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Survey of Native American Archaeological Sites in Massachusetts 12000-300 BP
The interpretation that pre-contact Native American land-use played an increasing role in landscape dynamics through the Holocene is prevalent in historical, scientific and popular literature. This exerts a strong influence on modern conservation practices especially the use of prescribed fire (Cronon 1984, Abrams 2002, Pyne 1984, Mann 2002) and yet there has never been a robust analysis of relevant archaeological and paleoecological data on the subject. This data is used in the archaeological component of a larger National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded research project intended to analyze the triggers and drivers of ecosystem dynamics. More specifically, the research aims to determine the role of human activity (fire, land clearance, horticulture) in shaping vegetation dynamics. Some of the alternative hypotheses examined in the archaeological analysis include: (1) do we see progressively intensive cultural development and increasingly intensive land use throughout the pre-Contact period?; (2) do we see cultural continuity with fairly passive responses to environmental change and minimal ecological impact of people?; or (3) is cultural adaptation environmental and/or cultural specific, with clear influence of human agency? Our collaborative ecological and social research (Duranleau 2009, Foster and Aber 2004, Chilton et al. 2010) position us to undertake such a regional synthesis as one critical element of the proposed study on ecological dynamics and regime shifts. This synthesis will allow us to consider basic ecological questions concerning interactions among climate, disturbance and human activity in ecosystem dynamics; provide a landscape and regional test of a hypothesis put forth by Munoz et al. (2010) concerning the link between environmental change and cultural development in northeastern North America; and position our archaeological community to apply new ecological perspectives to their research. The archaeological component is derived from intensive
Coastal Native American Archaeological Sites in New York and Southern New England 12000-400 BP
Information on coastal Native American archaeological sites in New York and southern New England was compiled from various state historical commissions. The data include the following characteristics: Project Area, Project Size, and Cultural Remains, which identifies the presence of either pre-Contact (PRE) or historic (HI) material, or the lack of cultural material (NCM). Site type Site Type delineates the type of pre-Contact site represented by the artifacts and features identified at a location, which ranges from a Find Spot (FS) (a tool or piece of chipping debris found on the surface or found alone), and a Short-term Site (ST) (presence of artifacts indicating temporary use of a location), to a Seasonal Site (SE) (a site containing evidence of repeated occupation over long periods of time and with features and evidence for a broad range of activities), and a Sedentary Site (SD) (evidence of year-round habitation in form of botanical, faunal, fish and shellfish remains; presence of hearths, storage pits and middens; large variety and great quantity of tool types). Time periods Time Periods include: the Paleoindian Period (P) (12,000-10,000 BP); Early Archaic (EA) (10,000-8000 BP), Middle Archaic (MA) (8000-6000 BP), Late Archaic (LA) (6000-3000 BP), Transitional Archaic (TA) (3500-2500 BP), Early Woodland (EW) (3000-2000 BP), Middle Woodland (MW) (2000-1000 BP), Late Woodland (LW) (1000-500 BP), Contact period (C) (A.D. 1500-1620), and sites of unknown temporal affiliation (U). Activities The activities represented by the artifacts recovered from the sites include: lithic tool repair (LTR) (chipping debris), lithic workshop (LTW) (chipping debris, hammerstones, cores), hunting (HU) (faunal material and/or projectile points), fishing (FI) (net weights, fish hooks, fish bone), shellfish gathering (SG) (presence of shell), plant gathering (PG) (presence of charred seeds and/or nuts), food processing (FP) (bifaces, scrapers, knives, blades, and other lithic tools, f
Dental, pathological, and UHPLC data from Middenbeemster archaeological site
