CONTENTS 



PAGE 



Preface xiii 



Introduction 1 



Archeology of the site 2 



Site description 2 



Excavation methods 2 



Features 4 



Excavation unit 1 (house 1) 4 



Excavation unit 2 (house 2) 7 



Excavation unit 3 (house 3) 9 



Excavation unit 4 11 



Excavation unit 5 11 



Excavation unit 6 11 



Excavation unit 7 11 



Excavation unit 8 (house 4) 12 



Human burials 12 



Artifacts 14 



Pottery types 14 



Riggs ware 16 



Fort Yates ware 20 



Unclassified wares 21 



Miniature vessels 22 



Body sherds 23 



Miscellaneous objects of baked clay 24 



Work in stone 25 



Work in bone 35 



Work in antler and teeth 45 



Work in shell 48 



Vegetal remains 50 



Unmodified bone and shell 50 



Discussion 51 



Structures 51 



Artifact complex 52 



Other sites 57 



Robert Zahn site (32SI3) 57 



Havens site (32EM1) 60 



Conclusions 61 



Literature cited - 63 



TABLES 



1. Description of features 13 



2. Seven species of fossil shells examined 50 



3. Species identified at Paul Brave 51 



4. Pottery frequencies at Thomas Riggs and Paul Brave sites 55 



5. Comparison of traits at Paul Brave and Thomas Riggs sites 58 



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