St. Lawrence Iroquoian Pottery Motifs and Dog Isotopes as Indicators of Population Movement in Jefferson County, NY

Summary

Pottery motifs are known to change across time, space, and group affiliation, and are something that can be observed archaeologically. Rim sherds recovered from archaeological sites in and around Jefferson County, NY, are observed in an attempt to better understand the occupation by the St. Lawrence Iroquoians. Each of the observed sherds displays some form of decorative motif that can potentially inform researchers about when and where it came from. It is hypothesized that these sherds can determine whether individual motif components are indicative of location and/or time. In addition, I am also looking at carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and strontium isotopes from domestic dog remains as compared to white-tailed deer remains recovered from the same site to see whether domesticated dogs can be used as proxies for humans when considering movement patterns in a small area. The combination of these two data sets will strengthen any results from either individual data set and provide a more comprehensive interpretation of movement patterns in Jefferson County during the Late Woodland Period.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 83rd Annual Meeting, Washington, DC (2018)

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Abstract Id(s): 20933