Ceramics from the EKW #1 Site (48NA969), Natrona County, Wyoming

Author(s): David Eckles; Timothy R. Nowak

Year: 2010

Summary

The EKW #1 site (48NA969) was located during a class III survey of the Edness Kimball Wilkins State Park in 1984 (Eckles 1984). The site appeared as a large surface scatter of artifacts and bone, covering over five acres. The site was considered unusual at the time due to the high numbers of prehistoric ceramic artifacts. Late Prehistoric age projectile points, a variety of chipped stone tools, shell beads and animal bone were also recorded during the surface inventory. The density of surface remains indicated the probability intact, buried artifacts were present at the site. Test excavations in 1985 confirmed the presence of a subsurface component and between 1985-1991 excavations were carried out at the site by the Office of the Wyoming State Archaeologist with assistance from the Wyoming Archaeological Society, students enrolled in an archaeology adult education class through Casper College and numerous volunteers.

Cite this Record

Ceramics from the EKW #1 Site (48NA969), Natrona County, Wyoming. David Eckles, Timothy R. Nowak. The Wyoming Archaeologist. 54 (2): 25-33. 2010 ( tDAR id: 476470) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8476470

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Keywords

Culture
Shoshone

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Fauna • Fire Cracked Rock • Ground Stone • Metal • Shell

Site Name
48NA969 • EKW #1

General
Apache • Arikara • bad river 1 phase • bad river 2 phase • dismal river complex • Holocene • intermountain tradition • lovitt • nance • Oregon Trail • Pawnee • plain village tradition • Pleistocene • stanley pinched rim • Stanley Wavy Rim • talking crow • Trade

Geographic Keywords
North Platte Basin

Temporal Keywords
Historic • Late Prehistoric • Protohistoric

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Marcia Peterson

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