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UW–Milwaukee archaeologist: Pratt Trail work found Native American deposits, city to preserve in place
Summary
Researchers found ceramic fragments, stone tools and cultural features under and beside the Pratt Trail in Menominee Park; the city and agencies agreed to document and preserve deposits in place and to minimize road excavation, shifting project timing into next season.
Jennifer Haas, director of the Archaeological Research Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, told the Oshkosh Parks Advisory Board that fieldwork connected to the Pratt Trail reconstruction identified intact cultural deposits beneath the road and artifacts along both sides of the roadway. “We began our involvement in the project in the early part of this year,” Haas said, describing background research and spring test pits that recovered earthenware ceramics, stone tools and animal bone consistent with a village occupation dated approximately AD 900–1400.
Haas said the team found…
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