. Bulletin. Ethnology. 34 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bull. 176 the Fort Randall Dam. It is on the first terrace of the right bank of the Missouri River in Gregory County, S. Dak. EXCAVATION During the summer of 1952 the writer and a party of six con- ducted archeological excavations in the area of site 39GR15 for a period of 4 weeks. Tlie structural remains excavated, a brickkiln, in- dicated temporal and physical association with the Fort Randall military post. The main excavations were undertaken in a low hum- mock area located near the center of the cornfield. This area was marked by a s
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 34 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bull. 176 the Fort Randall Dam. It is on the first terrace of the right bank of the Missouri River in Gregory County, S. Dak. EXCAVATION During the summer of 1952 the writer and a party of six con- ducted archeological excavations in the area of site 39GR15 for a period of 4 weeks. Tlie structural remains excavated, a brickkiln, in- dicated temporal and physical association with the Fort Randall military post. The main excavations were undertaken in a low hum- mock area located near the center of the cornfield. This area was marked by a surface concentration of broken brick (pi. 1, a) and a marginal distribution of glass, chinaware, and metal fragments. A small ground elevation 160 feet north of this hummock was also in- vestigated but proved to be sterile of cultural remains. Structural features were located immediately below the topsoil of the hummock. Two parallel rows of brick were uncovered, each 24 feet long and separated from each other by a 9-inch width of sterile clay. The northernmost row was formed by alternating pat- terns of brick, lateral sides together or butt ends positioned against lateral sides (fig. 1). The succeeding fragmentary rows to the south were of single pattern, the brick joined with lateral sides together 39GRI5 PLAN OF EXCAVATED FEATURES OF FORT RANDALL BRICK KILN. MORTAR STRIP BRICK ASH CONCENTRATION ^ _J Figure 1.—Site plan of the Fort Randall brickkiln showing locatlonsof the various features. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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