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Lithic Technological Organization At A 2200 Bp Mound On The Outer Shumagin Islands, Alaska, Xsi-00007, Hollis Reddington

Culminating Projects in Cultural Resource Management

XSI-00007 is on Chernabura Spit on Chernabura Island, in the outer Shumagin Islands, Alaska. It is the final stop in an archipelago that reaches into the Pacific Ocean and is on the border of three distinct archaeological material culture traditions. The shell mound dates between c. 3000 and 1400 BP, although the materials analyzed here primarily belong to the period between c. 2300 and 1900 BP. This analysis describes the morphology of 599 lithic artifacts to situate the site in its cultural-historical context. It also describes tool features and the platform characteristics, surface areas, and dorsal scar counts of 12,555 …

Patterned Variation Of Early Woodland Waubesa Contracting Stem Projectile Points In Wisconsin, Michael G. Straskowski

Culminating Projects in Cultural Resource Management

The overall research goal is to examine the Waubesa Contracting Stem projectile points from three different regions to determine if there are any stylistic changes between three geographically defined concentrations. Identifying any statistical patterning of the blade and shoulder may be related to different social influences from the different geographical regions. The knowledge gained by identifying different styles of Waubesa Contracting Stem points could allow archaeologists to determine which of these three regions a point most likely came from if recovered outside of the core culture area.

The study of patterned variation in Waubesa Contracting Stem points could indicate the …

Distribution Of Knife Lake Siltstone And Associated Manufacturing Technologies Local To The Wendt Site Quarry, Daughter District, Lake County, Minnesota, Phillip R. Bauschard

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The thesis herein seeks to test the effects of distance on the use of Knife Lake Siltstone (KLS) within local proximity to its primary outcrops in Northeastern Minnesota. Distance is used as a raw measure across which characteristics of KLS assemblages at distinct distances from the identified outcrops are discussed. It is theorized that the general presence of KLS material will decline over increased distance from the primary outcrops and that likewise technological organization at sites will reflect the increased distance from the primary outcrops. Through examination of site KLS assemblages which included cores, bifaces, unifaces, flake tools, debitage, end-scrapers, …