 2A-6 2 11M0885 18 A-E-B stratigraphy surface. Two soil horizons were identified (Figure 5-6). The initial horizon, 10-20 cm thick, is a dark yellowish brown (10YR4/4) silt loam with evidence of historic disturbance. The second horizon is a 30-40 cm thick yellowish brown (10YR5/6) silt loam that may represent an intact E horizon. The majority of artifacts were found between and 40 cm below surface, although a few flakes were recovered below this level. Summary The suite of investigative techniques proposed for the Phase II NRHP evaluation of the Valmeyer relocation parcel succeeded in fulfilling the major goals set forth prior to the initiation of fieldwork. The controlled surface collection allowed the sepa- ration of the 1 1 M0841 site area, suggested by Wells and Burns ( 1 993) as 1 79 ha, into 1 2 sites (Figure 5- 7). The size and location of 1 1MO880, previously defined by Wells and Burns (1993), also was con- firmed. Posthole testing of a small tree-covered ridge spur in Addition 2 resulted in the identifica- tion of an additional site, 1 1M0885, and machine trenching along the bluff edge in Addition 5 led to the discovery of 1 1M0896 (Figure 5-7). Upon completion of these initial tasks, subsur- face testing was conducted at these 14 sites and at prominent topographic features between sites. Features were not located at 1 1 of these sites, most likely due to the effects of plowing and erosion. Features were located at three sites, 11M0841, 11M0888, and 11M0891. The features at 1 1M0841 consisted of a number of Archaic period pits while a single prehistoric pit feature was located at 11M0888. Houses, pits, and a possible burial dating to the Emergent Mississippian and Mississip- pian periods were found at 1 1M0891. In addition, deep trenches were excavated along ridge slopes and in sinkholes in an attempt to determine whether intact deposits were present, or were likely to be present, in those topographic features. Midden-like deposits were found in two sinkholes, one adjacent to 1 1M0841 and the other adjacent to 1 1M0891. Based on the results of these investigations, sites 11M0841 and 11M0891 were recommended as eligible for listing in the NRHP. Public Service Archaeology Program Machine Trench 26 Section of South Profile Machine Trench 27 Section of South Profile Machine Trench 28 Section of South Profile An! E/BE Machine Trench 51 Section of South Profile Ap BE /+BE Bt V Rodent Bttftow Ap BE B, Machine Trench 8 Section of North Profile Ap Former Ap Bt rn^M cm 50 Figure 5-4. Profiles of Deep Trenches Excavated on Ridge Side Slopes. 59 Machine Trench 40 - Section of North Profile Redeposited Ap/E/B Bt Machine Trench 47 - Section of North Profile Ap Redeposited Ap cm 50 Figure 5-5. Profiles of Deep Trenches Excavated in Sinkholes. 60 Chapter 5. Results of Phase II Investigations Test Unit 1 - East Profile Test Unit 1 - West Profile Ad Rodenl Burrow 50 Figure 5-6. Wall Profiles of Test Unit 1. Site Overviews Based on the controlled surface collections, posthole excavations, and, in one case, machine trenching, 14 site areas were defined for NRHP evaluation. Machine trenching, deep trenching, and limited numbers of hand-excavated units were used to determine whether intact features or midden deposits were present at each of these sites. Below is a site-by-site overview of the results of investiga- tions undertaken during the Phase II evaluation of the 14 sites. The overview is organized by addition tracts. Site location, discovery technique, and evaluation techniques are described. A brief over- view of the archaeological materials collected at each site also is presented. Based on the results of both the field and laboratory investigations, an NRHP evaluation is presented for each site. In addition, the results of off-site investigations are summarized. Addition 1 South Addition 1 South is located in the southeast corner of the Valmeyer relocation parcel. It consists of approximately 60 acres of a broad, gently rolling upland ridge. The head of Dennis Hollow lies along the southern edge of this addition. The previous Phase I survey had subsumed much of the area within 1 1M0841 (Wells and Burns 1993) (Figure 5- 1). At the time of investigations, the area was an 61 Research Report No. 28, Vol. 1 VALMEYER QUADRANGLE ILLINOIS-MISSOURI 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) fwHr / QUADRANGLE LOCATION 1 KEY Site Location Addition Boundary o Addition Key: Figure 5-7. Site Areas Defined During Phase II Investigations. 62 C 'hapter 5. Results of Phase II Investigations agricultural field planted in wheat. Six controlled surface collection grids were established across this tract (Figure 5-8; Table 5-2). Three of these, 1, 5, and 6, were oriented east- west. Two, 14 and 15 lo- ated in the southwest corner of the addition, were oriented north-south. Grid 7 was oriented northwest- southeast. Aside from Grid 1, all were 10-15 m wide and from 70 to 440 m long. Grid 1 was 70 m wide and 530 m long. The controlled surface collec- tion resulted in the identification of three distinct artifact scatters designated 11M0886, 11M0887, and 1 1M0888 within this addition (Figure 5-8). 11M0886 Site 11M0886, previously defined as part of 11M0841 by Wells and Burns (1993), is a fairly dense prehistoric lithic scatter (1.35 artifacts per 10 square meters) along the eastern boundary of Addi- tion 1 South. Artifacts were located on a slight north to south trending rise within the flat upland ridge. At the time of investigation the surrounding area was a planted wheat field. Prior to fieldwork, an area corresponding to a proposed road had been disced and was designated as Collection Grid 1 (Figure 5- 8). The site was identified within the eastern edge of Grids 1 and 5. Based on the controlled surface col- lection, maximal site dimensions of 120 m north- south by 40 m east- west (ca. 4,800 m 2 ) were de- fined. Recovered during the controlled surface collection were over 500 pieces of debitage and many bifaces and ground-stone tools. Machine Trench 1 was excavated within the site area (Table 5-4). This irregular machine trench, oriented north- south, covered 330 m 2 . Artifacts were found in the plow zone to 30 cm below surface, but no intact sub-plow zone features or midden deposits were identified. Based on a lack of intact features or sub- plow zone deposits, the site was recommended not eligible for listing in the NRHP. No further work was conducted at 1 1M0886. In all, 650 artifacts were recovered from the controlled surface collection (n=518, 80 percent) and machine-trench excavations (n=132, 20 percent) at 1 1M0886. This yielded a recovery rate of 1.35 artifacts per 10 m 2 . Most of the material (n=590, 91 percent) consists of debitage, including cores (n=8), primary flakes (n=34), secondary flakes (n=63), tertiary flakes (n=129), bipolar flakes (n=3), bifacial thinning flakes (n=15), broken flakes (n=143), and shatter (n=195). Thirteen of the flakes show signs of utilization. Relatively few formal chipped-stone tools are present in the assemblage (n=18, 3 per- cent). These include thick bifaces (n=3), thin bifaces or fragments (n=9), projectile points/knives (n=3) (Figure 5-9), and single examples of an unclassified biface, retouched flake, and unclassified uniface. Ground-stone artifacts (n=10, 1 .5 percent) consist of eight hammerstones and two pitted cobbles. Other material collected includes 13 pieces of fire-cracked rock and 19 unmodified chert cobbles. The diagnostic projectile points and thin biface fragments suggest that 11M0886 was occupied from the Dalton horizon through the Late Woodland or Mississippian period. The temporally earliest artifact, a Dalton projectile point base made of Salem chert, was found on the surface (Figure 5-9, a). Another early projectile point from the surface is identified as a MacCorkle Stemmed point, dating to the Early Archaic period (Figure 5-9, b). A biface with missing tip from Machine Trench 1 is attrib- uted to the Late Archaic Stemmed Cluster (Justice 1987) (Figure 5-9, c). This biface may be either a Karnak Stemmed or McWhinney Heavy Stemmed point. The final diagnostic biface is a triangular projectile point traditionally associated with the Late Woodland or Mississippian periods (Figure 5- 9, d). This biface, also from Machine Trench 1, is slightly larger with a broader base than is typical for Madison Triangular points (Justice 1987). It may be the tip of a hafted biface that was resharpened and ground into the triangular shape. These temporally diagnostic projectile points suggest a site occupation mainly during the Archaic period. If the triangular projectile point does date to the Late Woodland or Mississippian periods, such an occupation was probably short-term, given the absence of similarly dated ceramics and features at the site. 63 Research Report No. 28, Vol. 1 Addition 1 South m 100 KEY Addition Boundary MT Machine Trench Grid Surface Collection Grid Figure 5-8. Collection Grids, Machine Trenches, and Site Areas in Addition 1 South. 64 Figure 5-9. Projectile Points and Axe from 1 IMO886 (a-d) and 1 1M0888 (e-j): a, Dalton; b, MacCorkle Stemmed; c, Late Archaic Stemmed Cluster (Karnak Stemmed or McWhinney Heavy Stemmed); d, Triangular; e, Fully Grooved Axe; f, Plainview; g, Dalton: h, Hardin Barbed; i, Raddatz; j, Godar. 