Many members of MAC’s staff specialize in various areas of prehistoric archaeology, which is the study of cultural materials from people without written historic records. In the areas where we work, this means sites with Native American artifacts and/or features. These sites may vary in complexity from a small group of flakes to villages with numerous features and artifacts.
Artifacts that we commonly encounter include debitage (flakes), projectile points, groundstone (manos and metates), cores, and other types of stone tools. We also often encounter features including hearths, stone circles, and cairns. On rare occasions, we will also run into ceramics, beads, pit houses, and rock art, among other findings.
On occasion, we encounter sites that are culturally important to living Native American tribes. In such cases, we are prepared to solicit Native American consultation if required by the project.
Whether sites are numerous or sparse on your project and whether they are simple or complex sites, MAC is prepared to do all work necessary to ensure that they are properly recorded and, when necessary, help create a treatment plan to mitigate damage to them.