<p>Datasets used in 'Multiproxy analysis exploring patterns of diet and disease in dental calculus and skeletal remains from a 19th century Dutch population' (<a href="https://doi.org/10.24072/pcjournal.414">https://doi.org/10.24072/pcjournal.414</a>).</p> <p><strong>Changes</strong></p> <p>v1.0.1: added <em>data-dictionary.md</em> file</p> <p>Newest v1.0.0: Upload the correct <em>LICENSE</em> file</p>
Multi-faceted analyses of Poland's Bronze and Early Iron Age hoards: Fig.5. Pottery (A, C), animal bones (B), a human skull (C, D), and a flint tool (D) excavated from underneath the stone layer in Kaliszany (archaeological site no. 3)
<p>The set contains a figure, with with photographs that show examples of finds discovered during excavations at archaeological site 3 in Kaliszany, Wągrowiec commune, Poland. It is a stone and earth structure in which a hoard of metal objects dating to the Late Bronze Age was discovered in 1943. The photo is from the 2022 survey, when the south-western part of the structure was explored. <br><br>The paper and data were prepared as part of a project funded by the National Science Centre, Poland: <em>A Biography of Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages Hoards. A Multi-Faceted Analysis of Metal Objects Related to Monumental Constructions in Poland</em> (UMO-2021/41/B/HS3/00038)</p>
Environmental proxy data from the Chap archaeological site (Kyrgyzstan)
<p>Sediment particle size, magnetic susceptibility, loss-on-ignition (LOI) and pollen data from the Chap archaeological site (described in Motuzaite Matuzeviciute et al. 2019, 2021, 2022).</p> <p>Particle size analysis using Malvern Mastersizer 2000 after treatment with HCl and H2O2.</p> <p>Particle size end members (EM 1 & 2) modelled using Analysize package (Paterson & Heslop 2015) for Matlab.</p> <p>Dimensionless magnetic susceptibility (Κ) readings were taken using a Bartington MS2B at low (0.46 kHz) and high (4.6 kHz) frequencies. Mass magnetic susceptibility (χ) was calculated by dividing Κ by sample bulk density. The percentage of frequency dependent components (χ­­<sub>fd%</sub>) was calculated as 100[(χ<sub>lf </sub>– χ<sub>hf</sub>)/χ<sub>lf</sub>].</p> <p>For LOI calculations, samples were weighed, fired at 550 degrees C for 4 hours, re-weighed then fired at 950 degrees C for 4 hours. </p> <p>Pollen was extracted following heavy liquid methods described in Leipe et al. (2019).</p> <p>Units in dataset:</p> <p>Centimetre (cm)</p> <p>Relative abundance (%)</p> <p>Absolute abundance (#)</p> <p>Sorting (σg) – after Folk & Ward (1957)</p> <p>Mass magnetic susceptibility (SI/g)</p>
Malwa site survey : archaeological site distribution maps
<p>Malwa site survey : archaeological site distribution maps. (1) mosaic based on Survey of India maps; (2) (3) study area; (4) Vidisha Raisen area.</p>
Archaeological sites in medieval župa Dabar and Rudine in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Archaeological geophysical survey dataset (7 sites)
<p>The raw data from the geophysical survey performed in 7 archaeological sites in modern municipalities Berkovići and Bileća, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Funded by the EU, H2020-MSCA-IF-797881 grant.</p>
Map of the archaeological sites mentionned in the paper "Abstraction in Archaeological Stratigraphy: a Pyrenean Lineage of Innovation (late 19th–early 21th century)"
<p>Projection: WGS 84. QGIS 3.14.16</p> <p>Sources:</p> <ul> <li>DEM: GEBCO (<a href="https://doi.org/10.5285/A29C5465-B138-234D-E053-6C86ABC040B9">https://doi.org/10.5285/A29C5465-B138-234D-E053-6C86ABC040B9</a>)</li> <li>Borders:<em> Límites municipales, provinciales y autonómicosRecintos municipales y líneas límite (municipales, provinciales y autonómicos)</em>. BDLJE CC-BY 4.0.</li> </ul>
Archaeological sites in Taiwan during the Neolithic and Metal Age
<p>Coordinates marked by asterisks were added in the current study (see Data and methods section for details). Chinese site names are romanised following the Wade-Giles system. Site names in indigenous peoples' languages are given in romanised form followed by the Chinese name in parentheses, if available. Archaeological cultures represented by the respective site are indicated by the value "1".</p>
Maharashtra, region of ancient Vidarbha show distribution of known archaeological sites and coin finds.
