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A Formal Analysis Of Ceramic Vessels From The Schlemmer Site (11-S-382): A Late Woodland/ Mississippian Occupation In St. Clair County, Illinois, Thomas Edward Berres

Masters Theses

The Schlemmer site is located about 20 km southwest of Cahokia Mounds State Park at the southern edge of Dupo, Illinois. This thesis analayzes 166 vessels recovered from 29 pit and structural features at the southern portion of the site. Using a newly defined late prehistoric American Bottom chronology, the Schlemmer vessels were assigned to either Patrick phase (A.D. 600-800) or Lindeman phase (A.D. 950-1000) components. The research discussed in this thesis attempts to describe and explain the formal variation in Schlemmer ceramic vessels through time and space. To this end, the ceramics have undergone both analytical attribute and typological …

The Upper Mississippi Component At The Fort Meigs Site, Northwest Ohio, With Special Emphasis On The Analysis Of The Ceramic Assemblage, William Evan Rutter

Masters Theses

An introduction to the late prehistoric Upper Mississippian component of the Ft. Meigs site is presented. Site context and history of research are presented, and the non-ceramic artifact assemblage is analyzed and discussed. An in depth analysis of the ceramic assemblage is presented, as well as discussion of the osteological, floral, and faunal remains. Ft. Meigs is then examined from a culture ecological perspective, and is discussed in terms of culture historical data and a theoretical schema. The site is employed to aid in illumination of the process of culture contact in general, and within the western Lake Erie Basin …

Pattern And Variation In Prehistoric Lithic Resource Exploitation In The Passamaquoddy Bay Region, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Anita L. Crotts

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study examines some factors that affected choice and use of lithic resources among prehistoric peoples living within a restricted geographical area during a period of 2500 years. The raw materials of chipped stone tools from six shell middens, habitation sites in the Passamaquoddy Bay region of southwestern New Brunswick, are identified. These include rocks that are atypical of the regional geology. Source areas of indigenous materials are located. Canoe transport made the native resources accessible to the inhabitants of the sites under study, and probably facilitated acquisition of non-native rocks.

The effect that distance had on lithic resource exploitation …

Bulletin Of The Massachusetts Archaeological Society, Vol. 45, No. 2, Massachusetts Archaeological Society

Bulletin of the Massachusetts Archaeological Society

• Editor’s Note (Barbara E. Luedtke)
• Treasures in the Peabody’s Basement: A Button Mold with an Extraordinary Incised Figure (Russell J. Barber)
• Report on the Benjamin Smith Archaeological Collection, Concord, MA. (Eric S. Johnson and Thomas F. Mahlstedt)
• A Comparison of Settlement Patterns and General Land Use between the Native Americans and the English Settlers in Southern New England in the Seventeenth Century (Alfred Cammisa)
• A Second Sixth-Millenium Radiocarbon Date from Charlestown Meadows (Curtiss R. Hoffman)

Archeological And Historical Investigations At 41tt310, Lake Bob Sandlin State Park, Titus County, Texas, Daniel J. Prikryl, Kathleen Gilmore, Ross C. Fields, Nancy Reese

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

In November and December 1983, archeological and historical research was carried out at site 41TT310 in the proposed Lake Bob Sandlin State Park, Titus County, Texas. The project was sponsored by the Texas ParkS and Wildlife Department and was prompted by the need to assess the significance of site 41TT310 to aid in planning park development. The fieldwork entailed excavating 21 I-by-l-m test pits to define the site limits and to gather oata on site content. The historical research involved a literature ana archival search ana informant interviews to try to determine the location of a Republ ie of Texas-era …

Archaeological Perspectives Of The Lumber Industry In Northern Lower Michigan, 1865-1920, Rebecca Ellen Dinsmore

Masters Theses

In an attempt to generate predictive statements about site structure and location, the nature of lumber industry development is examined through historical and environmental relationships between logging sites, early logging methods, transportation technology, and the presettlement forest as reconstructed from the original General Land Office surveyor field notes and plats. Eighteen historic logging sites recorded on the Huron National Forest and within the Au Sable River watershed comprise the data set. The purpose of this study is two-fold: (a) to reconstruct the lumber industry history along the Au Sable River, and (b) to develop a means of locating, identifying, and …

Bulletin Of The Massachusetts Archaeological Society, Vol. 45, No. 1, Massachusetts Archaeological Society

