Afetna Point, Saipan |
Autore | Dixon Boyd |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Archaeopress, , 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (202 pages) |
Disciplina | 996.7 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
WalthCherie
MowrerKathy |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-78969-177-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Information -- Copyright Information -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- 1.1. Afetna Point Then and Now -- Introduction to Afetna Point on Saipan -- 1.2. Afetna Point Archaeological Project -- Chapter 2 -- Environmental Context of Afetna Point -- 2.1. Physical Environment -- 2.1.1 Geology -- 2.1.2 Soils -- 2.1.3. Precipitation -- 2.1.4. Vegetation -- Chapter 3 -- Research Design and Methods Employed -- 3.1. Research Objectives -- 3.2. Research Questions -- 3.2.1 Pre-Latte Period Site -- 3.2.2 Latte Period Site -- 3.3. Methods -- 3.3.1. Field Methods -- 3.3.2. Data Recovery Excavation -- 3.3.3 Laboratory Methods -- 3.3.3.1. Artifact Analysis -- 3.3.3.1.1 Ceramics -- 3.3.3.1.2. Stone Artifacts -- 3.3.3.1.3 Shell Artifacts -- 3.3.3.1.4 Historic Artifacts -- 3.3.3.1.5 Faunal Analysis -- Human Bone Analysis -- 3.3.3.1.6. Radiocarbon Dating -- 3.3.3.1.7 Microfossil Analysis -- 3.3.3.1.8 Pollen Analysis -- Specialized Analysis -- 3.3.3.1.10 Starch and Other Plant Materials -- 3.3.3.1.9 Phytolith Analysis -- 3.4 Previous Archaeological Investigations near Afetna Point -- Chapter 4 -- 4.1 Prehistoric Background -- 4.2 Pre-Latte Period -- 4.3 Latte Period -- 4.4. Historic Background -- 4.4.1. Contact Period -- 4.4.2. Spanish Administration -- 4.4.3. German Administration -- 4.4.4. Japanese Administration -- 4.4.5. American Administration -- Chapter 5 -- Latte Period Results -- 5.1 Data Recovery Excavation -- 5.1.1. Features and their Contexts -- 5.1.2. Stratigraphic Context -- 5.1.3. Site SP 1-1037 -- 5.1.3.1. Feature 1 -- 5.1.3.1.1 Feature 1 Test Pit 1 -- 5.1.3.2 Feature 2 -- 5.1.3.2.1. Feature 2 Test Pit 1 -- 5.1.3.3. Feature 3 -- 5.1.3.3.1. Feature 3 Test Pit 1 -- 5.1.3.4. Feature 4 -- 5.1.3.5. Feature 5 -- 5.1.3.5.1. Feature 5 Test Pit 1 -- 5.1.3.6. Feature 7 -- 5.1.3.7. Feature 8 -- 5.1.3.7.1. Feature 8 Test Pit 1.
5.1.4 Artifacts -- 5.1.4.1. Groundstone Artifacts -- Adzes -- Pounders -- Grinders -- Spheres/Ovoids -- Anvil -- Mortars and Basins -- Polishing Stones -- 5.1.4.2. Coral Artifacts -- Abraders -- Bead -- Pestle -- 5.1.4.3 Limestone Sling Stones -- Patterning of Lithic Artifacts at Parcel 004-1-52 -- 5.1.4.4. Marine Shell Artifacts -- Adzes -- Grater -- Beads -- Marine Shell Midden -- 5.1.4.5. Bone Artifacts -- 5.1.4.6. Ceramics -- 5.1.5. Faunal Bone Remains -- 5.2. Radiocarbon Dating -- 5.2.1. Research Questions and Interpretive Models -- 5.2.2. Materials and Analytical Methods -- 5.2.3. Radiocarbon Results -- 5.2.3.1. Feature 1 -- 5.2.3.2. Feature 2 -- 5.2.3.3. Feature 3 -- 5.2.3.4. Feature 5 -- 5.2.3.5. Feature 8 -- 5.2.3.6. Statistical Analyses of SP 1-1037 Radiocarbon Results -- 5.2.3.7. Discussion of Radiocarbon results -- 5.3. Microfossil Remains -- 5.3.1. Microfossil Results -- Chapter 6 -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.1.1 Previous Osteological Investigations in Saipan -- 6.2 Assemblage characteristics -- 6.2.1 Preservation -- 6.2.2 Calculations of Minimum Number