2021 Fall Newsletter

Images courtesy Army Corps of Engineers

The postholes suggest an oblong house with a fireplace (hearth) in the center of the building. Addi tionally, the finding of daub indicates the building may have had solid walls. It’s important to note that some of these postholes were up to 12 inches in diameter and sunk into the ground nearly 3 feet. Not something lightweight and easily pulled up and moved around like a tent stake. Most people think Na tive Americans lived in tee pees that looked much like a tent. In reality, these structures were more like long lasting structures. The cultural entities found as part of the Hillsdale Lake project span a period of 4000 years and have been divided into five groups: Nebo Hill Phase; Greenwood Phase; Hertha Phase; Pomona Focus; Great Bend Aspect

Page 9