Bulletin of the Massachusetts Archaeological Society

• Editor’s Note (Barbara E. Luedtke)
• In Memoriam: William Smith Fowler (Maurice Robbins)
• The Ray Athearn Collection: A Report from the Massachusetts Historical Commission’s Statewide Survey (Eric S. Johnson and Thomas F. Mahlstedt)
• Locus Q-6, Site M52/65, Quidnet, Nantucket, Massachusetts (Elizabeth A. Little)
• A Possible Bone Effigy Face (Philip Brady)
• Pemaquid, Maine: Preliminary Reconstruction of a Seventeenth Century Coastal Community’s Domestic and International Trade Connections (Neill DePaoli)
• New England’s Urban Prehistory: Evidence from Two Sites in Newport, Rhode Island (Stephen A. Mrozowski)

An Initial Archeological Survey Of The Wachesaw/Richmond Plantation Property, Georgetown County, South Carolina, James L. Michie

James L. Michie Archaeology Reports

Research Manuscript Series No. 191. Published by the University of South Carolina. Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology.

Architecture And Community Variability Within The Antelope Creek Phase Of The Texas Panhandle, Christropher Ray Lintz

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

This study is concerned with examining the causes underlying cultural variation. The rationale for examining cultural variation is to elucidate the adaptive relationship of the cultural system within its natural and social environmental contexts. Changes in the environment will engender fundamental modifications of the entire cultural system, which in preindustrial semi-sedentary cultures will be manifested by alterations in architectural, community and settlement patterns, along with other tangible aspects of the cultural system. The study focuses on delineating cultural variability of the Antelope Creek phase, a late prehistoric village manifestation on the Southern High Plains of North America. Architectural remains from …

Archeological And Historical Investigations At 41tt310, Lake Bob Sandlin State Park, Titus County, Texas, Daniel J. Prikryl, Kathleen Gilmore, Ross C. Fields, Nancy Reese

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

In November and December 1983, archeological and historical research was carried out at site 41TT310 in the proposed Lake Bob Sandlin State Park, Titus County, Texas. The project was sponsored by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and was prompted by the need to assess the significance of site 41TT310 to aid in planning park development. The fieldwork entailed excavating 21 l -by-1-m test pits to define the site limits and to gather data on site content. The historical research involved a literature and archival search and informant interviews to try to determine the location of a Republic of Texas-era …

Archaeology In The South Texas Sand Sheet: A Study Of Chevron Properties In Brooks County, A. Joachim Mcgraw

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In the summer of 1982, archaeologists from the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, conducted an intensive survey of 4000 acres leased to the Chevron Resources Company in southwestern Brooks County, Texas. Twenty-seven archaeological sites were identified. Four prehistoric sites and two historic sites are recommended for further work in order to determine their potential for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places.

Archaeological Assessments For The San Antonio 201 Wastewater Treatment Project: Survey Of Five Pipeline Routes And Testing At Site 41bx333, Ralph Snavely, Margaret Greco, Anne A. Fox

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During August to October 30, 1983, the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, carried out archaeological assessments in south Bexar County for the San Antonio 201 Wastewater Facilities Improvements Project. These consisted of pedestrian surveys of five pipeline routes and subsurface testing at site 41 BX 333. No significant cultural resources were found within the pipeline easements or at 41 BX 333. However, four prehistoric sites and one probable historic site were recorded in the vicinity of the pipeline route, but they were well outside of the easement. None appear to meet the eligibility criteria …

An Archaeological Survey Of Knollcreek Subdivision, Northeast San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, I. Waynne Cox

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During June 1984, the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, conducted a pedestrian survey of the I55-acre Knollcreek subdivision in northeast Bexar County for Nash Phillips/Copus, Inc. Although no prehistoric cultural resources were found, two historic sites (41 BX 263 and 41 BX 264) with standing features were recorded. However, these structural remains are not considered significant cultural resources and therefore not eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places.

An Archaeological Survey Of The Probst And Mcgriff Leases In Live Oak County, Texas, Ralph Snavely

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

During March 1984, an archaeological survey was carried out on the Probst and McGriff leases in Live Oak County, Texas, for Chevron Resources Company. No cultural resources were found on the Probst lease. However, two prehistoric sites (41 LK 270 and 41 LK 271) were located on the McGriff lease. The two archaeological sites are described as lithic scatters which are eroded and otherwise disturbed by land modifications. The sites are not considered to be potentially significant cultural resources, and therefore not deemed eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. We recommend that no further work is …

Archaeological Testing Of Proposed Sewer Line Location At Mission San Jose, David Hafernik, Anne A. Fox

