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![Research paper thumbnail of Archaeological mounds as analogs of engineered covers for waste disposal sites: Literature review and progress report. [Appendix contains bibliography and data on archaeological mounds]](https://attachments.academia-assets.com/114547880/thumbnails/1.jpg)
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The Pacific Northwest Case Study is a multi-agency analysis of atmospheric/climatic change impact... more The Pacific Northwest Case Study is a multi-agency analysis of atmospheric/climatic change impacts on the Pacific Northwest (which includes Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and portions of the • Columbia River Basin in Western Montana). The purpose of the case study, which began in fiscal year 1991, was to develop and test analytical tools, as well as to develop an assessment of the effects of climate change on climate-sensitive natural resources of the Pacific Northwest and economic sectors dependent on them. The overall study, jointly funded by the U.
American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Jun 20, 2019
Objectives: To increase understanding of the subsistence practices of the first Americans through... more Objectives: To increase understanding of the subsistence practices of the first Americans through analysis of the near-complete dentition of a young woman dating to the terminal Pleistocene of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Materials and Methods: The skeleton is that of "Naia" a 15 to 17-year-old female from the submerged natural trap of Hoyo Negro found in association with remains of numerous extinct species of megafauna. Superbly preserved remains included the skull with 28 teeth, which are analyzed for evidence of caries, periodontal disease, wear patterns, and malocclusion. Results: Naia exhibits a high frequency of dental caries, along with aggressive periodontal disease that threatened all her teeth, particularly her incisors. Dental attrition was extremely light for a hunter-gatherer, reaching to four on the Molnar scale on only one tooth. Lack of wear is associated with severe mandibular retrognathia, and low masticatory forces. Discussion: Naia's dental condition is compared with that of other northern Paleoamericans, mostly females, dating before 11,000 cal BP. These exhibit a high degree of variability in both caries and tooth wear. All, however, exhibit rapid anterior wear owing to technological use of the front teeth. Naia exhibits the highest rate of caries, similar to that of the earliest South Americans, and one of the lowest rates of attrition. This demonstrates that she had a nonabrasive diet that was at least seasonally rich in carbohydrates. This does not mean her diet was low in meat, however, because similarly light dental attrition is seen in the Arch Lake female, a Paleoamerican from a big-game hunting society.
Science, May 22, 1998
The News & Comment article Kennewick Man's trials continue by Virginia Morell (10 Apr.... more The News & Comment article Kennewick Man's trials continue by Virginia Morell (10 Apr., p. 190) reports the continuing legal and administrative conflicts over attempts by anthropologists and others to regain the ability to sample the Kennewick and other early ...
Current Anthropology, Feb 1, 2003
American Antiquity, Apr 1, 2000
The nearl)-complete, well-preser_,ed skeleton of a Paleoarnerican male was found by chance near K... more The nearl)-complete, well-preser_,ed skeleton of a Paleoarnerican male was found by chance near Kennewick, Washington, in I996. A though analysts was quickly suspended by the U.S. government, initial osteological, archaeological, and geological studies provide a ghmpse into the age and life of this individual. A radiocarbon age of 8410 _ 60 B.P., stratigraphic position in a wideIy-dated alluvial terrace, and an early-Cascade sty!e projectile point healed into the peh,is date the find to the late Early Holocene. Initial osteological analysis describes the man as middle-aged, standing 173.1 +_3.6 cm tall and weighing approximate,! 3 76-75 kg. I-lealthv as a child he later sufjered repeatedly from injuries to his skull, left arm, chest, and hip, in addition to minor osteoarthr tis and periodontal disease. His physical features, teeth, and skeletal measurements show him to i be an outlier relative to modern human populations, but place him closer to Pacific 1slanders and Ainu than to Late Prehistoric Amerinds or an 3 other modern group. Despite his umque es_ relative to modern peoples, he is not significantly different from other Paleoamerican males in most characteristics. Elesqueletopreservado)casicompletodeun ombrepaleoamericanofuedescubiertooorcasualidadcercadeKennewick, Washingron, en 1996. Aunque el andlisis fue rapidamente suspendido por el gobierno de los Estados Unidos. estudios osteol6gicos, arqueoldgicos, y geol6gicos iniciales proveen informaci6n sobre la edad 3' vida de este individuo. Una edad radiocarb6nica de 840 ± 60 A.P., la posicidn estratigrdfica en una terraza aluv a de edad conocida, y una puma de proyectil de estilo Cascade temprano en la pelvis datan este halla=go aI Holoceno temprano. El andlisis osteol6gico inicial describe a un hombre de edad media. de173.1 +-3.6 cm de alto 3 de 70-75 kg de peso. Sus rasgos fisicos dientes, 3' mediadas esqueletales lo ponen rods cerca de los habitantes de las islas pacfficas que de los amerindios prehistdricos lardfos o de cualquier otra poblaci6n moderna. Sano en su juvemud, el sufrl6 heridas en su crdneo, brazo izquierdo, pehc9 v cadera, ademds de osteoartrltis