ber ▁pal is ade . ▁ ▁The ▁people ▁who ▁once ▁lived ▁on ▁the ▁Mitchell ▁site ▁acquired ▁their ▁food ▁from ▁many ▁different ▁sources . ▁The ▁discovery ▁of ▁food ▁processing ▁tools ▁and ▁carbon ized ▁se eds ▁suggest ▁that ▁these ▁people ▁were ▁growing ▁much ▁of ▁their ▁food . ▁Art ifact s , ▁such ▁as ▁ho es ▁and ▁squ ash ▁kn ives ▁are ▁also ▁good ▁indic ators ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁far mers . ▁Vari ous ▁types ▁of ▁carbon ized ▁se eds ▁and ▁corn ▁c obs ▁show ▁they ▁were ▁growing ▁corn , ▁be ans , ▁squ ash , ▁ ▁sun flow ers ▁and ▁to b acco . ▁ ▁Arch ae ological ▁history ▁The ▁site ▁was ▁first ▁recorded ▁arch ae olog ically ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁including ▁ 4 5 ▁earth ▁l odge ▁sites , ▁extending ▁north ward ▁on ▁a ▁sp ur ▁of ▁land ▁over looking ▁Fir este el ▁Creek . ▁ ▁The ▁cre ek ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁dam med ▁to ▁form ▁Lake ▁Mitchell , ▁and ▁the ▁area ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁surv iving ▁site ▁elements ▁has ▁been ▁land sc aped ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁golf ▁course . ▁ ▁The ▁latter ▁work ▁in ▁particular ▁has ▁comprom ised ▁the ▁d itch es ▁that ▁originally ▁surrounded ▁the ▁settlement . ▁ ▁Two ▁house ▁de press ions ▁were ▁exc av ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁by ▁a ▁crew ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁Works ▁Progress ▁Administration . ▁ ▁A ▁house ▁exc av ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁showed ▁evidence ▁of ▁having ▁been ▁destroyed