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Funk Foundation Fellowships for Archaeological ResearchAwarded Fall 2005
Special Studies on Excavated Materials from the Corey site, a 16th and
17th Century Cayuga Village, by Jack Rossen, Ithaca College (for
scholarly article and book)
In addition to lithic and paleoethnobotanical studies of the Corey Village by
Dr. Rossen, the Funk Foundation supports its faunal analysis (April Beisaw,
Binghamton University), ceramic paste analysis (A. Gwynn Henderson,
University of Kentucky), and pollen and starch grain extraction from ground
stone pallets (Dolores Piperno, Smithsonian Institution). “Corey is a 16th and
17th Century Cayuga village in King Ferry, NY. The site has a double
earthen embankment and ditch and pathways into the herb-rich gorges that
frame the site on three sides. The site was tested by Marian White in 1970
but never reported. Excavations conducted by two cooperative Ithaca
College-Wells College Archaeological Field Schools in 2003 and 2005
revealed a midden zone, ground stone work areas, and a “shorthouse,” or 25
by 10-foot paired post structure with a row of four internal hearths. Large
collections of chipped lithic [materials], ground stone, and ceramics were
recovered. An unusually well-preserved assemblage of faunal remains,
including abundant delicate fish bone and scales, was also collected”
(Rossen 2005).
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