Archaeological Salvage Recovery

Stokes County, North Carolina
Excavations at a late prehistoric site
Site 31SK15
GS-93-0003; GS-93-0004; ER-94-7741

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List of Figures (Click on each Figure)

Figure 1:	Location of Current Project Area.
Figure 2:	Location of Site 31SK15 and NC 311 Bridge.
Figure 3:	Geologic Map of the Dan River Basin, North Carolina.
Figure 4:	Project Area as Defined during 1994 Testing Showing Location of Auger Units, Bank Cut, and Clear-Cut Section.
Figure 5:	Planview, 31SK15, Showing Three Block Trenches.
Figure 6:	Lateral Ditch, Facing West.
Figure 7:	Flooding of Lateral Ditch After Heavy Precipitation.
Figure 8:	Track Hoe Moving Backdirt Away from Lateral Ditch Edge.
Figure 9:	Cleaning of Ditch Profile.
Figure 10:	Map Showing Full Length of Trench and Profile Units.
Figure 11:	Lateral Ditch Profile, North Wall, Unit W190-W195.
Figure 12:	Lateral Ditch Profile, South Wall, Unit W95-W100.
Figure 13:	Lateral Ditch Profile, South Wall, Unit W50-W55.
Figure 14:	Lateral Ditch Profile, South Wall, Unit W120-W125, Showing Looted Feature 17.
Figure 15:	Lateral Ditch Profile, North Wall, Unit W30-W41.
Figure 16:	Lateral Ditch Profile, North Wall, Unit W45-W55.
Figure 17:	Lateral Ditch Profile, North Wall, Unit W85-W95.
Figure 18:	Lateral Ditch Profile, North Wall, Unit W105-W110.
Figure 19:	Lateral Ditch Profile, North Wall, Unit W120-W135.
Figure 20:	Lateral Ditch Profile, North Wall, Unit W139-W155.
Figure 21:	Lateral Ditch Profile, South Wall, Unit W70-W85.
Figure 22:	Lateral Ditch Profile, South Wall, Unit W100-W115.
Figure 23:	Lateral Ditch Profile, South Wall, Unit W120-W135.
Figure 24:	Lateral Ditch Profile, South Wall, Unit W135-W150.
Figure 25:	Lateral Ditch Profile, South Wall, Unit W150-W165.
Figure 26:	Lateral Ditch Profile, South Wall, Unit W180-W195.
Figure 27:	Grain Size Distribution of Dan River Samples.
Figure 28:	Exaggerated Profile Showing Former Land Surface.
Figure 29:	Map Showing Core Area of Site, 31SK15.
Figure 30:	Planview of North Wall, Unit W119.5-W123.6.
Figure 31:	North Profile of Feature 1.
Figure 32:	Feature 1, Bottom of Excavation.
Figure 33:	North Profile of Feature 2.
Figure 34:	Planview of North Wall, Unit W129.4-W130.6.
Figure 35:	North Profile of Feature 3.
Figure 36:	Planview of North Wall, Unit W131-W133.15.
Figure 37:	North Profile of Feature 4.
Figure 38:	Planview of North Wall, Unit W134.15-W134.75.
Figure 39:	North Profile of Feature 5.
Figure 40:	Planview of North Wall, Unit W152.37-153.16.
Figure 41:	North Profile of Feature 7.
Figure 42:	East Profile of Feature 10.
Figure 43:	Northwest Profiles of Features 1, 11, 18.
Figure 44:	Planview of Block Trench 2.
Figure 45:	South Profile of Feature 15.
Figure 46:	Feature 15, Bottom of Excavation.
Figure 47:	Planview of South Wall, Unit W126.4-W128.
Figure 48:	South Profile of Feature 16.
Figure 49:	Planview of Feature 16.
Figure 50:	Feature 16, Bottom of Excavation.
Figure 51:	Planview of Block Trench 1.
Figure 52:	South Profile of Feature 17.
Figure 53:	Feature 17, Bottom of Excavation.
Figure 54:	Planview of South Wall, Unit W109.5-W111.3.
Figure 55:	South Profiles of Features 19 and 25.
Figure 56:	South Profile of Feature 20.
Figure 57:	Planview of South Wall, Unit W152.5-W154.1.
Figure 58:	South Profile of Feature 21.
Figure 59:	North Profile of Feature 26.
Figure 60:	South Profile of Feature 22.
Figure 61:	Northeast Profiles of Features 27 and 32.
Figure 62:	Northeast Profile of Feature 33.
Figure 63:	North Profile of Feature 29.
Figure 64:	South Profile of Feature 30.
Figure 65:	West Profile of Feature 31.
Figure 66:	Planview of Block Trench 3.
Figure 67:	Excavated Postholes Associated with Structure 1.
Figure 68:	Profiles of Excavated Postholes Associated with Structure 1.
Figure 69:	Central Site Area, Showing Presumed Structure Boundaries.
Figure 70:	Dan River Net Impressed Vessel, Number 18.
Figure 71:	Dan River Cord Marked Vessel, Number 25.
Figure 72:	New River Net Impressed Sherd.
Figure 73:	Oldtown Coarse Net Impressed Vessel, Number 4.
Figure 74:	Oldtown Coarse Net Impressed Vessel, Number 4.
Figure 75:	Oldtown Coarse Net Impressed Vessel, Number 21.
Figure 76:	Oldtown Coarse Net Impressed Vessel, Number 1.
Figure 77:	Oldtown Coarse Net Impressed Vessel, Number 3.
Figure 78:	Oldtown Coarse Net Impressed Vessel, Number 6.
Figure 79:	Oldtown Coarse Net Impressed Vessel, Number 9.
Figure 80:	Oldtown Coarse Net Impressed Vessel, Number 10.
Figure 81:	Oldtown Coarse Net Impressed Vessel, Number 11.
Figure 82:	Oldtown Coarse Net Impressed Vessel Number 13.
Figure 83:	Oldtown Coarse Net Impressed Vessel Number 24.
Figure 84:	Oldtown Plain Vessel, Number 7.
Figure 85:	Oldtown Plain Vessel, Number 12.
Figure 86:	Oldtown Plain Vessel, Number 15.
Figure 87:	Oldtown Plain Vessel, Number 20.
Figure 88:	Oldtown Burnished Vessel, Number 17.
Figure 89:	Oldtown Burnished Vessel, Number 19.
Figure 90:	Oldtown Burnished Vessel, Number 8.
Figure 91:	Oldtown Burnished Vessel, Number 22.
Figure 92:	Oldtown Complicated Stamped Vessel, Number 2.
Figure 93:	Oldtown Simple Stamped Vessel, Number 5.
Figure 94:	Oldtown Corncob Impressed Vessel, Number 16.
Figure 95:	Oldtown Corncob Impressed Vessel, Number 16.
Figure 96:	Oldtown Check Stamped Vessel, Number 23.
Figure 97:	Oldtown Scraped Vessel, Number 14.
Figure 98:	Relative Frequencies of Pottery Types from 31SK15.
Figure 99:	Mended Clay Pipe Recovered from Feature 16.
Figure 100:	Clay Pipe Fragments and Possible Pipe Fragments from Excavations.
Figure 101:	Clay Beads and Shell Bead from Excavations.
Figure 102:	Several Pottery Disks and a Stone Disk from Excavations.
Figure 103:	Quartzite Core from Excavations at 31SK15.
Figure 104:	Projectile Points from Excavations at 31SK15.
Figure 105:	Ground Stone Celt from Excavations.