65 Project Overview and Phase II Investigations 11M0887 Site 1 1M0887, previously included as part of 1 1M0841 by Wells and Burns (1993), is a prehis- toric lithic debris scatter with a density of .74 arti- facts per 10 m 2 . The scatter is located on a slight knoll on the broad, flat upland ridge of the east- central portion of the Valmeyer relocation parcel (Figure 5-8). The area is within an active agricul- tural field planted in wheat. The site was identified during the controlled surface collection conducted in Grid 1. More than 450 artifacts, consisting of debitage and biface fragments, were recovered during the controlled surface collection. Based on the distribution of material, an oval site area with maximal dimensions of 120 m northwest-southeast by 60 m northeast-southwest (ca. 7,200 m 2 ) was defined. Two machine trenches, Machine Trenches 2 and 3, then were excavated to determine whether intact deposits were present (Figure 5-8; Table 5-4). The trenches were oriented both north-south and east-west and were of irregular shape. Combined, the excavated area of the two trenches totaled 321 m 2 . All artifacts from the machine trenches were recovered from plow zone contexts, and no subsur- face features or midden were identified. Based on the lack of intact features and artifacts from sub- plow zone contexts, it was recommended that this site is not eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. No further work was conducted at 11M0887. A total of 535 lithic artifacts was collected at 1 1M0887. Of this, 483 artifacts (90 percent) were obtained during the controlled surface collection while the remaining 52 artifacts (10 percent) were recovered during the excavation of Machine Trench 2. No artifacts were recovered from Machine Trench 3. The overall site assemblage is dominated by lithic debitage and cores (n=502, 94 percent). These in- clude cores (n=13), primary flakes (n=22), second- ary flakes (n=83), tertiary flakes (n=l 17), broken flakes (n= 136), shatter (n= 130), and a single bifacial thinning flake. Nine of the flakes are utilized. Few chippcd-stone tools were recovered (n=9, 1.5 per- cent), none of which is temporally diagnostic. Chipped-stone tools include one rough, three thick, and four unclassified biface fragments as well as a single unclassified uniface. Ground-stone tools con- sist of three hammerstones and two pitted cobbles. Fifteen pieces of fire-cracked rock and four unmodi- fied chert cobbles also were collected. As no tempo- rally diagnostic artifacts were recovered, a period of occupation could not be determined for 1 1M0887. 11M0888 Site 11M0888, also included by Wells and Bums (1993) as part of 1 1M0841, is a dense prehis- toric artifact scatter (2.02 artifacts per ten square meters). Artifacts were located at the crest of the large upland ridge (Figure 5-8). To the north of the scatter is a ravine that drains westward into the Mississippi River floodplain. The surrounding area was planted in wheat. This large, oval site was identified within Grid 1 and to its south. Maximal site dimensions of 170 m northeast-southwest by 80 m northwest-southeast (13,600 m 2 ) were defined. The surface collection includes more than 3,000 pieces of debitage, bifaces, ground-stone tools, hammerstones, a drill, and an adze. Thirteen ma- chine trenches were excavated within the site, totaling 1,919 m 2 (Figure 5-8; Table 5-4). Artifacts were recovered from both the plow zone and a single feature. Since no additional features were located and all other artifacts were from the plow zone, it was concluded that this site for the most part lacked subsurface integrity and is recommended as not eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. No further work was conducted at 11M0888. The single feature at this site, Feature 8, was identified in Machine Trench 22 at the southwestern edge of the site area. The feature was defined at 48 cm below ground surface and is roughly oval in shape (Figure 5-10). Maximal dimensions in plan view are 112 cm north-south by 82 cm east-west. The feature was bisected along a north-south line and the west half excavated. The southwest quarter Public Service Archaeology Program 66 Feature 8 Plan North Edge of MT 22 or." (/ Removed for / ^Flotation Sample r •'•■. '5'. ' East Profile Modern Surface i i i i i i i i i i i i i Machine-Scraped Surface i l ••. •-. :•• Limits' of Excavalion -^~T^^ cm 25 Figure 5-10. Plan View and Profile of Feature 8. 67 Project Overview and Phase II Investigations was removed as a flotation sample. A single zone of fill, maximally 17 cm deep, was identified in pro- file. The fill consisted of a dark yellowish brown (10YR4/4) heavy silty clay loam. Carbonized nut- shell and 27 pieces of lithic debitage were recovered from feature fill. The debitage includes secondary flakes (n=4), tertiary flakes (n=2), bifacial thinning flakes (n=l), broken flakes (n=12), and shatter (n=7). In addition, a single minimally retouched flake was found in the west half of this feature. A total of 2,755 lithic artifacts was recovered during the controlled surface collection, machine trenching, and excavation of Feature 8 at 1 1M0888. Most of the material was recovered during the con- trolled surface collection (n= 1,841, 67 percent), although a fairly large amount was found during the excavation of machine trenches (n=887, 32 percent). Lithic debris is by far the most common artifact class present, accounting for almost 90 percent of the entire assemblage (n=2,466). The debitage consists of cores (n=33), primary flakes (n=140), secondary flakes (n=456), tertiary flakes (n=245), bifacial thinning flakes (n=282), broken flakes (n=690), shatter (n=618), and blades (n=2). Of this total, 156 flakes evidence some form of use-wear. Chipped-stone tools constitute 5 percent of the assemblage (n=135). These include rough (n=4), thick (n=12), and thin bifaces (n=12); projectile points (n=3) (Figure 5-9); end scrapers (n=7); gravers (n=7); perforators (n=6); and wedges (n=5). In addition, 78 formally retouched flakes and one formally retouched blade are present in the assem- blage. Ground-stone tools include hammerstones (n=17), pitted cobbles (n=5), abraders (n=2), and single examples of a grinding-stone fragment and a fully grooved axe (Figure 5-9, e). Other artifacts include fire-cracked rock (n=105) and unmodified rock (n=23). The three projectile point fragments found at 1 1 MO888 all indicate a Late Paleoindian to Early Archaic period occupation of the site. Earliest dating is a basal fragment and partial midsection of a possible Plainview point found on the surface (Figure 5-9, f)- Justice (1987) dates Plainview projectile points to the Late Paleoindian period. A reworked Dalton point was recovered during the excavation of Machine Trench 22 (Figure 5-9, g). Dalton points date to the Dalton horizon, variously interpreted as Late Paleoindian or Early Archaic (Justice 1987). The final projectile point is a small fragment of a Hardin Barbed point found on the surface (Figure 5-9, h). Hardin Barbed points date to the Early Archaic period (Justice 1987). Two other points were recovered from the surface just north of the area defined as 11M0888. Both date to the Middle Archaic period (Figure 5-9, i-j). One is the base of a possible Raddatz point while the other is the base of a Godar point (Justice 1987). These projectile points indicate that an additional Middle Archaic period component also may be present at 11M0888. Addition 1 North Located north of Addition 1 South, Addition 1 North occupies the central portion of the Valmeyer relocation parcel (Figure 5-7). The addition is approximately 75 acres in size and is situated on a large upland ridge. A wide, steep ravine along the southern boundary separates Addition 1 North from Addition 1 South. This ravine drains westward and eventually northward to the bluff edge and the Mississippi River floodplain. At the time of investi- gations the area was planted in wheat with trees covering the side slopes and ravine. Nine collection grids were established in this addition. Grids 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 were oriented east-west while Grid 8 was oriented north-south (Figure 5-11). Grid width varied between 10 m and 15 m while lengths ranged from 180 to 540 m. The Phase I survey had subsumed almost the entire addition within 11M0841 (Figure 5-1). The controlled surface collection identified three distinct artifact clusters within the addition which were designated as 1 1 M0889, 1 1 MO890, and 1 1 M089 1 (Figure 5-11). Public Service Archaeology Program 68 69 Project Overview and Phase II Investigations 11M0889 This site previously had been incorporated as part of HM0841 (Wells and Burns 1993). It is located on the broad upland ridge along the eastern boundary' of the Valmeyer relocation parcel (Figure 5-1 1). The site itself was located within a wheat field at the easternmost extent of a prominent knoll, with a number of sinkholes present to its north. Materials attributed to this site were found at the eastern ends of Grids 9, 10, and 11. Based on the controlled surface collection, site dimensions of 120 m north-south by 50 m east- west were defined, yielding an estimated site area of 6,000 m 2 . Surface- collected artifacts from the site include a number of biface fragments and more than 300 pieces of lithic debitage. Artifact density was moderate, at .55 per ten square meters. Two machine trenches (31 and 32) were placed at the south and north ends of the site areas, respectively, from which seven artifacts were recovered (Figure 5-11). The two trenches exposed 78 m 2 within the site. No features were identified in either trench, and all artifacts from the machine trenches were recovered from plow zone contexts. Based on the lack of intact features and artifacts from sub-plow zone contexts, it was recom- mended that this site is not eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. No further work was conducted at 1 1M0889. In all, 329 artifacts were recovered from the controlled surface collection and machine trench excavations. Of this total most (n=303, 92 percent) are various categories of lithic debitage. Lithic debi- tage from this site includes cores (n=l 1), primary flakes (n=14), secondary flakes (n=64), tertiary flakes (n=56), broken flakes (n=86), and shatter (n=72). Forty-four of the flakes had been utilized. Few chipped-stone tools were found (n=13, 4 percent). Most common are thick bifaces (n=8), with single examples of rough and thin bifaces also present, as are three formally retouched flakes. None of the bifaces is temporally diagnostic. Ground-stone tools from the site include two hammerstones, an abrader, and a pitted cobble. Other artifacts include six pieces of fire-cracked rock and three unmodified chert cobbles. As no temporally diagnostic artifacts were recovered, a period of occupation could not be determined for 11M0889. 