Excavation revealed twenty nine features, including six hearths five small shallow trash-filled basins five deep, stratified pits four earth ovens four artifact concentrations three post molds and two features which are thought to represent dwellings. The Late Woodland presence is by far most notable. Hand excavation, followed by mechanical stripping of the site produced diagnostic artifacts from the Dalton through Late Woodland periods. In 1994, large-scale excavation of the site was conducted to mitigate the impact of highway construction through the center of the site. Artifacts recovered from the site include Late Woodland pottery and projectile points, a Late Archaic Etley projectile point, debitage, fire-cracked rock, and faunal remains. Features identified during the Phase II investigation included a hearth or hearth dump and two trash-filled basin features. MODOT conducted a Phase II testing program at the site during the summer of 1993, which revealed a high artifact density and features on the high terrace portion of the site, and a lower artifact density on the sloping areas of the site (Martin et al. However, because of the presence of intact features on 23CO499, a program was developed and carried out to mitigate the project’s impact to the site. It was determined that the project would have no adverse effect on 23CO497 and 23CO498. An extensive testing program was initiated on threatened portions of sites 23CO497, 23CO498, and 23CO499. As a result of the survey, MODOT archaeologists documented four previously unrecorded sites (23CO496-23CO499), and Bridge No. S-410 and to realign approximately 2.25 km of Route 179 in western Cole County, Missouri. The project was designed to replace Bridge No. In early February, 1993, personnel from the Cultural Resources Section of the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) conducted an intensive Phase I cultural resources survey of the MODOT Job No.
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