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covered two basin-shaped pits with burned, bright orange-colored 
walls. One of these pits was associated with a few scattered post 
molds. The recovered artifacts suggest a Middle Woodland occupa- 
tion and include cord-marked pottery, crude triangular projectile 
points, stone end scrapers, elk or deer bone and antler tools, small 
shell disk beads, and concentrations of hematite. The middle occupa- 
tion was apparent in a large strata trench, where six cache pits with 
slightly convex bottoms and undercut walls were excavated. Fill 
within the pits included an abundance of Monroe, Anderson, and 
Foreman pottery that relates to an early, rectangular-house occupa- 
tion. Bone and stone implements were also numerous, but no archi- 
tectural features were found. The late occupation was represented 
in the excavations by the remains of a large, circular earth lodge. 
A central fire hearth, basin- and bell-shaped cache pits, and second- 
ary fire hearths were excavated within the house. The ceramic col- 
lections from the house fill consist of at least nine pottery types, 
suggesting a long and varied occupation. The post-mold pattern of 
the house was poorly defined in some places, but the general pattern 
was unmistakable. 
The second village location excavated by the Neuman party was 
the Akichita site (89BF221). There, three midden areas were 
sampled extensively, and an abundance of artifacts and refuse was 
recovered, but no houses were located. One bell-shaped cache pit was 
dug. Artifacts collected suggest close affiliation with the older 
levels at the Dodd site (89ST30) near Pierre, S. Dak. It was felt at 
the end of the season that additional work was needed there, particu- 
larly an effort to determine the architectural pattern of the houses. 
A third site excavated was the Olson Mound (89BF223). It was a 
low, circular earth mound 1.5 feet high and 40 feet in diameter. No 
pottery and very few bone or stone artifacts were recovered from the 
fill. In the center, and on the base of the mound, there was a con- 
centration of badly decomposed human bones, suggesting the second- 
ary burial of an undetermined number of individuals. The cultural 
affiliation of the complex has not yet been determined. ‘The final site 
excavations by the Neuman party were at the Truman Mound site 
(89BF224). The latter consisted of a group of four low, circular 
mounds in a line along the terrace edge, each measuring about 2 feet 
in height and 50 feet in diameter. Three of the mounds contained 
primary and/or secondary burials. One mound contained a deep, 
oval pit extending 6 feet below its top surface. A flexed burial, shell 
pendants, pottery sherds, and bone and shell tools were recovered 
from both the pit and the mound fill. Another of the mounds had a 
rectangular design of small rocks on its top surface and contained 
secondary burials. One skull displayed a large cut hole in the left 