11MO890 Site 1 1MO890 is located on a gentle northwest to southeast-trending slope of the broad upland ridge that is present along the eastern border of the Valmeyer relocation parcel (Figure 5-7). The site is located in a wheat field in the approximate center of the addition (Figure 5-11). Previously, this site had been included as part of 11M0841 (Wells and Burns 1993). Artifacts associated with this site were found in four surface collection grids (4, 8, 9, and 10) (Figure 5-11). Based on the controlled surface collection, site dimensions of 120 m northwest- southeast by 50 m northeast-southwest were de- fined, yielding a site area of approximately 6,000 m 2 . The site contains a dense concentration of artifacts (2.17 per 10 m 2 ), of which twenty bifaces and more than 1,000 pieces of lithic debitage were collected. Three machine trenches were excavated in the site area: Machine Trench 29 at its southeast end, and Machine Trenches 36 and 41 at the north- west end (Figure 5-11). A total of 136 m 2 was excavated in the three trenches. No features were located within the three trenches, and all artifacts found during excavation were recovered from plow zone contexts. Based on the lack of intact features and artifacts from sub-plow zone contexts, it was recommended that this site is not eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. No further work was conducted at 1 1MO890. The controlled surface collection yielded an assemblage of 1,355 prehistoric lithic artifacts. No artifacts were recovered from the machine trenches excavated in the site area. The majority of the lithics are classified as various debitage categories (n=l,261, 97 percent). The lithic debris includes cores (n=25), primary flakes (n=66), secondary flakes (n=252), tertiary flakes (n=249), bifacial Public Service Archaeology Progn 70 Chapter 5. Results of Phase II Investigations thinning flakes (n=12), broken flakes (n=379), blades (n=2), and shatter (n=276). A total of 208 flakes were utilized. Chipped-stone tools account for four percent of the assemblage (n=48). These include rough (n=5), thick (n=16) and thin (n=2) bifaces, wedges (n=2), and single examples of a chopper, an axe (Figure 5-12, a), a perforating tool, an end scraper, and a side scraper. The axe is ap- proximately 120 cm long, 61 cm wide, and 31 cm thick. Eighteen retouched flakes also were identi- fied. Hammerstones include 12 ground-stone forms and three chert hammers. Other ground-stone tools include a pitted cobble and a grinding slab/metate. Miscellaneous artifact types include fire-cracked rock (n=14), unmodified chert cobbles (n=14), and a single piece of hematite. While no temporally diagnostic artifacts were found on site, three projectile points were recovered adjacent to the defined 1 1MO890 site area (Figure 5-12). One is the basal portion of an Etley point that was recycled into a hafted end scraper (Figure 5-12, b). Etley points date to the Late Archaic period (Justice 1987). The other is a fragment of the base and corner notch of a projectile point (Figure 5-12, c). Due to its fragmented condition, no type could be positively identified, although it is possible that this fragment represents a portion of a Lowe Cluster or Snyders Cluster point (Justice 1987). This would indicate an early Middle Woodland through early Late Woodland time range. Both point fragments are made of Burlington chert. A third projectile point was found off-site, 20 m east of the 1 1MO890 site boundary (Figure 5-12, d). This projectile point was assigned to the Lowe Flared Base type, dating to the Middle Woodland period (Justice 1987). 11M0891 Site 1 1M0891 was located on a gently rolling upland ridge in the approximate center of the Val- meyer relocation parcel (Figure 5-7). The site was within a wheat field. A farm complex was located along the southern border of the site area. A steep tree-covered drainage is south of the site area while a sinkhole is present along the southwest border. Previously, this area had been included as part of 1 1M0841 (Wells and Burns 1993). Four techniques were used to investigate 1 1M0891 . A controlled surface collection was con- ducted across much of the site area, and postholes were excavated within the farm complex. The re- sults of the posthole excavations at this site have been discussed in a previous section of this chapter. These two methods were used to define site limits and select areas for machine-trench excavations. Subsurface integrity was investigated through ma- chine-trench and deep trenching excavations. The results of the deep trenching along the southern site boundary in Machine Trenches 26, 27, and 28 have been discussed in a previous section of this chapter. Finally, several identified features were documented and two were partially excavated. Based on the controlled surface collections and posthole tests, site dimensions of 300 m east-west by 180 m north south, or 5.4 ha, were defined (Figure 5-11). Ten machine trenches were excavated, totaling 797 m 2 . Artifact density within this area was .50 per ten square meters. During the machine trench excava- tions eight features (Features 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, and 19) and a potential midden deposit (Feature 12) were identified. Based on the presence of intact subsurface features, this site was recommended as eligible for listing in the NRHP, and Phase III mitigation of the site area was recommended. The results of the Phase III mitigation of 11M0891 comprise Volume 3 of this report. Feature 9 was identified during the excavation of Machine Trench 44 (Figure 5-11). Upon identifica- tion, this feature was mapped, a sketch map was drawn, and an artifact sample recovered. The feature consists of a dark rectangular stain interpreted as a house with possible internal features including pits and wall trenches also visible (Figure 5-13). Feature 9 measured 255 cm north-south by 480 cm east- west. Upon completion of mapping and collection of an artifact sample, plastic was placed over the fea- ture and it was covered with soil. This feature was 71 Research Report No. 28, Vol. 1 Figure 5- 1 2. Projectile Points and Axe from the Vicinity of 1 1MO890: a, Chert Axe; b, Reworked Etley; c, Possible Lowe Cluster or Snyders Cluster; d, Lowe Flared Base. 72 Feature 9 N 147.00 E 446.50 ' 120 Feature 10 cm Feature 11 S. Wall of MT 45 Flakes 10 Figure 5-13. Plan View of Features 9, 10, and 11. 73 Project Overview and Phase II Investigations excavated during the Phase III mitigation of 1 1M0891 as Feature 9/158 (see Volume 3 of this report). Also identified in Machine Trench 44 was Feature 10 (Figure 5-11). Like Feature 9, it was mapped using a total station, a sketch map was made, and an artifact sample recovered. Feature 10 is a dark almost square stain also interpreted as a house (Figure 5-13). It measured 230 cm northwest- southeast by 220 cm northeast-southwest. Upon completion of mapping and the collection of an artifact sample, plastic was placed over the feature, and it was then covered with soil. This feature was excavated during the Phase III mitigation of 11M0891 as Feature 10/157 (see Volume 3). Feature 1 1 was identified in Machine Trench 45, located roughly within the center of the site area (Figure 5-11). This feature is a circular pit measur- ing 30 cm in diameter with a total depth of approxi- mately 20 cm (Figure 5-13). The north half was excavated first and a vertical profile was drawn. The pit contained a single fill zone of brown (7.5YR4/4) silty loam that was fire-reddened near the base of the feature. The second half of the feature was then excavated. Features 13, 14, and 15, uncovered in Machine Trench 44, were not excavated during the Phase II investigations (Figure 5-11). The location of each feature was mapped using a total station, a sketch map was made, and plastic was placed over the features which were then covered with soil. Features 13 and 14 were pit features while Feature 15 was an unidentified dark stain (Figure 5-14). These features were assigned new numbers during the Phase III mitigation excavation (see Volume 3). A possible burial feature identified at 1 1M0891, Feature 1 9, was located in Machine Trench 80 along a ridge in the northwest portion of the site area (Figure 5-11). The feature was identified as a 170 cm east-west by 60 cm north-south stain (Figure 5- 14). Feature fill, a light yellowish brown (10YR6/4) silt loam, was only slightly darker than the sur- rounding soil. Poorly preserved bone, prehistoric ceramics, and chert flakes were found on the sur- face. The location of this feature was mapped using a total station, a sketch map was made, and an artifact and bone sample recovered. The feature was then covered with soil. Kristin Hedman (University of Illinois, Illinois Transportation Archaeological Research Program) interpreted the badly decom- posed bone as human, possibly metacarpal frag- ments, indicating that this feature was probably a human burial. This feature was later excavated during the Phase III mitigation of 11M0891 (see Volume 3 of this report). The final feature defined at 1 1M0891, Feature 12, has been discussed previously in the section of this chapter detailing the results of deep trenching in sinkholes. Feature 12 is what appeared, at the time of the Phase II investigations, to be an intact midden deposit located within the sinkhole along the south- west portion of the site area. Machine Trench 47 was excavated in the sinkhole (Figure 5-11), and the midden- like deposit was identified beneath 90 cm of post-settlement alluvium (Figure 5-5). Beneath the post-settlement alluvium is a 5-20-cm thick, irregu- lar, layer of dark brown (10YR3/3) silt loam that contained charcoal, lithic debris, and prehistoric ceramic sherds. Following this is a 60-cm thick zone of dark yellowish brown (10YR3/4) silt loam that contained few artifacts. A total of 2,722 prehistoric and historic artifacts was recovered from controlled surface collections and machine-trench, feature, posthole, and test-unit excavations at 11M0891. Most of this material (n=2,134, 78.5 percent) was found during the con- trolled surface collection. Artifacts from the ma- chine trenches comprise 9 percent of the assemblage (n=244), feature excavations, 6 percent (n=163); test unit excavations, 4 percent (n=l 18); and posthole excavations, 2 percent (n=61) of the assemblage. Prehistoric lithics account for 97 percent of the total (n=2,642), prehistoric ceramics and daub are 2 percent of the total (n=53), and historic artifacts account for 1 percent of the total (n=26). One piece of non-human bone also was found. Public Se Archaeology Program 74 Features 13, 14, 15 MT 44 W. Extension K ■ ■ [ J Feature 14 ( Feature 15~~"\ •—-N. Feature 13 MT44 Feature 19 Bone cm 20 Figure 5-14. Plan View of Features 13, 14, 15, and 19. 