of Individuals -- 6.3. Paleodemography -- 6.3.1 Age and Sex Distribution -- 6.3.2 Abridged Life Table -- 6.4 Morphology of the cranium and mandible -- 6.4.1 Cranial and Mandibular Metric Data -- 6.4.2 Cranial and Mandibular Nonmetric Data -- 6.5 Morphology of the postcranial remains -- 6.5.1 Postcranial Metric Data for Adults -- 6.5.2 Estimated Stature for Adults -- 6.5.3 Postcranial Nonmetric Data -- 6.6 Dental Morphology and Pathologies -- 6.6.1 Dental Metric Data -- 6.6.2 Dental Nonmetric Data -- 6.6.3 Permanent Dentition -- 6.6.4 Linear Enamel Hypoplasias -- 6.6.5 Carious Lesions -- 6.6.6 Abscesses -- 6.6.7 Antemortem Tooth Loss -- 6.6.8 Calculus -- 6.6.9 Periodontal Disease -- 6.6.10 Dental Attrition -- 6.6.11 Betel Nut Staining -- 6.6.12 Deciduous Dentition. 6.7 Skeletal Pathologies -- 6.7.1 Trauma -- 6.7.2 Treponematosis (Yaws) -- 6.7.3 Osteoarthritis -- 6.7.4 Vertebral Osteoarthritis -- 6.7.5 Degenerative Joint Disease -- 6.7.6 Pathologies of Unknown Etiology and Other Conditions -- 6.7.7 Pacchionian Pits -- 6.7.8 Squatting Facets -- 6.7.9 Unknown Etiology -- 6.7.10 Occipital Superstructures -- 6.8 Mortuary Analysis -- 5.8.3 Grave Goods -- 6.8.1 Burial Orientation -- 6.8.2 Burial Position and Placement -- 6.8.4 Discussion -- 6.9 Conclusions -- 6.9.1 Summary -- 6.9.2 How do the individuals recovered compare to remains recovered from other sites? -- Chapter 7 -- Discussion of Research Questions -- 7.1 Pre-Latte Period -- 7.2 Latte Period -- 7.2.1 Does the patterning of Latte burials suggest locations of domestic residences (latte structures)? -- 7.2.2 What are the demographics of the burial population recovered? -- 7.2.3 What is the general health of this population? -- Chapter 8 -- Larger Research Implications -- 8.1 Latte Period Comparisons -- 9.1 Archaeological and Historical References -- Chapter 9 -- References Cited by Major Topics -- 9.2 Osteological References -- Figure 1. Location of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands -- Figure 2. Project Location on Saipan -- Figure 3. Archaeological Inventory Survey Results -- Figure 4. Timeline for Parcel 004-1-52, San Antonio, Saipan -- Figure 5. Schematic of Construction Phases Across the Project Area -- Figure 6. Clock Used to Measure Rim Orientation -- Figure 7. Ceramic Vessel Forms in the Mariana Islands -- Figure 8. Kalabera Cave Latte sets -- Table 1. Cultural Sequence for Afetna Site (Adapted from McGovern-Wilson 1989:26) -- Figure 9. Map of San Antonio Village Showing the Afetna Archaeological Site -- Figure 10. TP Locations at Surf Hotel -- Figure 11. Burial Locations at the Surf Hotel -- Table 2. Saipan Chronology. Figure 12. Early Pre-Latte Coastline -- Figure 13. Late Pre-Latte Coastline -- Figure 14. Latte Period Settlement Areas -- Figure 15. Subsurface Prehistoric Remains Recorded during Data Recovery -- Table 3. Archaeological Features Recorded during Excavation of the Property -- Figure 16. Location of Archaeological Sites and Features -- Figure 17. Site SP 1-1037 with Features -- Figure 18. Site SP 1-1037, Feature 1, Plan View and Profile Photo -- Figure 19. Site SP 1-1037, Feature 1, Plan View and Profile View to west -- Table 4. Stratigraphic Summary of Feature 1 TP1 at -- Figure 20. Site SP 1-1037, Feature 2, Plan View to the West, Profile below on the Left -- Table 5. Stratigraphic Summary of Feature 2 TP1 -- Figure 21. Site SP 1-1037, Feature 2, Plan View and Profile to the Northeast -- Table 6. Stratigraphic Summary of Shovel Test Pits at Feature 3 -- Figure 22. Site SP 1-1037, Feature 3, Profile of TP1, View to the South -- Figure 23. Site SP 1-1037, Feature 3, TP1 Profile, South Wall -- Figure 24. Site SP 1-1037, Feature 3, TP1 Plan View and Negative Shovel Test Pits -- Figure 25. Site SP 1-1037, Feature 4, Profile with Complex Stratigraphy Below -- Table 7. Stratigraphic Summary of Feature 3 TP1 -- Figure 26. Site SP 1-1037, Feature 4, Profile of the North Wall -- Figure 27. Site SP 1-1037, Feature 5, Profile of East Wall -- Table 8. Stratigraphic Summary of Feature 5 TP1 -- Figure 28. Site SP 1-1037, Feature 7, Plan View to the South -- Figure 29. Site SP 1-1037, Feature 7, Plan View of Hearth -- Figure 30. Site SP 1-1037, Feature 8 Profile, View to the Northeast -- Table 9. Stratigraphic Summary of Feature 8 TP1 -- Figure 31. Site SP 1-1037, Feature 8, Profile of North Wall -- Figure 32. Artifact Number 55.001, Basalt Adze, Ground Flat and Sharpened -- Figure 33. Artifact Number 139.001, Basalt Adze, Oval Shape with Use Wear on Bevele. Table 10. Basalt Artifacts Collected from Site SP 1-1037 -- Figure 34. Artifact Number 21.001 (left) and Artifact Number 17.001 (right) Basalt Adze -- Figure 35. Artifact Number 39.001, Basalt Pounder, Tear Drop Shaped Cobble with Use Wear -- Figure 36. Artifact Number 46.001, Basalt Pounder, Oval Shaped Cobble with Use Wear -- Figure 37. Artifact Number 13.001, Basalt Pounder, Rectangular Shaped Cobble -- Figure 38. Artifact Number 166.001, Basalt Pounder, Conical Shaped Cobble with Use Wear -- Figure 39. Artifact Number 164.001, Basalt Pounder, Oval Shaped Cobble with Use Wear -- Figure 40. Artifact Number 171.001, Basalt Grinder, Oval Shaped Cobble with Use Wear -- Figure 41. Artifact Number 175.001, Basalt Grinder, Oval Shaped Cobble with Use Wear -- Figure 42. Artifact Number 167.001, Basalt Grinder, Oval Shaped Cobble with Use Wear -- Figure 43. Artifact Number 176.001, Stone Sphere -- Figure 44. Artifact Number 173.001, Stone Sphere with Band around the Center -- Figure 45. Artifact Number 177.001, Basalt Anvil with Chipping around Edges -- Figure 46. Artifact Number 161.001, Basalt Mortar, Circular Shaped Ground Cobble -- Figure 47. Artifact Number 161.002, Basalt Mortar, Irregular Shaped Ground Cobble -- Figure 48. Artifact Number 37.001, Basalt Mortar, Circular Shaped Ground Cobble -- Figure 49. Artifact Number 140.001, Basalt Polishing Stone, Oval Shaped Cobble -- Figure 50. Artifact Number 19.001, Pitted Coral Abrader, Oval Shaped with Depressions -- Table 11. Coral Artifacts Recovered at Site SP 1-1037 -- Figure 51. Artifact Number 132.001, Coral Pestle, Rectangular Shaped with Use Wear -- Figure 52. Artifact Number 116.001, Fossilized Coral Bead, Polished and Drilled -- Figure 53. Limestone and Basalt Sling Stones, Uniform to Irregular Shaped -- Table 12. Limestone Artifacts Recovered from Site SP 1-1037. Table 13. Frequency and Relative Percent of Stone Tools from Parcel 004-1-52. |
Altri titoli varianti | Afetna Point, Saipan |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910511343603321 |
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Oxford : , : Archaeopress, , 2019 | ||
