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vated. It had superimposed hearths and roasting pits and numerous 

 projectile points and scrapers. The artifacts represent the latter 

 part of the Middle Prehistoric Period overlain by an occupation of 

 the Late Prehistoric Period. A nearby rock shelter (24CB223) was 

 excavated and furnished similar material. The Sorenson site 

 (24CB202) , half a mile below Barry's Landing, was completely exca- 

 vated with excellent results. Five levels of occupation extending 

 from historic times back to the pre-Middle Prehistoric Period were 

 delineated. Lanceolate projectile points in the lowest level (dated 

 at 7,500-7,800 years ago) were overlain by materials of the Middle 

 and Late Prehistoric Period and capped by a historic occupation. 

 Materials included cordage, basketry, hide, bone tools, stone tools, 

 roasting pits, and hearths. In the resurvey of this section of the 

 canyon, 21 new sites were located, of which 18 will be flooded. 

 Husted's party completed the season's work August 30 after 11 weeks 

 in the field. 



A survey party directed by Oscar L. Mallory, consisting of a crew 

 of three, made a detailed reconnaissance of the Missouri Breaks along 

 the Missouri River from Fort Benton to the upper reaches of the 

 Fort Peck Reservoir. Beginning at the Fort Benton end of the 

 Breaks, this party utilized boats, horses, vehicles, and foot transpor- 

 tation to locate 55 archeological sites witliin tliis 180-mile stretch of 

 extremely rugged river country. Of these sites, 20 were campsites, 

 21 were campsites with tipi rings, 2 were burials, 3 were bison-kiU 

 sites, and 9 were historic sites. Surface collections were made from 

 most of these and two were tested. Artifact yield was minimal but 

 enough to suggest a fairly long period of occupation and significant 

 excavation potential in the area. 



The final JMissouri Basin Project field party at work at the begin- 

 ning of the year was directed by Carl F. Miller who, with a crew of 

 nine, was at work in the Tuttle Creek Reservoir of northeastern 

 Kansas. With headquarters in the town of Blue Rapids, Kans., this 

 party investigated seven sites in the upper reaches of the reservoir 

 and excavated one. This was the last chance to examine any of the 

 threatened sites in this reservoir, as the Avater was already rising, and 

 by the summer of 19G3 any sites that were to be flooded would have 

 been submerged. The Pisliney site (39MH2) received the attention 

 of Miller's party most of the season and provided a single house 

 structure, a portion of a second house, several cache pits, and a sub- 

 stantial yield of artifacts. The houses at this site were square with 

 rounded corners and the artifacts suggest a cultural position within 

 the Central Plains Phase but with definite indications of influences 

 from the south. Miller's party left the field on August 16 after 

 working for a jDeriod of 9 weeks. 



