Analysis of Burned Hematite from Boxed Springs Site (41UR30)

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Boxed Springs (41UR30) is an Early Caddo archaeological site, known for its earthen mounds and looted cemetery. Gradiometer results from 2020 revealed multiple circular features throughout the southern area of the site, likely indicative of domestic structures. In addition to presumed structures, gradiometer results indicated several anomalies, which were hypothesized to be a storage pit, midden areas, or hearths. The present study provides an analysis of a burned hematite feature identified from the gradiometry survey that was uncovered in the summer 2023 season. This feature provides insight on hematite processing, which is an important raw material for pigments. The hematite feature has the possibility of providing further interpretive hypotheses regarding Early Caddo lifeways.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 40177.0