NYSAA Bulletin No. 52 — Archaic Sites: Croton Point & Dogan Point — Passage 15 (part 6)

[Various (1971)] Two are located across the Allegheny River from Witchs Walk (Witchs Walk #1, Witchs Walk #2), one is located in Onoville, New York, and one is located across the border at Kinzua, Pennsylvania. A tentative analysis of the sites excavated indicates an occupation of the river valley from Salamanca, New York, to Kinzua, Pennsylvania, by a group of people participating in the general Northeast Iroquois culture pattern during the Late Woodland Period. Preliminary analysis of the survey material indicates that the river valley was also inhabited 24 THE BULLETIN PLATE I. Dotted lines indicate old river bed. during the Archaic, Early, and Middle Woodland Periods. Once the movement of these Late Woodland sites (either up or downstream) has been determined, and the nature of their contact with the Monongahela culture of Pennsylvania has been analyzed, we will have a clearer picture of cultural development in southwestern New York during the Late Woodland Period.

EXCAVATED FEATURES The area excavated seems to indicate a very tight settlement with a northeast-southwest orientation. The features include post molds of house walls, of which two types were found: (1) a rectangular house and (2) a round or oval house. Various post molds were also found which indicate a wall surrounding the site. Finally, individual post molds were found which did not fit into any specific pattern. In general, most post molds were small, measuring from .18 ft. to .35 ft. in diameter.