CONTENTS 
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Introductionees a. 9-45 =— ee ae FS NS apes ae tN ee th NES ay Soc 5 
INN CREPE 6 Bes oe eee see a OE ae ak ee ee eee 8 
Environmental background_-_----- BS a eee ei Sa Se Dee ee 10 
IBreviOUS;WOPk Inuuheranedas sone see ae ee eee ee ee ae 12 
The last Arikara earthlodge and a comparison with some earlier structures_ 12 
DEL UeSTN OTS" VOC Fe A ae a a eR ee eee ete ee 22 
A pIe-Lrapisitese aac ae eee ge Te ee Ree eee A See oe 26 
TEC eg PLES cape eed ea ase eet ee aN ee oe Ue ef ane Lie 31 
PPipigringgusces steam ete tS LSE Shee ee See oe See et 33 
Test excavations on Fort Berthold Reservation_____._..-.-._-_-_----- 45 
RS CUIAR TIN A ye ee nee ee one Le BET Bh ee SF Eee Det eee 52 
PUeLeLONCOSKClLe Cees es See ee ee ee Sey Se 54 
ILLUSTRATIONS 
PLATES 
(All plates follow page 56) 
. The last Arikara earthlodge (photograph by Frank Fiske; courtesy of Mrs. 
Angela Fiske). 
. a, Avikara ceremonial lodge at Like-a-Fishhook Village (photograph by Mor- 
row ; courtesy of the State Historical Society of North Dakota). 6, Floor 
of Arikara ceremonial lodge at Star Village. 
3. a, Ruin of hunting lodge, 32DU25. 6, The Slides. 
4. a, Depression marking site of former eagle-trapping pit. 0, Rock cairn at 
32M E62. 
5. a, Stone circle at site 832DU8. 0b, Stone circle at site 32ML34. 
6. Test in Midden area, 32WI12. 
7. Sherds from test at 32WI12. 
8. Stone and bone artifacts from 32WI112. 
9. Test excavation at 32ME53. 
10. Feature 1, 32DU9. 
11. Artifacts from 32DU9. 
TEXT FIGURES 
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ie Hloor plantof thevlast Arikarayearthlodgel ss 2-22 a ee 14 
2. Floor plan of Arikara ceremonial lodge at Like-a-Fishhook Village, 
aN OA ae II a eB a pra EE ee ee 17 
3. Floor plan of Arikara ceremonial lodge (Feature 12) at Star Vil- 
Ea aac 2 Vk ee ae ree Se SE ee. 19 
4, Profile of east side of test excavation at 82MH53____________________- 47 
Swerofileot west side or test trench at s2 DU Oss. 22 ae ee 50 
MAP 
1. Sites in the Garrison Reservoir area, North Dakota__________ (facing) 6 
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