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Wrecked! An Interactive Exhibition on a Revolutionary War Shipwreck in St. Augustine, Florida (2016)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Brenda Swann.

The upcoming exhibition of the Storm Wreck, a Revolutionary War shipwreck in St. Augustine, Florida, is two-fold. As with traditional archaeology exhibits, it will share how historical documents and artifacts from the shipwreck tell the story of British Loyalists who, after evacuating Charleston, South Carolina and leaving behind all they knew and taking with them only what they treasured and needed most, arrived in St. Augustine only to run aground and have many of their precious few items...


Wrightwood Borrow Pit (1977)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Joseph E. Hearn.

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Wrightwood Land Exchange (1982)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Michael J. McIntyre.

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Wrightwood Small Tracts Act. 9PP (1996)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Michael J. McIntyre.

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Writing the Archaeology of America's Modern Cities (2013)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Nan Rothschild. Diana Wall.

 Over the last few decades, archaeologists have contributed a great deal to our understanding of contemporary American cities.  We  have just finished writing a book about the work these colleagues have done, based on material they have provided from  all over the country, mostly from the grey literature.  Their archaeological investigations are informative at two scales of analysis.  Some studies, on the macro scale, have encompassed the whole city, and reveal patterns of urban development, ...


Writing, Sewing, Eating: Faunal Analysis of a post-Emancipation School for Girls in Montserrat, West Indies (2018)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Alexis K Ohman.

Potato Hill is located on the western side of Montserrat, which is a small volcanic island in the West Indies. Initial surveys conducted at this site during the 2010-2014 field seasons identified three historic structures. They were subsequently excavated in 2015-2016, and ranged from the 17th century through the 19th century. Of these, the 19th-century structure Feature 16 became of particular interest due to the artifacts related to writing (slate, pencils), sewing (thimbles, buttons, and...


Writing|Righting the History of Missoula’s Recent Past: Reflecting on the Outcomes of Intense Public Archaeology amid Extensive Growth (2020)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Kelly Dixon. Nikki M. Manning. Kate Kolwicz.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Revolutionizing Approaches to Campus History - Campus Archaeology's Role in Telling Their Institutions' Stories" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The Missoula Historic Underground Project (MHUP) started with a request from the local Historic Preservation Office in 2012 to see if we archaeologists at the University of Montana (UM) could address local lore by systematically investigating Missoula's underground...


The Wupatki Petroglyph Project (2018)
DOCUMENT Citation Only David Purcell.

The Museum of Northern Arizona and National Park Service, Flagstaff Area National Monuments conducted a cooperative baseline documentation and condition assessment of four sites in Wupatki National Monument 2014-2017: Crack-in-Rock (WS831), Middle Mesa (WS833), Horseshoe Mesa (WS834), and WS835. The fieldwork component of the project comprised high resolution film and digital photography of 374 petroglyph panels and 4,004 elements, completion of narrative and tabular data collection forms for...


WWI Concrete Shipwrecks in Texas (2018)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Dorothy Rowland.

During World War I, raw material supply shortages in the United States caused many manufacturing innovations to be made, including the use of concrete for the hulls of merchant ships. Concrete ships were manufactured by both the US government and private companies, but few were ready in time to contribute to the war effort. These ships were unique in their design, sailing capabilities, and working lifespan. There are four recorded archeological examples of concrete oil tankers in Texas, wrecked...


WWII-Related Caves, Community Archaeology and Public Service Announcements: A Community Approach to Raising Awareness and Protecting Caves (2016)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Jennifer F McKinnon. Toni Carrell. Genevieve S. Cabrera.

A recent ABPP-funded project explored community consensus building for the protection of WWII-related caves on the island of Saipan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The project utilized radio and television public service announcements for the purpose of sharing a local message of protection and preservation of caves with the island community. This paper outlines the process of community engagement and involvement, recording privately owned WWII cave sites, developing a...


X-Ray Flourescence Analysis of Obsidian From Fort Mason, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, From CA-MRN-230 and CA-MRN-375 (1978)
DOCUMENT Citation Only James C. Bard. Colin I. Busby.

