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Southern Nevada Agency Partnership Cultural Site Stewardship Program – Program Expansion And Steward Retention: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending December 31, 2008, Margaret N. Rees

Cultural Site Stewardship Program

• The Cultural Site Stewardship Program reports the first decrease in reported cultural site impacts since program inception.

• Total cultural site stewards trained is 382 for 2008 calendar-year-end.

• Two new Regional Coordinators assigned to Sloan and Eldorado Valley.

How Does A Riverine Setting Affect The Lifestyle Of Shellmound Builders In Brazil?, Sabine Eggers, C. C. Petronilho, K. Brandt, C. Jericó-Daminello, J. Filippini, Karl Reinhard

Karl Reinhard Publications

The contact of inland and coastal prehistoric groups in Brazil is believed to have been restricted to regions with no geographical barrier, as is the case in the Ribeira de Iguape valley. The inland osteological collection from the riverine shellmound Moraes (5800–4500 BP) represents a unique opportunity to test this assumption for this region. Despite cultural similarities between riverine and coastal shellmounds, important ecological and site distribution differences are expected to impact on lifestyle. The purpose of this study is thus to document and interpret health and lifestyle indicators in Moraes in comparison to coastal shellmound groups. Specifically we test …

A Geophysical Survey Of Fort St. Joseph (20be23), Niles, Michigan, Daniel P. Lynch

Masters Theses

Fort St. Joseph is a 17th-18th century French (and later English) mission-garrison-trading post complex located in southwest Michigan. A geophysical survey was performed and the results of the survey were tested through archaeological excavation. The geophysical methods included ground penetrating radar, electromagnetic induction, electrical resistivity, magnetic gradiometry, and magnetic susceptibility. The results of the archaeological excavations demonstrate that magnetic gradiometry was the preferred geophysical method at this particular site. The magnetic gradiometer survey included both terrestrial and possible submerged portions the site. Laboratory analysis of the magnetic susceptibility and magnetic viscosity of soils and rocks demonstrated that the archaeological features …

Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project Annual Report, 2007-08, Michael S. Nassaney

Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

This past year (September 1, 2007 through August 31, 2008) was arguably the most productive for the Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project since the site was initially identified on the ground by Western Michigan University archaeologists in 1998. The project has become one of the premier public archaeology programs in the Midwest, guided by the philosophy of community service learning in which students provide a community service and learn through civic engagement. Investigations and interpretations have spawned a number of significant recent developments. First, the City of Niles and Western Michigan University entered into a 10-year collaborative agreement to ensure …

Lifestyle Of Shellmound Builders In Brazil (Galley Proofs), Sabine Eggers, C. C. Petronilho, K. Brandt, J. Filippini, Karl J. Reinhard

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

The contact of inland and coastal prehistoric groups in Brazil is believed to have been restricted to regions with no geographical barrier, as is the case in the Ribeira de Iguape valley. The inland osteological collection from the riverine shellmound Moraes (5800–4500 BP) represents a unique opportunity to test this assumption for this region. Despite cultural similarities between riverine and coastal shellmounds, important ecological and site distribution differences are expected to impact on lifestyle. The purpose of this study is thus to document and interpret health and lifestyle indicators in Moraes in comparison to coastal shellmound groups. Specifically we test …

Indian Head Rock Case Set For August Trial, Kenneth Hart

Indian Head Rock Project

Article published in the Ashland Daily Independent on the forthcoming trial related to the Indian Head Rock from October 24, 2008.

Ohio Lawyer To Join Rock Case, Kenneth Hart

Indian Head Rock Project

An article published in the Ashland Daily Independent on the trial to have the Indian Head Rock returned to Kentucky from October 20, 2008.

Issue 53, Autumn 2008, Society Of Bead Researchers

The Bead Forum: Newsletter of the Society of Bead Researchers

Ancient Adornments of the Kyivan Rus, X-XIII Centuries, by Maria M. Rypan.

Bulletin Of The Massachusetts Archaeological Society, Vol. 69, No. 2, Massachusetts Archaeological Society

Bulletin of the Massachusetts Archaeological Society

• Editor's Note (James W. Bradley)
• On the Archaeology of Stone Piles and a Late Archaic Date from Site SK 155, RI (Alan Leveillee and Mark Lance)
• Thunderbirds in Southeast MA (William B. Taylor)
• A Raw Material Cache in Northfield, MA (Christopher L. Donta)
• Additional PaleoIndian Sites and Finds in Southeast MA (James W. Bradley and Jeff Boudreau)

Towards The Identification Of Lampreys (Lampetra Spp.) In Archaeological Contexts, Ross E. Smith, Virginia L. Butler

Anthropology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Lampreys were and continue to be an important resource for Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest. Lampreys possess several skeletal structures that are regularly identified in marine mammal and bird stomach contents and fecal samples, suggesting that lamprey elements may preserve in archaeological contexts. However, their remains have not been identified in archaeological faunal samples in the Pacific Northwest. This may be due to the lack of an adequate "search image" for lamprey remains among faunal analysts and limited use of line screen sampling. Descriptions and photographs of lamprey remains that are most likely to survive in archaeological contexts are …

Archaeological Inventory, Site Assessment, And Data Management, Lake Mead National Recreation Area (Lame) And Parashant National Monument (Para), Annual Report For 2008, Margaret N. Rees

Archaeology

This cooperative task agreement was awarded to the Public Lands Institute (PLI) at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) on October 1, 2006, with the term ending on February 17, 2009, as modified. The following information constitutes an annual report for all of the major activities performed during the second year of this agreement. In addition, a brief summary of all work performed for each project in the agreement between October 1, 2007 and September 30, 2008 is presented. Other important tasks or activities associated with this agreement, but not identified under any specific project, are also summarized.

