Archaeological Reconnaissance of Lewiston and Portage Levees, Portage, Wisconsin
Abstract
An archaeological reconnaissance survey of 12 proposed levee terminae along the route of the extant Lewiston and Portage flood protection system in Columbia County, Wisconsin, was conducted October 11-12, 1981. One hundred sixty-three items of prehistoric cultural association and six items of 19th and 20th century material culture were collected from 8 of the 12 locations. The 8 loci that contained prehistoric artifacts have been grouped into four distinct archaeological sites and have been reported to the Office of the Wisconsin State Archaeologist. Four archaeological sites are known to exist at 8 terminal points of the extant levees. The precise nature and extent of these sites remains uncertain. Two of the four sites can be tentatively assigned to Late Archaic horizons based on projectile point styles while a third, because of the occurrence of grit-tempered ceramics, can be placed in the local Woodland sequence. It is recommended that: (1) additional evaluative investigations be conducted to determine the significance of the four archeological sites coincident with the levee terminae; (2) in the event that the uninvestigated locations are anticipated for development, archeological survey should be conducted prior to earth disturbing activities; and (3) the potential for site occurrence along levee margins be re-evaluated.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 06, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADA144330
Entities
People
- A. P. Van Dyke
- D. F. Overstreet