75 Project Overview and Phase II Investigations Lithic debitage comprises 92 percent (n=2,429) of the overall lithic assemblage. The debitage includes cores (n=39), primary flakes (n=39), secondary flakes (n=131), tertiary flakes (n=281), bifacial thinning flakes (n=22), broken flakes (n=635) 3 bipolar flakes (n=4), shatter (n= 1,268), and blades (n=10). Of these, 55 flakes evidenced use- wear. Chipped-stone tools account for 3 percent of the prehistoric lithic assemblage, and include rough (n=l 1). thick (n=10), and thin (n=8) bifaces, projec- tile points (n=5), end scrapers (n=4), perforators (n=2), an unidentified uniface fragment, and a wedge. In addition, 31 retouched flakes were identi- fied. Ground-stone artifacts comprise 1 percent of the prehistoric lithics. Most numerous are hammer- stones (n=19). Also identified in this subassemblage are pitted cobbles (n=3), tested cobbles (n=3), and single examples of a nutting stone, an unmodified nonchert cobble, an abrader, and an axe (Figure 5- 15, a). The axe is 90 cm long, 61 cm wide, and 40 cm thick. It is ungrooved and made of a green metamorphic rock. Other lithic material potentially associated with the prehistoric occupation of the site includes fire-cracked rock (n=46), unmodified limestone fragments (n=l 1), unmodified chert cob- bles (n=51), and hematite (n=2). Ceramics were recovered from both surface and excavated contexts at 1 1M0891. In all, 44 sherds were found (Table 5-5). In addition, eight pieces of daub/burned clay weighing 9.3 g and five sherd- lettes weighting 2.2 g also were found. Sherdlettes are those ceramics that passed through a 7/16-inch geological sieve and were counted and weighed but not further analyzed. Five sherds and one sherdlette were recovered from the surface. The sherds consist of one unidenti- fied plain rim tempered with shell and grog, one cordmarked grog-tempered body, one eroded lime- stone-tempered body, one eroded grog-tempered body, and one incised grog-tempered body. The incised sherd is too small to identify to a named type. Twenty-two sherds and three pieces of daub/burnt clay were recovered from six features. Feature 9, a possible house, contained two cord- marked shell-tempered bodies, one plain body tempered with shell and grog, one smoothed cord- marked limestone-tempered body, and one cord- marked grog body. Recovered from Feature 10, also a possible house, were six limestone-tempered sherds (one red-slipped body, two eroded bodies, one cordmarked body, and two cordmarked rims). One rim is from a Type 3 bowl with an orifice diameter of 44 cm (Plate 5-1, a-b). Type 3 bowls, as defined in Kelly et al. (1990), are characterized by outslanted, outcurved rims. The second rim is probably from the same vessel. Six sherds were recovered from Feature 1 1, a circular pit, including one cordmarked limestone-tempered body, three plain shell-tempered bodies, one cordmarked shell- tempered body, and one plain shell-tempered rim. The rim is from a Sand Prairie phase angled-rim jar (Plate 5-1, c). Feature 12, a possible midden deposit in the sinkhole, contained three sherds: two eroded limestone-tempered bodies and one cordmarked rim with shell and grog temper. This rim is from a Type 3 bowl or plate (Plate 5-1, d). Continuous rounded- stick decoration is present on the superior surface of the lip. Finally, Feature 19, the burial feature, contained one smoothed cordmarked limestone- tempered body sherd. In addition, five machine- excavated trenches contained 1 7 sherds, three sherd- lettes, and one piece of daub/burnt clay. Recovered from Machine Trench 44 were three limestone- tempered body sherds, one of which is red slipped and the others, eroded. Machine Trench 47 con- tained two eroded grog-tempered bodies, one eroded grit-tempered body, one cordmarked limestone- tempered body, one cordmarked body with lime- stone and shell temper, one cordmarked shell- tempered body, and two eroded shell-tempered bodies. Three cordmarked body sherds tempered with limestone and shell were found in Machine Trench 49. Machine Trench 80 contained three limestone-tempered body sherds, one of which is plain and the others, eroded. Public Service Archaeology Progn 76 Figure 5-15. Projectile Points and Axe from 1 1M0891: a, Ground-Stone Axe; b, Stanley Stemmed; c, Merom Expanding Stemmed; d, Saratoga Parallel Stemmed; e, Baker's Creek; f, Triangular; g, Kirk Corner Notched; h, Raddatz Side Notched; i, Sequoyah. 77 Table 5-5. Selected Attributes of Ceramics from 1 1M0891. Surface Treatment Limestone No. Wt. (g) No. Grog Wt. (g) No. Grit Wt. (g) Lime/ Shell No. Wt. (g) No. Shell Wt. (g) Shell/Grog No. Wt. (g) Plain 1 282.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 4 160.9 2 15.1 CM 5 143.5 2 8.9 0.0 4 16.4 4 29.2 1 47.6 SMCM 2 133.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 RS 2 10.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Incised 0.0 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Eroded 9 24.7 3 7.6 1 0.6 0.0 3 6.3 0.0 Totals 19 594.9 6 18.5 1 0.6 4 16.4 11 196.4 3 62.7 Note: CM is cordmarked; SMCM is smoothed cordmarked; and RS is red slipped. Both the prehistoric projectile points, the axe, and the prehistoric ceramics are to some extent tem- porally diagnostic. Four of five diagnostic projectile points were found on the surface during either the controlled surface collection or machine-trench excavations (Figure 5-15, b-f). As a group, these points indicate that 1 1M0891 was occupied from the Middle Archaic period through the Mississip- pian period. A single Middle Archaic period projec- tile point was recovered during the controlled surface collection (Figure 5-15, b). This point has been identified as a Stanley Stemmed point (Justice 1987). Two potentially Late Archaic period projec- tile points also were identified (Figure 5-15, c-d). A Merom Expanding Stemmed point was found during the excavation of a machine trench while a Saratoga Parallel Stemmed point was found on the surface (Justice 1987). The latter point type dates as late as the Early Woodland period (Justice 1987). One projectile point dating to the Middle Woodland and Late Woodland periods, a Baker's Creek point (Justice 1987), was recovered during the controlled surface collection (Figure 5-15, e). The final projec- tile point is an elongated triangular point that dates to the Late Woodland or Mississippian periods (Figure 5-15, f) (Justice 1 987). It was found during the excavation of the north-half of Feature 1 1. Only one rim from the Phase II assemblage at 1 1M0891 can be attributed to a single phase. This is the angled-rim jar from Feature 1 1 that is characteristic of the Sand Prairie phase. Attributes of several other sherds such as shell temper and red slip would suggest that the assemblage does not predate ca. A.D. 900, or the George Reeves phase. Only the rim-decorated shallow bowl or plate from Feature 12 is typically associated with earlier Emergent Mississippian (i.e., Dohack or Range) ceramics. A number of other projectile points were found just east of 1 1M0891 (Figure 5-15, g-i). A single projectile point from the controlled surface collec- tion tentatively has been identified as a Kirk Corner Notched point (Figure 5-15, g). Kirk Corner Notched points date to the Early Archaic period (Justice 1987). Another projectile is a basal frag- ment of a Raddatz Side Notched point (Figure 5-15, h). Raddatz projectile points date to the Middle Archaic period (Justice 1987). The final projectile point, found northeast of the site area, is a Sequoyah point (Figure 5-15, i). Sequoyah points generally date to the Mississippian period (Justice 1987). The historic artifacts from 1 1 MO890 include coal cinders/slag (n=19), concrete fragments (n=2), flat glass (n=2), brick fragments (n=2), a tar ball, and a wire-cut tack. Little of this material is tempo- rally diagnostic, and it is no doubt associated with the historic farmstead located south of the site area. Public Service Archaeology Progn 7X Plate 5-1 . Vessel Types from 1 1M0891 : a-b, Type 3 Bowl (same vessel); c, Sand Prairie Angled Rim Jar; d, Type 3 Bowl or Plate. 79 Project Ch-er\'iew and Phase II Investigations Addition 2 Addition 2 is located at the extreme southwest portion of the Valmeyer relocation parcel (Figure 5- 7). The addition consists of 140 acres covering one large east-west trending upland ridge and three smaller, constricted upland ridges. To the south of the addition is Dennis Hollow while the upland ridges are bordered on all sides by steep drainages that either trend toward the bluff line and the Mis- sissippi River floodplain or empty into Dennis Hollow. The smaller ridges are connected to each other or the larger upland ridge by narrow ridge saddles. At the time of investigation the area was planted in wheat, and the surrounding drainages and slopes were tree covered. The Phase I investigations had identified four sites within this parcel: 1 1M0479 and 1 1MO480 located along the extreme western and southern boundaries of the addition; 1 1M0879 along the northern boundary of the addition; and 1 1M0841 on the large upland ridge along the eastern boundary of the addition (Figure 5-1). As well, one previously unrecorded site, 1 1 M0885, was identified during the Phase II inves- tigations on a ridge spur to the south of 1 1M0841 (Figure 5-7). Four gridded collection areas, 16 through 19, were established within the addition, all of which were placed across the large upland ridge (Figure 5-2). The smaller ridges to the west, on which sites 11M0479, 11MO480, and 11M0879 are located, were not investigated during the Phase II fieldwork since these sites previously had been recommended as not eligible for listing in the NRHP (Wells and Burns 1993). 