CONTENTS 



PAGE 



Introduction 55 



Site39LM57 . 56 



Specimens 61 



Historic artifacts 62 



Trade beads 62 



Trade pipes 64 



China and earthenwares 66 



Glass 67 



Buttons 68 



Pins 73 



Articles of brass, copper, and lead 74 



Iron 76 



Trait list of the historic aspect 78 



Indian artifacts 79 



Summary and conclusions 79 



Selected bibliography 81 



ILLUSTRATIONS 



PLATES 



(All plates follow page 82) 



10. a, At the start of the excavations. Looking northeast across the bottoms 



adjacent to the west bank of the river, b, Erosion ditch which delimited 

 the site along its southern edge and the tree covering of the bottom lands. 



11. a, The arrangement of the parallel darkened earth-filled shallow trenches 



which gave the first inkling of the remains of Fort Lookout. 6, The re- 

 mains of charred timbers in association with the chalkstone fireplace 

 footer resting upon the floor of Fort Lookout Trading Post. 



12. a, View showing depth and outline of rectangular "wine cellar." 6, A cache 



of fire-broken stones, Feature 43, resting upon sterile loess. Such caches 

 were not common but were frequent enough to warrant notice. 



13. a. Men cleaning off floor of Feature 27, a large rectangular upright post 



structure belonging to preceding Indian period. 6, Sectioning post molds 

 to determine original depths. 



14. a, Butt ends of original posts in situ in north wall of Feature 27. 6, Out- 



line and contents of charred wood of Feature 44 with a slight suggestion 

 of plaster used on west wall of pit. 

 15j Fragmentary white clay trade pipes from the Fort Lookout Trading Post 

 horizon. 



16. A two-mold glass bottle from the surface of the site. 



17. Brass cartridge cases, musket balls, and slug, as well as an individual gun 



flint. 



18. Various iron objects from the floor' or fill above the Fort Lookout Trading 



Post level. 



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