Exploring Kisatchie's Deep Past: Findings from Site 16VN3416

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.

This poster presents the findings and analysis of artifacts from a 2 × 2 m excavation unit at site 16VN3416 in the Calcasieu Ranger District of Kisatchie National Forest. A large number of diagnostic lithic artifacts were recovered from this unit, spanning the millennia from the late Paleoindian period (10,000 BCE) through the Woodland period (1200 CE). The excavation encountered significant soil disturbances, bioturbation, and long-term taphonomic processes that complicate interpretations of archaeological contexts. Nevertheless, the density and diversity of diagnostic lithics from this unit can contribute to an understanding of 12,000 years of Native American lifeways in this region of western Louisiana. The fieldwork at site 16VN3416 also highlights the ongoing effects of tree falls and fires in Kisatchie National Forest, events that are likely to be worsened by climate change.

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): 39520.0