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Yellow Beach 2 after 75 years : the archaeology of a WWII invasion beach on Saipan and its historic context in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands / / Boyd Dixon, Brenda Y. Tenorio, Cherie Walth |
Autore | Dixon Boyd |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, UK : , : Archaeopress, , [2019] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (142 pages) |
Disciplina | 930.1028 |
Soggetto topico |
Excavations (Archaeology)
Excavations (Archaeology) - Recording |
ISBN | 1-78969-259-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Information -- Copyright Information -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Introduction to Yellow Beach 2 on Saipan -- 1.1. Yellow Beach 2 (Afetna Point) after 75 Years -- Chapter 2 -- The Afetna Point Archaeological Project -- Chapter 3 -- Figure 1. Location of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands -- Figure 2. Project Area on Saipan -- Figure 3. Sites and Features in Parcel 004-1-52 -- Figure 4. Timeline for Parel 004-1-52 -- Environmental Context of Afetna Point -- 3.1 Physical Environment -- 3.1.1. Geology -- 3.1.2. Soils -- 3.1.3. Precipitation -- 3.1.4 Hydrology -- 3.1.5 Vegetation -- Chapter 4 -- Research Design and Methods Employed -- 4.1. Research Objectives -- 4.2. Research Questions -- 4.3. Methods -- 4.3.1. Field Methods -- 4.3.2. Data Recovery Excavation -- 4.3.3. Laboratory Methods -- 4.4. Artifact and Osteological Analysis -- 4.4.1. Historic Artifacts -- 4.4.2. Human Bone Analysis -- 4.5. Previous Archaeological Investigations near Afetna Point -- Chapter 5 -- Figure 5. Schematic of Construction Phases Across the Project Area -- Figure 6. Map of San Antonio Village Showing the Afetna Archaeological Site -- Yellow Beach 2: Historic Context of Afetna Point -- 5.1. Pre-Contact Background -- 5.1.1. Pre-Latte Period -- 5.1.2. Latte Period -- 5.2. Historic Background -- 5.2.1. Contact Period -- 5.2.2. Spanish Administration -- 5.2.3. German Administration -- 5.2.4. Japanese Administration and WWII -- 5.2.5 American Administration and CNMI -- 5.2.6. Recent Landuse History -- 5.2.6.1. Carmen Dela Cruz Farrell, Tinian -- 5.2.6.2. Site SP -1035 -- 5.2.6.2. SP 6-1035 / Feature D -- 5.2.6.3. SP 6-1038 / Feature A -- Chapter 6 -- Figure 7. Village of Garapan in 1887 (Farrell 2011:308) -- Figure 8. Carolinians off Tinian in 1819 (Farrell 2011:248).
Figure 9. Japanese Period Land Utilization circa 1930 (Bower 1950) -- Figure 10. Japanese Defenses and American Invasions (Rottman 2004:21) -- Figure 11. Saipan Loran Station 1946 -- Figure 12. Saipan Loran Station 1955 -- Figure 13. Saipan Loran Station 1968 -- Figure 14. Loran Station Communication Building and Generator Room -- Figure 15. Loran Station Concrete Antenna Base and Wall -- Figure 16. Loran Station Concrete Pier Found at Low Tide -- Figure 17. SP 6-1035, Feature D Octagonal Lid being Removed -- Figure 18. SP 6-1035, Feature D Plan and Cross-Section -- Figure 19. SP 6-1038, Feature A Pad Northeast Corner -- Figure 20. SP 6-1038, Feature A Metal Sign beneath the Pad. -- Figure 21. SP 5-1036, Feature A Entrance and Blast Door Fragments -- WWII Era Results -- 6.1. SP 5-1036 / Feature A -- 6.2. WWII Japanese Military Artifacts -- 6.2.1. Arisaka Type 38 Carbine -- 6.2.3. Model 91 Japanese Hand Grenade -- 6.2.4. Japanese Imperial Army Canteen -- 6.2.5. M 98 Japanese Enlisted Man Uniform -- 6.2.6. Staybrite Wristwatch -- 6.2.7. Japanese Enamel Rice or Soup Bowl -- 6.2.8. Nodashoyu 2 Litre Soy Sauce Bottle -- 6.2.9. Dainippon 1 Litre Beer Bottle -- 6.3. WWII American Military Artifacts -- 6.3.1. Browning M1917 30 Caliber Machine Gun -- 6.3.2. Browning M2 HB 50 Caliber Machine Gun -- 6.3.3. 