The conservation area was specifically identified for preservation based on "the information it may provide on prehistoric and historic Indian subsistence and settlement on Staten Island."

[2] It overlaps with the Aakawaxung Munahanung (Island Protected from the Wind) Archaeological Site in Conference House Park, which was designated by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 2021.

The first documented evidence of Paleo-Indians using the site is from the end of the Early Archaic Period 8,000 years ago.

[10] Close to the three males, the body of a child was unearthed with a variety of grave goods, including pendants made of yellow jasper and various utensils.

An additional skeleton unearthed in a prone position was completely charred above the knees, suggesting he may have been burned alive while tied to a stake.