Laserfiche WebLink
1.0 INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />Capstone Homes is proposing to build a residential development in the City of Ramsey, Anoka <br />County, Minnesota. The project area, approximately 78.63 acres in size, is located in the E ½ of <br />Section 30 and W ¼ of Section 29 of Township 32N, Range 25W in Archaeological Region 4e: <br />Central Lakes Deciduous East (Figure 1). Historically and recently the majority of the project area <br />was cultivated with a long wooded patch along the southwestern edge. The project area is bordered <br />by Highway 10 approximately 500 feet to the north, the Mississippi River approximately 600 to <br />700 feet to the south, Bowers Drive approximately 200 feet to the west, and a solar farm on the <br />east. Planned development includes a tree preservation area within the existing stretch of woods, <br />243 detached residential units, residential streets, and single-acre public park at the center (Figure <br />2). <br />Nienow Cultural Consultants LLC (NCC) was contracted to complete a Phase I Archaeological <br />Survey in October s for this project were Jeremy Nienow, <br />PhD., RPA who is licensed for Phase I archaeological work in Minnesota (20-042, Appendix A), <br />and Laura Koski, MSc, RPA. NCC subcontracted six individuals to assist in completing research, <br />fieldwork, and lab processing for the project: Alexandra Hedquist (Hedquist Archaeological <br />Consulting, LLC), Anastasia Walhovd (Makoons Consulting, LLC), Chris Rico (Rico Cultural <br />Resource Management Services, LLC), Fred Sutherland (Sutherland Relics and Rust LLC), John <br />and Laura Koski (Zooarchaeo Consulting). The <br />investigation was guided by the Secretary of Interio <br />for Archaeological Projects in Minnesota (Minnesota Office of the State Archaeologist 2011). <br />Research and report preparation were accomplished by professional archaeologists meeting the <br />standards set forth in 35CFR61. <br /> <br />Work began with a literature review October 7 followed by fieldwork completed October 9, 14, <br />and 15, 2020. Fieldwork consisted of surface surveying corn fields, a cabbage, and pumpkin patch, <br />and shovel testing the wooded area. Surface visibility in the agricultural fields ranged between 0 <br />and 80%. Surface survey transects were spaced on four to five-meter intervals. Fifty-two shovel <br />tests were excavated. Shovel tests were typically 35-40 centimeters (cm) wide and at least 80cm <br />completed, <br />photographs taken, and GPS points collected for each shovel test. No prehistoric cultural materials <br />were encountered. Recent historic materials (i.e. shotgun shells, whiteware sherds) and modern <br />debris (i.e. plastics, aluminum cans) were encountered, but not collected. <br /> <br />Phase I Archaeological Survey of Proposed Capstone Homes Housing Development 1 <br />Ramsey, Anoka County, Minnesota <br />Nienow Cultural Consultants, LLC <br /> <br />