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In April 1984 archaeologists from the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, excavated a backhoe trench outside the west wall of Mission San José. The purpose of the investigation was to determine if a proposed sewer line for the San Antonio 201 Wastewater Facilities Improvements Project would affect any major historic or prehistoric resources. A stone-lined well was found that was constructed sometime after the secularization of the mission in 1893 and continued in use, first as a well and later as a privy pit, until ca. 1940. Because of the likelihood of stratified deposits …

An Archaeological Survey Of A Proposed Well Pad In The Vicinity Of Lake Corpus Christi, San Particio County, Texas, Paul D. Lukowski

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On October 13, 1982, the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, carried out a pedestrian survey of a well pad site at Lake Corpus Christi State Park in San Patricio County. The survey located a prehistoric site (41 SP 116). However, surface examination and shovel testing determined that the site was not a significant cultural resource. Therefore, no further work is recommended.

An Archaeological Survey Of Knollcreek Subdivision, Northeast San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, I. Waynne Cox

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During June 1984, the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, conducted a pedestrian survey of the 155-acre Knollcreek subdivision in northeast Bexar County for Nash Phillips /Copus, Inc. Although no preshistoric cultural resources were found two historic sites (41 BX 263 and 41 BX 264) with standing features were recorded. However, these structural remains are not considered significant cultural resources and therefore not eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places.

Historical And Archaeological Resources Of Riverdale, A Company Town In Goliad County, Texas, John W. Clark Jr.

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Proposed realignment of a historic bridge at Riverdale, Goliad County, Texas, by the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation and new approach right-of-way on County Road 134 will affect portions of the community of Riverdale The community was founded by the Riverdale Gin and Milling Company and the Riverdale Mercantile Company in 1913, for the sole purpose of processing cotton. The community ceased to exist over the period from 1946 through 1952.

A Report Of Testing At Archaeological Sites 41fy421, 41fy422, 41fy424 In Fayette County, Texas, Glenn T. Goode

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Sites 41FY421, 41FY422, and 41FY424 are upland aboriginal sites situated on divides separating Robinson, Cedar, and Bartons Creeks in northwest Fayette County. These sites are characterized by generally shallow, un-stratified sandy deposits. The cultural inventory is limited to stone materials--primarily thermally altered chert and quartzite and lithic debitage. Diagnostic cultural indicators are relatively scarce, with a large majority of these being less than 2000 years in age. One site, 41FY422, produced 25 hearths and related features. Most of these are apparently less than 2000 to 3000 years in age as well.

Revised Research Design For Testing And Mitigation Of Archaeological Resources Along Loop 1: North Extension Of Mopac From Us 183 To Just North Of Parmer Lane, John W. Clark Jr.

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Archaeological sites within the right-of-way of the northward extension of Loop 1 (MoPac Boulevard), from US 183 to just north of Parmer Lane, are concentrated in two areas. One area is along an old road running north-south and lying to the west of the Balcones Research Center, and the other area is the late nineteenth century community of Waters Park.

The project involves the construction of a multilane divided freeway between the cited two termini. During initial reconnaissance in 1974, many sites were located within or near the proposed right-of-way. At that time and subsequently, site survey forms have been …

Research Design For Testing Archaeological Site 41me29 State Highway 16 Medina County, Texas, Wayne C. Young

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Archaeological Site 41ME29 is located in Medina County along the western bank of San Geronimo Creek at the intersection of a major terrace system and a high ridge line. The site contains a prehistoric burned rock midden which has been largely buried by colluvial deposits from the ridge line. Disturbances appear to be minimal.

Testing of portions of the site within the highway right-of-way is being initiated by the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation (SDHPT) in accordance with Procedures for the Protection of Historic and Cultural Properties (36 CFR, Part 800), procedures prescribed by law and endorsed by …

Research Design For Testing Archaeological Site 41rb31 Roberts County Fm 3367, Joe T. Denton

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Archaeological Site 41RB31 is located at the edge of the cap rock overlooking Red Deer Creek, approximately 1.2 miles south of US 60 at the junction of proposed FM 3367 and a second county road. At the present time, the site appears to be a relatively undisturbed single component site.

