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I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I • <br />ru <br />Rev.; t?5 14 95 MINNESOTA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE FORM <br />OmCE OF THE STATE ARCHAEOLOGIST <br />Fort Snclling Histor> Cenier. Si. Paul. MN 55111 (612)726*1171 <br />STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFTICE <br />345 Kellogg Boulevard W.. Sl Paul. MN 55102 (612)296*5434 <br />OSA License #; None SHPORC#: 97*0254 <br />Date of Fieldwork: November 21.1996 X New Site _ Site Update <br />Site#: 21HE0277 Site Name:Field#: BCA514-1 <br />LOCATION.AL INFORMATION (attach USCS topographic quad and sketch map with site location outlined) <br />County: Hennepin City/Twp. Name: Orono SHPO Reaion: 4S <br />uses 7.5'Quadrangle Map f/iomefl/ufyearj; Excelsior, 1958 revised 1993 <br />Township: 118N <br />Township: <br />Township: <br />Range: 23W <br />Range: <br />Ranae: <br />Section: 26 <br />Section: <br />Section: <br />Vi Sections (at least 2): NW14, SE14. SE14 <br />V* Sections (at least 2): <br />V* Sections (at least 2): <br />UTM Site Coordinates (use 1927 datum; identify center point only): <br />Zone 15 Easting 456.980 Northing 4,982,320 <br />Zone Easting Northing <br />Other locational information: From the eastern corporate boundary of Orono, proceed west on CSAH 6 1.2 mile, then south <br />cross-country about 7(X) feet. The site is on a spur to the west of a spring-fed wetland. <br />SITE CHARACTERISTICS <br />Acreage: <1 Site Dimensions (both horizontal and vertical, in metric): 5m x 10m (ns x ew) by 15 cm deep <br />Features (check git that apply and describe):_depressions <br />description: No Features <br />_ mounds _ foundations _ other <br />V, <br />_ eanhwork/mound <br />_ cemetery/burial <br />Site Description (check all that apply and describe as needed): <br />_ single artifact _ artifact scatter lithic scatter <br />_ structural ruin _ rock alignment _ rock art <br />_ other: <br />description: The site consists of a small bipolar core and two flakes located on a spur overlooking a spring-fed wetland. <br />The three artifacts are each a different raw material, all presumably obtained from the local glacial till. The artifacts were <br />recovered from the plowzone during shovel testing. <br />Inferred Site Function: Short-term resource procurement/processing location. <br />Current Land Use (check gU that apply): <br />_cultivated _woodland <br />X fallow _ recreational <br />_ grassland _ road <br />commercial <br />industrial <br />residential <br />unknown <br />other <br />Surface Visibility <br />excellent _ good fair X poor <br />Degree of Disturbance (check and describe): <br />minimal moderate _ desu-oyed _ unknownX heavy <br />description: All artifacts were reco\ered from the plowzone. The soil profile present is an Ap hcrizon over a Bt horizon. <br />The area is considered to have a very low potential to contain intact cultural midden. <br />Current Threats to Site: <br />_ erosion development other: <br />mask