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NOV-27-00 MON 01:45 PM W* I S.h 952 472566^P.04 <br />FROM :PHONE NO. :Oct. 24 1937 03:58PM P2 <br />Parcel Description <br />Northern Parccl/Central Parcel. These parcels are treated together because several important <br />geological landfortns are present in the northern parcel and the northern portion of the central <br />parcel. These specific areas have a relatively high potential for archaeological sites. The <br />southern area of the central parcel appears to have a low ])otential for archaeological sites. Along <br />the northern edge of the privately-owned parcels a series of lake terraces exist. At least four <br />terraces arc present; the lowest overlooks an extensive wetland area to the north. These tenaccs <br />could date to the Late Pleistocone/Early Holocene and could contain evidence of Paleoin^an and <br />Archaic Period occupation, possibly dating between 6,000 and 11,000 years ago. Also, a deep <br />ravine cuts both parcels. Long stretches of level ground vrith sandy soils occur along the <br />southern edge of the ravine. Level ground in well-drained areas with sandy soils, especially <br />those overlooking water sources, made ideal areas for Native Aincrican campsites and are often <br />the sites of long-tcnn occupations. Old growth maples arc associated these level areas and <br />could have been used the collection of maple sap for “sugaring ”, possibly in the past few <br />hundreu years. <br />Southeastern Parcel. A smaller “tributary ” ravine runs through this parcel. Although, not as <br />dramatic as the deeper ravine to the north, it has a moderate potenrial for the presence of ^ <br />archaeological sites. There is a narrow band of level ground that occupies the southern side of <br />this ravine.^-1 <br />Conclusions <br />Taken as a whole, the entire portion of Saga Hill has a relatively high potential for the pre^ce <br />of archaeological sites. The presence of flat ground in association with deep erosional ra'incs, <br />particularly in association with wetlands in the area as well as Lake Mmnetonka suggests that the <br />area may have been a seasonal locus of prehistoric Native American activity, possibly back to the <br />Paleoin^an period.