11M0841 Site 1 1M0841 originally had been defined as a circular prehistoric lithic scatter measuring 80 m in diameter by McNerney (1989). The site was inter- preted at that time as representing a prehistoric lithic workshop. As discussed above, Wells and Burns (1993) suggested an expansion of area associated with this site number to almost 179 ha (Figure 5-1). The controlled surface collection strategy employed during the Phase II testing project refined the site dimensions to a triangular wedge-shaped area asso- ciated with the original site area. The new site area encompassed maximal dimensions of 300 m south- west-northeast by 1 25 m northwest-southeast, or a site area of approximately 3.75 ha. Artifacts were found within Grids 16, 17, 18, and 19 (Figure 5-16). Site 1 1M0841 has a moderate artifact density at .60 per 10 m 2 . The site, as defined here, is located at the crest and along a gentle south-facing slope of an upland ridge. This ridge was planted in wheat at the time of the Phase II investigations. To both the south and north are deeply dissected tree-covered ravines. To the northeast of the site area is a sink- hole. Thirteen machine trenches were excavated across the site area, totaling 1,176 m 2 (Figure 5-16). One of these, Machine Trench 62, was excavated in the sinkhole adjacent to the site area and has been discussed previously. The machine trench excava- tions resulted in the identification of intact prehis- toric subsurface pit features within the site area. Three features were partially excavated. The trench excavated in the sinkhole yielded artifacts to 2 m below surface. Based on the presence of intact subsurface features, this site was recommended as eligible for listing in the NRHP, and Phase III mitigation of the site area was recommended. Feature 1 6 was identified within Machine Trench 52 in the southern portion of the site. The feature was bisected to obtain a vertical profile. This feature is a circular pit measuring 80 cm in diameter and 50 cm in depth (Figure 5-17). Feature fill consists of a single zone of yellowish brown (10YR5/4) silty clay with charcoal flecks. Artifacts (n=68) consist mainly of chert debitage. These include secondary flakes (n=l), tertiary flakes (n=14), broken flakes (n=14), shatter (n=33), fire-cracked rock (n=2), unmodified limestone (n=2), a piece of burnt clay, and a grooved axe (Figure 5-18). The axe is fully grooved and made of a greenstone. It measures 1 16 mm long, 84 mm wide, and 26 mm thick. Feature 17 is a somewhat circular shallow pit feature measuring 50 cm in diameter and 7 cm deep (Figure 5-17). This feature, found in Machine Trench 64 in the northern Public Service Archaeology Program 80 Addition 2 ^ 11M0885 Project Boundary m 100 KEY Addition Boundary MT Machine Trench Grid Surface Collection Grid Figure 5-16. Collection Grids, Machine Trenches, and Site Areas in Addition 2. 81 Feature 17 Plan cm 20 cm 20 Feature 18 Plan West Profile cm 20 Figure 5-17. Plan View and Profile of Features 16, 17, and 18. 82 Chapter 5. Results of Phase II Investigations Figure 5-18. Fully Grooved Axe from 1 1M0841. portion of the site, was bisected and both halves were excavated. Feature fill, similar to that of Feature 16, consists of a single zone of yellowish brown (10YR5/4) silty clay with charcoal flecks. Twelve artifacts were recovered: eight pieces of shatter, two tertiary flakes, a broken flake, and a hammerstone. Feature 18 also was found in Ma- chine Trench 64 (Figure 5-16). The feature was bisected to obtain a profile. It is circular with a di- ameter of about 90 cm and depth of 22 cm (Figure 5-17). Feature fill is similar to that of the other two features, consisting of a single zone of yellowish brown (10YR5/4) silty clay with charcoal flecks. Seventeen artifacts were recovered from this fea- ture. These include shatter (n=13), secondary flakes (n=2), a tertiary flake, and a piece of burnt clay. A total of 2,254 artifacts was recovered from the controlled surface collection and machine trench excavations (excluding material found in features). Of these, 2,166 (96 percent) are prehistoric artifacts while 88 (4 percent) are historic artifacts. Most of the artifacts were recovered during the controlled surface collection (n=l,730, 77 percent) while the rest (n=524, 23 percent) were found during the excavation of a number of machine trenches. Within the overall assemblage chert flaking debris is most common (n= 1,960, 86 percent). The debris includes cores (n=46), primary flakes (n=67), secondary flakes (n=145), tertiary flakes (n=241), bifacial thinning flakes (n=14), broken flakes (n=305), bipolar flakes (n=2), shatter (n=l,136), and blades (n=4). Of these, 42 flakes had traces of utilization. 83 Research Report No. 28, Vol. 1 Project Oven-iew and Phase II Investigations Thirty-eight chipped-stone tools were recovered. These include rough (n=5), thick (n=8), and thin (n=9) bifaces, nondiagnostic projectile point frag- ments (n=7), two perforators, and single examples of an end scraper, a wedge, and an unclassified uniface. In addition, four retouched flakes were recovered. Ground-stone artifacts include hammer- stones (n=14), cobbles (n=l 1), and a single pitted cobble. Other prehistoric artifacts found include fire-cracked rock (n=14), unmodified chert cobbles (n=126), and two pieces of burnt clay. The machine trenches exposed 122 m 2 of site area. Artifacts were found in what is interpreted as an unplowed E horizon. While no features were identi- fied during the machine trench excavations, features are likely present given that an E soil horizon is still intact within the site area. Since this site is outside of the immediate construction area, additional work was not undertaken. But, if this area is to be im- pacted in the future, Phase II investigations of the site area are recommended to assess its NRHP eligibility. A few historic and possibly historic artifacts also were found at 1 1M0841 . These include 65 pieces of limestone, most probably road gravel, 11 rusted unidentified metal fragments, seven pieces of coal cinders/slag, three pieces of concrete, one canning jar lid fragment, and one piece of Bristol-slipped stoneware. 11M0885 Site 1 1M0885 was not located originally during the Phase I archaeological survey conducted at the Valmeyer relocation parcel. The site area is on a small upland ridge spur surrounded on three sides by steep ravines and connected to a somewhat larger ridge spur located to the northeast by a saddle (Figure 5-7). The spur was forested with no surface visibility. Given that, a controlled surface collection was not feasible. Subsurface testing using screened posthole tests was used in an attempt to locate artifacts as discussed in an earlier section of this chapter. A single prehistoric lithic artifact was found in one posthole test. A backhoe was used to excavate a number of machine trenches to better understand the context of material across this ridge spur. Six machine trenches were excavated on the ridge spur, of which three yielded artifacts (Figure 5-16). A total of 20 prehistoric artifacts was found in both the posthole tests and the machine-excavated units. Based on the location of the positive machine trenches and posthole tests, site dimensions of 120 m southwest-northeast by 40 m southeast-northwest, or an area of approximately 4,800 m 2 , was defined. The artifact assemblage from this site consists of 20 prehistoric lithic artifacts. A single artifact was found in a posthole test while the remaining 19 were recovered during machine trench excavations. Fire- cracked rock (n=12, 60 percent) is the single-most common artifact type. Lithic debitage comprises 35 percent of the assemblage (n=7) and consists of cores (n=2), secondary flakes (n=3), and shatter (n=2). The only formal chipped-stone tool from the assemblage is an unclassified uniface. As no tempo- rally diagnostic artifacts were recovered, a period of occupation could not be determined for 1 1M0885. Addition 3 Addition 3 is located along the west-central border of the Valmeyer relocation parcel (Figure 5- 7). The addition is approximately 40 acres in area, consisting of a constricted upland ridge bordered on the south, west, and northeast by steep drainages that trend toward the bluff edge and eventually the Mississippi River floodplain. During the Phase I investigations, a single site, 1 1MO880, was identi- fied on the upland ridge (Wells and Burns 1993) (Figure 5-1). At that time 1 1MO880 was identified as extending north along the upland ridge outside of the project area. Four collection grids were estab- lished in Addition 3 (Figure 5-19). Grid 20 extended from the northeast corner to the northwest corner of the addition and curved to follow the crest of the upland ridge. Three other grids, Grids 21, 22, and 23, extended from Grid 20 to the south to investi- Public Service Archaeology Program 84 Addition 3 MT75 Site Continu KEY Addition Boundary MT Machine Trench Grid Surface Collection Grid Figure 5-19. Collection Grids, Machine Trenches, and Site Areas in Addition 3. 85 Project Overview and Phase II Investigations gate other flat areas of the upland ridge. The con- trolled surface collection resulted in the relocation of previously identified site 11MO880. This site extends to the north outside of the project area. 11MO880 Site 1 1MO880 originally was defined during the Phase I archaeological survey of the Valmeyer relocation parcel (Wells and Burns 1993). Early Archaic to Late Archaic projectile points as well as lithic debitage were located at that time. The site is situated on a C-shaped upland ridge in the northwest corner of the relocation parcel (Figure 5-7). Steep forested ravines are present to the south, west, and east while a narrow ridge saddle connects the constricted upland ridge on which 11MO880 is located to a larger upland ridge to the east. Phase I survey of the area indicated that the site extends to the north, outside of Addition 3. That portion of the site was not investigated during this project. Four collection grids were established in this part of the site area (20, 21, 22, and 23) (Figure 5-19). The southern portion of this site has a low artifact density at .08 per 10 m 2 . Based on the controlled surface collection and the results of the Phase I survey, 1 1MO880 has maximal site dimensions of 410 m north-south by 3 10 m east- west and an area of approximately 12.7 ha. Of this, approximately 7.7 ha are within the project area limits (250 m north- south by 310 m east- west). Artifacts from the controlled surface collection total more than 400 and consist mainly of lithic debris. A total of 1 1 machine trenches was excavated within the southern portion of 1 1MO880, exposing almost 494 m 2 of site area (Figure 5-19). No features were identified in the machine trenches, and all artifacts found were recovered from the plow zone. Based on the lack of intact features and artifacts from sub-plow zone contexts, it was recommended that the southern portion of this site was not eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Given that the Phase I archaeological survey recovered prehistoric ceramics from the northern portion of the site outside of the current project area (Wells and Burns 1993), it is recommended that the northern portion of the site be investigated to determine whether preservational conditions differ. No further work was undertaken at the southern portion of the site. Artifacts from the controlled surface collection (n=423) and machine trenches (n=180) total 603 pieces. Of this total most are chert debitage (n=5 14, 85 percent). Chert debitage from the site includes cores (n=13), primary flakes (n=22), secondary