Postmolds in the Forest: A Preliminary Report on Site 16VN3504

Summary

This is an abstract from the "*SE The New Normal: Approaches to Studying, Documenting, and Mitigating Climate Change Impacts to Archaeological Sites" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Data recovery excavations were conducted in the summer of 2023 at two sites in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, as part of hurricane recovery efforts in the Calcasieu Ranger District of Kisatchie National Forest. This poster presents preliminary results from 16VN3504, a multicomponent site along Drakes Creek. Excavation of Test Pit 1 revealed five possible postmolds and associated cultural features. These postmolds may represent one of the first archaeologically recorded permanent or semipermanent pre-contact structures in the region, potentially modifying long-held interpretations of pre-contact Native American lifeways in this part of western Louisiana. Information is presented on the dimensions and physical characteristics of these postmolds and features, along with interpretations of their age, archaeological integrity, disturbances, and associated artifacts. Diagnostic artifacts from Test Pit 1 include a San Patrice point and whiteware ceramics. The dating of the structural feature requires an interpretation of disturbances.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• *SE The New Normal: Approaches to Studying, Documenting, and Mitigating Climate Change Impacts to Archaeological Sites   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 38815.0