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Methodology <br /> <br />Literature Search, Prehistoric and Historic Archaeological Sites. All available information on <br />known prehistoric archaeological sites will be collected from published sources, the Office of the <br />State Archaeologist, the State Historic Preservation Office, the Sherburne County Historical <br />Society, and the Minnesota Historical Society. Additionally, note from previous archaeologists <br />working in the area will be reviewed. Relevant references in secondary works (journals, <br /> <br /> Pre-Contact <br />(American <br /> Indian <br /> -o~,u.a,.,,nt <br /> <br /> ~ e t 2 $ 4 $ lala,m4~l~ <br /> <br />Example Historic Vegetation, Kathio Mille Lacs <br /> <br />travelers accounts etc.) will be <br />reviewed as well. For historical <br />archaeological sites we will work <br />closely with the Sherburne County <br />Historical Society to identify <br />additional resources, including oral <br />histories, family histories and <br />newspaper articles. Archival <br />airphotos will also be used to <br />identify potential historic <br />farmsteads and homesteads. Copies <br />of all relevant material will be <br />indexed and given to the Sherburne <br />County Historical Society, and all <br />efforts will be made to enhance and <br />supplement, not duplicate, work <br />already done by the Historical <br />Society. <br /> <br />Milling District Focus. Because of <br /> <br />the requested focus on the Milling District, the known importance of the District to the history of <br />Elk River, and the known existence of extensive archaeological remains in the area, every effort <br />will be made to do a comprehensive and exhaustive literature search. In addition to gathering <br />evidence, care will be taken to do a through analysis of the evidence, with an eye toward the <br />creation of a clear chronology of development in the area. This analysis will be matched with <br />non-intrusive on-site examination of archaeological remains, including photographic <br />documentation and preliminary sketch mapping. An attempt will be made to match visible <br />archaeological remains to the documentary history of the area. <br /> <br />GIS Development. The project will utilize a Geographic Information System (GIS) created in <br />ArcView (the most commonly used sof~ware). As part of the creation of the predictive model, <br />the project will bring together (as possible) historical maps, topographic data, historical and <br />current aerial photos, satellite imagery, vegetation maps (current and historic), soil maps, <br />hydrological maps, known archaeological sites, historic farmsteads, and plat maps. These will <br />all be digitized and geo-referenced making it possible to make computer overlays. <br /> <br />GIS Predictive Model Development. The predictive model will be a modification of predictive <br />models developed and used with good success at Mille Lacs Kathio State Park and the Korinthia <br />of Greece. While the full complexity of the model cannot be explained here, it based on three <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br /> <br />