as Sandy Lake Plain, which differs only slightly from the more abundant Salt Lake ware. Its only difference is a stick impressed decoration trend. However, thirteen vessels found at the Mooney site are very different than both the Sandy Lake Plain style and the Salt Lake style. The 6 odd vessels were given a new classification known as Red River ware and are distinguished by a rolled lip. Despite the large number of pottery found, lithic materials were scarce. Less than three hundred total stone tools and pieces of lithic debris were found. Of those, only 255 artifacts were from the Woodland period, which is the period from which the majority of the recovered pottery at the site dates. This puts the pottery to lithics remains at an astounding 5/1 ratio. The majority of the few stone remains found were made of native Swan River Chert and quartz. However, some exotic materials were found such as a piece of obsidian. In all, only three different kinds of stone tools were found at the site: bifaces, scrapers, and utilized flakes. Archaic Evidence At 140–160 cm below ground, twenty four flakes and a spread of bone were found whose carbon date is around 3400 B.P. This date provides the basis for the Archaic classification of the artifacts, despite the fact that no tools or pottery had been found that linked the site to that tradition. The trail of human interaction was obvious with the findings of bone chips highly characteristic of hunting. There were also burnt bone chips and charcoal found at this depth, showing fire and cooking activities. Some bone fragments were identified as bison bone. This, matched with the other faunal remains found at the site, showed that the people that inhabited this area relied heavily on bison. This gives a strong connection between the Mooney site and all other Archaic sites in the area, such as Lockport and Cemetery point, as the primary subsistence source in all locations were bison. Regional environment The site is located in the Red River Valley near the middle portion of the Red River. The valley coincides with the southern extensions of the Lake Agassiz Plain. The valley is very flat and surrounded by beach deposits left by an ancient lake some 13,000-9,000 years ago. The Red River flows north to Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba. The levees of the river range to about 10 meters