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Society for Historical Archaeology, 2015
Society for Historical Archaeology, 2018
Society for Historical Archaeology, 2016
Anthropology Faculty Publications and Presentations, 2012
Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology, 2016
Historical Archaeology, 2019
Transfer-printed ceramics and other objects ingested by fowl provide unique data on the household... more Transfer-printed ceramics and other objects ingested by fowl provide unique data on the household production associated with a fur trade center in the Pacific Northwest. Gastroliths are an indicator of the use of avifauna at archaeological sites, specifically of the order Galliformes. The presence of ceramic and glass gastroliths at house sites within Fort Vancouver's Village provide evidence for the keeping and consumption of domestic fowl including chickens and turkeys. The presence and concentration of these artifacts, combined with documentary and other evidence, provides clues on household economies in a culturally diverse colonial setting. While ethnic backgrounds of the Villagers included Native Hawai'ian, American Indians, French Canadians, English, and Americans, archaeological and archival evidence points to shared practices emerging within the Fort Vancouver Village.
Fundamental shifts in prehistoric subsistence, settlement patterns, demographic characteristics, ... more Fundamental shifts in prehistoric subsistence, settlement patterns, demographic characteristics, and socioeconomic complexity have been documented for the Pacific Northwest. These shifts undoubtedly resulted in dramatic changes in the systems used to obtain, use, and maintain rocks used to transfer thermic energy in hearths and roasting ovens. Changes to "thermal rock" systems undoubtedly also have conditioned the characteristics of the fire-cracked and otherwise thermallyaltered rocks found at archaeological sites. The frequency and regularity of use of facilities using thermal rocks are seen as fundamental behavioral processes that temper the stages of reduction of rocks found at sites and the location and density of deposition of rock fragment wastes. A stagemodel is proposed to explain the evolution of thermal rock systems in the Pacific Northwest and a research design for future thermal rock studies presented.
Archaeology in Washington, 1999
The seleclioll and management of rock for roasling ovens, hearlhs, and sweat lodges were nOltrivi... more The seleclioll and management of rock for roasling ovens, hearlhs, and sweat lodges were nOltrivial concerns/or prehistoric households. The results of replicating a camas roasting oven are used to address lhe use-life and use-stages offire-cracked rock. We conclude tha £ th e industry associated with the procurement and management of fire-cracked rock in the Pacific Northwest required significant quantities o/labor and expertise 10 nUlIIage the raw malerials and camas roasting byprodllcis. Recording lhe technological perj017110nCe characteristics a/fire-cracked rocks, including composition. size, and durability, is a necessary step to interprel and compare fire-c racked rock features 01 archaeological sites.
Society for Historical Archaeology, 2015
Society for Historical Archaeology, 2018
Society for Historical Archaeology, 2016
Anthropology Faculty Publications and Presentations, 2012
Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology, 2016
Historical Archaeology, 2019
Transfer-printed ceramics and other objects ingested by fowl provide unique data on the household... more Transfer-printed ceramics and other objects ingested by fowl provide unique data on the household production associated with a fur trade center in the Pacific Northwest. Gastroliths are an indicator of the use of avifauna at archaeological sites, specifically of the order Galliformes. The presence of ceramic and glass gastroliths at house sites within Fort Vancouver's Village provide evidence for the keeping and consumption of domestic fowl including chickens and turkeys. The presence and concentration of these artifacts, combined with documentary and other evidence, provides clues on household economies in a culturally diverse colonial setting. While ethnic backgrounds of the Villagers included Native Hawai'ian, American Indians, French Canadians, English, and Americans, archaeological and archival evidence points to shared practices emerging within the Fort Vancouver Village.
Fundamental shifts in prehistoric subsistence, settlement patterns, demographic characteristics, ... more Fundamental shifts in prehistoric subsistence, settlement patterns, demographic characteristics, and socioeconomic complexity have been documented for the Pacific Northwest. These shifts undoubtedly resulted in dramatic changes in the systems used to obtain, use, and maintain rocks used to transfer thermic energy in hearths and roasting ovens. Changes to "thermal rock" systems undoubtedly also have conditioned the characteristics of the fire-cracked and otherwise thermallyaltered rocks found at archaeological sites. The frequency and regularity of use of facilities using thermal rocks are seen as fundamental behavioral processes that temper the stages of reduction of rocks found at sites and the location and density of deposition of rock fragment wastes. A stagemodel is proposed to explain the evolution of thermal rock systems in the Pacific Northwest and a research design for future thermal rock studies presented.
Archaeology in Washington, 1999
The seleclioll and management of rock for roasling ovens, hearlhs, and sweat lodges were nOltrivi... more The seleclioll and management of rock for roasling ovens, hearlhs, and sweat lodges were nOltrivial concerns/or prehistoric households. The results of replicating a camas roasting oven are used to address lhe use-life and use-stages offire-cracked rock. We conclude tha £ th e industry associated with the procurement and management of fire-cracked rock in the Pacific Northwest required significant quantities o/labor and expertise 10 nUlIIage the raw malerials and camas roasting byprodllcis. Recording lhe technological perj017110nCe characteristics a/fire-cracked rocks, including composition. size, and durability, is a necessary step to interprel and compare fire-c racked rock features 01 archaeological sites.