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What Are Archaeological Features? Some Upper Mississippi Valley Examples

Many people know the archaeological term “artifact”: a portable item that was made, modified, or used by people. But what do archaeologists mean by “feature”? Features are non-portable evidence of human activity—physical structures or elements that were made or altered by people but cannot be moved. They include storage or garbage pits, hearths, post molds or other house remnants, and a wide range of other types. MVAC Research Intern Cindy Kocik shows how archaeologists recognize, describe, and interpret features, using examples from western Wisconsin. Studying features helps archaeologists interpret and understand past activities and how people used the land, went about their daily lives, and adapted and changed through time. Here's what the video covers, and some links for further information: Timecodes 00:00 00:04 – Introduction 02:11 – Identifying and Describing Features 05:56 – Example: Bell-Shaped Storage Pits 07:31 – Example: Ridged Agricultural Fields 08:45 – Example: Hearths and Earth Ovens 09:27 – Example: Middens 09:55 – Example: House Floors and Basins 10:50 – Example: Postmolds and Postholes 11:41 – Example: Caches 12:19 – Example: Historic Features 14:18 – Summary and Sources for Further Information Links to useful MVAC webpages: -Bone Tool Caches: https://www.uwlax.edu/mvac/educators/... -Crawford County, WI – Historic Store and Apothecary: https://www.uwlax.edu/mvac/past-cultu... -Earth Ovens and Hearths: https://www.uwlax.edu/mvac/educators/... -Feature: https://www.uwlax.edu/mvac/educators/... -Features: https://www.uwlax.edu/mvac/process-of... -Feature Stains: https://www.uwlax.edu/mvac/educators/... -Garbage Pit: https://www.uwlax.edu/mvac/educators/... -Meier Farm – House Structure: https://www.uwlax.edu/mvac/past-cultu... -Midden: https://www.uwlax.edu/mvac/educators/... -Oneota Garbage Pit: https://www.uwlax.edu/mvac/educators/... -Oneota Storage Pits: https://www.uwlax.edu/mvac/educators/... -Pammel Creek – Feature 139: https://www.uwlax.edu/mvac/past-cultu... -Pit: https://www.uwlax.edu/mvac/educators/... -Pit Feature: https://www.uwlax.edu/mvac/educators/... -Postmold: https://www.uwlax.edu/mvac/educators/... -Prairie du Chien – Privies: https://www.uwlax.edu/mvac/past-cultu... -Ridged Agricultural Fields – Sand Lake: https://www.uwlax.edu/mvac/educators/... -Second Fort Crawford – Brick Floor: https://www.uwlax.edu/mvac/past-cultu... -Stockade: https://www.uwlax.edu/mvac/educators/... -Storage Pits: https://www.uwlax.edu/mvac/educators/... -Valley View – Exposing Stockade Line: https://www.uwlax.edu/mvac/past-cultu... Links to useful MVAC videos: -Flotation: Step by Step – MVAC Lab — MVAC video showing how archaeologists process soil samples, often from features, to recover charred plant remains, as well as bones and artifacts:    • Flotation: Step by Step - MVAC Lab   -Flotation: The Basics – MVAC Lab — a shorter version of the flotation video covering the fundamentals of the method:    • Flotation: The Basics - MVAC Lab   -Sand Lake Archaeological District — MVAC video in which Dr. Connie Arzigian highlights work, including the investigation of ridged fields, at this important group of Indigenous archaeological sites near La Crosse:    • Sand Lake Archaeological District   -Vertical View: Archaeology in Profile — MVAC video on how archaeologists study profiles as part of their excavations, with a focus on recording and interpreting features:    • Vertical View:  Archaeology in Profile   References -Wilson, Gilbert Livingstone (editor) 1917 Agriculture of the Hidatsa Indians: An Indian Interpretation. University of Minnesota Studies in the Social Sciences No. 9. Minneapolis. Available online at https://digital.library.upenn.edu/wom....