Archaeological Reconnaissance Research Articles

Ecological Islands And Vickers Focus Adaptive Transitions In The Pre-Contact Plains Of Southwestern Manitoba

Archaeological reconnaissance in southwestern Manitoba has revealed a small zone of intensive late Plains Woodland (Vickers Focus) occupation in the northeastern extreme of the Plains region. In light of significant environmental changesover the past I 20 years, site interpretation is heavily dependent upon landscape reconstruction using archival records, intersite mapping, and site modeling using Geographic Information Systems. Vickers Focus occupation is strongly correlated with isolated forested wetlands within the mixed grass prairie, and indicates a seasonally scheduled economy that alternated between warm season foraging and cold season bison procurement. It is proposed that these sites represent a transition from intensive woodland foraging to bison hunting as these Plains Woodland groups migrated westward into the northern Plains.

Robert McCormick Adams: An Archaeological Biography

Robert Adams celebrated his 70th birthday on July 23, 1996. Forty years ago American Antiquity published his first journal article, which helped launch a remarkable career. Adams has influenced not only fundamental aspects of social evolutionary theory and archaeological reconnaissance surveys but also the structure of support for science in the United States and abroad. At the 1996 meetings of the Society for American Archaeology, Adams was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal. This essay traces the intellectual influences on Adams, the progress of his fieldwork, and the exposition and development of his ideas in his monographs and major essays. The significance of his work is assessed, and a bibliography of his principal archaeological writings is included.

Średniowieczne rezydencje obronne małopolskich Gryfitów. Uwagi do problematyki badawczej

The magnate’s Gryfita family who occupied a leading position among the feudal elite of Little Poland, especially in the 13th century, has aroused considerable interest of the historians. The studies concentrated mostly on the reconstruction of geneological links between members of several branches of the family. Attention has also been paid to their economic activies. On the other hand, the problem posed by fortified residences erected in the centres of their estates has so far been ignored. In this article the so far known buildings of this type, which owe their origin to the initiative of the Gryfita family, have been briefly characterized. Because of the not too exact archaeological recognition and the exceptionally scant historical evidence the two earliest fortified residences: one at Szaflary on the Biały Dunajec and the other at Dębno between the Dunajec and Uszwica rivers, can be included in this group only with reservation. The two castles were built in the second part of the 13th century in areas that at that time belonged to the Gryfita family. On the other hand, the attribution of other buildings described here to the initiative of the members of this family does not leave room for doubt. The motte at Zagórze, which is the relic of a fortified residenve inhabited in the 14th and 15th centuries, should be associated with the estate located in the Silesian-Polish borderland. In the early 14th century a fortified timber and earth residence was built at Gródek within the estate located on the middle course of the Dunajec, and about mid-14th century a castle of Rożnów was built nearby. The castle of Trestczyn, built by the Gryfita Trestka family on the river Biała in the first part of the 14th century, is known to us from written souces and from archaeological reconnaissance. Another residence of this family was the castle at Mielec on the river Wisłok, whose location can only be established on the basis of historical and cartographical sources. On the other hand, the manor-house with a tower at Przybenice, in the forks of the rivers Nidzica and Szreniawa, though testified by 14th-century documents, cannot be exactly located. On the basis of historical sources it is possible to surmise that the well-known castle at Szymbark, built by the Gradysze family of the Gryf coat-of-arms in the first part of the 16th century, was preceded by a manor-house erected by their predecessors in the 14th cantury.

Upper Texas Coast Underwater Archaeological Reconnaissance Project: Galveston, Chambers, and Jefferson Counties

Upper Texas Coast Underwater Archaeological Reconnaissance Project: Galveston, Chambers, and Jefferson Counties

Upper Texas Coast Underwater Archaeological Reconnaissance Project: Galveston, Chambers, and Jefferson Counties

Upper Texas Coast Underwater Archaeological Reconnaissance Project: Galveston, Chambers, and Jefferson Counties

Excavations at Hann River 1, Central Cape York Peninsula

The excavation at Hann River 1 was part of an archaeological reconnaissance of the central plateaux region of Cape York Peninsula. In contrast to the adjacent Laura Basin area, little archaeological research had previously been undertaken in central Cape York Peninsula (cf. Morwood and Hobbs 1995). Hann River 1 provides the first evidence for Aboriginal prehistory in the region. The reconnaissance fieldwork also included a general survey of local sandstone scarps and the detailed recording of rock art sites.

