A Preliminary Botanical Analysis of the Quinebaug Falls Site in Preston, Connecticut

Summary

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

During the Section 106 process, Heritage Consultants, LLC, personnel identified the Quinebaug Falls Site along the Quinebaug River in Preston, Connecticut. Phase II investigations of the site yielded diagnostic cultural materials indicating the presence of Middle and Late Woodland occupations, including a Fox Creek and potential Jack’s Reef component. The excavations resulted in the identification of cultural features which yielded botanical materials, as well as a radiocarbon date of 1440 ± 30 BP (1375 – 1296 cal BP). Middle Woodland sites are rarely preserved and recorded in archaeological literature throughout Connecticut and southern New England, in comparison to other time periods. As a result, this presentation will focus on the botanicals of the Quinebaug Falls Site and will provide a preliminary overview of the information this data adds to the archaeological record regarding Indigenous plant use during the Middle and Late Woodland periods in southern New England riverine environments.

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): 40332.0