[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] A Survey of Disturbance Processes in Archaeological Site Formation. In Advances in Archaeological Method and Theory, v. l, edited by M.B. Schiffer, pp. 315-380 Academic Press, Inc., Orlando. 19 Evidence of Paleo-Indian and Early Archaic Occupation in Washington County, New York Roger L. Ashton, Van Epps-Hartley Chapter, NYSAA The surface discoveries of a fluted point, a side scraper ,and a Dalton-like point and their possible relationships are discussed. The geologic history of the find locales and the environmental setting of early occupations are described, and formal and metric attributes of the artifacts are presented. Introduction In east-central Washington County, New York, a small stream, the Flax Mill, junctures with the Batten Kill some seven miles from the Vermont border. Near this smaller stream the author discovered two artifacts relating to the Paleo-Indian tradition and a third possibly of Early Archaic origin. Geology and Geography The Batten Kill (Figure l) is a large, swiftly flowing trout stream that drains part of the Taconic and Green Mountains on the New York-Vermont border. It flows in a southerly direction through these mountains, then swings in a westerly course flowing through a rich alluvial valley in New York State to its confluence with the Hudson River just north of Schuylerville. The Flax Mill, 18 km (11 mi) east of the Hudson, is a much smaller and slower moving stream primarily from the drainage of two kettle lakes, Hedges Lake and Clarks Pond.