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DOCUMENT Full-Text Stewart Deats.

This document presents the results of burial investigations and limited archaeological data recovery investigations at Sites AZ O:5:155(ASM) and AZ O:5:156(ASM) within a proposed private development known as Simonton Ranch. EnviroSystems Management, Inc. conducted the work at the request of the property owner in an effort to achieve proactive compliance with the Arizona Burial Statute (A.R.S. §41-865). Additional important information about the two sites, albeit limited, was obtained during the...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Deborah A. Westfall.

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DOCUMENT Citation Only Susan Hector.

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DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman. Linda Scott Cummings. R.A. Varney.

Artifacts from burial and burnt rock features at site CA-LAN-254 in southern California were analyzed for pollen, starches, phytoliths, and/or protein residues. Botanic remains picked from floated soil samples also were submitted for identification. This site is located near the city of Chatsworth in inland Los Angeles County, on the border with Ventura County. It is a large residential base with an extensive burnt rock midden, abundant roasting pits, and an associated Native American...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Ángel Vega-deJesús.

Functionality of lithic assemblages from Puerto Rico has been traditionally based on tools morphology. These suggestions, which are rarely proven, are put to test in the present study in using use-wear analysis of 87 chert flakes from the early site of Cueva Ventana (2400 – 1010 b.C.). Experiments were conducted on 28 flakes of the same raw material, in which microscopic traces present on stone tool surfaces were compared with those present on the tools from the site. These experiments included...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sarah H. Berry.

This report presents the results of a subsurface archaeological testing program at Sba-793 conducted by the Directorate of Environmental Management in May and June 1990. The purpose of the work was to evaluate the effect of construction of the proposed waste water treatment plant on this National Register eligible site. Despite the disturbed appearance of the ground surface an undisturbed deposit exists within this portion of Sba-793. The deposit, however, does not contain any new or unique...