105mm M3 Howitzer -- 6.3.4. American Pineapple Hand Grenade -- 6.3.5. American White Phosphorous Smoke Grenade -- 6.3.6. American M2 60 Millimeter Mortar Bipod -- 6.3.7. American Combat Gear -- 6.3.8. U.S. SMCO 1942 Canteen -- 6.3.9. U.S. Vollrath 1943 Canteen -- 6.3.10. U.S. Bottles -- 6.3.11. U.S. Communication Devices -- 6.3.12. U.S. Navy Spoon -- 6.3.13. U.S. 1941 Nickel -- 6.3.14. U.S. Duraglass Beer Bottles 1944 -- 6.3.15. U.S. Coca Cola Oakland Bottling 1944 -- Chapter 7 -- Figure 22. SP 5-1036, Feature A Interior Chamber from Doorway Hall. Figure 23. SP 5-1036, Feature A Interior Floor with TU.1 between Airholes Above -- Figure 24. SP 5-1036, Feature A Exterior Airhole Vent -- Figure 25. SP 5-1036, Feature A, Plan View with TP.1 Inside -- Figure 26. Arisaka Type 38 Carbine at Center (War Department 1943b:41) -- Figure 27. Artifact Number 190.001, Japanese Military Arisaka Type 38 Carbine -- Figure 28. Artifact Number 71.002, Japanese 6.5 or 7.7 mm Bullets for Arisaka Rifles at Burial 13 -- Figure 29. Schematic of the Model 91 Japanese Hand Grenade (War Department 1943b:47) -- Figure 30. Model 91 Japanese Hand Grenade at Burial 15 -- Figure 31. Japanese Military Canteen for Noncommissioned Officers (War Department 1944:37) -- Figure 32. Artifact Number 71.002, Japanese Military Canteen Associated with Burial 13 -- Figure 33. Japanese M98 Enlisted Man Uniform (War Department 1944:26) -- Figure 34. Japanese Ammunition Belt, Bullet Pouches, and Bayonet Frog (War Department 1943b:38) -- Figure 35. Artifact Number 71.003, Japanese Military Buckles Associated with Burial 13 -- Figure 36. Artifact Number 71.004, Japanese Military Boot Heels Associated with Burial 13 -- Figure 37. Artifact Number 74.001, Japanese Uniform Buttons Associated with Burial 15 -- Figure 38. Artifact Number 71.002, Japanese Military Textile Associated with Burial 13 -- Figure 39. Artifact Number 74.002, Staybrite English Manufactured Wristwatch with Burial 15, Back -- Figure 40. Artifact Number 74.002, Staybrite English Manufactured Wristwatch with Burial 15, Face -- Figure 41. Japanese Enamel Rice or Soup Bowl (Reburied) -- Figure 42. Close-up of Kiyosu E.W. Japan B Makers Mark 32 cm (Reburied) -- Figure 43. Artifact Number 145.001, Nodashoyu 2 Litre Soy Sauce Bottle -- Figure 44. Artifact Number 144.001, Dainippon 1 Litre Beer Bottle -- Figure 45. Browning 30 Caliber Light Machine Gun on Saipan (Hammel 2010:15). Figure 46. Artifact Number 189.001, American Military Browning M1917 30 Caliber Machine Gun -- Figure 47. American Military 50 Caliber Machine Gun Belt and Ammunition Box -- Figure 48. Example of 105mm M3 Howitzer on Saipan (Hammel 2010:19) -- Figure 49. American Military 105 Millimeter M3 Howitzer Shell Canisters -- Figure 50. Example of Three-Shell Artillery Ammunition Carrier Lids on Guam (Hammel 2010:78 -- Figure 51. American Military Three-Shell Artillery Ammunition Carrier Lid (Reburied) -- Figure 52. American 37mm High Explosive Anti-Tank Round -- Figure 53. American Grenades Being Thrown