Los españoles en los caminos del extremo norte del Perú en 1532

The spaniards in the roads of the extreme north of Peru in 1532 Abstract Based on the accounts of the chroniclers who accompanied Pizarro from Tumbes to Cajamarca, the list of tambos from 1543, the information on local caciques from 1548, and the archaeological reconnaissance of sites along the trails of the extreme north of Peru, it was possible to reconstruct the Inca routes on the coast and highlands along which the Spanish traveled in 1532. We located the administrative and ceremonial centers from which the Inca controlled the local caciques of the northeastern and southeastern slopes of the hills of Amotape, the valleys of the Chira and Piura rivers on the coast, and those of the highlands of Caxas and Huancabamba; we also identified the tambos along these routes. In addition, it was possible to find the fortified sites and settlements of the caciques of Pabur and Serran in the Piura valley. Finally, an attempt was made to locate the terrains and irrigation canals that permitted the agricultural production of the different cacicazgos.

Preceramic Projectile-Point Typology in Belize

AbstractSufficient numbers of preceramic projectile points have now been found in Belize to define two morphologically distinct projectile-point types, Lowe and Sawmill. A provisional type —Allspice—is proposed but lacks both the necessary numbers and adequate context for acceptance as a diagnostic type. A single Clovis point is so far the only diagnostic of the Paleoindian period. This study also suggests that the projectile-point typology, the foundation for much of the Belize Archaic Archaeological Reconnaissance chronology, is so badly flawed that the resulting chronology has little merit. Recent discoveries of major preceramic sites with associated radiocarbon dates and their possible association with early raised-field agriculture indicate that studies of preceramic Belize are entering an exciting new era. This typology should provide a useful tool for future studies and is the beginning of a meaningful chronology.

A huge Workshop of the stone age in North China

Associate researcherWang (1935-) is Associate Director of the Institute of Archaeology of Shanxi Province and standing member of Shanxi Archaeological Association. Since he graduated from the geology department of the Beijing Geology College in 1961, he has been engaged in the study of paleo-anthropology and paleolithic archaeology. He was in charge of the excavation of Dingcun site in 1984. His main treatises are: «Archaeological Reconnaissances at Hsiach'uan in Chinshui County, Shanxi Province», «Microliths from Xueguan Country, Shanxi».Zhu Xiaodong (1965-0000) is a practice researcher of the Institute of Archeology of Shanxi Province, who graduated from the archaeology department of Beijing University in 1987, and took part in the excavation of Gold-Ox Mount site in Liaoning Province.

A New Frontier: First Results of the Tigris-Euphrates Archaeological Reconnaissance Project, 1988

Previous articleNext article No AccessA New Frontier: First Results of the Tigris-Euphrates Archaeological Reconnaissance Project, 1988Guillermo AlgazeGuillermo Algaze Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Journal of Near Eastern Studies Volume 48, Number 4Oct., 1989 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/373408 Views: 23Total views on this site Citations: 20Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1989 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Jacques Connan, Elif Genç, Orhan Kavak, Michael H. 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The wadi‐al‐jubah archaeological project, vol. 4: Geological and archaeological reconnaissance in the yemen arab republic, 1985, by William C. Overstreet, Maurice J. Grolier, and Michael R. Toplyn, 1988, American Foundation for the Study of Man, Washington, D. C. (distributed by Eisenbrauns, P.O. Box 275, Winona Lake, Indiana 46590), 3 plates, xlii + 505 pp., $55.00 (Clothbound)

The wadi‐al‐jubah archaeological project, vol. 4: Geological and archaeological reconnaissance in the yemen arab republic, 1985, by William C. Overstreet, Maurice J. Grolier, and Michael R. Toplyn, 1988, American Foundation for the Study of Man, Washington, D. C. (distributed by Eisenbrauns, P.O. Box 275, Winona Lake, Indiana 46590), 3 plates, xlii + 505 pp., $55.00 (Clothbound)

An Archaeological Reconnaissance of Karst Caves within the Southern Forests Region of Tasmania, September 1987.

A recent archaeological exploratory expedition to limestone and dolomite caves in Ihe 'Southern Forests' region of south - central Tasmania has revealed fundamentally new aspects concerning the Pleistocene archaeological record of Tasmania. Plans by the Tasmanian H}'dro-Electric Commission to dam lhe lower Gordon river system led in the early 1980's to a series of archaeological reconnaissances being carried out in karst outcrops, especially along the lower Franklin River and later in Ihe valleys of some of its tributaries such as the Andrew and Acheron. This revealed a pattern of systematic human occupation of these valleys during late Pleistocene times corresponding to the full last Ice Age, some 20 to 12.5 k. yr ago; the preliminary results being published in Australian Archaeology (Jones et al 1983. Blain et al 1983, Jones and Allen 1984) and in Nature (Kiernan et al 1983, Jones 1983), as well as in lhe popular scientific liIerature (Jones 1981. Ranson et al 1983, Jones 1987).

