Archaic (Temporal Keyword)
451-475 (572 Records)
Photographs are one of the few remaining ways to examine the now inundated archaeological sites in the DAP. Photographic images add context to specific aspects of Anasazi life in the DAP area; in a sense, DAP photography "provides the investigator with ways to understand the spatial integration of households and communities" (Wilshusen et al. 1999:115). Only a fraction of all photographs taken during the project can be found in the published series of DAP reports. Individuals wishing to access...
Photolog for the Photos from the Cultural Resources Assessment of 59 Archaeological Sites Located Along Reaches 1 and 2 of the Tucson Aqueduct (Phase A) (2010)
The Bureau of Reclamation has developed an archaeological site database for the Central Arizona Project (CAP) canal main stem based on the Class III survey data that includes all previously recorded sites. An unknown number of these sites were either destroyed by construction or excavation, while others are no longer located within the CAP right-of-way (ROW). To assist Reclamation in checking the accuracy of its site database, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) was asked to revisit...
Photolog for the Photos from the Relocation, Reassessment, and Remapping of 74 Archaeological Sites Located Along Reaches 3, 4, and 5 of the Tucson Aqueduct (Phase B) (2013)
The Phoenix Area Office (PXAO), Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), has developed an archaeological site database for the Central Arizona Project (CAP) main stem canal. The current data is based on data resulting from Class III surveys conducted in the 1970s and 1980s prior to the canal’s construction. To assist in checking the accuracy of its site database, Reclamation requested that Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) revisit 74 sites that had been identified in Reaches 3, 4,...
Photos from the Cultural Resources Assessment of 59 Archaeological Sites Located Along Reaches 1 and 2 of the Tucson Aqueduct (Phase A) (2010)
The Bureau of Reclamation has developed an archaeological site database for the Central Arizona Project (CAP) canal main stem based on the Class III survey data that includes all previously recorded sites. An unknown number of these sites were either destroyed by construction or excavation, while others are no longer located within the CAP right-of-way (ROW). To assist Reclamation in checking the accuracy of its site database, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) was asked to revisit...
Photos from the Relocation, Reassessment, and Remapping of 74 Archaeological Sites Located Along Reaches 3, 4, and 5 of the Tucson Aqueduct (Phase B) (2013)
The Phoenix Area Office (PXAO), Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), has developed an archaeological site database for the Central Arizona Project (CAP) main stem canal. The current data is based on data resulting from Class III surveys conducted in the 1970s and 1980s prior to the canal’s construction. To assist in checking the accuracy of its site database, Reclamation requested that Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) revisit 74 sites that had been identified in Reaches 3, 4,...
PHYTOLITH, STARCH, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE (CIEP) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE MIDLAND SITE #8, 20MD38, MIDLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN (2019)
Midland Site #8 (20MD38), is a multi-component prehistoric site located in Chippewassee Park, Midland County, Michigan. The site was originally situated on stratified floodplain alluvium near the confluence of the Chippewa and Tittabawasee Rivers. In the 1970s, the city of Midland built Chippewassee Park and buried the site under a gravel parking lot and cleared grassy area (Kevin Schwarz, personal communication, November 12, 2018). Current archaeological investigations were conducted by ASC...
POLLEN ANALYSIS AND CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 48CR10499, CARBON COUNTY, WYOMING (2017)
Site 48CR10499, located in south-central Wyoming in the eastern portion of the Washakie Basin, is a hunter-gatherer open camp exhibiting evidence of two occupations, including one Early Archaic housepit. Component 2 yielded ten radiocarbon dates ranging from 5720 to 5180 BP, indicating an Opal Phase occupation. Component 1 comprises two distinct open camps dating to 1820 and 1530 BP. Two sediment samples collected from each of the two cultural components were examined for pollen to provide...
POLLEN ANALYSIS FOR ONE SAMPLE FROM THE GOBBLERS KNOW 327 SITE (48SU6933), SUBLETTE COUNTY, WYOMING (2010)
One soil sample from Site 48SU6933, the Gobblers Know 327 site, was submitted for examination of pollen remains. This prehistoric open camp is located in Sublette County, southwestern Wyoming. Radiocarbon dates from two features at this site returned dates of 3660 ± 40 YBP and 5380 ± 40 YBP, indicating occupation of this site during the Pine Spring phase of the Late Archaic period, and the Opal phase of the Early Archaic period (Joni Stainbrook, personal communication, December 6, 2010). Pollen...