on Saipan (Hammel 2010:32) -- Figure 54. American Military 'Pineapple' Grenade -- Figure 55. American Military White Phosphorous Smoke Grenade -- Figure 56. American M2 60 Millimeter Bipod Mortar Support (Reburied) -- Figure 57. U.S.N. Optical Device (Reburied) -- Figure 58. American Military T-Posts in Buried Foxhole (Reburied -- Figure 59. American Military Barbed Wire (Reburied) -- Figure 60. American Military Looped Tow Wire (Reburied) -- Figure 61. WWII or Postwar USCG Antenna Ground Post and Wires (Reburied) -- Figure 62. American U.S.M.C. Invasion Beach on Saipan (Hammel 2010:9) -- Figure 63. American Bayonet Scabbard and 105mm Shell Canisters (Reburied) -- Figure 64. American Military Shovel (Reburied) -- Figure 65. American Military Mess Kit, Canteen, and Food Packet (Reburied) -- Figure 66. U.S. Vollrath 1943 American Military Canteen (Artifacts 142a, b, c) -- Figure 67. American Medicine Bottle (Reburied) -- Figure 68. Artifact number 69.001, American Rifle Oil Bottle -- Figure 69. American Military Photographic Device in Ammo Box (Reburied) -- Figure 70. American Military Communication Device Batteries and Ammo Box (Reburied) -- Figure 71. Artifact Number 146.001, U.S.N. Spoon -- Figure 72. Artifact Number 70.001, 1941 Jefferson Nickel. Figure 73. Artifact Numbers 143.001 and 143.002, 1944 Duraglass Beer Bottles -- Figure 74. Artifact Number 143.003, 1944 Coca-Cola Bottle -- Osteological Analysis -- 7.1. Assemblage Characteristics -- 7.1.1. Cranial and Mandibular Metric Data -- 7.1.2. Cranial and Mandibular Nonmetric Data -- 7.2. Postcranial Metric Data -- 7.3. Postcranial Nonmetric Data -- 7.4. Dental Metric Data -- 7.5. Dental Nonmetric Data -- 7.6. Dental Pathologies -- 7.7. Skeletal Pathologies -- 7.8. Summary -- Chapter 8 -- Figure 75. Burial 13, right mandible showing bridgework -- Figure 76. Burial 13, left maxilla with crown on M3 -- Figure 77. Burial 68, right mandible with silver crown on M2 -- scooped-out area at root is possible abscess -- Figure 78. Burial 13, left parietal with scorching and hole, likely from penetrating trauma -- Figure 79. Burial 13, inner table of parietal with trauma -- Figure 80. Burial 13, with shrapnel in left ulna -- Figure 81. Burial 13, medial epicondyle is missing -- Figure 82. Burial 57, medial epicondyle is missing -- San Antonio Memories Today -- 8.1. San Antonio Memories Today -- 8.1.1. Methods Used in Compiling these Narratives -- 8.1.2. Presentation of these Narratives -- 8.2. Interviews -- 8.2.1 Interview with Pedro A. Tenorio -- 8.2.2. Interview with Jesus T. Guerrero -- 8.2.3. Interview with Rudy M. Sablan -- 8.2.4. Interview with Frances S. Ramon -- 8.2.5. Interview with Nieves Cruz Ngeskebei -- 8.3. Summarizing these Narratives -- 8.3.1. Pre-war Japanese Era: -- 8.3.2. WWII Combat and Recovery: -- 8.3.3. Post-war American Era: -- 8.4. Conclusions from these Narratives -- Chapter 9 -- Discussion of Research Questions -- 9.1. Spanish, German, and Japanese Periods -- 9.2. WWII and American Period -- Chapter 10 -- Figure 83: Pre-Invasion Afetna Point in 1944 (Courtesy of John Scott). Figure 84: WWII Afetna Point Invasion Beaches in 1944 (Courtesy of John Scott). |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910794644203321 |
Dixon Boyd
