The Pickle Hill Site, Warren County, New York
Abstract
The Pickle Hill Site is on a low sandy knoll in a swampy valley near Lake George. It contains a River Phase Late Archaic occupation. The site covers about one-half acre. Artifacts were found in the plow zone, which was about 10-12 inches thick. Two features were found. One was a circular basin-shaped hearth that contained FCR and a single Normanskill point. The second feature was a "circular roasting platform 70" in diameter extending 32" below the surface" (p. 19). It contained FCR, a Normanskill point, three carbonized acorn fragments, and a few other lithics. Thirteen Normanskill points were found at the site. Six others are Normanskill-like, while eight stemmed points and some other unidentified points, tips, and blanks were also found. Nine retouched flake scrapers (which have not been found at the other River Phase sites) were also found. An anvil-hammerstone with radial scars is also considered a River Phase diagnostic. No atlatl weights were found. 58% of the artifacts were made of blue-gray to black Fort Ann flint, while gray Normanskill flint comprised 11% of the artifacts. Onondaga chert, quartz, Kalkberg flint, quartzite, red slate, and Deepkill flint were also found in small quantities. No faunal remains were found. Charcoal from the two features was dated to 1760 B.C. +/-100.
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