Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Survey, 1996-1997 Highway Program, PIN 6066.58.101, NY Route 17 Access, Towns of Elmira, Ashland, and Chemung and City of Elmira, Chemung County, New York, MCD#s 01506, 01501, 01505 and 01540

Author(s): Diana Loren; Sean Rafferty; Christopher Hohman; Jessie Ravage

Year: 1997

Summary

This report presents the results of reconnaissance survey for PIN 6066.58.101, as well as background research on the environment, prehistory, and history of the City of Elmira and the Towns of Ashland, Elmira, and Chemung in Chemung county. Both a walkover of the project area and systematic shovel test pit sampling were performed. Twelve hundred and fourteen test pits were excavated within the project area. Prehistoric material was recovered from 49 STPs, 37 of which were associated with eight prehistoric sites (one site, the Moss Site, is primarily identified as an historic site). The remaining 12 STPs produced isolated prehistoric material, consisting of single chert lithics. Additional testing around these finds failed to produce additional artifacts. No site designations were assigned to these spots. All of these isolated finds were recovered on the terraces adjacent to Baldwin Creek and the tributary of Baldwin Creek and between 30 to 150 m from designated sites. Because of the lack of cultural material in the additional tests, as well as the distance from a designated site, the isolated finds were not considered part of any of the sites. However, the isolated material does suggests that the terraces were being widely used, with concentrations of activity occurring at the sites that were found (the Saunders Site, the Berry Field Site and the Red Jacket Site). Historic material was recovered from 403 STPs, with 226 STPs producing refuse that was not associated with a 19th or early 20th century structure or MDS; no site designations were given to these areas. historic material was recovered from 177 STPs associated with four standing structures and 10 map documented structures.

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Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Survey, 1996-1997 Highway Program, PIN 6066.58.101, NY Route 17 Access, Towns of Elmira, Ashland, and Chemung and City of Elmira, Chemung County, New York, MCD#s 01506, 01501, 01505 and 01540. Diana Loren, Sean Rafferty, Christopher Hohman, Jessie Ravage. Binghamton, NY: Public Archaeology Facility, Binghamton University. 1997 ( tDAR id: 394590) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8CJ8FSD

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Keywords

Culture
Archaic • Late Archaic • Late Woodland • Narrow Point Tradition

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Fire Cracked Rock

Site Name
NYSM #10567 • NYSM #10568 • NYSM #10569 • NYSM #10570 • NYSM #10571 • NYSM #10572 • NYSM #10573 • NYSM #10574 • NYSM #10576 • NYSM #10577 • NYSM #10578 • NYSM 10579 • Saunders I Site • SUB-1764 • SUBi-1757 • SUBi-1758 • SUBi-1759 • SUBi-1760 • SUBi-1761 • SUBi-1765 • SUBi-1766 • SUBi-1767 • SUBi-1769 • SUBi-1772 • SUBi-1773 • The Berry Field Site • The Bungalow Site • The East Church St. Site • The Horseheads Topsoil Mine Site Locus 1 • The Horseheads Topsoil Mine Site Locus 2 • The Mazareese Site • The McDowell-Lowman Site • The Moss Site • The Red Jacket Site • The Riverside Cemetery Site • The Schoolhouse I Site Show More

Site Type
Artifact Scatter

Investigation Types
Architectural Documentation • Architectural Survey • Environment Research • Historic Background Research • Records Search / Inventory Checking • Systematic Survey

Geographic Keywords
Chemung County (County) • City of Elmira • New York (State / Territory) • North America (Continent) • United States of America (Country)

Temporal Keywords
Historical • Prehistoric

Spatial Coverage

min long: -76.814; min lat: 42 ; max long: -76.627; max lat: 42.108 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Nina Versaggi

Sponsor(s): New York State Department of Transportation; Federal Highways Adminstration

Repository(s): Public Archaeology Facility, Binghamton University

Prepared By(s): Public Archaeology Facility, Binghamton University

Submitted To(s): New York State Museum

Record Identifiers

MCD(s): 01504; 01506; 01505; 01501

PIN(s): 6066.58.101

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