Phase 1B Underwater Archaeological Report for the Onondaga ...

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Phase IB Underwater Archaeological Resources Report for Onondaga Lake Superfund Site
Anomaly 83: Wood and Metal Debris
Anomaly 83 Summary Table
Anomaly Identification Wood and Metal Debris
Remedial Impact
Dredge and Cap
NRHP Eligibility
Unevaluated
Recommendation
Anomaly Dataset
Side Scan (2005)
No
Magnetometer (2005) No
Side Scan (2010)
No
Sector Scan (2010)
No
ROV (2010)
No
Diver Observations 6/28/11
Diver Videography
No
Maps/Charts
No
Aerial Imagery
No
Historic Accounts
No
Research Results
Anomaly 83 was investigated by a diver in 2011. The anomaly consists of a series of disarticulated wood
and metal debris. A section of wooden debris was recovered and documented. It consisted of an 8ft
(2.4m) sheet of plywood, one side of which has paint on it. There were many fasteners, including two
ringbolts and two pipe fittings; it was fastened to adjacent pieces with sheetrock screws. It is likely a
fragment from an ice shanty or shed.
Figure 100. LCMM archaeologist documents Anomaly 83 (left). Detail of Anomaly 83 showing a pipe
fitting and a ring bolt (LCMM Collection) (right).
A second smaller, stout piece of wood was recovered, containing three fasteners. This timber is 37in
(94cm) long and 3in (8cm) in width and thickness, and probably oak. This timber appears historic in
nature, but is an isolated find.
Recommendations
LCMM recommends no further work on A83.
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