Testing of portions of the site within the proposed highway right-of-way is being initiated by the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation (SDHPT) in accordance with Procedures for the Protection of Historic and Cultural Properties (36 CFR, Part 800), procedures which are prescribed by law and endorsed by the …

Archaeological Testing And Recommendations For The Kennedy Bluffs Site, 41bp19, In Bastrop County, Texas, Glenn T. Goode

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Archaeological Site 41BP19 was reported by Daymond Crawford of the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation (SDHPT) Archaeology Section in November 1983, with a recommendation for test excavation. Testing was conducted by Glenn T. Goode of the SDHPT Archaeology Section and four employees of the local SDHPT office during the period May 7 through May 24, 1984. An estimated 70 persondays were expended during the field work on this project. Testing was conducted in accordance with Procedures for the Protection of Historic and Cultural Properties (36 CFR, Part 800), procedures prescribed and endorsed by the Federal Highway Administration. The …

Research Design For Testing Archaeological Site 41ka25 Karnes County Fm 81: At Cibolo Creek, Joe T. Denton

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Archaeological Site 41KA25 is located on the east bank of Cibolo Creek on both sides of FM 81 in Karnes County. The site appears to be a multicomponent campsite which has been previously disrupted by highway construction and cultivation.

Testing of portions of the site within the proposed highway right-of-way is being initiated by the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation (SDHPT) in accordance with Procedures for the Protection of Historic and Cultural Properties (36 CFR Part 800), procedures which are prescribed by law and endorsed by the Federal Highway Administration. Objectives of the test are to determine the …

Archaeological Testing Of Site 41ck178 Coke County, Texas, Joe T. Denton

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In February, 1984, testing of archaeological Site 41CK178 was undertaken by the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation (SDHPT) to determine eligibility for inclusion within the National Register of Historic Places. The site is located in Coke County on State Highway 208 on a shallow terrace of Yellow Wolf Creek, a tributary to the Colorado River. The site contains numerous features and cultural material of undetermined affiliations.

Testing shows the site to consist of very shallow cultural zone with some features still intact. Artifact density is generally sparse and the majority is very near the present ground surface. The …

Archaeological Testing Of Site 41wm461 Williamson County, Texas, Joe T. Denton

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Testing of Site 41WM461 on County Road 375, Williamson County, to determine eligibility for inclusion within the National Register of Historic Places and to determine site depth, cultural context, and archaeological significance was undertaken in February, 1984. The site lies on a high clay terrace of Brushy Creek and contains sparse lithic debris. Evidence recovered demonstrates that insufficient material exists within the proposed right-of-way to support a determination of eligibility for inclusion within the National Register.

Archaeological Testing Of Site 41lr92 Lamar County, Texas, Wayne C. Young

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Testing of Site 41LR92 on State Highway 19 in Lamar County was undertaken by the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation (SDHPT) in May, 1984, to determine eligibility for inclusion within the National Register of Historic Places and to determine site depth, cultural context, archaeological significance and the amount of undisturbed cultural deposits. The site is located along a minor tributary of Robinson Creek which eventually feeds the Sulphur River. Preliminary determinations by the SDHPT were that the site might contain an Archaic component beneath the location of a razed 1950s farmhouse. Testing of the site indicated that the …

Archaeological Testing Of Site 41yn2 Young County, Texas, Joe T. Denton

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Testing of portions of Site 41YN2, the O. W. Hill Site, in Young County, Texas, was undertaken to determine eligibility for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places and to determine site depth, cultural context, and archaeological significance. The site is located on a hillside and terrace of the Brazos River downstream from the confluence of the Clear Fork of the Brazos River and adjacent to the State Highway 67 crossing. Evidence recovered indicates that insufficient material exists within the highway right-of-way to warrant further investigations and that those portions of the site within the right-of-way do not meet …

Archaeological Testing Of Site 41cw25, Glenn T. Goode

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Testing of Site 41CW25 on County Road 226, Caldwell County, to determine eligibility for inclusion within the National Register of Historic Places and to determine site depth, cultural context, and archaeological significance, was undertaken in January, 1984. The site lies on a high terrace of the north bank of the Clear Fork of Plum Creek, 1.6 miles east of US Highway 183 where County Road 226 crosses the creek. Evidence recovered demonstrates that insufficient material exists within the right-of-way to support a determination of eligibility for inclusion within the National Register.

Archaeological Testing Of Site 41wl19 Waller County, Texas, Glenn T. Goode

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Testing of Site 41WL19 on State Highway 6 in Waller County, to determine elibigility for inclusion within the National Register of Historic Places and to determine site depth, cultural context, and archaeological significance, was undertaken in July 1984. The site lies on a sandy hilltop above Donahoe Creek, directly across State Highway 6 from St. Luke's Church in the community of Cedar Creek, and is evidenced by sparse lithic debris. Evidence recovered demonstrates that insufficient material is present within the proposed right-of-way to support a determination of eligibility for inclusion within the National Register of Historic Places.