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-5- Area A: Beginning on the east side of the corridor, Area A extends across a web,and and then encompasses a fiat terrace on the western side of a ~eninsula. This slightly rolling terrace is currently covered with old g~ow~n hardwoods and hea%~ underbrush. Because of its proximity %o the marsh area, cu!turai potential was though5 to be high Motor bike %rails throughout the area expose the subsoi~ 50 a depth of ~ ~c 20cm and where checked for cultural material. in addition, 7 shovel 5es[s where du~. No cultural material was Area B: Beginning at the western edge of Area A, this low area slopes east no west into a marshy area. The area may formerly have been a pasture. Currently in is covered by old growth hardwoods and dense underbrusk~ Because of the~__e~u~a_~ ~ ~ ~ terrain and abundance of we5 areas, cuitura! ponennia! was deemed low. The entire area was walked in search of mounds or old foundations. I5 was iound %o be sterite. Area C: Bordering on a wetland to the east, this area rises towards the wes% and ends at an agricultural field. The eastern side is iow and has many drregular knolls. The remaining slope is covered with dense underbrush and old growth hardwoods. Old trails/roads criss-cross ~he area and ex?osed some of %he subsoil· The entire area was walked at i0 me,er intervals. Nothing was found. A~ea D: AfEer exiting the wooded area, the corridor continues through a hay field 5o a row of pine trees. The rolling terrain cf %he hay field slopes ~owards 5he southwest. ~fDout cne-~h_rd of surface was exposed and 6-7 dozen gophe~...mounds were checked. No cultural material was found. ~ea E: Passing the row of pine trees, the corridor continues west/southwest though another hay field to another row of cites. This relatively fta~ field was do,ned with 5-6 dozen rodent mounds and had 30 5o 40 percent of the surface ex~osed. The entire area was w~!ked a% !0 meter in%ervais; nothing was found. Area P: Continuing through and beyond ~he second row of pines, the corridor crosses a grassy field ~nd then skirls the southern edge cf Sunfish Lake untii in reaches }moka County Road 57. The new R/W follows a gravel road though most of this area. Potential impact areas north and south of road are either 50 sloped or disturbed to have archaeological potentia!. Area G: After crossing Anoka County~Road 57, the corridor crosses ~ sm=~! wet ±ate aha ~hen proceeds up a sleep slope on the west side cf the wet mane. There are no flat areas near the wet land only signs of hea~ disturbance. From Co. Rd. 57 50 !ndus~_--y Avenue D~~ the new corridor crosses disturbed areas. The top soil Lhrough ou~ 5his area has been removed, possibly for the !and ~ to the north. Subsoil exposure was excellent and the entire co~_~c_ was walked an !0 meter inte_~-vais Nothing was found.