Activity Area Analysis of the Sanders Site (45KT315), 3–4 Kya Yakima Uplands, Washington

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

LaPlante recently led a new study of the Sanders Site (45KT315) collection. Excavated in the 1970s, the site is located within the Yakima Uplands of the Middle Columbia River. This is the sixth thesis or research scholarship study of Dr. William Smith’s legacy collection, and one of two dozen similar student projects focused on four CWU collections from regional sites. The site was occupied from as early as 10,000 years ago; however, the heaviest occupation dates between 4,000 and 2,800 years ago (Frenchman Springs Phase). Six new AMS radiocarbon dates are reported for bone samples. Small leaf-shaped bifaces (“dart points”) and contracting stem arrow points are associated with bone cooking features (including Bighorn). Freshwater mussel shell and the relative frequencies of four rodent species indicate relatively cool/moist conditions.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 37441.0