CONTENTS 



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Foreword 87 



Historical background 90 



Description of the site 108 



Archeological evidence obtained 112 



Architectural evidence 116 



Artifactual evidence 130 



Construction materials and building hardware; fuel 130 



Tools and implements 132 



Harness and farriery; wagon parts 132 



Furniture and household articles 133 



Mihtary goods 136 



Personal possessions 137 



Trade goods 141 



Subsistence 143 



Artifacts of native significance 144 



Miscellaneous 145 



Discussion 146 



Recommendations 151 



References cited 155 



PLATES 

 (All plates follow page 158) 



19. a, Site of Fort Pierre II (39ST217) prior to excavation; cellar pit right center; 



farm buildings rear, b, Blading operations; exploratory trenches (right) 

 mark west stockade line. 



20. a, Adobe brick chimney base, House site A. b, Enclosure (probable site of 



blockhouse) at southwest angle of stockade. 



21. a, Detail of north stockade trench near midpoint, b, Northeast angle of 



stockade trench. 



22. a, House site B, view west, b, East fireplace, House site B. 



23. Aerial view, southeast, of site under excavation. (U.S. Army Corps of 



Engineers photograph.) 



24. Building hardware; tools and implements; harness and farriery; wagon parts. 



25. Household articles. 



26. Household articles. 



27. Military and personal articles. 



28. Trade goods. 



29. Trade goods. 



30. Artifacts of native significance. 



MAPS 



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3. Area of Fort Pierre II, South Dakota 86 



4. Fort Pierre II (39ST217), Oahe Reservoir (facing) 113 



85 



