Five sites, 9Ef97, 9Ef101, 9Ef134, 9Ef138, and 9Ef141, were recommended for testing because they were believed to contain potentially significant prehistoric components. One additional site, 9Ef137, yielded relatively abundant prehistoric remains and will also be discussed in this section. None of the prehistoric sites yielded preserved features, and evidence has been presented that the prehistoric deposits have been mixed by natural agents such as burrowing animals and root action. For these reasons, none of the prehistoric sites have been recommended for further work. Thus the limited information now at hand is all that is known about the prehistoric occupation of the Fort Howard tract, except for the limited data that will be acquired during the future investigations of the historic sites.
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