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The archaeology of the Bobtail Wolf site : Folsom occupation of the Knife River flint quarry area, North Dakota / edited by Matthew J. Root.
Penn Museum Library E99.F65 A73 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Contributions in cultural resource management ; no. 61.
- Contributions in cultural resource management ; 61
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Folsom culture--North Dakota--Bobtail Wolf Site.
- Folsom culture.
- Paleo-Indians--Implements--North Dakota.
- Paleo-Indians.
- Excavations (Archaeology)--North Dakota.
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Paleo-Indians--Implements.
- North Dakota.
- Bobtail Wolf Site (N.D.).
- North Dakota--Antiquities.
- Antiquities.
- North Dakota--Bobtail Wolf Site.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 387 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Pullman, Wash. : Washington State University Press, [2000]
- Summary:
- Excavations here have recovered one of the largest assemblages of artifacts known for a Folsom site. Individual contributors present their analyses of the stratigraphy, stone tools and debitage, faunal remains, and the spatial patterning of artifacts recovered at the site. The study provides important new data on the patterns of early Paleoindian tool-stone procurement, tool manufacture, and group mobility on the Great Plains at the end of the Pleistocene epoch.
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction: The Long and Winding Road / Matthew J. Root, Alan J. Osborn 1
- Project Summary 1
- Site Setting and Description 2
- A Brief History of Field Investigations 5
- Research Topics 10
- The Modern Plants, Animals, and Climate 18
- Paleoclimate and Vegetation 19
- Laboratory Techniques 20
- Artifact and Material Classes 20
- Patination of Knife River Flint 22
- Report Organization 23
- 2. Overview of Excavations / Matthew J. Root 25
- 1992 Excavations 27
- 1993 Excavations 30
- 1994 Excavations 31
- Natural Stratigraphy 33
- Cultural Chronology 38
- Radiocarbon Dates 41
- Summary of Excavations and Radiocarbon Dates 49
- 3. Excavations on the Central Rise: Blocks 1, 3, and 5 / Matthew J. Root 51
- Natural and Cultural Stratigraphy 51
- Summary of Central Rise Excavations 83
- 4. Excavations in the Western Terrace Area: Excavation Block 2 / Matthew J. Root 85
- Goals and Sequence of Block 2 Excavations 85
- Natural Stratigraphy 87
- Cultural Stratigraphy 92
- Definition of Analytic Units 96
- Feature Descriptions 101
- Spatial Analyses 115
- Summary of Block 2 Excavations 136
- 5. The Southern Rise and Southern Terrace Area: Excavation Block 4 / Matthew J. Root, Douglas H. MacDonald, Alice M. Emerson 139
- Description and History of Block 4 Excavations 139
- Natural Stratigraphy 141
- Cultural Stratigraphy 150
- Definition of Analytic Units 157
- Feature Description 170
- Site Formation Processes 170
- Spatial Analyses 176
- Distributions of Artifacts and Artifact Densities 178
- Summary of Block 4 198
- 6. The Northeast Terrace: Excavation Block 6 / Matthew J. Root, Alice M. Emerson 201
- Natural Stratigraphy 202
- Cultural Stratigraphy 202
- Spatial Analyses 211
- Summary of Excavation Block 6 218
- 7. Stone Tools and Flake Debris / Matthew J. Root, Jerry D. William, Alice M. Emerson 223
- Surface Collection: 1989-1994 223
- Tool Morphology 229
- The Excavated Stone Tool Collection: 1990-1994 240
- Raw Material Use 240
- Folsom Production Technology 248
- Folsom Point Production 259
- Midland Points 268
- Folsom Channel Flakes 269
- Post-Folsom and Mixed-Component Production Technology 271
- Tool Function and Use-Life 271
- The Organization of Lithic Technology: The Case of Rainy Buttes Silicified Wood 298
- Knife River Flint Flake Debris 302
- 8. Analysis of Vertebrate Remains / Alice M. Emerson 309
- Research Objectives 309
- Methods of Recovery and Analysis 309
- Description of the Faunal Assemblage 310
- Assessing Assemblage Contemporaneity of Large and Small Components 314
- Evidence of Cultural Association 322
- Evidence of Natural Association 331
- Characterization of Prehistoric Subsistence 336
- Characterization of Environmental Change 344
- 9. Intrasite Comparisons / Matthew J. Root 347
- The Question of Aggregation: Population Total Estimates of Artifacts and Group Size 347
- Tool Function 351
- Folsom Raw Material Use and Mobility 355
- Summary of Intrasite Analyses 361
- 10. Site Summary and Conclusions / Matthew J. Root 363
- Site Summary 363
- Excavations and Radiocarbon Dates 363
- Central Rise Excavations: Blocks 1, 3, and 5 364
- Western Terrace Excavations: Block 2 364
- Southern Rise Excavations: Block 4 365
- Northeast Terrace Excavations: Block 6 365
- Artifact Analyses 366
- Intrasite Analyses 367
- Appendix A Site Geology 387.
- Notes:
- Series statement from CIP.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-386).
- ISBN:
- 0874222400
- OCLC:
- 45532522
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