Project: Lake Carlos Beach Site, 1992 and 1996 Project /
Collection Overview 21DL2, Lake Carlos Beach Site, 1992 and 1996
Catalog of Collections, 21DL2, 1992 & 1996 Dataset provided by
the Minnesota Historical Society In 1992 formal test units and
shovel tests examined an area of 45 by 74 meters. Ceramics,
lithics, and bone were common in all units. The investigation
recovered a wide variety of local and non-local lithic material,
including quartz, quartzite, chert, Tongue River silica, Knife
River flint, and obsidian. Lithic tool forms included scrapers,
bifaces, and five projectile points, three of which are Paleo-
Indian lanceolate style points. The only complete lanceolate
point falls in the range of Angostura points dated to around
9000 B.P. A Madison type triangular projectile point dated to
300-1200 B.P. and a small side-notched point, possibly
associated with Late Woodland or Plains Village, were also
recovered. Ceramics consisted primarily of net-impressed body
sherds, although some also exhibited cor