During July, 1998, Becky Otto (Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha) arranged
for Whistling Elk to be mowed and Dennis Toom brought the University of
North Dakota (UND) archaeological field school to assist in the work.
The field school students actually collected much of the data and
performed limited test excavations of features. Jo Ann Christein
Kvamme managed the resistivity data collection and Margaret Watters
(IMA Consulting) performed much of the magnetic and conductivity
surveys. Elgin Crows Breast (Cultural Preservation Officer, the
Three Affiliated Tribes) paid a visit during our work. The total
field effort for three geophysical surveys of the entire village
required about 2.5 weeks. In July, 1999, a brief three day revisit
to the site allowed limited survey with a newly acquired ground
penetrating radar and a multiplexing resistivity meter that permitted
depth studies to be undertaken.
This project was supported by a technology transfer grant from the National
Center for Preservation Technology and Training, National Park Service.
