Are You a Tool? A Zooarchaeological Analysis of Worked Bone from Wupatki National Monument

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2019: General Sessions" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Zooarchaeological analysis provides details on the processes used to create and modify bone artifacts and the potential use of these materials by past peoples. This poster provides the results of faunal analysis, usewear analysis, scanning electron microscopy, and experimental archaeology to examine bone artifacts from Wupatki National Monument. The data collected includes skeletal elements from a range of taxa, assessment of bone working stages, and evidence for bone modification in the form of bone tools, ornaments, and instruments. We elucidate human behaviors tied to these implements to provide a better understanding of bone processing, manufacturing, use, and activities associated therein at Wupatki. This research further contributes to the conversation of bone working for the zooarchaeological community at large in the American Southwest and worldwide.

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• Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)

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Abstract Id(s): 24934