Using Black Earth and Remote Sensing of Indicator Plants for Identification of Prehistoric Archaeological Sensitivity and Potential Site Integrity in the Eastern Woodlands (Legacy 10-416)

Summary

This project collected soils data at four installations (Fort Drum, NY; Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA, Cheatham Annex of Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, VA, and Dare County Bombing Range of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, NC) to explore the efficacy of black earth as an indicator of Indian activity on the landscape. The project's report includes analysis and major conclusions, which were applied to develop management strategies that can be implemented across a wide range of DoD holdings in the eastern U.S.

Cite this Record

Using Black Earth and Remote Sensing of Indicator Plants for Identification of Prehistoric Archaeological Sensitivity and Potential Site Integrity in the Eastern Woodlands (Legacy 10-416). ( tDAR id: 460795) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8460795

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DoD Legacy Resource Management Program Collection

URL: https://www.denix.osd.mil/cr/archaeology/tools/index.html

Keywords

Culture
Woodland

Material
Macrobotanical • Mineral

Investigation Types
Bioarchaeological Research • Environment Research • Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis • Remote Sensing • Research Design / Data Recovery Plan

General
Black Earth • Macrobotanical Analysis • Remote Sensing • Soil Analysis • Soil Sampling

Temporal Keywords
Prehistoric

Spatial Coverage

min long: -83.906; min lat: 33.34 ; max long: -71.777; max lat: 44.887 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): OSD Cultural Resources Program

Contributor(s): Sarah Johnson; Marc Abrams; Laurie Rush

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Documents

Using Black Earth and Remote Sensing - Methods and Guidelines for Analysis of Indicator Species Distribution Using Remote Sensing - Presentation (Legacy 10-416) (2012)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Sarah Johnson. Marc Abrams. Laurie Rush.
This presentation continues the topic in the "Recommendations for Applying Results to DoD Modeling Initiatives" above. Remote sensing is defined, methods are presented, and interpretation and analysis are discussed. The theses of the presentation are that vegetation types containing high density of archaeological sites should show the highest potential for discovery of previously unknown cultural sites, and remote sensing, especially high-resolution aerial imagery, is useful in efficiently...
Using Black Earth and Remote Sensing - Soil Analysis, Methods and Guidelines - Presentation (Legacy 10-416) (2012)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Sarah Johnson. Marc Abrams. Laurie Rush.
This presentation defines black earth/soils; describes sampling, lab, and analytical methods; outlines the use of the results in ArcMap (Inverse Distance Weighting spatial interpolation tool), and discusses species and soil mineral contents that may indicate use by Native Americans. The thesis of the presentation is that an integration of the use of vegetative indicator species and black earth has more predictive power than either alone.
Using Black Earth and Remote Sensing of Indicator Plants for Identification of Prehistoric Archaeological Sensitivity and Potential Site Integrity in the Eastern Woodlands - Report (Legacy 10-416) (2012)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Sarah Johnson. Marc Abrams. Laurie Rush.
This technical report provides a summary of soils data collected at four installations (Fort Drum, NY; Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA, Cheatham Annex of Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, VA, and Dare County Bombing Range of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, NC) to explore the efficacy of black earth as an indicator of Indian activity on the landscape. The report includes analysis and major conclusions, which were applied to develop management strategies that can be implemented across a wide range of...