Table Of Contents (V. 26, 2014),
2014
Syracuse University
Table Of Contents (V. 26, 2014)
BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers
No abstract provided.
Communing With Nature, The Ancestors And The Neighbors: Ancient Ceramic Musical Instruments From Coastal Oaxaca, Mexico,
2014
California State University - San Bernardino
Communing With Nature, The Ancestors And The Neighbors: Ancient Ceramic Musical Instruments From Coastal Oaxaca, Mexico, Guy David Hepp, Sarah B. Barber, Arthur A. Joyce
Anthropology Faculty Publications
The Mesoamerican Formative period (1600 BCE–CE 250) saw the establishment of sedentism, dietary transformations and the development of ceramic technologies for subsistence, artistic representation and the region’s earliest preserved musical instruments. These instruments include aerophones such as whistles, ocarinas and flutes. In this paper, we describe sixty-three ceramic aerophones from mostly Formative period contexts in coastal Oaxaca, Mexico. We situate our analysis in the broader contexts of research on music and iconography in Mesoamerican archaeology, as well as of the anthropology of sensory perception. Through a consideration of archaeological context, artifact form and technical properties, we conclude that music was …
Historical Archaeology: Methods, Meanings And Ambiguities,
2014
Syracuse University
Historical Archaeology: Methods, Meanings And Ambiguities, Christopher R. Decorse
Anthropology - All Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Movement As A Means Of Social (Re)Production: Using Gis To Measure Social Integration Across Urban Landscapes,
2014
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Movement As A Means Of Social (Re)Production: Using Gis To Measure Social Integration Across Urban Landscapes, Heather Richards-Rissetto, Kristin Landau
Department of Anthropology: Faculty Publications
This paper contributes to the archaeological study of movement in urban environments where built forms and natural features worked together to play a key role in structuring human mobility.We propose an analytical method using least cost analysis in a Geographic Information System (GIS) to empirically measure social integration. The method defines mobility as the potential for pedestrian movement, and identifies locations where people were most likely to walk to or through in a landscape. The calculated mobility data are then employed to identify with whom people were most likely to interact and the degree to which they were socially connected …
The Chronology Of Fremont Farming In Northern Utah,
2014
Brigham Young University - Provo
The Chronology Of Fremont Farming In Northern Utah, James R. Allison
Faculty Publications
Fremont maize cultivation in northern Utah occurred at the northernmost extent of prehistoric Native American horticulture west of the Rocky Mountains. Fremont chronology currently relies almost entirely on a large database of radiocarbon dates, but most of the existing dates are on wood charcoal subject to old wood problems; dated charcoal also often has unclear associations with maize or other cultural materials. Recent efforts to directly date archaeological maize from museum collections have helped refine the chronology of Fremont horticulture. These new dates indicate that the timing of the earliest appearance of maize varies across northern Utah, and that in …
Sorting Sheep And Goats In Medieval Iceland And Greenland Local Subsistence, Climate Change, Or World System Impacts?,
2014
CUNY Hunter College
Sorting Sheep And Goats In Medieval Iceland And Greenland Local Subsistence, Climate Change, Or World System Impacts?, Thomas Mcgovern, Ramona Harrison, Konrad Smiarowski
Publications and Research
Large archaeofaunal collections recovered from Viking Age and Medieval sites in Iceland and Greenland during intensive collaborative fieldwork over the past decade have demonstrated a diverging pattern in sheep and goat (caprine) management after ca. 1200 CE in the two Norse communities. Since Landnám (first settlement), flocks in both places contained a mixture of sheep and goats and survivorship profiles suggest a very mixed milk-meat-wool production strategy. By the late 13th century Icelandic herds were nearly all sheep, and zooarchaeological evidence suggests an increasing focus on wool production. Greenlandic archaeofauna indicate that farmers maintained the old Viking Age pattern …
Loomweights,
2014
Bryn Mawr College
Loomweights, Laura Surtees
Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology Faculty Research and Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Exploring Kastro Kallithea On The Surface: The Foundation And Occupation Of Kastro Kallithea, Thessaly, Greece,
2014
Bryn Mawr College
Exploring Kastro Kallithea On The Surface: The Foundation And Occupation Of Kastro Kallithea, Thessaly, Greece, Laura Surtees, Sophia Karapanou, Margriet J. Haagsma
Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology Faculty Research and Scholarship
No abstract provided.
