Western Stemmed (Other Keyword)
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Far Western, through subcontract with Argonne National Laboratory, conducted data recovery excavations at the Hello site (42TO5136) between July 11th and 21st, 2022. In total, 4.2 cubic meters of sediment were excavated, but no artifacts were found intact in the subsurface. A presumed hearth identified in 2017 was demonstrated to be a thin layer of naturally deposited charcoal upon excavation. Although no hearth was found, effort supports the initial interpretation of the Hello site as a...
The Western Stemmed Tradition and the Glacier Peak Eruptions: a precautionary tale (2017)
Recent reviews of the radiocarbon record for Western Stemmed components on the Columbia Plateau suggest a post-Clovis age for this tradition. Controversies over the timing question are intensified by highly selective frames of references for mapping regional patterns of site distribution. Some sites are highlighted, other relevant sites ignored, and still others find their way into the debate through uncritical confirmation bias. This paper focuses on the latter confusion, examining the use of...