Abstract	The Oneota were a prehistoric agricultural people who occupied the La Crosse area from A.D. 1300-1625. Unlike the major summer Oneota villages that have been excavated, the Swennes Upper Garden site (47Lc333) is located in an interior valley instead of on a terrace of the Mississippi River. Four seasons of excavations at the site have identified 29 features and provide a sample for analysis. This paper examines two specific research problems: the seasonality during which the site was occupied, and the specific phase(s) of occupation. Analysis of a sample of the plant and animal remains are used to evaluate what season(s) the site was occupied. Diagnostic decorated pottery is used to identify specific phase(s) in the Oneota culture and suggest if the site was from a single or multiple occupations. Two radiocarbon dates have been acquired from two different features to give the site specific dates. Due to the unique location of the Swennes Upper Garden site, this paper gives us an opportunity to identify some more poorly understood aspects of Oneota culture, such as identification of a winter occupation.
Alternative title	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Journal of Undergraduate Research
	UW-La Crosse JUR
Author	Aurit, Amy
Contributor	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Undergraduate Research Program
Owner	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Sponsor	Theler, James
	Arzigian, Constance
Type of resource	text
Genre	journal
Genre authority	marcgt
Publisher name	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Place of publication	La Crosse, Wisconsin
Date published	2007
Date captured	2016-12-06
Language	eng
Width	8.5
Height	10.99
Subject topic	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse -- Students -- Research -- Periodicals Authority: LCSH
Subject topic	College students -- Research -- United States -- Periodicals Authority: LCSH
Subject topic	Journals Authority: LCSH
Subject topic	Sociology Authority: LCSH
Subject topic	Archaeology Authority: LCSH
Note	Published as part of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Journal of Undergraduate Research, Volume 10 (2007)
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Collection	UWL Journal of Undergraduate Research
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