Executive …

Southern Nevada Agency Partnership Cultural Site Stewardship Program – Program Expansion And Steward Retention: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending September 30, 2008, Margaret N. Rees

Cultural Site Stewardship Program

• The Cultural Site Stewardship Program has now enrolled 376 site stewards

• One training class was held this quarter that adding 12 new volunteers.

• The stewardship had an annual growth of 17.5% during the fiscal year 2008.

• Site Stewards reported 83 significant site impacts in 2008 compared with 63 during the same period last year.

Ruling Expected Soon In Rock Case, Kenneth Hart

Indian Head Rock Project

Article published in the Ashland Daily Independent on the trial surrounding the removal of Indian Head Rock from September 19, 2008.

Rock Legal Battle Still On, Kenneth Hart

Indian Head Rock Project

Article in the Ashland Daily Independent on the legal battle over Indian Head Rock from September 16, 2008.

Fort Williams - Glasgow, Kentucky (Sc 1721), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1721. Correspondence related to the archaeological excavation of Civil War fortification, Fort Williams, in Glasgow, Kentucky. Also, report of archaeologist Jack M. Schock, news clipping, and photos.

Shaffer Pleads Not Guilty To Theft, Kenneth Hart

Indian Head Rock Project

Article published in the Ashland Daily Independent on Steve Shaffer's plead of not guilty on felony charges of theft from July 25, 2008.

Rockin' On In Portsmouth, Mark Maynard

Indian Head Rock Project

Article published in the Ashland Daily Independent describing the Fourth of July festivities at Portsmouth, Ohio from July 3, 2008.

Rockin' On In Portsmouth, Mark Mayhard

Indian Head Rock Project

An article published in the Ashland Independent on the Indian Head Rock Festival to held in Portsmouth, Ohio on July 4, 2008.

Archaeological Inventory, Site Assessment, And Data Management, Lake Mead National Recreation Area (Lmnra) And Parashant National Monument (Para): Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending June 30, 2008, Margaret N. Rees

Archaeology

• Completed modifications to original task agreement, extending the agreement through February 17, 2009

• Completed all field and laboratory work associated with the Saint Thomas Project (Project 1A)

• Completed over 2,000 acres of inventory and found over 90 archaeological sites for fuels-related projects on PARA (Project 3B)

• Conducted subsurface test excavations at two Virgin Anasazi Pueblos and collected pollen/soil samples from three prehistoric agricultural fields on PARA (Project 4A)

• Completed draft technical reports for all three inventories associated with Phase 2 of the Capital Improvement Project (Project 5)

• Conducted geophysical surveys on three sites at …

Southern Nevada Agency Partnership Cultural Site Stewardship Program – Program Expansion And Steward Retention: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending June 30, 2008, Margaret N. Rees

Cultural Site Stewardship Program

• The Cultural Site Stewardship Program has now enrolled 369 site stewards

• Three training classes were held adding 49 new volunteer stewards, an increase of 15% during the fiscal year 2008.

• Site Stewards reported 72 site impacts 2008 YTD compared with 50 during the same period last year.

John Chestnut Cartoon, John Chestnut

Indian Head Rock Project

A cartoon published in the Portsmouth Daily Times on June 27, 2008 over the Indian Head Rock dispute.

Portsmouth Mayor, Citizen Must Testify In Rock Case, Kenneth Hart

Indian Head Rock Project

Article published in the Ashland Daily Independent on the ruling that the mayor of Portsmouth, Ohio would have to testify in Greenup County, Kentucky from June 26, 2008.

Rock Of Ages, Brad Lepper

Indian Head Rock Project

Blog written on the history of Indian Head Rock on June 20, 2008.

Grand Jury Indicts Leader Of Rock Expedition, Kenneth Hart

Indian Head Rock Project

Article published in the Ashland Daily Independent on the grand jury indictment of Steven R. Shaffer on June 20, 2008.

All Because Of A Rock, Benita Heath

Indian Head Rock Project

Article on the legal proceedings on the removal of Indian Head Rock from the Ironton Tribune on June 20, 2008.

Grand Jury Indicts Leader Of Rock Expedition, Kenneth Hart

Indian Head Rock Project

Article published in the Ashland Daily Independent on the indictment of Steve Shaffer from June 20, 2008.

State-Line Battle Over Boulder Leads To Court, Joe Biesk

Indian Head Rock Project

Article published in the Lexington Herald Leader on the legal dispute over Indian Head Rock from June 20, 2008.

Kentucky Officials Charge Ohioan In Case Of The Pilfered Rock, Cate Doty

Indian Head Rock Project

Article published in the New York Times on the indictment of Steve Shaffer from June 20, 2008.

Indian Head Rock: A Story In Five Scenes, Jon Hoban

Indian Head Rock Project

A five scene story on the history of Indian Head Rock written by Jon Hoban on June 11, 2008.

Black Women, Beauty, And Labor: Towards An Archaeology Of African-American Women In Indianapolis, Indiana, Genesis M. Snyder

Masters Theses

For two consecutive summers (2002 and 2003), I conducted fieldwork in the Ransom Place Archaeology neighborhood on the near Westside of Indianapolis, Indiana. I found myself increasingly drawn to the material culture left behind by the African-American women who had lived in the area roughly 100 years ago. Such material culture begs many questions: What social and political forces influenced the construction of African-American women's understandings of self in the early twentieth century? Who was responsible for the construction and dissemination of beauty ideals, notions about women's work, and how did those ideals differ across the color line? Using as …