Figure 5.14 Unidentified iron fragment.
40CH215 UTM Zone: Cultural Affiliation: Unknown Site Type: Rock Pile Site Size: 135-by-37 m Elevation: NRHP Recommendation: Unknown (b) (3) (B) (b) (3) (B)
depth of 10 cmbs. We performed metal detecting over the rock pile and the surrounding area and yielded no results. Although we are not certain if the rock pile represents pre- or post-contact activi- ties, it is located at the edge of a historically culti- vated field, and we believe it is most likely a result of field clearing. At present, Site 40CH215’s eligibility for inclusion on the NRHP remains unknown. Pre- vious research has demonstrated that rock piles sometimes contain though surface feature typologies based on loca- tion, rock size, morphology, and layout are not often conclusive or convincing (e.g., Braley et al. 1985; Garrow 1984; Gresham 1990; Jefferies and Fish 1978; Kellar 1960; Kent 1883; and Petrullo 1954). Sometimes modest appearing rock piles or rock scatters marking have previously been adversely impacted by log- ging or other agricultural activities. Phase II testing and soil sampling is necessary to determine the rock pile’s origin. The rock pile may simply represent post-contact field clearing activi- (b) (3) (B) (b) (3) (B)
Site 40CH215 represents two rock piles, with each base measuring 30 m in diameter and standing ap- proximately 50 cm above the ground surface. The site consists of roughly 1000 rocks measuring ap- proximately 20 cm in diameter. The rock piles were observed between Shovel Tests 861 and 865 (Figure 5.15 and 5.16). The site was first observed as two separate rock piles. As the rock piles were less than 30 m apart, they have been combined into one site. Brockington excavated shovel tests adjacent to the rock pile and at close intervals but yielded no cultural materials. Shovel tests generally produced a profile consisting of a light olive brown (2.5YR 5/4) clayey loam underlain by a dark grayish-brown (2.5YR 4/2) clay subsoil and reached an average
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