<p>Maharashtra, region of ancient Vidarbha show distribution of known archaeological sites and coin finds.</p>
IG. 6. — A, Trunk vertebra of Alsophis sp. 2 from Pointe du Helleux archaeological site (Square 2 – crab layer) located on Grande-Terre Island; B, trunk vertebra of Erythrolamprus juliae cf. copeae (Parker, 1936) from Sainte-Rose La Ramée archaeological site (US 2058) located on Basse-Terre Island. Abbreviations: cd., condyle; ct., cotyle; di., diapophysis; h. k., hemal keel; m. c., medial constriction; n. a., neural arch; n. s., neural spine; p. c., precondylar constriction; p. d., paracotylar depression; p. n., postero-medial notch of the zygantrum; pa., parapophysis; pz. f., prezygapophyseal facet; pz. p., prezygapophyseal process; s. d., subcentral depression; s. r., subcentral ridge; s. t., sub-cotylar tubercle; zs., zygosphene. Scale bars: 4 mm in Fossil dipsadid snakes from the Guadeloupe Islands (French West-Indies) and their interactions with past human populations
IG. 6. — A, Trunk vertebra of Alsophis sp. 2 from Pointe du Helleux archaeological site (Square 2 – crab layer) located on Grande-Terre Island; B, trunk vertebra of Erythrolamprus juliae cf. copeae (Parker, 1936) from Sainte-Rose La Ramée archaeological site (US 2058) located on Basse-Terre Island. Abbreviations: cd., condyle; ct., cotyle; di., diapophysis; h. k., hemal keel; m. c., medial constriction; n. a., neural arch; n. s., neural spine; p. c., precondylar constriction; p. d., paracotylar depression; p. n., postero-medial notch of the zygantrum; pa., parapophysis; pz. f., prezygapophyseal facet; pz. p., prezygapophyseal process; s. d., subcentral depression; s. r., subcentral ridge; s. t., sub-cotylar tubercle; zs., zygosphene. Scale bars: 4 mm
Data from: Preserved collagen reveals species identity in archaeological marine turtle bones from Caribbean and Florida sites
Advancements in molecular science are continually improving our understanding of marine turtle biology and evolution. However, there are still considerable gaps in our understanding, such as past marine turtle distributions, which can benefit from advanced zooarchaeological analyses. Here we apply collagen fingerprinting to 130 archaeological marine turtle bone samples up to 2500 years old from the Caribbean and Florida's Gulf Coast for faunal identification, finding the vast majority of samples (88%) to contain preserved collagen despite deposition in the tropics. All samples can be identified to species-level with the exception of the Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) and olive ridley (L. olivacea) turtles, which can be separated to genus level, having diverged from one another only ~5 million years ago. Additionally, we identify a single homologous peptide that allows the separation of archaeological green turtle samples, Chelonia spp., into two distinct groups, which potentially signifies a difference in genetic stock. The majority of the archaeological samples are identified as green turtle (Chelonia spp.; 63%), with hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata; 17%) and ridley turtles (Lepidochelys spp.; 3%) making up smaller proportions of the assemblage. There were no molecular identifications of the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) in the assemblage despite 9% of the samples being morphologically identified as such, highlighting the difficulties in relying on morphological identifications alone in archaeological remains. Finally, we present the first marine turtle molecular phylogeny using collagen (I) amino acid sequences and find our analyses match recent phylogenies based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA. Our results highlight the advantage of using collagen fingerprinting to supplement morphological analyses of turtle bones and support the usefulness of this technique for assessing their past distributions across the Caribbean and Florida's Gulf Coast, especially in these tropical environments where DNA preservation may be poor.
