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R,vk IP MINNESOTA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE FoRm - CONTINUATION SHEET page 6 <br />SITE #: 2 AINi1119[8 <br />Rite Name: Agencv/Ficki trP1 T 13171.56 <br />ADD IT IONA L. IN FORMATION (Reason/4 Update 4.).P. Surve, Location, Site Chtirtize.teristics, Materials Present, Setting <br />Archaeologica? Methods, etc.,- attach extra sheets as needed.) <br />Al the time of this site funs, Excelsior Group is proposing the construction of a residential development it nit <br />Brook Property" in the City of Ramsey, Anoka County Minnesota. The proposed de% elopment woukl include tht <br />construction of housing on 270 lots with associated roads and drives1 ponds! and a dedicated park area. ":"..lentow <br />Cultural Consultants LLC ("NCC) WELS contracted to complete the Phase 1 Archaeological Survey for this project. <br />NCC" complete(' the fieldwork on June 14, 15, and 16, 2021. Fieldwork consisted of surface sun e:$ of all agricultural <br />51.re kiLS on a seven -meter interral. Viibi1ity icruss the project :Area ranged between 711 and 909/i. Surface sur-N.ey <br />resulted in the identification of six surface find spots (labeled FSI through FS6 on 1plap 2 Five artilhets were tertiary <br />quartz flakes ikri(1 one is quartz shatter. Th.e locations of the find spots divide them into three lirchaeological ites FS2 <br />(single find spot— quartz shatter): FS6 (single fine spot — quartz tertiary flake): and FS1, 3, 4, and 5 (lithic scatter — <br />tpuirtz tertiary flakes). The find spi associated with this site form is FS6 (highligh.ted in blue on \1i p 2). A series of <br />eight shoovel teNts were completed o ri a 10 T11 ,n_ervlil on A low ridgrlint ovtriookin g Trott Brook to the sotith (jut <br />north of FS1, 3, 4, and 5). it a ninth shovel [esi at the southern base of the ridgeline at 1-.S1.. 1Ile typical soil profile <br />along the ritlgeline eou istS 10VR313 Silty Sand with slight gravel from 0 to an avera.442 or 3ficinbs (plow zone), <br />followed by 101.11.4/3 Silty Sond with slight gravel from .30cmbs to an RN c...r.0 ;Hid finally 101'114/4 Coarse <br />Sarni with g ravel from 55g:J1]Lis through to shovel test termiTiliticin at 1 01 111 I No additional artifacts were recovered <br />during shoN el testing. <br />Figure 1: Quartz Tertiary Flake. <br />Phase I Archaeological Survey of Trott Brook Property <br />Ramsey, Anoka County, Minnesota <br />Nienow Cultural Consultants, LLC <br />39 <br />