Sidescan sonar applications in limnoarchaeology

AbstractSidescan sonar, a well known marine geophysical exploration technique, widely utilized in maritime archaeology, has great potential as a reconnaissance tool in limnoarchaeological surveys. Its application in the identification of manmade structures on the floor of a flooded valley (Glenfarg Reservoir, Scotland) and the location of nearshore settlements (crannogs) in a natural water body (Loch Tay, Scotland) are described and discussed. It is suggested that sidescan sonar is a more efficient method of underwater archaeological reconnaissance than diver surveys.

An Archeological Reconnaissance of the Upper Little River Basin in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, 1984. Terry L. Steinacher. Oklahoma Archeological Survey, Archeological Resource Survey Report No. 25, University of Oklahoma, Norman, 1986. xii +150 pp., figures, tables, appendices, references cited. $6.00 (paper).

An Archeological Reconnaissance of the Upper Little River Basin in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, 1984. Terry L. Steinacher. Oklahoma Archeological Survey, Archeological Resource Survey Report No. 25, University of Oklahoma, Norman, 1986. xii +150 pp., figures, tables, appendices, references cited. $6.00 (paper).

Demographic Trends in the Negev Highlands: Preliminary Results from the Emergency Survey

Recent intensive archaeological reconnaissance in the Negev has provided a new, sound data base for the analysis of human adaptation in desert zones. The apparently cyclic nature of the rise and fa...

Chemical analysis of Yemeni archaeological ceramics and the Egyptian enigma

Archaeological reconnaissance in the Yemen Arab Republic produced samples of mediaeval Islamic ceramics in a 100 km2 region centred at Zabid. The ceramics dated from 700 A. D. to 1750 A. D. and initial research indicated that they were all locally made products. Twelves types of ceramics were selected for sampling on the basis of stylistic decoration; nine types were red bodied and three types were white bodied. Six laboratory samples of each type were subjected to neutron activation analysis for the short-lived isotope producing elements using the SLOWPOKE reactor at the University of Toronto. The results showed very tight sherd groupings, with all the red wares of discrete composition and all the white wares of a different discrete composition. Hence the same two clay sources have been utilized over a thousand years. However, a comparison of both ware types with Nile alluvium red ware and Aswan white ware from Egypt, tested for the same elements, produced unexpected results. Although the white wares from Egypt and Yemen were quite different chemically, the red wares showed remarkable chemical similarity. In order to subject the data to a more rigorous statistical testing, a multivariate discriminate analysis programme was applied. The analysis confirmed that the Yemeni and Egyptian white wares could easily be separated. The Yemeni red and Nile alluvium red wares were also separated into the two groups with a very high prediction rate, in spite of the fact that, on visual inspection of the data, no substantial differences were evident. It is clear, therefore, that artifact analysis must be conducted with due respect given to the archaeological context, the elemental chemistry, and sound statistical procedures.

Aboriginal land use on Tasman Peninsula

The results of an archaeological reconnaissance of Tasman Peninsula are summarised, eight radiocarbon dates are reported and a preliminary outline of Aboriginal land use patterns is presented.

An Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey of the Tasman Peninsula, February 1984

Land use and economy have been the focus of much research in Tasmanian prehistory. A recent summary of prehistoric archaeology in Tasmania (Bowdler 1982) indicates that discussion falls into three main areas. These are: (a) t h e nature of Pleistocene economies and land use; (b) changing economic strategies in the Holocene in relation to environmental change; and (c) issues of spatial analysis especially in relation to site placement in an environmental context. This report is primarily concerned with spatial analysis and its implications for prehistoric land use patterns.

Mountain of glass: Archaeology of the Mount Edziza obsidian source, British Columbia, Canada

Abstract Results of a first‐stage archaeological reconnaissance of the Mt Edziza obsidian source area in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, are described. Mt Edziza obsidian has been utilized by native people for 9–10,000 years and widely distributed throughout surrounding regions. Archaeological investigations reveal primary concentrated obsidian outcrops and quarry sites at high elevation, as well as lower and more dispersed areal scatters of raw material. Preliminary excavation results and paleoenvironmental reconstructions suggest that the concentrated alpine obsidian sources were probably most intensively exploited prior to 3000 B.P. and the onset of cooler Neoglacial climates. Site ‘trains’, or series of functionally differentiated workshops and campsites are distributed around the primary obsidian sources at lower elevations near the tree‐line. Many of these sites appear to have emphasized manufacture of ovate biface‐preforms as the main form in which obsidian was redistributed beyond the mount...

Archaeological reconnaissance in the Sanjai Valley, Singhbhum District, Bihar

Archaeological reconnaissance in the Sanjai Valley, Singhbhum District, Bihar