y enfermedad periodontal. No se ha determinado la causa de su muerte, pero sus hueso proveen un visidn rara y pasajera de la vida de los paleoamericanos y sugiere pregunta_ sobre la complejidad y el tiempo del poblamiento de Amdrica. he peopling of the Americas is the most pa_ly because they are so rare and partly because of prominent and contentious archaeological a prevailing view that early, skeletal material was issue in the Western Hemisphere. A large and indistinguishable from later Amerindians (Hrdlicka rapidly _owing body of literature addresses where 1937). Within the past decade, however, study after the immi_ants came from. how they made the trip, study of Paleoamerican skeletal material is showing when they arrived, what technologies they possessed, not only that early people are physically distinct from and who they were (e.g., Bonnichsen and Steele their modem counterparts (
Abstracts with programs, 2021
Abstracts with programs, 2021
Anthropology News, May 1, 1997
Springer eBooks, 2009
... Anchorage, AK, USA Anna Marie Prentiss Department of Anthropology, The University of Montana,... more ... Anchorage, AK, USA Anna Marie Prentiss Department of Anthropology, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA Marcy Rockman Cotsen ... of global environmental perturbations on the biosphere, and impacts of biological systems on the earth's surface (Jablonski 1999). ...
DISClAIMER This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United St... more DISClAIMER This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor Battelle Memorial Institute, nor any of their employees, makes ~ny wMI'anty, expressed or implied, or ~sumes .tny legal liability or responsibility for the .Jccuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, ~atus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not Infringe priv.Jtery owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government of any agency thereof, or Battelle Memorial Institute. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.
MBio, Mar 7, 2023
Coccidioides immitis , a pathogenic environmental fungus that causes Valley fever (coccidioidomyc... more Coccidioides immitis , a pathogenic environmental fungus that causes Valley fever (coccidioidomycosis) primarily in the American Southwest and parts of Central and South America, has emerged over the past 12 years in the Columbia River Basin region, near the confluence with the Yakima River, in southcentral Washington state, USA. An initial autochthonous Washington human case was found in 2010, stemming from a wound derived from soil contamination during an all-terrain vehicle crash.
The 81st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, 2017
The Pacific Northwest Case Study is a multi-agency analysis of atmospheric/climatic change impact... more The Pacific Northwest Case Study is a multi-agency analysis of atmospheric/climatic change impacts on the Pacific Northwest (which includes Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and portions of the • Columbia River Basin in Western Montana). The purpose of the case study, which began in fiscal year 1991, was to develop and test analytical tools, as well as to develop an assessment of the effects of climate change on climate-sensitive natural resources of the Pacific Northwest and economic sectors dependent on them. The overall study, jointly funded by the U.
American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Jun 20, 2019
Objectives: To increase understanding of the subsistence practices of the first Americans through... more Objectives: To increase understanding of the subsistence practices of the first Americans through analysis of the near-complete dentition of a young woman dating to the terminal Pleistocene of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Materials and Methods: The skeleton is that of "Naia" a 15 to 17-year-old female from the submerged natural trap of Hoyo Negro found in association with remains of numerous extinct species of megafauna. Superbly preserved remains included the skull with 28 teeth, which are analyzed for evidence of caries, periodontal disease, wear patterns, and malocclusion. Results: Naia exhibits a high frequency of dental caries, along with aggressive periodontal disease that threatened all her teeth, particularly her incisors. Dental attrition was extremely light for a hunter-gatherer, reaching to four on the Molnar scale on only one tooth. Lack of wear is associated with severe mandibular retrognathia, and low masticatory forces. Discussion: Naia's dental condition is compared with that of other northern Paleoamericans, mostly females, dating before 11,000 cal BP. These exhibit a high degree of variability in both caries and tooth wear. All, however, exhibit rapid anterior wear owing to technological use of the front teeth. Naia exhibits the highest rate of caries, similar to that of the earliest South Americans, and one of the lowest rates of attrition. This demonstrates that she had a nonabrasive diet that was at least seasonally rich in carbohydrates. This does not mean her diet was low in meat, however, because similarly light dental attrition is seen in the Arch Lake female, a Paleoamerican from a big-game hunting society.
Science, May 22, 1998
The News & Comment article Kennewick Man's trials continue by Virginia Morell (10 Apr.... more The News & Comment article Kennewick Man's trials continue by Virginia Morell (10 Apr., p. 190) reports the continuing legal and administrative conflicts over attempts by anthropologists and others to regain the ability to sample the Kennewick and other early ...