From The Mouths Of Mississippian: Determining Biological Affinity Between The Oliver Site (22-Co-503) And The Hollywood Site (22-Tu-500),
2014
University of Mississippi
From The Mouths Of Mississippian: Determining Biological Affinity Between The Oliver Site (22-Co-503) And The Hollywood Site (22-Tu-500), Hanna Stewart
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The Mississippian period in the American Southeast was a period of immense interaction between polities as a result of vast trade networks, regional mating networks which included spousal exchange, chiefdom collapse, and endemic warfare. This constant interaction is reflected not only in the cultural materials but also in the genetic composition of the inhabitants of this area. Despite constant interaction, cultural restrictions prevented polities from intermixing and coalescent groups under the same polity formed subgroups grounded in their own identity as a result unique histories (Harle 2010; Milner 2006). As a result, phenetic similarities and differences are not homogenized. In …
Understanding Strawberry Plains Through Landscape Archaeology,
2014
University of Mississippi
Understanding Strawberry Plains Through Landscape Archaeology, Leeanne Wendt
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Strawberry Plains is a site that is located in Marshall County, Mississippi and is comprised of Woodland, Chickasaw, antebellum, and postbellum components. The focus of this thesis was placed on the postbellum time period. The information presented here is intended to give a comprehensive view into the lives of the sharecroppers that resided and worked on Strawberry Plains during the early to mid-twentieth century and also understand the economic relationship between them and the landowner. Also of importance to this project was the placement of the houses and their dispersed pattern across the landscape and comparing this pattern to other …
Glass Beads From Champlain's Habitation On Saint Croix Island, Maine, 1604-1613,
2014
Syracuse University
Glass Beads From Champlain's Habitation On Saint Croix Island, Maine, 1604-1613, James W. Bradley
BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers
One of the earliest French attempts at settlement in northeastern North America occurred on a small island in the St. Croix River along the Maine/New Brunswick border. Built under the auspices of Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons, and his young lieutenant, Samuel de Champlain, this settlement barely survived the winter of 1604-1605 and was abandoned the following summer. Given its clear historical association and brief occupation, the glass beads from St. Croix Island are an important archaeological marker for reconstructing French influence during the first decades of the 17th century. Knowing who used these beads in trade, however, does not …
Captions And Color Plates (V. 26, 2014),
2014
Syracuse University
Captions And Color Plates (V. 26, 2014)
BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers
No abstract provided.
Beads: Journal Of The Society Of Bead Researchers - Volume 26 (Complete),
2014
Syracuse University
Beads: Journal Of The Society Of Bead Researchers - Volume 26 (Complete)
BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers
No abstract provided.
Childhood Growth In An Oneota Community: Examining Long Bone Growth Differences In The The Juveniles At Norris Farms 36,
2014
University of Mississippi
Childhood Growth In An Oneota Community: Examining Long Bone Growth Differences In The The Juveniles At Norris Farms 36, Whitney Broughton
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Oneota migration into the central Illinois River valley around ad 1300 resulted in a number of different interactions with Mississippian groups. Milner and colleagues (1991) identified significant numbers of perimortem injuries at the Norris farms 36 cemetery, along with biological markers for poor health, such as cribra orbitalia and porotic hyperostosis. They suggested that the threat of violence may have forced the Oneonta at Morton village to limit subsistence activities to circumscribed areas close to the settlement, thereby reducing the resource base and negatively impacting the health of the community. However, recent research (Bengtson et al. 2012; Bengtson and O'Gorman …
Cohonina Social Organization And The Role Of Forts In Integration And Interaction: A View From The Pittsberg Community.,
2014
University of Mississippi
Cohonina Social Organization And The Role Of Forts In Integration And Interaction: A View From The Pittsberg Community., Travis Brent Cureton
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This thesis explores the role of "forts" in the sociopolitical organization of a prehistoric people known as the Cohonina through the application of settlement systems analysis and functional studies. The primary objective of this thesis is to test ideas of Cohonina sociopolitical organization through an examination of the functional characteristics of forts and their positions on the landscape using a combination of theory derived from settlement and landscape archaeology, deployed in a geographic information system work environment. A Cohonina fort site known as the Pittsberg Fort Complex, was placed in its community context through broad scale survey. Artifact, architectural, and …
Dentistry In Ancient Rome: Direct Evidence For Extractions Based On The Teeth From Excavations At The Temple Of Castor And Pollux In The Roman Forum,
2014
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Dentistry In Ancient Rome: Direct Evidence For Extractions Based On The Teeth From Excavations At The Temple Of Castor And Pollux In The Roman Forum, Marshall Joseph Becker
Anthropology & Sociology Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
A Seed In Skokloster Castle, Sweden: Searching For The Origins Of Eight Susquehannock Artifacts,
2014
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
A Seed In Skokloster Castle, Sweden: Searching For The Origins Of Eight Susquehannock Artifacts, Marshall Joseph Becker
Anthropology & Sociology Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
John Skickett (1823? - After 1870): A Lenopi Descent Basketmaker Working In Connecticut,
2014
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
John Skickett (1823? - After 1870): A Lenopi Descent Basketmaker Working In Connecticut, Marshall Joseph Becker
Anthropology & Sociology Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Late Classic Maya Provisioning And Distinction In Northwestern Belize,
2014
University of South Carolina
Late Classic Maya Provisioning And Distinction In Northwestern Belize, David J. Goldstein, Jon B. Hageman
Anthropology Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Expensive Errors Or Rational Choices: The Pioneer Fringe In Late Viking Age Iceland,
2014
University of Iceland
Expensive Errors Or Rational Choices: The Pioneer Fringe In Late Viking Age Iceland, Orri Vesteinsson, Mike Church, Andrew Dugmore, Thomas Mcgovern, Anthony Newton
Publications and Research
Just as the colonies established on the North Atlantic islands in the Viking Age were peripheral to Europe, so these islands had their own peripheral areas. In Iceland the highland margins have long been a focus of archaeological research and the prevailing view has been that highland settlement failed because people had made unrealistic assessments of carrying capacity. This paper presents a case study of the northern highland valley of Krókdalur and argues that the dating and pattern of settlement in that valley indicates that its settlers were keenly aware of its limitations. It also suggests explanatory frameworks that can …