flakes (n=80), tertiary flakes (n=l 16), bifacial thin- ning flakes (n=2), broken flakes (n=l 15), and shat- ter (n=166). A total of 16 utilized flakes was identi- fied in the chert debitage assemblage. Formal chipped-stone tools (n=10, 1.5 percent) include rough (n=3), thick (n=2), thin (n=l), and unclassi- fied (n=2) bifaces, an unclassified uniface, and a retouched flake. None of the chipped-stone tools is temporally diagnostic. Ground-stone tools include two pitted cobbles and one hammerstone. In addi- tion, 43 pieces of unmodified chert cobbles, 25 fire- cracked rock fragments, and eight pieces of lime- stone were found at 1 1MO880. As no temporally diagnostic artifacts were recovered, a period of occupation could not be determined for 1 1MO880. Addition 4 This addition comprises the northwest corner of the Valmeyer relocation parcel (Figure 5-7). It covers approximately 80 acres and consists of a fairly broad upland ridge at its southern boundary with a narrow ridge extending northward, bisecting the addition. To the east and west of this narrow ridge are steep ravines that drain northward toward the bluff edge and the Mississippi River valley. At the time of investigation, the ridges were planted in wheat while the side slopes and ravines were tree covered. Previous investigations assigned all of the upland ridge areas within this addition to 1 1M0841 (Figure 5-1) (Wells and Burns 1993). Five con- trolled surface collection grids were established, four on the southern upland ridge and one along the narrow northward extending ridge (Figure 5-20). Public Service Archaeology Program Addition 4 100 KEY Addition Boundary MT Machine Trench Grid Surface Collection Grid Figure 5-20. Collection Grids, Machine Trenches, and Site Areas in Addition 4. 87 Project Q\er\-ie\v and Phase II Investigations The five grids were 10-15 m wide and 75-290 m long. In addition, five machine trenches were exca- vated along portions of the northward extending ridge in areas where a grid collection could not be made. Two discrete artifact scatters, 1 1M0892 and 1 1 M0893, were identified as a result of the Phase II investigations. 11M0892 Site HM0892 was defined on a northeast- southwest trending ridge slope of a fairly broad upland ridge along the west-central boundary of the Valmeyer relocation parcel. The site area was originally included in HM0841 after the Phase I investigations (Wells and Burns 1993). At the time of the Phase II investigations, the area was planted in wheat. Based on the results of the controlled surface collection, site dimensions of 90 m north- east-southwest by 40 m southeast-northwest were defined, yielding an approximate site area of 3,600 m 2 . The surface collection resulted in the recovery of 75 prehistoric artifacts (an artifact density of .22 per 10 m 2 ). Three machine trenches were excavated within the site area with a total of 108 m 2 investi- gated. No subsurface features were identified during the machine excavation of the trenches, and all artifacts recovered were from plow zone contexts. Based on the lack of intact features or artifacts from sub-plow zone contexts, it was recommended that this site was not eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. No further work was conducted at HM0892. cores (n=2), primary flakes (n=4), secondary flakes (n=l 1), tertiary flakes (n=17), broken flakes (n=28), and shatter (n=51). Four flakes evidence use wear. Only a single formal chipped-stone tool, a thin biface, was recovered. This biface is not temporally diagnostic. Ground-stone tools also consist of a sin- gle item, a pitted cobble. Other material includes five pieces of fire-cracked rock, one piece of sand- stone, and nine pieces of limestone. As no tempo- rally diagnostic artifacts were recovered, a period of occupation could not be determined for 1 1M0892. 11M0893 Site 1 1M0893 is located near the edge of a north-oriented constricted upland ridge in an area planted in wheat at the time of the Phase II investi- gations (Figure 5-7). This area had been included as part of 1 1M0841 by Wells and Burns (1993) (Fig- ure 5-1). Sixteen artifacts were found during the controlled surface collection (an artifact density of .1 per 10 m 2 ). Maximal scatter dimensions are 40 m north-south by 40 m east-west, for a site area of 1,600 m 2 (Figure 5-20). The one machine trench excavated in the site area exposed a total of 30 m 2 (Figure 5-20). No artifacts were located during the machine excavations. As well, no subsurface fea- tures were identified during the machine trench excavations. Based on the lack of intact features or artifacts from sub-plow zone contexts, it was recom- mended that this site was not eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. No further work was conducted at 1 1M0893. The artifact assemblage from 1 1M0892 consists of 130 prehistoric lithic artifacts, 75 (58 percent of assemblage) of which were found during the con- trolled surface collection and 55 (42 percent of assemblage) in the machine trench excavations. Most of the artifacts are various categories of chert debitage (n=l 13, 87 percent). The debitage includes Only 16 artifacts were recovered at 11M0893, all prehistoric lithic debitage from the controlled surface collection. The debitage includes secondary flakes (n=5), tertiary flakes (n=3), broken flakes (n=4), and shatter (n=4). As no temporally diagnos- tic artifacts were recovered, a period of occupation could not be determined for 1 1M0893. Public Service Archaeology Program Chapter 5. Results of Phase II Investigations Addition 5 Addition 5 is an inverted L-shaped area in the northeast corner of the Valmeyer relocation parcel (Figure 5-7). The addition is 95 acres in area, consisting of a broad upland ridge that is oriented north-south. North-trending ravines that drain toward the bluff edge and the Mississippi River valley are present on either side of this ridge. At the time of investigation the upland ridge was covered by wheat while the ravine and side slopes were tree covered. Phase I survey included all of the upland ridge within 11M0841 (Figure 5-1) (Wells and Burns 1993). Two controlled surface collection grids, Grids 29 and 30, were established in this addition during the Phase II investigations (Figure 5-21). Both were 10 m wide. Grid 29 began near the southern boundary of Addition 5 and curved north- ward following the upland ridge to near the northern boundary of the addition. Grid 30 was oriented east- ward to investigate a spur of the upland ridge. In addition seven machine trenches were excavated on ridge spurs or along the edge of the ridge in an attempt to identify additional artifact clusters in areas not surface collected (Figure 5-21). The investigations resulted in the identification of three artifact clusters, designated 1 1M0894, 1 1M0895, and 11M0896 (Figure 5-7). 11M0894 This site is located on a narrow north to south- trending ridge in the northeast corner of the Val- meyer relocation parcel. To the east and west of the site area are steep, forested ravines while the ridge itself was an active agricultural field planted in wheat. Karstic sinkhole features are present to the south of the site area. Wells and Burns (1993) orig- inally included this area as part of 1 1M0841 (Figure 5-1). Surface collected materials were found in Grids 29 and 30 and included one biface fragment and 39 pieces of lithic debris. Based on the surface distribution of this material, maximal site dimen- sions of 1 20 m northeast-southwest by 60 m south- east-northwest were defined, yielding an area of approximately 7,200 m 2 (Figure 5-21). Site 1 1 M0894 had an artifact density of .08 per 1 m 2 . Four machine trenches, located along a north-south transect at regular intervals, then were excavated at 1 1M0894 (Figure 5-21). The total area excavated in the four trenches is 136 m 2 . Twenty prehistoric lithic artifacts were recovered from these trenches. No features were located during the excavation of these trenches, nor were any sub-plow zone artifacts recovered. Based on the lack of intact features and artifacts from sub-plow zone contexts, it was recom- mended that this site was not eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. No further work was conducted at 1 1M0894. The controlled surface collection and machine trench excavations yielded 60 prehistoric lithic artifacts. Most of this material is chert debitage (n=52, 87 percent). The chert debitage consists of cores (n=l), primary flakes (n=3), secondary flakes (n=5), tertiary flakes (n=8), broken flakes (n=14), and shatter (n=21). One chipped-stone tool was found, a thick biface that is not temporally diagnos- tic. The ground-stone tool assemblage consists of a single hammerstone. Other artifacts include five pieces of fire-cracked rock and a single piece of limestone. Since no temporally diagnostic artifacts were recovered, a period of occupation could not be determined for 11 M0892. 11M0895 ' This site originally was included with 1 1M0841 by Wells and Burns (1993) (Figure 5-1). It is located on a small eastward-projecting ridge spur that is connected to a larger, but narrow, north-south trending upland ridge in the northeast corner of the Valmeyer relocation parcel. Steep forested ravines are present north, south, and east of the ridge spur. At the time of investigation the area was planted in wheat. The site was located during a controlled surface collection of Grid 30 (Figure 5-21). The assemblage consists of two historic artifacts and three pieces of lithic debitage. Review of historic plat maps indicates that a farmstead was located in 89 Research Report No. 28, Vol. J Addition 5 1 MT 103 \ MT105 \^^~ ^ ' _) Sy?m\vy^ j /^^MT104 ( \ 1 11M0894 //y^Sj^MT 107 / ) /MT101 / / \^^ MT106 ^) j / Grid 29 MT100 / | MT111* MT99 MT110 ' If Ml 98 /f) mm ff MT97 11M0896 / » jy/j!^ m 100 i ! KEY MT114 Addition Boundary MT Machine Trench Grid Surface Collection Grid Figure 5-2 1 . Collection Grids, Machine Trenches, and Site Areas in Addition 5. 