Archaeological Sites in Slovak Republic - Harmonized Dataset
<p>A registry of archaeological sites in Slovak Republic, based on the dataset "Centrálna evidencia archeologických nálezísk na Slovensku (skúšobná prevádzka)" ("Central Evidence of Archaeological Sites in Slovakia (test version)") by The Institute of Archaeology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences available as WFS from the National Geoportal (<a href="https://geoportal.gov.sk/">https://geoportal.gov.sk/</a>)</p> <p>Source data: <a href="https://maps.geop.sazp.sk:443/geoserver/wfs">https://maps.geop.sazp.sk:443/geoserver/wfs</a></p> <p>The dataset was created by correcting the information about archaeological dating (culture) and creating individual records for each dating, to enable filtering by era and culture. The language of the dataset is Slovak.</p> <p><strong>Format:</strong> ESRI Shapefile</p> <p><strong>CRS: </strong>S-JTSK / Krovak East North, EPSG: 5514</p> <p><strong>Fields:</strong></p> <p><strong>fid</strong>: Record identifier</p> <p><strong>kataster</strong>: Cadastre name</p> <p><strong>obec</strong>: Town or village name</p> <p><strong>poloha</strong>: Location name</p> <p><strong>stlok</strong>: degree of location accuracy (1 - accurate, 2 - accurate, localized according to text description, 3 - inaccurate, center of the built-up area of the cadastre, -1 - unknown)</p> <p><strong>druhnal</strong>: type of site</p> <p><strong>c_aktivity</strong>: number of archaeological activity</p> <p><strong>rokevid</strong>: year of evidence of the archaeological activity</p> <p><strong>datovanie</strong>: dating (culture)</p> <p><strong>dat_era</strong>: dating (era)</p> <p><strong>dat_popis</strong>: dating (description)</p> <p><strong>dat_orig</strong>: original dating entry before harmonization</p> <p> </p>
Рис. 9. Фрагменты раковин жемчужниц Dahurinaia dahurica иЗ раскопа 3 поселениЯ Константиновка-1. МасштабнаЯ линейка 5 см. Fig. 9. Fragments of pearl mussel Dahurinaia dahurica shells from excavation 3 of the Konstantinovka-1 site. Scale bar 5 cm. in Mollusks from the archaeological site Konstantinovka-1 in Primorye (Russian Far East)
Рис. 9. Фрагменты раковин жемчужниц Dahurinaia dahurica иЗ раскопа 3 поселениЯ Константиновка-1. МасштабнаЯ линейка 5 см. Fig. 9. Fragments of pearl mussel Dahurinaia dahurica shells from excavation 3 of the Konstantinovka-1 site. Scale bar 5 cm.
Fig. 4. The Konstantinovka-1 in Mollusks from the archaeological site Konstantinovka-1 in Primorye (Russian Far East)
Fig. 4. The Konstantinovka-1 site: А – еxcavation 2. Remnants of a half-dugout (dwelling 4); В – еxcavation 3. Remnants (cellar) of ditch of the building N 40.
Рис. 6. Морские двустворчатые моллюски иЗ раскопа 5 поселениЯ Константиновка-1: A–H – Mizuhopecten yessoensis (Jay, 1857) (слои 1, 2 – бровка). Длина фрагментов от 51 до 121 мм. Fig. 6. Marine bivalves from excavation 5 of the Konstantinovka-1 settlement excavations: A–H – Mizuhopecten yessoensis (Jay, 1857) (levels 1, 2 – cross section). Sizes of shell fragments are from 51 to 121 mm. in Mollusks from the archaeological site Konstantinovka-1 in Primorye (Russian Far East)
Рис. 6. Морские двустворчатые моллюски иЗ раскопа 5 поселениЯ Константиновка-1: A–H – Mizuhopecten yessoensis (Jay, 1857) (слои 1, 2 – бровка). Длина фрагментов от 51 до 121 мм. Fig. 6. Marine bivalves from excavation 5 of the Konstantinovka-1 settlement excavations: A–H – Mizuhopecten yessoensis (Jay, 1857) (levels 1, 2 – cross section). Sizes of shell fragments are from 51 to 121 mm.
Рис. 8. Фрагменты раковин пресноводных моллюсков иЗ раскопов поселениЯ Константиновка-1: А, B – створка жемчужницы иЗ раскопа 1, вид снаружи и иЗнутри; C–E – створки жемчужниц Dahurinaia dahurica иЗ раскопа 2; F, G – фрагмент раковины гастроподы иЗ раскопа 2, вид с раЗных ракурсов. Масштабные линейки 2 см. Fig. 8. Fragments of freshwater mollusk shells from the Konstantinovka-1 site excavations: A, B – pearl mussel Dahurinaia dahurica from excavation 1, the inner and outer views; C–E – pearl mussel Dahurinaia dahurica from excavation 2; F, G – fragment of a gastropod shell from excavation 2, view from different angles. Scale bars 2 cm. in Mollusks from the archaeological site Konstantinovka-1 in Primorye (Russian Far East)
Рис. 8. Фрагменты раковин пресноводных моллюсков иЗ раскопов поселениЯ Константиновка-1: А, B – створка жемчужницы иЗ раскопа 1, вид снаружи и иЗнутри; C–E – створки жемчужниц Dahurinaia dahurica иЗ раскопа 2; F, G – фрагмент раковины гастроподы иЗ раскопа 2, вид с раЗных ракурсов. Масштабные линейки 2 см. Fig. 8. Fragments of freshwater mollusk shells from the Konstantinovka-1 site excavations: A, B – pearl mussel Dahurinaia dahurica from excavation 1, the inner and outer views; C–E – pearl mussel Dahurinaia dahurica from excavation 2; F, G – fragment of a gastropod shell from excavation 2, view from different angles. Scale bars 2 cm.
