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DOCUMENT Citation Only Kevin Gibbons.

In the early settlement of Iceland, Scandinavian pioneers brought their social knowledge alongside herds of livestock to the untamed island and in turn initiated a millennium-long tradition of livestock husbandry and survivorship in a harsh and unpredictable environment. Decades of integrated historical ecological research across Iceland allows for an exploration of the complex human ecodynamics of this marginal European outpost in the North Atlantic. Comparative osteometrical data from multiple...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Kevin Gibbons. George Hambrecht.

The increase in the size of domestic animals across Europe has often been characterized as a result of the Second Agricultural Revolution. However, zooarchaeology has been able to explore incremental improvements to livestock across Europe beginning in the late medieval period. Intellectually connected to Europe but isolated from significant trade routes, Iceland is a unique location from which to explore the various factors at work during the last millennium that lead to notable increases in...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Heather L Sargent-Gross.

In 1860 gold was found in Pierce, Idaho. By 1870, the population of the Boise Basin alone reached 3,834 individuals, 46 percent of whom were Chinese. Many immigrants settled in Placerville, Idaho. Between 2002-2003 archaeologists at the Boise National Forest conducted excavations at the Ophir Creek Brewery. This work discusses excavations at the Ophir Creek Brewery, a part of town occupied by many of the Chinese immigrants. Analysis of the archaeological materials recovered from the Ophir Creek...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Idah M. Whisenant.

Lake Pend Oreille is located 30 miles north of Coeur d’Alene in northern Idaho and has many intriguing aspects including the diverse human occupancy and uses of the lake and its surrounding area. The Native American, early European, and WWII naval training station presence demonstrates a varied and long history. The primary focus of this presentation are the Farragut Naval Training Station and Pend Oreille City history and material culture, in addition to the Native American's interaction with...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Erin Hegberg.

This is an abstract from the "Historical Archaeologies of the American Southwest, 1800 to Today" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The Mexican Territorial period (1821-1846) is perhaps the least-studied historical period within New Mexico. However, one site that is almost always mentioned in culture history overviews is the Ideal Site, LA 8671, excavated by the UNM field school and Dr. J. J. Brody in 1963-1964. However, there was only one publication...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman. Melissa K. Logan.

Six charcoal and botanic samples were submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. These sample were recovered from features in the Tranquil Rockshelter (site 41BS1513) in Brewster County, Texas. Samples were recovered from the fill of three pits, a feature remnant, and a lenticular deposit of ash that might represent a structural floor deposit.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman. Linda Scott Cummings. Chad Yost.

Charcoal samples from the Genevieve Lykes Duncan Site, 41BS2615, were submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. This site is a buried, open campsite located in Brewster County, Texas, and includes three locales. This area experienced multiple occupations including Paleoindian, Early Archaic, and Middle Archaic. Charcoal was recovered from features exposed in the vertical cut bank of an unnamed arroyo running generally northeast to southwest at this site. Identification of charcoal...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

Charcoal from a buried hearth exposed in an arroyo wall at the Broadway Site, 02-278, was submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. This site is located in Brewster County, Texas. The charcoal was recovered from within the exposed feature rocks.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

Charcoal from the fill of a small hearth at the Perdiz Trail Site (02-269) was submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. This small site is located in Brewster County, Texas. It contains small hearths and associated lithic artifacts and is believed to have been occupied for a short amount of time during the Late Prehistoric Cielo Complex, around AD 1300-1700. Identification of charcoal will identify types of wood burned as fuel in this hearth and the best possible material for...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

A total of 14 charcoal samples from site 41HY160 in central Texas were submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. These samples were collected from a contiguous block excavation adjacent to a spring that forms the headwaters of the San Marcos River. Identification of charcoal provides information concerning trees and shrubs burned as fuel by the site occupants and allows for selection of the shortest-lived taxa for radiocarbon dating.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

Charcoal from the fill of a shallow, basin hearth at the Cub Springs Number One Site (BIBE-153) in southern Brewster County, Texas, was collected for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. This site contains several thermal features and a fire-cracked rock midden. This site appears to be a multicomponent site with at least Late Archaic and Transitional Late Archaic occupations, based upon recovery of dart points. Charcoal was recovered from a thin bed of charcoal underlying a pavement of...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Peter Kováčik.

