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Work in stone includes two pieces of plate or vein chalcedony with 

 bifacially prepared edges, two faceted scoria abraders, two end scrap- 

 ers, and the bases of two arrowpoints of form NBbl made from Knife 

 River flint and white chert. A bone awl made from a split long bone 

 and an antler tine tip complete the list of specimens. 



There are similarities to Paul Brave apparent even in this small 

 sample. Five of the seven rims are classified as of types described 

 from Paul Brave, and the remaining artifacts are similar to examples 

 from that site. The two variant rims, however, indicate that the 

 Robert Zahn site has elements that are lacking at Paul Brave. 

 Further testing and perhaps extensive excavations should be carried 

 out here, since the site will be inundated by the Oahe Reservoir. The 

 site may aid in determining the range of variation in the "Archaic 

 Mandan" complex. 



HAVENS SITE ( 3 2EM1 ) 

 (MAP 1) 



This site, in the SWy^ NEi^ sec. 3, T129N, R79W, is situated on a 

 low, rolling terrace and covers about 15 acres. It is on the east bank 

 of the Missouri River across from the Paul Brave site. About 40 

 widely spaced house depressions are visible. The surface is in native 

 sod, with about 8 or 10 inches of soil accumulation over the former 

 village level. No refuse middens are apparent, and there is only a 

 thin layer of village refuse. There is no indication of a ditch, and the 

 oval house depressions suggest that the dwellings are long-rectangular 

 houses (Will and Hecker, 1944, p. 76) . 



A large number of artifacts from the site are in the collections of 

 the State Historical Society. Notes are not available for this sample, 

 but it is likely that they were derived from the surface or from limited 

 testing by Will and Hecker. The majority of the rim sherds may be 

 classified as of types described from Paul Brave : 



Riggs Plain 134 



Riggs Cross-Hatclied 3 



Riggs Incised 2 



Riggs Pinched 10 



Fort Yates Cord Impressed 11 



Fort Yates Cross-Hatclied 1 



Unclassified 1 



Total 162 



Body sherds are classed as follows : 



Simple-stamped 10 



Smoothed 49 



Cord-roughened 1 



Incised or trailed 13 



Total 73 