POLLEN ANALYSIS FOR THE FILLMORE SEAVERSON SITE (48CR11356), SWEETWATER COUNTY, WYOMING (2022)
Site 48CR11356 is located west of the bank of Fillmore Creek and approximately 350 feet southwest of the earthen dike of Seaverson Reservoir. AMS Radiocarbon analysis on charcoal recovered from eight of the thermal features indicates multiple occupations spanning the Opal phase of the Archaic period (5690 ±30 years B.P. 4070 ±30 years B.P.), with more intensive use from approximately 5300–5200 years B.P. Soil samples representing Cultural Stratum II and the base of a feature beneath a piece...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 48CR10089, HUGUS CLIFFS, CARBON COUNTY, WYOMING (2017)
Site 48CR10089, the Hugus Cliffs Site, is located in the northwestern portion of the Kindt Basin. Situated on an alluvial fan at the base of Hugus Cliff and along the western margin of an unnamed tributary of Little Sage Creek, this site represents a Middle to Late Archaic open camp. Twelve features are situated within an extensive stain. Radiocarbon dates obtained from seven hearths place occupation generally between 4260 ± 30 and 4030 ± 30 BP, with a single intrusive hearth dating 1520 ± 30...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 48SU7579, SUBLETTE COUNTY, WYOMING (2018)
Prehistoric camp site 48SU7579, situated on a northwesterly extending ridge finger, lies at an elevation of 7030 ft overlooking the Alkali Creek drainage valley. Two areas, Blocks A and B, date to the Opal Phase of the Early Archaic. Feature fill was collected from four features for pollen analysis to assess their use and provide paleoenvironmental information. A modern control sample assists with interpretation of prehistoric use.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE BLUE RIM SITE (48SU6439), WYOMING (2009)
The Blue Rim Site is a prehistoric open camp located on a finger ridge extending from the south flank of Blue Rim towards the highway. This site includes a disperse scatter of lithic debitage, a concentration of FCR, and three areas of cultural staining (Feature 2). Radiocarbon dates obtained from fire hearths indicate occupation within the Opal phase of the Archaic period (6500-4300 BP). Pollen samples were collected and examined from ten features representing four periods of occupation at this...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF SEDIMENT SAMPLES FROM SITES 42KA2042, 42KA2044, 42KA2068, AND 42KA6104, KANE COUNTY, UTAH (2009)
Four sites representing a temporary camp of unknown prehistoric affiliation (42Ka2042), an Archaic and Virgin Anasazi temporary camp (42Ka2044), a Late Prehistoric lithic scatter and Historic habitation site (42Ka2068), and an Archaic lithic scatter (42Ka6104) were sampled for pollen to identify local past vegetation, as well as subsistence practices. Fourteen sediment samples, including four control samples, were submitted from these four sites in Kane County, Utah for pollen analysis.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF SITE 48CR9097, CARBON COUNTY, WYOMING (2017)
Site 48CR9097represents an Early to Late Archaic occupation containing five features and divided into a Prehistoric Camp and Faunal Block. Radiocarbon dates obtained for Feature 1, noted at a depth of 26–34 cmbgs, and Feature 3, recovered at a depth of 53–93 cmbgs are reported as 1800 ± 30 and 5300 ± 30 BP, respectively. Three pollen samples were examined from the Prehistoric Camp block, and two pollen samples were examined from the Faunal Block.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF TWENTY-THREE SEDIMENT SAMPLES FROM SITE 13DB674, DUBUQUE COUNTY, IOWA (2019)
Site 13DB674 is situated on terrace within an actively cultivated cornfield extending southeast of the junction of east/west-trending Seippel Road and north/south-trending Cousins Road in Dubuque County, Iowa. A lithic artifact concentration consisting of tertiary flake reductions was discovered at the site, with cultural materials recovered from two separate stratigraphic formation members, recognized by geologists as Gunder (c. 10,500–3,000 BP) and Roberts Creek (c. 4,000–500 BP) (Leah Rogers,...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT THE HOT SPRING LAKE SITE, 42DV2,UTAH (2001)
Samples from the Hot Spring Lake site, 42DV2, were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. Individual charcoal samples were identified prior to submission for radiocarbon analysis. Site 42DV2 is a large, open, multicomponent site located near the southeast edge of the Great Salt Lake in northern Utah. This site exhibits extensive Archaic and Late Prehistoric and some Formative/Fremont deposits. Pollen and macrofloral analyses were undertaken specifically to provide information...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS FOR SAMPLES FROM SITES 41MV318 AND 41MV319 IN THE DOS REPUBLICAS PROJECT AREA, TEXAS (2011)
Samples from the fill of three concentrations of burned rock and soil interpreted as hearths from sites 32MV318 and 32MV319 were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. These sites are located in the Dos Republicas project area near Elm Creek, a tributary to the Rio Grande River, in southern Texas. Radiocarbon dates from these three features reflect Middle and Late Archaic occupations. Pollen and macrofloral analyses will be used to provide information concerning plant resources utilized by...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE AR-03-08-02-419 (LA 115574) FOR THE SACRAMENTO RIVER ROAD, NEW MEXICO (2002)
Samples from two pit features at Site AR-03-08-02-419 (LA 115574) were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. In addition, a macrofloral sample was collected from the general site surface to serve as a control. This site is part of the Sacramento River Road project in southern New Mexico. The site yielded Iithics dating to the Archaic period, although a single radiocarbon sample from one of the pit features yielded a conventional radiocarbon age of 200 ± 60 BP (Beta-167292). This area...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS, CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION, MICROCHARCOAL EXTRACTION, AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 42WS1220, WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH (2018)
Site 42WS1220 is an open campsite located in the Saint George Basin, Washington County, Utah. The site is situated on three active dunes along the eastern side of Cottonwood Wash with Interstate 15 north-bound lanes running through it. The site produced multiple features, lithics, ground stones, and ceramics dating between the Archaic period and the Puebloan and South Pauite periods (Aaron Woods, personal communication, November 14, 2018). Two thermal feature fill sediments were submitted for...
