Abstract	The Gail Stone archaeological site, located in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin has added to our understanding of Paleo-Indian culture because it is one of the few unmixed Paleo-Indian fluted-point components in this region. Fluted points, endscrapers and other lithic artifacts found along a slope could represent a single short-term occupation for tool production. The location of artifacts on the slope of the terrace raises questions since Paleo-Indian occupations are not believed to have occurred on terrace slopes. This paper has sought answers on how Paleo-Indian peoples occupied the terrace through an interpretation of stratigraphy and site formation processes. Field and laboratory work to evaluate the site stratigraphy and terrace formation revealed the presence of a buried paleosurface over 2 meters below the present terrace surface. Evidence for the buried surface includes an eolian lag deposit and the presence of fossil ostracod shells associated with the lag deposit.
Alternative title	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Journal of Undergraduate Research
	UW-La Crosse JUR
Author	Newman, Tiffany L.
Contributor	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Undergraduate Research Program
Owner	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Sponsor	Wilder, Dean
Type of resource	text
Genre	journal
Genre authority	marcgt
Publisher name	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Place of publication	La Crosse, Wisconsin
Date published	2001
Date captured	2016-12-06
Language	eng
Width	5.99
Height	9.0
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	Geography Authority: LCSH
Subject topic	Earth sciences Authority: LCSH
Note	Published as part of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Journal of Undergraduate Research, Volume 4 (2001)
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Collection	UWL Journal of Undergraduate Research
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