Рис. 2. Вид на поселение Константиновка-1 с юго-востока. Fig. 2. View of the Konstantinovka-1 site from south-west. in Mollusks from the archaeological site Konstantinovka-1 in Primorye (Russian Far East)
Рис. 2. Вид на поселение Константиновка-1 с юго-востока. Fig. 2. View of the Konstantinovka-1 site from south-west.
Рис. 7. Морские двустворчатые моллюски иЗ раскопа 1 поселениЯ Константиновка-1: A–M – Glycymeris (Glycymeris) yessoensis (Sowerby III, 1889) (A, B – данные не расшифрованы, длина раковины 44.6 мм; C, D – данные не расшифрованы, длина раковины 38.7 мм; E, F – раскоп 5, пл. 6, кв. Б-6, длина раковины 30.7 мм; G, H –?подъемный материал, длина раковины 33.8 мм; I, J – раскоп 3, кв. З-6, длина раковины 40.4 мм; K–M – раскоп 2, пл. 7, кв. Д-6, длина раковины 23.5 мм; N, O – Mya (Arenomya) japonica Jay, 1857 – подъемный материал, длина раковины 61.7 мм. Fig. 7. Marine bivalves from excavation 1 of the Konstantinovka-1 site: A–M – Glycymeris (Glycymeris) yessoensis (Sowerby III, 1889) (A, B – data not available, shell length 44.6 mm; C, D – data not available, shell length 38.7 mm; E, F – excavation 5, layer 6, square Б-6, shell lenth 30.7 mm; G, H –?surface scatter, shell length 33.8 mm; I, J – excavation 3, square З-6, shell length 40.4 mm; K–M – excavation 2, layer 7, square Д-6, shell length 23.5 mm; N, O – Mya (Arenomya) japonica Jay, 1857 – surface scatter, shell length 61.7 mm. in Mollusks from the archaeological site Konstantinovka-1 in Primorye (Russian Far East)
Рис. 7. Морские двустворчатые моллюски иЗ раскопа 1 поселениЯ Константиновка-1: A–M – Glycymeris (Glycymeris) yessoensis (Sowerby III, 1889) (A, B – данные не расшифрованы, длина раковины 44.6 мм; C, D – данные не расшифрованы, длина раковины 38.7 мм; E, F – раскоп 5, пл. 6, кв. Б-6, длина раковины 30.7 мм; G, H –?подъемный материал, длина раковины 33.8 мм; I, J – раскоп 3, кв. З-6, длина раковины 40.4 мм; K–M – раскоп 2, пл. 7, кв. Д-6, длина раковины 23.5 мм; N, O – Mya (Arenomya) japonica Jay, 1857 – подъемный материал, длина раковины 61.7 мм. Fig. 7. Marine bivalves from excavation 1 of the Konstantinovka-1 site: A–M – Glycymeris (Glycymeris) yessoensis (Sowerby III, 1889) (A, B – data not available, shell length 44.6 mm; C, D – data not available, shell length 38.7 mm; E, F – excavation 5, layer 6, square Б-6, shell lenth 30.7 mm; G, H –?surface scatter, shell length 33.8 mm; I, J – excavation 3, square З-6, shell length 40.4 mm; K–M – excavation 2, layer 7, square Д-6, shell length 23.5 mm; N, O – Mya (Arenomya) japonica Jay, 1857 – surface scatter, shell length 61.7 mm.
Рис. 4. Поселение Константиновка-1: А – раскоп 2. Остатки полуЗемлЯнки (жилиЩе 4); В – раскоп 3. Остатки (погреб) котлована постройки № 40. in Mollusks from the archaeological site Konstantinovka-1 in Primorye (Russian Far East)
Рис. 4. Поселение Константиновка-1: А – раскоп 2. Остатки полуЗемлЯнки (жилиЩе 4); В – раскоп 3. Остатки (погреб) котлована постройки № 40.
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