Initial excavations at the Genevieve Lykes Duncan Site (41BS2615) on the 02 Ranch, approximately 25 miles south of Alpine in Brewster County, Texas, identified it as a buried, open campsite with three locales. Two charcoal samples, collected between and around the rocks of a buried hearth (Feature 18) and a buried thermal feature (2) at the Broadway Locale were submitted for identification. In addition, charcoal from Feature 18 was selected for AMS radiocarbon age determination. Although this...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

A single charcoal sample from the Juncture Site, 02-390, was submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. The site is located in Brewster County, Texas. This general area experienced multiple occupations including Paleoindian, Early Archaic, and Middle Archaic. Charcoal was recovered from a buried rock-lined hearth. Identification of charcoal provides information concerning types of wood burned as fuel by the site occupants, while an AMS radiocarbon date provides temporal...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

Charcoal from a hearth exposed in an arroyo wall at the Mask site, 02-231, was submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. This site is located in Brewster County, Texas. The charcoal was recovered from below and immediately around the hearthstones.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

Charcoal from two hearth features at the Pinto Canyon Ranch site, PCR-69, in west Texas were submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. This site consists of an open camp and contains fire-cracked rock middens, hearths, and surficial charcoal stains. Charcoal identification will identify wood burned as fuel at this site, while AMS radiocarbon dates will provide temporal information.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

A single charcoal sample was recovered from the center of a ring style hearth in a burned rock midden at the Sundog Site, 02-231. This site is located in Brewster County, Texas, and is believed to represent a Late Prehistoric (Perdiz) occupation of the area around AD 1200-1700. The charcoal was submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

A charcoal sample from the Traveler Site, 02-389, was submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. The site is located in Brewster County, Texas. This general area experienced multiple occupations including Paleoindian, Early Archaic, and Middle Archaic. Charcoal was recovered from a buried cultural lens. Identification of charcoal provides information concerning types of wood burned as fuel by the site occupants, while an AMS radiocarbon date provides temporal information.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

Charcoal and charred corn cobs from sites BIBE 1859, BIBE 1910, and BIBE 1942 in Big Bend National Park, Texas, were submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. Site BIBE 1859 is a prehistoric open campsite, while sites BIBE1910 and BIBE 1942 are prehistoric sites with historic components. AMS radiocarbon dates were obtained on four charcoal samples and two charred corn cobs.

DOCUMENT Citation Only Charles E., Bagur, Jaques, Duff, James Pearson.

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DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman. Chad Yost.

A total of 845 samples from the Yellow House System, Post Ranch, and Stanton Ranch near Lubbock, Texas, were submitted for identification. These samples consisted mostly of charcoal, wood, and botanic remains. In addition, five charcoal samples were submitted from the San Jon Research Area near San Jon, New Mexico. Samples were recovered from geologic strata at the Yellow House System and from cultural features contained within the strata, while the Post and Stanton Ranches are noted to have...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Jennifer Poulsen. Joseph M. Bagley.

Every so often, the fingerprints of potters are left in the wet clay of coarse earthenware vessels.  Many of these evocative "signatures" have been observed on redware that was excavated from the 18th-century Parker-Harris Pottery Site and Three Cranes Tavern Site in Charlestown, Massachusetts.  Using a short-range 3D laser scanner to capture this data, a small comparative data set was compiled to determine if these biometric identifiers (finger and hand prints) could be used to directly connect...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Jackson Davis. Ray von Wandruszka.

The identification of historical glasses is of broad interest in historical archaeology. Analysis by ICP spectrometry is commonly used for this purpose, but this is costly. An alternative is presented by the determination of silicon isotope ratios, which require milligram quantities of glass and can be carried out with gas chromatograph-mass spectrometers that are routine instruments in most modern chemical laboratories. The methodology is based on the conversion of the silicates in glass to...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Kelsey L Bruno.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Plus Ultra: An examination of current research in Spanish Colonial/Iberian Underwater and Terrestrial Archaeology in the Western Hemisphere." , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The identification of metal objects recovered from archaeological sites is a necessary step in the research process and is possible through multiple methods. Early approaches include the examination of documentary sources such as...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Roger Warden.

Roughly a mile-and-a-half from Diamond Shoals Light Tower off North Carolina's Outer Banks lie the broken remains of an unidentified ship resting on the sand at a depth of 150 feet.  For two years, members of the Battle of the Atlantic Research and Expedition Group have researched this vessel, both in the archives and in the water.  Is it, as theorized, the wreck of the Panamanian tanker Olympic, possibly sunk in early 1942 by U-66 during the opening phase of Operation Drumbeat, the German...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman. Melissa K. Logan.

Five charcoal samples were submitted for identification from the Calendar Site (41BS1517) in Brewster County, Texas. It is hoped that identification of these samples will enrich the environmental database of available plant resources for the eastern Trans-Pecos region during the early Archaic period.