90 Chapter 5. Results of Phase II Investigations this area during the late nineteenth century (W. R. Brink and Company 1875; Centennial Atlas Com- pany 1916; George A. Ogle and Company 1901). Material was found in an area measuring 20 m north-south by 40 m east-west, yielding an approxi- mate 800 m 2 site area (Figure 5-21). Artifact density at this site was .13 per 10 m 2 . Machine Trench 106, covering a 23-m 2 area, was excavated in an attempt to locate features or sub-plow zone materials, neither of which were found (Figure 5-21). Based on the lack of intact features or artifacts from sub-plow zone contexts, it was recommended that this site was not eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. No further work was conducted atllM0895. Land entry dates for this part of the Valmeyer relocation parcel range between 1810 and 1850. A review of historic plat maps indicates that a struc- ture was located in this area as early as 1875, be- longing to F. Dappe (W. R. Brink and Company 1875). The structure remained in existence through 1901 when it is noted as belonging to Michael Bunschur (George A. Ogle and Company 1901). By 1916, this parcel once again had been sold, this time to William and Anne Nobbe, who owned adjacent tracts to the southwest (Centennial Atlas Company 1916). No structure is depicted within the parcel at this time, indicating the removal of this house during a 15-year period between ca. 1901 and 1916. The archaeological material collected, while sparse, does not contradict these dates of occupation. A total of 1 1 prehistoric and historic artifacts was collected from the 11M0895 site area, all of which were recovered during the controlled surface collection. No artifacts were found in the machine- trench excavations. Three of these are prehistoric artifacts consisting of two pieces of shatter and one broken flake. Six unmodified rocks collected could represent noncultural items or date to either the prehistoric or historic periods. Finally, two historic artifacts were recovered. These consist of single pieces of clear bottle glass and undecorated whiteware. The prehistoric artifacts are not tempo- rally diagnostic, and the historic artifacts are consis- tent with a late nineteenth- to twentieth-century occupation. 11M0896 Additional machine-trench excavations were placed along the eastern edge of the north-south trending upland ridge within Addition 5 as a con- trolled surface collection could not be conducted in that area due to poor surface visibility. Artifacts were recovered in two machine-trench excavations on a narrow ridge to the east of a sinkhole and west of the ridge edge. These two trenches, 1 12 and 113, define the 11M0896 site area (Figure 5-21). Site 1 1M0896 was located within an agricultural field while the ravine slope to the east is tree-covered. Based on placement of these trenches, site dimen- sions of 100 m north-south by 30 m east- west were defined, yielding an area of approximately 3,000 m 2 (Figure 5-21). Excavations totaled 54 m 2 in the two machine trenches. A total of 19 prehistoric artifacts was recovered from the plow zone (an artifact density of .06 per 10 m 2 ). No artifacts were found below the plow zone, nor were any subsurface features located. Based on the lack of intact features and artifacts from sub-plow zone contexts, it was recommended that this site was not eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. No further work was conducted at 1 1M0896. Nineteen prehistoric lithic artifacts were recov- ered during the excavation of machine trenches at 1 1M0896. Of this total, ten (53 percent) are pieces of debitage consisting of cores (n=3), tertiary flakes (n=2), shatter (n=4), and a broken flake. One chipped-stone tool, a unifacial side scraper, also was recovered. As well, a single ground-stone tool, a hammerstone, was collected. Other material from the trench excavations include four pieces of fire- cracked rock, two pieces of limestone, and a piece of hematite. As no temporally diagnostic artifacts were recovered, a period of occupation could not be determined for 1 1M0896. 91 Research Report No. 28, Vol. J Project Overview and Phase II Investigations Off-Site Investigations As discussed in the introduction to this chapter, the results of the Phase I investigations led Wells and Burns (1993) to define a 179-ha area for 1 1M0841 given the almost continuous, although not uniform, distribution of artifacts in the area. Rather than conduct the Phase II excavations across the entire 179-ha site area, a controlled surface collec- tion was conducted in an attempt to define dense clusters of artifacts where, it was reasoned, there would be a greater likelihood for the existence of intact features or midden deposits. As a result, 1 1M0841 was divided into 13 separate sites. Eleven of these sites were defined on the basis of concen- trations of artifacts identified during the controlled surface collection while two were identified by subsurface testing methods. The 14 sites investigated during the Phase II fieldwork represent concentrations of artifacts denser than the surrounding area. While artifact density decreased outside of these sites, artifacts were present and collected. Artifacts from the areas outside of the defined sites have been referred to as off-site collections. The off-site collections, docu- mented in Appendix A by provenience, include material from both controlled surface collection grid units and machine trenches. Projectile points found off-site have been discussed above with regard to those sites in closest proximity to their location. As discussed previously in this chapter, machine trenches were excavated in off-site areas. These off- site machine trenches often were placed in locations such as ridge knolls where, based on previous results of fieldwork in southwestern Illinois, archae- ological sites may be expected. In addition, these locations often had sparse scatters of artifacts, although not enough in comparison to the defined sites to be accorded site status. In effect, Phase II excavations were conducted at off-site areas in an effort to ensure that no intact subsurface deposits were overlooked. Slightly less than 3,000 m 2 were excavated in off-site areas, and no intact deposits were identified (Table 5-4). The distribution of artifacts within the Valmeyer relocation parcel has no doubt been caused by a number of factors, both prehistoric and historic in nature. Perhaps easiest to envision and also best documented are the effects of plowing on the hori- zontal dispersal of artifacts (e.g., O'Brien and Lewarch 1981; Odell and Cowan 1987). The Valmeyer relocation parcel has been plowed for more than 100 years, and this has, no doubt, led to a dispersal of artifacts across the landscape and a consequent blurring of site boundaries, if such a methodological concept can be attributed to prehis- toric human behavior. As important, though, is a key attribute of the Valmeyer relocation parcel; easily accessible chert. As discussed in Chapter 3 of this volume, chert was easily accessible within the numerous draws and hollows along the edges of the project area. As Adams argues with regard to the lithic assemblage from 1 1M0841 in Volume 2 of this report, this ease of access led to an expedient, or nonconservative, use of chert resources. In effect, chert was worked, modified, and used wherever encountered, including both formal loci recognized today by archaeologists as sites and across much of the remainder of the project area. Both processes, one modern and the other prehistoric, have led to the almost continuous, but not uniform, scatter of chert debris across the Valmeyer relocation parcel. One specimen, an eroded distal end of a human fibula, was found in Addition 1 North, surface collection Grid 3, Row 2, Unit 0. The element is 4.5 mm long and has both a size and density consistent with human fibulae. The surface collection and machine trench excavations conducted in the area failed to locate additional material or mortuary features. Public Service Archaeology Program 92 CHAPTER 6. DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS This section draws together two somewhat disparate, although interconnected, issues: a discus- sion of the archaeological nature of the sites investi- gated during the Phase II project and the NRHP recommendations for the sites based on the results of the suite of investigative techniques, both field and laboratory, employed. The first part of this chapter focuses on assessing the data generated by this project in terms of site function and a systemic analysis of the Valmeyer relocation parcel sites. The second part provides a rationale for the NRHP recommendations presented in the previous chapter and summarizes those recommendations. Discussion This discussion focuses on a subset of the sites located within the Valmeyer relocation parcel. It attempts to characterize the activities conducted at the sites as well as their role in local settlement systems. The three sites recommended as not eligi- ble for listing in the NRHP by Wells and Burns (1993), 11M0479, 11M0879, and 11MO880, are not considered since no data were obtained from these sites during the Phase II investigations. Like- wise, sites 1 1M0885 and 1 1M0896 are not consid- ered since the investigative technique used at both, consisting solely of subsurface testing, yields sub- stantially different assemblage profiles due to dif- ferent recovery biases. Sites 11M0893, 11M0894, and 11M0895 also are not considered since each has a lithic assemblage with fewer than 100 arti- facts. Finally, 1 1M0891 is not considered as it rep- resents the only site at which prehistoric ceramics were recovered. The presence of prehistoric ceram- ics at 1 1M0891 indicates this site represents a dif- ferent period of occupation and perhaps a substan- tially different site type. With the exclusion of these nine sites, eight sites remain for further analysis. To aid in the comparison and understanding of settlement function and location of the eight sites selected for analysis, a general biface-production model employed by Morrow (1982) is used. Four ratios have been calculated for the eight sites. The first ratio compares unfinished to finished tools and is a measure of on-site tool use and tool production. Likewise, a comparison of formal tools to expedient tools provides a similar measure. The ratio of shatter to flakes is indicative of the stage of lithic produc- tion at a site, with high ratios of shatter to flakes suggesting that early-stage production was more common. Finally, the ratio of bifacial thinning flakes to percussion flakes was calculated. A high ratio of bifacial thinning flakes to percussion flakes indicates that later-stage production was common on site. For convenience, these ratios have been con- verted into single figures by dividing the numerator by the denominator. Figures greater than 1 .0 indi- cate that the numerator is dominant while figures