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Oxford, UK : , : Archaeopress, , [2019] | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Yellow Beach 2 after 75 years : the archaeology of a WWII invasion beach on Saipan and its historic context in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands / / Boyd Dixon, Brenda Y. Tenorio, Cherie Walth |
Autore | Dixon Boyd |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, UK : , : Archaeopress, , [2019] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (142 pages) |
Disciplina | 930.1028 |
Soggetto topico |
Excavations (Archaeology)
Excavations (Archaeology) - Recording |
ISBN | 1-78969-259-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Information -- Copyright Information -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Introduction to Yellow Beach 2 on Saipan -- 1.1. Yellow Beach 2 (Afetna Point) after 75 Years -- Chapter 2 -- The Afetna Point Archaeological Project -- Chapter 3 -- Figure 1. Location of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands -- Figure 2. Project Area on Saipan -- Figure 3. Sites and Features in Parcel 004-1-52 -- Figure 4. Timeline for Parel 004-1-52 -- Environmental Context of Afetna Point -- 3.1 Physical Environment -- 3.1.1. Geology -- 3.1.2. Soils -- 3.1.3. Precipitation -- 3.1.4 Hydrology -- 3.1.5 Vegetation -- Chapter 4 -- Research Design and Methods Employed -- 4.1. Research Objectives -- 4.2. Research Questions -- 4.3. Methods -- 4.3.1. Field Methods -- 4.3.2. Data Recovery Excavation -- 4.3.3. Laboratory Methods -- 4.4. Artifact and Osteological Analysis -- 4.4.1. Historic Artifacts -- 4.4.2. Human Bone Analysis -- 4.5. Previous Archaeological Investigations near Afetna Point -- Chapter 5 -- Figure 5. Schematic of Construction Phases Across the Project Area -- Figure 6. Map of San Antonio Village Showing the Afetna Archaeological Site -- Yellow Beach 2: Historic Context of Afetna Point -- 5.1. Pre-Contact Background -- 5.1.1. Pre-Latte Period -- 5.1.2. Latte Period -- 5.2. Historic Background -- 5.2.1. Contact Period -- 5.2.2. Spanish Administration -- 5.2.3. German Administration -- 5.2.4. Japanese Administration and WWII -- 5.2.5 American Administration and CNMI -- 5.2.6. Recent Landuse History -- 5.2.6.1. Carmen Dela Cruz Farrell, Tinian -- 5.2.6.2. Site SP -1035 -- 5.2.6.2. SP 6-1035 / Feature D -- 5.2.6.3. SP 6-1038 / Feature A -- Chapter 6 -- Figure 7. Village of Garapan in 1887 (Farrell 2011:308) -- Figure 8. Carolinians off Tinian in 1819 (Farrell 2011:248).
Figure 9. Japanese Period Land Utilization circa 1930 (Bower 1950) -- Figure 10. Japanese Defenses and American Invasions (Rottman 2004:21) -- Figure 11. Saipan Loran Station 1946 -- Figure 12. Saipan Loran Station 1955 -- Figure 13. Saipan Loran Station 1968 -- Figure 14. Loran Station Communication Building and Generator Room -- Figure 15. Loran Station Concrete Antenna Base and Wall -- Figure 16. Loran Station Concrete Pier Found at Low Tide -- Figure 17. SP 6-1035, Feature D Octagonal Lid being Removed -- Figure 18. SP 6-1035, Feature D Plan and Cross-Section -- Figure 19. SP 6-1038, Feature A Pad Northeast Corner -- Figure 20. SP 6-1038, Feature A Metal Sign beneath the Pad. -- Figure 21. SP 5-1036, Feature A Entrance and Blast Door Fragments -- WWII Era Results -- 6.1. SP 5-1036 / Feature A -- 6.2. WWII Japanese Military Artifacts -- 6.2.1. Arisaka Type 38 Carbine -- 6.2.3. Model 91 Japanese Hand Grenade -- 6.2.4. Japanese Imperial Army Canteen -- 6.2.5. M 98 Japanese Enlisted Man Uniform -- 6.2.6. Staybrite Wristwatch -- 6.2.7. Japanese Enamel Rice or Soup Bowl -- 6.2.8. Nodashoyu 2 Litre Soy Sauce Bottle -- 6.2.9. Dainippon 1 Litre Beer Bottle -- 6.3. WWII American Military Artifacts -- 6.3.1. Browning M1917 30 Caliber Machine Gun -- 6.3.2. Browning M2 HB 50 Caliber Machine Gun -- 6.3.3. 