River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 28: The Dance Hall of the Santee Bottoms On the Fort Berthold Reservation, Garrison Reservoir, North Dakota

A unique structure remaining on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation is an old dance hall, a ceremonial building which in some respects appears to have been an outgrowth of the old Mandan and Hidatsa earthlodges (pl. 18, a). The dance hall (32MIA1) is located in sec. 30, T. 149 N., R. 90 W., McLean County, North Dakota. Prior to cultivation, the bottom land surrounding the dance hall was covered with the typical flora of the area, mainly cottonwood and willow. In the summer of 1954, however, the immediate area was under cultivation. George Metcalf, at that time assistant archeologist of the Smithsonian Institution Missouri Basin Project staff, now a member of the Division of Archeology, United States National Museum, recorded this site in 1950 while making a reconnaissance of the area to be inundated by the Garrison Reservoir. It was later decided that since the site was one of the many that would be flooded by the Garrison Reservoir in the near future, a complete record of the structure should he made. During the summer of 1952 the writer, archeologist of the Smithsonian Institution River Basin Surveys staff, assisted by Charles Proctor and Robert Williams, students at the University of Oklahoma, temporarily employed by the Missouri Basin Project, visited the site. This party obtained precise measurements and a description of the dance hall. Presumably the structure will be demolished and the timbers salvaged for various purposes prior to inundation.伯特霍尔德堡印第安保留地（Fort Berthold Indian Reservation）内留存的一处独特遗存为一座旧舞厅，其作为仪式性建筑，在某些层面可视为曼丹人（Mandan）与希达察人（Hidatsa）传统土筑棚屋（图版18a）的衍生形制。该舞厅遗址（32MIA1）坐落于北达科他州麦克莱恩县，镇区149北、量程90西的第30区段。在土地开垦之前，舞厅周边的低地覆盖着该地区典型植被，以三角叶杨与柳树为主。但至1954年夏季，该遗址紧邻的区域已被开垦为农田。时任史密森学会（Smithsonian Institution）密苏里河流域项目团队助理考古学家的乔治·梅特卡夫（George Metcalf），现任美国国家博物馆（United States National Museum）考古学部成员，于1950年对将被加里森水库（Garrison Reservoir）蓄水淹没的区域开展考古踏勘时，记录了该遗址。后续经评估，鉴于该遗址属于即将被水库淹没的众多遗址之一，需对该建筑进行完整的考古记录。1952年夏季，时任史密森学会河流域调查团队考古学家的笔者，在受密苏里河流域项目临时雇佣的俄克拉荷马大学（University of Oklahoma）学生查尔斯·普罗克特（Charles Proctor）与罗伯特·威廉姆斯（Robert Williams）的协助下到访该遗址。此次考察团队获取了该舞厅的精确测量数据与详细形制描述。据推测，该建筑将在水库蓄水前被拆除，其木料将被回收用于各类用途。