less than 1.0 indicate that the denominator is domi- nant (Table 5-6). For all but two sites, 1 1M0888 and 1 1M0841, high ratios of unfinished to finished tools were ob- tained, although at all sites unfinished tools were as common or more so than finished tools (Table 5-6). Similarly, in all but one case, fewer formal tools are present at the Valmeyer sites than expedient tools (Table 5-6). Site 1 1M0886 is the single exception, having a high ratio of formal to expedient tools. For the shattenflake ratio, two sites, 11M0841 and 1 1M0892, have high ratios (Table 5-6). Two others, 1 1MO880 and 1 1M0886, have ratios in the middle of the range, and the other four Valmeyer sites have generally low ratios. In contrast, only one site, 11M0888, has a relatively high ratio of bifacial thinning flakes to percussion flakes (Table 5-6). All other Valmeyer sites have lower ratios. These ratios suggest that not all of the lithic scat- ters at Valmeyer are similar in regards to site func- tion. Four points can be raised in this regard. First, with reference to tool manufacture, at most sites the 93 Research Report No. 28, Vol. 1 Table 6-1 . Debitage and Chipped-Stone Tool Ratios for Selected Valmeyer Sites. Unfinished/ Shatter/ Cores/ Bif Th in. Flakes/ Formal/ Site Finished Tools Flakes Flakes Percuss ;ion Flakes Expedient Tools 11M0886 3.0 .50 .02 .15 1.21 11M0887 8.0 .36 .04 .01 .90 11M0888 1.0 .34 .02 .47 .24 11M0889 10.0 .33 .00 .00 .21 11MO890 3.3 .29 .03 .04 .15 11M0841 1.8 1.46 .06 .07 .74 11MO880 6.0 .50 .04 .02 .53 11M0892 10.0 .85 .03 .00 .25 emphasis was placed on making blanks and pre- forms rather than finished tools. This strategy takes advantage of the plentiful chert resources at this locale and may indicate that unfinished tools were traded to other groups or used at different locations. Two sites deviate from this trend, 11M0888 and 11M0841. There, finished tools were almost as common as blanks or preforms. Second, the high ratio of bifacial thinning flakes to percussion flakes at 1 1M0888 further indicates that, at this site, many of the blanks and preforms were worked into fin- ished tools. That this is not the case at 1 1M0841 suggests that a different suite of activities was tak- ing place at these two sites. Third, the high propor- tion of shatter at 1 1M0841 and somewhat lower proportion at 1 1M0892 indicate emphasis on early- stage reduction activities and, perhaps more impor- tantly, bipolar reduction techniques. Fourth, all of the sites but one, 1 1 M0886, have fewer formal than expedient tools. Given the predominance of unfin- ished over finished tools at 1 1M0886, activities at this site may have been more restricted than at the others, perhaps with a greater emphasis on tool blank and preform production. These four points indicate that, at most sites, two sets of activities were taking place. Some form of Iithic manufacturing was taking place, with plentiful chert supplies being an attraction to prehistoric groups. At most sites, blanks and preforms were made while at 1 1M0888 these items were further modified into finished tools. At most sites, perhaps aside from 1 1M0886, a second trajectory of Iithic manufacturing also was taking place. This manufac- turing trajectory was aimed at producing flakes that could be used as expedient tools — unmodified or minimally retouched tools that then could be used for any number of tasks. This second set of activities is largely unidentified at the Valmeyer sites. But, with the variety of expedient tools and formal tools such as projectile points, scrapers, and wedges found at the sites, no doubt a number of different tasks were undertaken at sites within this locale. Most of these sites, when compared with the model of Archaic period settlement in southwestern Illinois proposed by Emerson et al. (1986), appear to be examples of residential extractive camps. Resi- dential extractive camps are characterized as being of medium size (ca. .5-2.5 ha) with an overall generalized tool assemblage indicative of a short- term residential occupation but also evidencing a particular specialized emphasis. Residential extrac- tive camps are often associated with pit features. The best example of this site type within those sites analyzed for the Valmeyer locale is 11M0841 where pit features and a fairly generalized assem- blage were identified. The specialized activity at these sites was chert gathering and subsequent tool manufacture, common at all sites. Public Service Archaeology Program 94 ( Chapter 6. Discussion and Recommendations Recommendations The ultimate goal of the Phase II investigations at the Valmeyer relocation parcel sites was to provide a set of management recommendations for both FEMA and the IHPA. The recommendations were to be based on the determination of NRHP eligibility for each site identified. A second concern was whether human remains were present in the project area. This goal was met by the completion of an IHPA Archaeological Survey Short Report (ASSR) in July 1994 (McGowan 1994) and the subsequent acceptance of the recommendations by the IHPA. Factors taken into account for NRHP eligibility determination included time period represented (especially in regards to the NRHP 50- year rule), presence of intact features or other deposits, the quantity and depositional character of those deposits or features (and hence the likelihood of locating additional intact deposits), and the type of artifacts and other archaeological remains (such as floral or faunal remains) associated with the intact deposits. When these considerations were applied to the sites in the Valmeyer relocation parcel, two were recommended as eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. As discussed in this chapter, a total of 17 sites has been defined within the Valmeyer relocation parcel (Table 5-7). After the completion of the Phase I investigations, two sites, 11M0479 and 11M0879, were recommended as not eligible for listing in the NRHP (Wells and Burns 1993). Of the remaining 1 5 sites, 1 1 were recommended as not eligible for listing in the NRHP based on the results of the Phase II investigations (McGowan 1994) (Table 5-7). Aside from one site, none of the sites recommended as not eligible contained evidence of intact features. The one exception to this, 1 1M0888, contained a single shallow pit feature. Extensive excavation of machine trenches at this site failed to yield additional intact deposits. Hence, it was concluded that few if any additional features were likely to be present at 11M0888. One additional caveat should be mentioned. Site 11MO880 was only partially located within the Valmeyer reloca- tion parcel, and investigations were restricted to the southern site area. This portion of the site lacked intact deposits. The northern portion, though, had yielded prehistoric ceramics during the Phase I investigations in contrast to the southern portion of this site. It is recommended, therefore, that Phase II investigations be undertaken at the northern portion of this site if construction or other impacts are planned. Finally, while no intact features were found at 11M0885, an intact E horizon containing rela- tively large quantities of artifacts was identified. Given the presence of this intact soil horizon, it was thought likely that features are present at this site. Additional investigations are recommended at this site to determine whether intact features are present. Finally, two sites were recommended as eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places: 11M0841 and 11M0891 (Figure 5-7). Three intact prehistoric pit features, dating to the Middle Archaic or Late Archaic period, were found at 11M0841. These features yielded substantial artifact assemblages and paleobotanical remains. Seven intact features, including houses, pits, and a probable burial, were identified at 1 1M0891. These features date to the Emergent Mississippian and Mississippian periods. These recommendations are summarized in Table 5-7. Upon concurrence by the IHPA with these recommendations, FEMA and Woodward-Clyde Federal Services, Inc. requested that the Public Service Archaeology Program prepare a Phase III mitigation data recovery plan and implement that plan at sites 1 1M0841 and 1 1M0891 . The results of those investigations are presented as Volumes 2 and 3 of this report, respectively. In consultation with the Village of Valmeyer, it was determined that 11M0885 was not scheduled to be impacted by relocation construction activities and, hence, site preservation instead of mitigation was deemed the most appropriate management strategy. 95 Research Report No. 28, Vol. 1 Table 6-2. Summary of NRHP Evaluations of Sites Located Within the Valmeyer Relocation Parcel. Site NRHP Status Comments 11M0841 Eligible 11M0479 Not Eligible 11M0879 Not Eligible 11MO880- South Not Eligible 11MO880- North Potentially Eligible 11M0885 Potentially Eligible 11M0886 Not Eligible 11M0887 Not Eligible 11M0888 Not Eligible 11M0889 Not Eligible 11MO890 Not Eligible 11M0891 Eligible 11M0892 Not Eligible 11M0893 Not Eligible 11M0894 Not Eligible 11M0895 Not Eligible 11M0896 Not Eligible Three Archaic period features located Recommendation by Wells and Burns (1993) Recommendation by Wells and Burns (1993) No intact deposits present, plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Recommendation by Wells and Burns (1993) Intact E horizon present, feature preservation likely No intact deposits present, plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy No intact deposits present, plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Only single feature located despite excavation of 1,919 m 2 No intact deposits present, plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy No intact deposits present, plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Seven Emergent Mississippian to Mississippian features located No intact deposits present, plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy No intact deposits present, plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy No intact deposits present, plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy No intact deposits present, plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy No intact deposits present, plow zone to subsoil stratigraphy Public Service Archaeology Program 96 REFERENCES CITED Abler, Steven R. 1 984 Archaic Settlement Strategies in the Modoc Locality, Southwest Illinois. 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