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- Battlefield and conflict archaeologist that with my work at the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in 1984.... moreBattlefield and conflict archaeologist that with my work at the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in 1984. I also work as a forensic archaeologist. I a past president of the Society for Historical Archaeology, on the Register of Professional Archaeologists, and a Fellow in the General Section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.edit
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This live-fire experiment was conducted to determine if we could replicate spherical ball-damaged objects surviving from April 19, 1775, the first day of the American Revolution. The standing structures damaged by gun fire on April 19 now... more
This live-fire experiment was conducted to determine if we could replicate spherical ball-damaged objects surviving from April 19, 1775, the first day of the American Revolution. The standing structures damaged by gun fire on April 19 now exist amidst a modern built and modified landscape. However, those buildings and places still remain and anchor us to that past by their very existence. These places, Elisha Jones’ shed, Munroe Tavern, Buckman Tavern, Marrett Munroe house, Jason Russell house, and other preserved artifacts have become “hallowed” because they either still stand or exist in collections.
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The revised results of this live-fire experiment with colonial, Revolutionary War, and American Civil War firearms add to the investigation of late pre-modern gun use and enhance our previous work on colonial-era firearms (Scott et al.... more
The revised results of this live-fire experiment with colonial, Revolutionary War, and American Civil War firearms add to the investigation of late pre-modern gun use and enhance our previous work on colonial-era firearms (Scott et al. revised 2024). To determine what happens when large-caliber lead balls, shot, and conical bullets were used in combat or hunting we observed impacts of experimentally fired projectiles into ballistic gelatin, an accepted tissue simulant with end coverings to simulate clothing of the era, and into a sand backstop. Projectile deformation associated with varied ranges were catalogued. The results of these experiments will permit archaeologists to better interpret recovered projectiles.
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This report details and revises the results of live fire study of American Revolution era shoulder fired weapons. The shooting recovered the fired bullets, and the effects of impact are documented and discussed. The study also used... more
This report details and revises the results of live fire study of American Revolution era shoulder fired weapons. The shooting recovered the fired bullets, and the effects of impact are documented and discussed. The study also used ballistic gelatin tissue simulant and the results of bullets entering and passing through the gelatin are discussed in detail.
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... Douglas D. Scott, US National Park Service, Midwest Archeological Center, Lincoln, NE 68503 Peter Bleed, Department of Anthropology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588-0368 Andrew E. Masich, Colorado ... His horse is shown in a... more
... Douglas D. Scott, US National Park Service, Midwest Archeological Center, Lincoln, NE 68503 Peter Bleed, Department of Anthropology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588-0368 Andrew E. Masich, Colorado ... His horse is shown in a full gallop with flowing mane and tail. ...
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... Authors, in their own manner, argue that the study of mili-tary history and archaeology must be ... power, new lands, structure, and order are also goals that are implicit in war making, but they ... These goals are often reflected in... more
... Authors, in their own manner, argue that the study of mili-tary history and archaeology must be ... power, new lands, structure, and order are also goals that are implicit in war making, but they ... These goals are often reflected in the warrior class, but do not explain the willingness to ...
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Gustaf Nordenskiold, a Swedish gentleman and archaeologist, camped and worked on Wetherill Mesa in Mesa Verde National Park from July to September in 1891. During the summer of 1970 a salvage crew working on Wetherill Mesa recovered the... more
Gustaf Nordenskiold, a Swedish gentleman and archaeologist, camped and worked on Wetherill Mesa in Mesa Verde National Park from July to September in 1891. During the summer of 1970 a salvage crew working on Wetherill Mesa recovered the remains of Nordenskiold's third campsite. Utilizing the known date of occupancy for the site, the validity of historical dating techniques based on artifactual analysis was tested.
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Site significance is an issue that faces most archaeologists, often on a daily basis. The papers presented offer different means to assess site significance. Comments are offered on the papers and the different assessment approaches.
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... The army abandoned the fort in 1878 (Unrau 1957). ... Emily Fitzgerald Mc Corkle (1986:90, 325) recalled that tables were set with high quality china, silver, and goblets in the most stylish manner possible, even though the homes were... more
... The army abandoned the fort in 1878 (Unrau 1957). ... Emily Fitzgerald Mc Corkle (1986:90, 325) recalled that tables were set with high quality china, silver, and goblets in the most stylish manner possible, even though the homes were otherwise plainly furnished. ...
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... 98 HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY, VOLUME 25 Indian Knoll \ company i V* &2 ... 280 ha), and assuming that most artifacts of war would either be metallic or associated ... Figure 4 depicts cavalry positions determined from archaeological... more
... 98 HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY, VOLUME 25 Indian Knoll \ company i V* &2 ... 280 ha), and assuming that most artifacts of war would either be metallic or associated ... Figure 4 depicts cavalry positions determined from archaeological artifact type, class, and den sity variation as ...
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An inadvertent discovery of a mass burial dating to April 1862 at Fort Union National Monument, New Mexico, uncovered four sets of human remains. In the authors’ opinion, at least one set has likely been inappropriately repatriated to the... more
An inadvertent discovery of a mass burial dating to April 1862 at Fort Union National Monument, New Mexico, uncovered four sets of human remains. In the authors’ opinion, at least one set has likely been inappropriately repatriated to the Jicarilla Apache and Ute Mountain Ute tribes during a Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) process. We review the historical record and suggest an interpretation for the deaths that is alternative to that offered by a cultural affiliation study. We suggest that use of professional historical archaeologists and historians might have avoided what we believe was an inappropriate repatriation of an Hispanic New Mexico Volunteer under NAGPRA.
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... | Ayuda. Paradigms and Perpetrators: 2270. Autores: Melissa Connor, Douglas D. Scott; Localización: Historical Archaeology, ISSN 0440-9213, Vol. 35, Nº 1, 2001 , pags. 1-6. © 2001-2010 Universidad de La Rioja · Todos los derechos... more
... | Ayuda. Paradigms and Perpetrators: 2270. Autores: Melissa Connor, Douglas D. Scott; Localización: Historical Archaeology, ISSN 0440-9213, Vol. 35, Nº 1, 2001 , pags. 1-6. © 2001-2010 Universidad de La Rioja · Todos los derechos reservados. XHTML 1.0; UTF‑8.
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Historians share with archaeologists an interest in the archaeological evidence that is the basis for any reconstruction of both the prehistoric and the historic pasts of native Americans, whose record may reach back 11,500 years and... more
Historians share with archaeologists an interest in the archaeological evidence that is the basis for any reconstruction of both the prehistoric and the historic pasts of native Americans, whose record may reach back 11,500 years and extend until relatively recent times. Archaeological resources abound in the United States, and historians involved in cultural resources management have become adept in visual inventory of such resources and, often in concert with archaeologists, in test excavation. Historians should thus be especially interested in new developments in nonintrusive site identification and evaluation, especially in periods of dwindling budgets when high costs make excavation prohibitive. This essay will assess some of these new technologies, and will offer a basic philosophy for the preservation of prehistoric resources through minimal intervention-site stabilization. Examples will illustrate some the more current and least intrusive site evaluation and stabilization efforts.