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Raliegh Knap with celt found in last pit

Photo to right . John, Paula , Stan? , Josh in main excavation.

Tilford and Sue Hord

Photo to right. Josh and a volunteer from Charleston.

Sue and Casey Hord sifting. Note the shade!


It was hot during the summer and we built a closeline grid over main site

on which we hung plastic for shade.


volunteer group of children from Beecher City.

Leah spraying the excavation floor.

the wetness brougth out the color shades which defined the features.

The soil in the river bottom is dark which made it hard to see the darker features.

photo on right . Al Coutant
Laura davis and children


James Daves sifting

View is to south. The Kaskaskia River is in the tree line. The sight slopes down at the edge of where we are digging.

This photo was taken at the start of the dig. we expanded it to 6 meters.