Canine Resources for the Archaeologist

Part of: Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Canine Resources for the Archaeologist" at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Archaeology is inherently a multidisciplinary discipline that has borrowed and refined theory while incorporating techniques from earth science-related fields throughout the last century. This is particularly true for noninvasive survey techniques for sensitive archaeological sites. One survey method that has experienced increased application over the past decade is the utilization of canines to assist in the detection of human remains. Deploying properly trained human remains detection canines in concert with geophysical instruments allows for a more complete understanding of a site’s subsurface features of sites without the unintentional disturbance of human burials. The purpose of this symposium is to help provide the archaeological community with greater exposure to case studies where these techniques have been applied. The archaeological community will also learn how to deploy these canines within the archaeological survey context to assist in projects, as well as identify appropriate canine resources that are properly trained in archaeological human remains detection

Other Keywords
Historic • Mortuary archaeology • Remote Sensing/Geophysics • Survey • Cultural Resource Management • Cultural Resources and Heritage Management • Historical Archaeology • Mississippian • Cultural Heritage and Preservation

Geographic Keywords
United States of America (Country) • North America (Continent) • North America • United Mexican States (Country) • Department of Martinique (Country) • Republic of El Salvador (Country) • Department of Guadeloupe (Country) • Cayman Islands (Country) • Antigua and Barbuda (Country) • Turks and Caicos Islands (Country)

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Documents
  1. Finding Lost Souls: Mapping and Preserving Historic African American Gravesites in Western North Carolina Using Human Remains Detection Canines and Ground-Penetrating Radar (2023)
  2. Historical Human Remains Detection Dogs: A Unique Tool for Native American Communities (2023)
  3. Key Factors Impacting the Efficacy of Canine Resources on Archaeological Surveys (2023)
  4. Multidisciplinary Recovery of Previously Cremated Remains after Urban Wildfires (2023)
  5. New Methods for Training Historic/Prehistoric Human Remains Detection Dogs (2023)
  6. Use of Human Remains Detection Dogs to Find Unmarked Precontact Human Burials in the Ohio Valley (2023)
  7. The Use of Human Remains Detection Dogs to Locate Empty Gravesites after Cultural Exhumation Practices in a Nineteenth-Century Chinese Cemetery in Warren, Idaho (2023)