Current Anthropology, Feb 1, 2003
American Antiquity, Apr 1, 2000
The nearl)-complete, well-preser_,ed skeleton of a Paleoarnerican male was found by chance near K... more The nearl)-complete, well-preser_,ed skeleton of a Paleoarnerican male was found by chance near Kennewick, Washington, in I996. A though analysts was quickly suspended by the U.S. government, initial osteological, archaeological, and geological studies provide a ghmpse into the age and life of this individual. A radiocarbon age of 8410 _ 60 B.P., stratigraphic position in a wideIy-dated alluvial terrace, and an early-Cascade sty!e projectile point healed into the peh,is date the find to the late Early Holocene. Initial osteological analysis describes the man as middle-aged, standing 173.1 +_3.6 cm tall and weighing approximate,! 3 76-75 kg. I-lealthv as a child he later sufjered repeatedly from injuries to his skull, left arm, chest, and hip, in addition to minor osteoarthr tis and periodontal disease. His physical features, teeth, and skeletal measurements show him to i be an outlier relative to modern human populations, but place him closer to Pacific 1slanders and Ainu than to Late Prehistoric Amerinds or an 3 other modern group. Despite his umque es_ relative to modern peoples, he is not significantly different from other Paleoamerican males in most characteristics. Elesqueletopreservado)casicompletodeun ombrepaleoamericanofuedescubiertooorcasualidadcercadeKennewick, Washingron, en 1996. Aunque el andlisis fue rapidamente suspendido por el gobierno de los Estados Unidos. estudios osteol6gicos, arqueoldgicos, y geol6gicos iniciales proveen informaci6n sobre la edad 3' vida de este individuo. Una edad radiocarb6nica de 840 ± 60 A.P., la posicidn estratigrdfica en una terraza aluv a de edad conocida, y una puma de proyectil de estilo Cascade temprano en la pelvis datan este halla=go aI Holoceno temprano. El andlisis osteol6gico inicial describe a un hombre de edad media. de173.1 +-3.6 cm de alto 3 de 70-75 kg de peso. Sus rasgos fisicos dientes, 3' mediadas esqueletales lo ponen rods cerca de los habitantes de las islas pacfficas que de los amerindios prehistdricos lardfos o de cualquier otra poblaci6n moderna. Sano en su juvemud, el sufrl6 heridas en su crdneo, brazo izquierdo, pehc9 v cadera, ademds de osteoartrltis y enfermedad periodontal. No se ha determinado la causa de su muerte, pero sus hueso proveen un visidn rara y pasajera de la vida de los paleoamericanos y sugiere pregunta_ sobre la complejidad y el tiempo del poblamiento de Amdrica. he peopling of the Americas is the most pa_ly because they are so rare and partly because of prominent and contentious archaeological a prevailing view that early, skeletal material was issue in the Western Hemisphere. A large and indistinguishable from later Amerindians (Hrdlicka rapidly _owing body of literature addresses where 1937). Within the past decade, however, study after the immi_ants came from. how they made the trip, study of Paleoamerican skeletal material is showing when they arrived, what technologies they possessed, not only that early people are physically distinct from and who they were (e.g., Bonnichsen and Steele their modem counterparts (
Abstracts with programs, 2021
Abstracts with programs, 2021
Anthropology News, May 1, 1997
Springer eBooks, 2009
... Anchorage, AK, USA Anna Marie Prentiss Department of Anthropology, The University of Montana,... more ... Anchorage, AK, USA Anna Marie Prentiss Department of Anthropology, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA Marcy Rockman Cotsen ... of global environmental perturbations on the biosphere, and impacts of biological systems on the earth's surface (Jablonski 1999). ...
DISClAIMER This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United St... more DISClAIMER This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor Battelle Memorial Institute, nor any of their employees, makes ~ny wMI'anty, expressed or implied, or ~sumes .tny legal liability or responsibility for the .Jccuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, ~atus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not Infringe priv.Jtery owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government of any agency thereof, or Battelle Memorial Institute. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.
MBio, Mar 7, 2023
Coccidioides immitis , a pathogenic environmental fungus that causes Valley fever (coccidioidomyc... more Coccidioides immitis , a pathogenic environmental fungus that causes Valley fever (coccidioidomycosis) primarily in the American Southwest and parts of Central and South America, has emerged over the past 12 years in the Columbia River Basin region, near the confluence with the Yakima River, in southcentral Washington state, USA. An initial autochthonous Washington human case was found in 2010, stemming from a wound derived from soil contamination during an all-terrain vehicle crash.
The 81st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, 2017