Recent Excavations at Midipadi Butte

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ID9218487
AuthorsDavid D Kuehn (Department of Anthropology and Archaeology University of North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota 58202), Carl R Falk (Department of Anthropology and Archaeology University of North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota 58202), Michael L Gregg (Department of Anthropology and Archaeology University of North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota 58202)
Year1984
Volume29
Issue106
Pages303-320
Publication date1984-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePlains Anthropologist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0032-0447 • E-ISSN: 2052-546X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/2052546.1984.11909240
OpenAlexW806980984
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited1

An archaeological data recovery program was conducted at 32DU2, the Midipadi Butte site, in eastern Dunn County, North Dakota, for the Omaha District, Corps of Engineers. At least two distinct cultural components are represented in the material recovered. A Besant complex, Woodland tradition component (ca. A.D. 1-800) is suggested on the basis of a Besant projectile point, cordroughened pottery, and previous testing data. The most visible and well-documented component is a Knife River phase, Plains Village tradition village. Oral tradition and the recovered artifact assemblage indicate this village was occupied early in the Historic period, ca. A.D. 1781-1815. The site is located within the traditional territory of the Hidatsa-proper, and they probably occupied the village. Additional evidence suggests that after the village was abandoned, the site was repeatedly reused as a hunting camp

Archaeology · Art · Artifact (error) · Assemblage (archaeology) · Butte · Culture of the United States · Excavation · Geography · Period (music) · Pottery · Projectile point · Woodland · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Natural History · Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction

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