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human use. The Kenzy Bison Site has
remains about 300years old that were
deposited in beaver ponds. The bone
shows substantial evidence of
butchering with metal tools. There^
fore, this is the earliest known Protohistoric period site in the Black Hills
and indicates a much greater amount
of Indian and European-American
trade than was ever before realized.
The Ice Cave Site contains deep
packrat middens buried in roof fall,
charcoal for radiocarbon dating, and
stratified archaeological deposits
with the potential for well preserved
pollen and bone. At least two occupation periods have been documented, ca. 1500b.c. and A.D.1800.
Until recently Ice Cave contained ice
year-round, but changes in moisture
levels have affected ice formation in
the cave. There is also a reported
connection to a deep cave system
from the Ice Cave entrance which
has been covered up by roof fall materials. Iron Bog Sites and Macintosh
Fen are*primelocations for recovery
of a potentially complete plant pollen
record from the end of the Pleistocene to the present. Jug Cave contains a wide variety of large and
small animal remains from recent
times to at least 1,000years ago. Excavation here will focus on defining
paleoenvironments and climatic
changes based upon this faunal
record and changes in the local
fauna through time. Getting there:
From Hill City, South Dakota, travel
west on Federal Highway 17 for
about 12 miles. Turn northwest onto
Forest Road #188 and follow for four
miles to'the Castle Creek Fisherman's
Parking lot. The Kenzy Site excavation is located just west of the parking lot. Obtain directions to other sites
there. Without an appointment, visitors may talk to participants along the
way, but a guide will not be available.
A variety of campgrounds are located
within a few miles of the sites. Hotels
and restaurants are located in Custer
and Hill City, South Dakota, and
Newcastle, Wyoming, approximately
17 miles away. Contact: Lance Rom
or Carol Agard, Black Hills National

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Forest, RR2,Box 200, Custer, SD
57730,(tel.) 605-673-2251.

The site is open year round. Summer
hours are from Mày 1-October 15,
9:00-5:00,daily. Winter hours are in
effectOctober 16-April 30, 10:00-4:00,
Wisconsin
Barnes Creek Site (excavations in
Wednesday to Sunday. There is an
The
Barnes
Creek
site
is
a
entrance fee; guides are available
June).
with
site
that
an appointment. Camping is
,
multicomponent prehistoric
is on the National Register of Historic* available at local campgrounds or the
Places. The site is on a sand bar near
Apache Sitgreaves National Forest,
Lake Michigan. One of the leastless than ten miles away. Several hoknown periods in eastern U.S. cultels and restaurants are located in
tural history is the Early Woodland
Springerville, one mile from the Casa
this
site
to
have
and
period,
appears
Malpais site. Contact: Christopher
D. Adams, P.O. Box 390, 318 Main
an undisturbed Early Woodland
A
of
Street, Springerville, AZ 85938,(tel.)
component (1000b.c.). portion
the site is eroding from floods in 1993, 602-333-5375.
and work will focus on this area.
Homol'ovi II (excavations June and
Getting there:Directions will be sent
or faxed to those who call and make
July through 1996).Homol' ovi II is
an appointment. The site is open to
the featured site for the newest state
visitors 9:00-3:00.A guide is availpark in Arizona, the Homolovi Ruins
able. Site is wheelchair accessible.
State Park. This large pueblo with
and
hotels
more than 1,000rooms, was an anCamping, restaurants,
cestral Hopi village occupied between
available a few miles away in
a.D. 1300-1400.The Hopi live about
Kenosha. Contact: Lynne Goldstein,
60 miles north of the pueblo. Facilities
of
UniverDepartment Anthropology,
of
Milinclude a visitor center, campground,
sity Wisconsin-Milwaukee,
WI
414-229-4175.
and developed trails (wheelchair acwaukee,
53201,(tel.)
cessible cement sidewalks) to the site.
Getting there:Take exit 253 (Second
West
Mesa/Highway $7 exit) off Interstate
40 and proceed north one mile. There
Arizona
are signs indicating the entrance on
Casa Malpais Pueblo (excavations
in 1994).Casa Malpais is a late fourthe left. There is a paved road to the
site
located
visitor center (two and one-half
teenth-century Mogollon
the
Little
River
Colorado
railes), with the site of Homol'ovi II
along
upper
in Arizona. This site covers over 15
another three and one-half miles. The
acres and contains a 100-roompueblo,
site is within a state park, so it is open
a great kiva, several compounds, an
year-round from sunrise to sunset.
oval enclosure, two stone staircases,
There is a $3.00charge to enter the
rock art, and numerous isolated
State Park. Guides are not usually
rooms. Casa Malpais represents one
available outside of the excavation
of the largest sites in the region durseason, but a park ranger can lead a
tour. Call (602)289-4106for the visitor
ing the Late Prehistoric period. The
site may have functioned as a cerecenter. Camping is available in the
monial site or trade center, evident
park, about four miles from the site,
with showers and full hookups. Hoby the numerous polychrome ceramics and other unique artifacts. Getting
tels and restaurants are available in
there:From Phoenix, Arizona, take
Winslow, about ten miles away. ConU.S. Highway 60 east to Springerville,
tact: During excavations: E. Charles
Adams or Richard C. Lange, HC 63,
approximately 200 miles. From AlBox 1, Winslow, AZ 86047,(tel.) 602buquerque, New Mexico, take Interstate 40 west to Grants, New Mexico,
289-4106;during the remainder of
then take State Highway 53, and then
the year: Arizona State Museum,
Arizona State Highway 61 to SpringUniversity of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
erville, approximately 200 miles.
85721,(tel.) 602-289-2093/6275.

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