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X-Ray Flouresence Chemical Identifications of Obsidian from the 40 M.P.H. Curve Site, Owens Valley, Eastern California (1979)
DOCUMENT Citation Only James Bard.

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X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis of Obsidian From Fort Mason, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California, and From CA-Mrn-230 and CA-Mrn-375 (1978)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Colin I. Busby. James C. Bard.

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Xenia, IN: A Comparison Study Based on the Carolina Artifact Pattern (2017)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Andrew D Earle. Christopher R. Moore.

During the early to mid-19th century, Xenia, Indiana was an occupied town in Carroll County.  As the region grew, Xenia did not and the town was abandoned.  During the summer of 2011, the University of Indianapolis performed a siteless survey of a 60+ acre agricultural field that included portions of the abandoned town.  We used Stanley South’s Carolina Artifact Pattern to categorize data from the site.  Additionally, we used South’s mean ceramic date formula to confirm the mean dates of...


XRF ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE CA-SHA-2435, SHASTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (2019)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings. R. A. Varney.

Two sediment samples and four rocks recovered in a trench at CA-SHA-2435 (Keswick Boat Ramp Cabin), situated on an ancestral terrace and hill along the Sacramento River, were submitted for analysis. A major historic (1890s to early 1900s) copper mining and smelting operation was located in this vicinity. A prehistoric camp is overlain by a cabin foundation and possible ore roasting features.


XXVIIth SHA-CUA Government Maritime Managers Meeting: "There is no bad weather, only inappropriate clothing" (Sir Ranulph Fiennes, OBE) (2019)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Susan Langley.

This is an abstract from the "XXVIIth SHA-CUA Government Maritime Managers Meeting: "There is no bad weather, only inappropriate clothing" (Sir Ranulph Fiennes, OBE)" session, at the 2019 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. At no time more than in recent years has being properly "attired" been more important to maritime heritage management. While not included in any job description, maritime managers are experts at making the most of opportunities; the theme of this...


Yahi archery (1918)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Saxton T Pope.

J. Whittaker: Hunting distance 10-20 yards p. 126. includes Plates 21-37.


Yahi Artifacts taken from Ishi's Lower Camp, Wowunupo'mu tetna (Grizzly Bear's Hiding Place) on November 6 & 7, 1908 (2009)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Richard Burrill.

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Yamisevul: An Archaeological Treatment Plan and Testing Report for CA-RIV-269, Riverside County, California (1987)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Jeffrey Altschul. Steven D. Shelley.

Limited archaeological testing and archival research was conducted on three cultural resources located along Mission Creek in Riverside County, California. All three resources are located on land formerly belonging to the Mission Creek Indian Reservation. Two of the resources, the Kitchen/Thomas settlement complex and a subterranean stone structure, were occupied by former residents of the reservation during the early portion of the twentieth century. The third resource, CA-RIV-269, consists of...


Yankee Jim Boundary Fence Arr 05-09-18 (1980)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Jerry Coffey.

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Yankee Point Surface Reconnaissance APN 241-153-03, Carmel Highlands, Monterey County, California (1984)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Rob Edwards. Charlotte Simpson-Smith.

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Yankee Timber Sale Addendum Arr 05-11-7 (1979)
DOCUMENT Citation Only James Baldwin.

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Yardbird Timber Sale Arr 05-03-236 (1982)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Sue Warren.

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Yellow Stake Campsites Rehabilitation (1993)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Marilyn Mlazovsky.

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A Yeoman’s House in Marshfield: the c. 1638 Robert Waterman House (2020)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Ross K. Harper. Mary G. Harper.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "New Research on the “Old Colony”: Recent Approaches to Plymouth Archaeology" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. As Plimoth Plantation became crowded for ever-increasing numbers of newcomers, colonists spread into neighboring areas within the Old Colony. One of these areas was Greene’s Harbor, or Marshfield. In the 1630s Robert Waterman and his wife Elizabeth, a daughter of prominent colonist Thomas Bourne,...