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The Kitchawank, Wappinger, and Lenape peoples who lived here for 7,000+ years
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| Source | Passages | Words | Link |
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| Edward Manning Ruttenber (1872) | 401 | 76,522 | Original → |
| Edward Manning Ruttenber (1906) | 223 | 40,085 | Original → |
| Various (1971) | 98 | 18,630 | Original → |
| Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994) | 73 | 12,771 | Original → |
| Various (1967) | 42 | 8,829 | Original → |
| Louis A. Brennan et al. (1962) | 39 | 7,958 | Original → |
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Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] Department, SUNY/Buffalo, visited the site while the northern portion was being destroyed and was able to record the location of post molds exposed by the bulldozer. Some defined a portion of a ton-house, and one line…
Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] The third structure is visible in the northern area, the south wall having been exposed for a distance of 20 m. Approximately 7.5 m to the north, a clear line of posts running parallel to this was exposed in the north…
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[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] least similar to the other samples. That same sample was also spatially the farthest removed from the other samples. This study therefore hints at possible spatial patterning of ceramic style at Eaton. Tracy Wright is…
Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] examined ceramics from units lying within the western, eastern, and northern longhouses. The western longhouse sample was further divided into a northern and a southern sample to serve as a control. If longhouses coul…
Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] Sherd counts for all available units were then tabulated. The results are as follows: Location Outside Between Inside
Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] 190 121 107 Spring 1994 No. 107 While some areas of the site produce more sherds than others regardless of location with respect to past structures, it is apparent that on the average, fewer sherds are found in units …
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[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] to be determined and will form the focus of a future study. Conclusion This paper reports on student research conducted on data from the Eaton Site. It is offered as a preliminary report, with the understanding that a…
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[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] To date, 205 students have been enrolled in archaeology field schools which have worked at the Eaton Site. A number of these individuals have gone on to become professional archaeologists. The hard work, dedication, a…
Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] 32% 26% 4114 In this case, there was a tendency for end-scrapers to be found inside the structures, with 41% of the scrapers being 7 The Bulletin The excavations at Eaton were carried out as part of the instructional …
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[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] White, Marian E. 1961 Iroquois Culture History in the Niagara Frontier Area of New York State. Anthropological Papers, University of Michigan No. 16. Ann Arbor. Houghton, Frederick 1909 Indian Village, Camp and Burial…
Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] distinct periods of usage since the arrival of Europeans in the St. Lawrence River valley. These periods can loosely be described as the modern camping period, the historic cottage period, and the historic recreation …
Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] Since both limonite and hematite produce a chalky red stain when rubbed or chalky red grains when crushed, such finds may indicate a small-scale pigment production workshop. The single most striking feature of the Mul…
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[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] squared. The installation of the new privy was deferred until the construction site could be thoroughly salvaged during the 1992 field season. The archaeological resources occur in a virtually homogeneous sand matrix.…
Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] the Point Peninsula culture on Mulcaster Wand is represented by 10 Spring 1994 No. 107 Figure 2. Site plan of the Mulcaster Island East Site (36H14) showing orientation of archaeological investigations. ten sherds dec…
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[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] angle as to leave an impression similar to that produced by a pseudo 11 The Bulletin Figure 3. Site plan of the Mulcaster Island East Site (36H14) showing distribution of native ceramics. scallop shell tool. This vari…
Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] Creek Punctate, or Bainbridge Linear (Ritchie and MacNeish 1949:110-116). Parallel incised examples are found on the Morrow, Bainbridge, Grindstone Island, Castle Creek, and Partridge sites of New York State. Another …
Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] Point. One undecorated pipe bowl rim fragment was recovered from the site. Tempering material consists of very fine grit with an extremely smooth surface finish. Although only a small fragment, it nevertheless can be …
Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] Furthermore, while the relative absence of chipped stone debitage in the excavated area may be a result of sampling bias, it would have been expected that more lithic artifacts would have infiltrated into the rest of …
Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] archaeologically unexplored areas of the site, the chances of missing all male-oriented activity are very small. Therefore, the compelling predominance of ceramic vessels and the relative absence of chipped stone at M…
Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] York State Prehistory. Research Records No. 9, Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences, Rochester, New York. 1969 The Archaeology of New York State. Natural History Press, New York. Ritchie, William A., and Richard S. M…
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[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] Mercury Series, Archaeological Survey of Canada, Paper No. 95, National Museums of Canada, Ottawa. Appendix 1: Comparative Collections Housed at the Rochester Museum & Science Center. 16 Exceptional Preservation of a …
Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] In my analyses of faunal remains, I consider data from at least four different levels: biological, cultural, environmental, and analytical (Table 1). The excavation procedure used by ARS at the Goldkrest Site included…
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[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] Some prehistoric material (cera mics, lithics) can be found on the surface and within the A horizon. The junction of the A and B soil horizons is generally between 30 and 4.5 cmbs, and the B horizon continues beyond 1…
Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] In a 50 cm x 50 cm test pit, S125E10, I found a single specimen of Veneridae (hard-shelled clam family) that displayed exceptional preservation. Similar to other pieces re covered from the Goldkrest Site, this fragmen…
Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] With seasonal freezing and thawing in the northeastern United States, clay soils expand and contract, thus moving faunal remains horizontally and vertically. This movement abrades and wears the faunal remains causing …
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[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] (1987) correctly emphasize the need for excavators to become aware of the importance of gathering and providing taphonomic data to zooarchaeologists. ideally, excavators of sites should provide zooarchaeologists with …
Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] A Survey of Disturbance Processes in Archaeological Site Formation. In Advances in Archaeological Method and Theory, v. l, edited by M.B. Schiffer, pp. 315-380 Academic Press, Inc., Orlando. 19 Evidence of Paleo-India…
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[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] Several small feeder streams along with outlets of sediment laden, shallow, reedy swamps add to its volume. The previously mentioned two bodies of water originated from the melting of stranded blocks of ice left by th…
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[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] Figure 1. Flax Mill Creek juncture with the Batten Kill near the New York-Vermont Border. 20 Spring 1994 No. 107 direction and joins the Hoosic River just north of Eagle Bridge, New York. By 11,000 years B.P. (radioca…
Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] It lay in a completely reversed position from its original resting place. There is no question of the artifact's primary location as it was clearly visible 7.6 cm (3 in) into the yellowish subsoil. The soil had never …