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• AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE OF THE SALT PLAINS AREAS • OF NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA • By C. REID FERRING DANIEL J. CROUCH TOWANA D. SPIVEY Contributions of the Museum of the Great Plains Number 4 r Lawton, Oklahoma 1976 , , ' • • An Archaeological Reconnaissance of the Cultural Resources of the Proposed Arkansas River Chloride Control Project, Areas I-IV, Northwestern Oklahoma by C. Reid Ferring Daniel J. Crouch Tawana D. Spivey Submitted in partial fulfillment of Contract No. DACW56-75-C-0115 Corps of Engineers, Tulsa Di.strict Museum of the Great Plai.ns Lawton, Oklahoma • • • • I • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Many people have assisted on thi.s project. While there are too many to mention individually, we wish to thank the landowners who kindly provided information and access to their land. Deserving special mention is Mr. Ezra Blackmon of Freedom who provided us with many hospitalities and friendship. Mr. Victor Burnham, also of Freedom, as an interested amateur provided us with invaluable help as well as many a fine meal. · · Thanks also go to Dr. Kenneth Johnson of the Oklahoma Geological Survey for his help in understanding the geology of the salt areas and for hi.s suggestions concerning "Dog Creek chert." Dr. Robert Robel of Kansas State University provided a manuscript of his report to the Corps on the terrestrial flora and fauna of these salt areas and has kindly allowed us to draw upon it in our discussions. Also, Mr. Thomas Witty, Kansas State Archaeologist, has provided us with information on the archaeology of southwestern Kansas. Dr. Sam Bigham of Northwestern Oklahoma State University provided information on sites near Areas II and III. He was also helpful in acquiring aerial photographs of those areas. Mr. Jerry Allen and the staff of the Soil Conservation Service office in Freedom gave assistance in locating landowners. Our thanks also to Don Wyckoff, Larry Neal, and the staff of the Oklahoma Archaeological Survey. They provided site files and lithi.c refer