SEPTEMBER 29, 2007

From: Beld, Scott
Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 7:52 PM
To: Oxbow Archaeolgosits

Hi Oxbow Archaeologists,

After about three months at Naugle, we returned to the Sias East site yesterday. Becky, Nik, Diane
and I made it out.

We worked on extending the one meter wide trench to the east of the 110 West Block to find the
eastern edge of the Middle Woodland occupation. We excavated units 1S-100W to 40 cm and 1S-99W
to 25 cm below the surface (see Map). Both these units are still producing flakes, bone
fragments and the occasional fire-cracked rock and pottery sherd. There was an area of burned silt in
the northeast corner of unit 1S-100W at 40 cm. Unit 1S-100W also produced a scraper made from
Bayport chert (see Photo 1) and a relatively large bodysherd (see Photo 2).

This morning I attended the MAS board meeting and reported that we had a vote in August in which
we decided to no longer be a chapter of MAS. In 2008 those of you who choose to continue
membership in the MAS will need to select another chapter on the MAS renewal form. We will still
have a link on the MAS website and they will have one on ours. We will be continuing our activities
under the sponsorship CNC. Everyone is still welcome to participate in our activities and receive our
updates.

This Wednesday we will be at the Resource Building, either washing or sorting 1/8” screen bags. Next
Saturday is our “Archaeology Month” activity. We will be interpreting at the Naugle site like we did for
Fall Festival. This will be a part of “Be a Tourist in your Town”. We will have the artifact displays as well
as excavation. I’ll need a couple of you to help in the afternoon. This will be the last time we excavate
at Naugle this year. After Saturday we will return to Sias East for the rest of the season.

Hope to see you at the site.

Scott

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Scott G. Beld, Ph.D.
Research Laboratory Specialist - Intermediate
The University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology
1109 Geddes Road
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1079
Phone: 734-764-0489 (UMMP Main Office)
734-763-9253 (My Office)
Fax: 734-936-1380
Email: sbeld@umich.edu
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