POLLEN AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS OF CIRCULAR EARTHWORK SAMPLES FROM THE FORT CENTER SITE, 8GL13, GLADES COUNTY, FLORIDA (2011)
Fort Center, located in Glades County, Florida, provides evidence of Late Archaic; Early, Middle, and Late Woodland, Belle Glades, Calusa, Protohistoric, Seminole, and finally 19th and 20th century occupations. Thus, occupation at this 2.5 square km earthwork site dates between 800 BC and at least the late 1800s (Victor Thompson, personal communication, September 2010). Earlier work at this site included pollen analysis that reported consistent finds of Zea mays pollen. Verification or denial of...
POLLEN AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS OF CIRCULAR EARTHWORK SAMPLES FROM THE FORT CENTER SITE, 8GL13, GLADES COUNTY, FLORIDA (2010)
Fort Center, located in Glades County, Florida, provides evidence of Late Archaic; Early, Middle, and Late Woodland, Belle Glades, Calusa, Protohistoric, Seminole, and finally 19th and 20th century occupations. Thus, occupation at this 2.5 square km earthwork site dates between 800 BC and at least the late 1800s (Victor Thompson, personal communication, September 2010). Earlier work at this site included pollen analysis that reported consistent finds of Zea mays pollen. Verification or denial of...
POLLEN AND STARCH ANALYSIS OF 48SU2800, WYOMING (2010)
Site 48SU2800, located in the northern portion of the Green River Basin, yielded evidence of an Archaic occupation. Radiocarbon dates of 3050 ± 40 BP and 3990 ± 40 BP are reported for two of the features. Four basin hearth features were examined to recover pollen and starches that would provide information concerning plants processed by occupants of this site.
POLLEN AND STARCH ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITES 5DA3208 AND 5DA3419, DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO (2018)
Sites 5DA3208 and 5DA3419 are located south of the town of Parker in Douglas County, Colorado. A 2017 excavation of Site 5DA3208 by ERO Resources revealed a multicomponent prehistoric open camp centered on a knoll overlooking Newlin Gulch (Marcus Espinosa, personal communication, November 21, 2018). Based upon identification of associated cultural materials, ERO suggests that Site 5DA3208 was most intensely occupied during the Late Archaic period. Additional evidence for Early Ceramic and Middle...
POLLEN AND STARCH ANALYSIS OF SEDIMENT SAMPLES FROM SITE 48SU3993, SUBLETTE COUNTY, WYOMING (2017)
Site 48SU3993 exhibits three cultural components representing the Great Divide phase of the Early Archaic, the Opal phase of the Early Archaic, and the Pine Spring phase of the Late Archaic. Situated in the northern portion of the Wyoming Basin, this hunter-gatherer open camp represents multiple short-term residential camps. Pollen analysis of the modern surface, three stratigraphic samples, and nine thermal feature samples, as well as starch analysis of the same nine thermal feature samples,...
POLLEN, PARASITE, PHYTOLITH, AND ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION (XRF) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM LA ALBERCA ROCKSHELTER, MEXICO (2018)
La Alberca Rockshelter is a highland cliff painting site located in the Tancítaro volcanic range foothills, Michoacan, Mexico. The site exhibits Mesoamerican motifs on the primary rock panel, while Archaic motifs are distributed throughout the cliff walls. Excavations at the rockshelter recovered obsidian flakes, an obsidian arrowhead, a smoothing or polishing rock, faunal remains, and a human skeleton. The burial included grave goods, and upon further excavation, it appears to have been...