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NAILS: 13 specimens. 
Group 1:10 specimens. Square nails, generally flat-headed, scattered around 
the site. These were located from the surface down to 12 inches and were 
probably associated with a Caucasian homestead that existed there from 
the 1880’s until recently. Complete specimens range from 63 to 118 mm. 
in length. 
Group 2:38 specimens. Wire nails. Located on the surface and in the plow 
zone, 2 eightpenny and 1 sixpenny. 
MISCELLANEOUS: 3 specimens. One iron ring like that found on a horse bridle, 2 
pieces of entangled wire, and 1 rectangular piece of iron. All located on 
the surface or within the plow zone. 
SUMMARY 
In summary it may be stated that this site is a component of the 
White Rock Aspect. The predominant pottery type is Walnut Dec- 
orated Lip. Another ware, resembling Oneota pottery, was found 
intermixed but in a very small percentage. Three small body sherds 
located on the surface are similar to pottery found at Aksarben sites, 
but are too small for positive identification. Absence of bone arti- 
facts may be due to the flooding that takes place on the terrace or 
possibly to the butchering techniques in which the people slaughtered 
the kill away from the camping area. The postmolds examined are 
an interesting feature of the site, but their scattered distribution re- 
veals little concerning their function. The lack of firehearths, ex- 
cept in Feature 45, and of any indication of floors in the posthole area, 
suggests that the posts were not associated with habitations. Possibly 
they represent such temporary structures as ramadas or meat-and- 
utensil supports. 
In general, there was a lack of cultural material on and beneath the 
surface. There is a possibility that much of the detritus has been 
washed away, and that the remaining material is but a remnant of 
the total. However, when compared with the other sites of the White 
Rock Aspect, the small amount of material from the Intermill site 
is not atypical. Evidence that these people engaged in horticulture 
may be surmised from the presence of corn kernels and the charred 
cornstalk. The mealing-stone fragments may also be an indication 
of agricultural practices, although it is well known that they were 
employed for many uses other than those associated with agriculture. 
Certainly the alluvium on the terrace would have afforded excellent 
soil for primitive horticulture. That hide-working tools made up the 
largest percentage of the stone artifacts recovered is a good indica- 
tion that hunting played an important role in the economy of the 
people. 
It is my impression that this site was a temporary village occupied 
by a semisedentary people whose economy was based primarily upon 
hunting and gardening. Possibly they occupied this site between 
hunts and engaged in a form of maize-beans-squash horticulture, re- 
turning to the village to harvest the crops and then move away again. 
