The 1991 archaeological data recovery program conducted by the Corps of Engineers resulted in the collections of 20 cartons of artifacts. The University of South Dakota Archeology Laboratory (ARCHLAB) analyzed the collections including ceramics (16,952 items), litchics (3,654), bone and shell (13,464), several samples of carbon and organic material (29), and a small amount of metal and other historic material (104). Human remains were discovered in the faunal collection. It ...
The University of South Dakota Archaeology Laboratory reports on a cultural resources inventory of Corps properties in Geary, Clay, Dickinson and Riley Counties, Kansas in the vicinity of Milford Lake. Approximately 5,561 acres were surveyed. The survey located 82 sites (71 of them new sites and 11 previously recorded). Fifty-one prehistoric and 31 historic sites were identified. Eleven sites were recommended for Phase 2 research, 71 were declared not significant. ...