Archaeological Signatures for Mechanized Threshing Operations in the Midwest and the Plains
Author(s): Douglas Kullen
Year: 2016
Summary
Nineteenth and twentieth century grain threshing operations left imprints on the rural landscape and social fabric of midcontinental North America. Traces of threshing activity are seldom recognized archaeologically, despite the importance of this activity to the history of agricultural development and rural lifeways in the Midwest and Plains regions. Changes in threshing technology followed a chronological sequence with inter-regional variability. Different stages of the technology can be identified and dated through specific archaeological signatures, which are discussed here.
Cite this Record
Archaeological Signatures for Mechanized Threshing Operations in the Midwest and the Plains. Douglas Kullen. Presented at The 81st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Orlando, Florida. 2016 ( tDAR id: 404502) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8XS5X81
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Keywords
Culture
Euroamerican
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Historic
Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview
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Ethnohistoric Research
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Systematic Survey
General
Agricultural Technology
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Farmsteads
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Historical Archaeology
Geographic Keywords
North America - Midwest
Spatial Coverage
min long: -104.634; min lat: 36.739 ; max long: -80.64; max lat: 49.153 ;
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