New Insights from Old Wood: A Case Study from the Southeastern United States
Author(s): Anna Graham
Year: 2018
Summary
In the southeastern United States, as well as in North America more broadly, archaeological wood charcoal continues to be an underutilized data source. In this paper, I review previous North American studies and models of prehistoric fuelwood collection. I use these past studies to highlight how wood charcoal data might contribute new insights on the archaeological record. I also present findings from a recent analysis of wood charcoal from three sites in the North Carolina Piedmont. This new data is framed as a case study to demonstrate how such information can be put to use.
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New Insights from Old Wood: A Case Study from the Southeastern United States. Anna Graham. Presented at The 82nd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Washington, DC. 2018 ( tDAR id: 443421)
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Keywords
General
contact period
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Environment and Climate
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Paleoethnobotany
Geographic Keywords
North America: Southeast United States
Spatial Coverage
min long: -93.735; min lat: 24.847 ; max long: -73.389; max lat: 39.572 ;
Record Identifiers
Abstract Id(s): 21321