Grain Size Analysis of Archaeological Soil Samples from Shemya Island

Part of the 611th Air Support Group Resources project

Author(s): Jason Bressler

Year: 2006

Summary

This report presents the results of a sieve analyses of 43 soil samples collected from archeological and borrow sources on Shemya Island, and interpret the results. The objective was to determine if grain size analysis can discriminate between disturbed and in situ archeological soils, and whether samples of midden soils display distinctive grain size distributions.

Cite this Record

Grain Size Analysis of Archaeological Soil Samples from Shemya Island. Jason Bressler. 2006 ( tDAR id: 459122) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8459122

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Keywords

Material
Dating Sample • Soil

Site Name
Eareckson Air Station

Investigation Types
Collections Research • Environment Research • Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis

General
11th Air Force • 611th • 611th Civil Engineer Squadron • Grain Size • Pacific Air Forces • Pathfinder Mineral Services, LLC • Soil Samples • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • United States Air Force

Geographic Keywords
Alaska (State / Territory) • Shemya Island

Spatial Coverage

min long: 174.043; min lat: 52.7 ; max long: 174.165; max lat: 52.751 ;

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