105mm M3 Howitzer -- 6.3.4. American Pineapple Hand Grenade -- 6.3.5. American White Phosphorous Smoke Grenade -- 6.3.6. American M2 60 Millimeter Mortar Bipod -- 6.3.7. American Combat Gear -- 6.3.8. U.S. SMCO 1942 Canteen -- 6.3.9. U.S. Vollrath 1943 Canteen -- 6.3.10. U.S. Bottles -- 6.3.11. U.S. Communication Devices -- 6.3.12. U.S. Navy Spoon -- 6.3.13. U.S. 1941 Nickel -- 6.3.14. U.S. Duraglass Beer Bottles 1944 -- 6.3.15. U.S. Coca Cola Oakland Bottling 1944 -- Chapter 7 -- Figure 22. SP 5-1036, Feature A Interior Chamber from Doorway Hall. Figure 23. SP 5-1036, Feature A Interior Floor with TU.1 between Airholes Above -- Figure 24. SP 5-1036, Feature A Exterior Airhole Vent -- Figure 25. SP 5-1036, Feature A, Plan View with TP.1 Inside -- Figure 26. Arisaka Type 38 Carbine at Center (War Department 1943b:41) -- Figure 27. Artifact Number 190.001, Japanese Military Arisaka Type 38 Carbine -- Figure 28. Artifact Number 71.002, Japanese 6.5 or 7.7 mm Bullets for Arisaka Rifles at Burial 13 -- Figure 29. Schematic of the Model 91 Japanese Hand Grenade (War Department 1943b:47) -- Figure 30. Model 91 Japanese Hand Grenade at Burial 15 -- Figure 31. Japanese Military Canteen for Noncommissioned Officers (War Department 1944:37) -- Figure 32. Artifact Number 71.002, Japanese Military Canteen Associated with Burial 13 -- Figure 33. Japanese M98 Enlisted Man Uniform (War Department 1944:26) -- Figure 34. Japanese Ammunition Belt, Bullet Pouches, and Bayonet Frog (War Department 1943b:38) -- Figure 35. Artifact Number 71.003, Japanese Military Buckles Associated with Burial 13 -- Figure 36. Artifact Number 71.004, Japanese Military Boot Heels Associated with Burial 13 -- Figure 37. Artifact Number 74.001, Japanese Uniform Buttons Associated with Burial 15 -- Figure 38. Artifact Number 71.002, Japanese Military Textile Associated with Burial 13 -- Figure 39. Artifact Number 74.002, Staybrite English Manufactured Wristwatch with Burial 15, Back -- Figure 40. Artifact Number 74.002, Staybrite English Manufactured Wristwatch with Burial 15, Face -- Figure 41. Japanese Enamel Rice or Soup Bowl (Reburied) -- Figure 42. Close-up of Kiyosu E.W. Japan B Makers Mark 32 cm (Reburied) -- Figure 43. Artifact Number 145.001, Nodashoyu 2 Litre Soy Sauce Bottle -- Figure 44. Artifact Number 144.001, Dainippon 1 Litre Beer Bottle -- Figure 45. Browning 30 Caliber Light Machine Gun on Saipan (Hammel 2010:15). Figure 46. Artifact Number 189.001, American Military Browning M1917 30 Caliber Machine Gun -- Figure 47. American Military 50 Caliber Machine Gun Belt and Ammunition Box -- Figure 48. Example of 105mm M3 Howitzer on Saipan (Hammel 2010:19) -- Figure 49. American Military 105 Millimeter M3 Howitzer Shell Canisters -- Figure 50. Example of Three-Shell Artillery Ammunition Carrier Lids on Guam (Hammel 2010:78 -- Figure 51. American Military Three-Shell Artillery Ammunition Carrier Lid (Reburied) -- Figure 52. American 37mm High Explosive Anti-Tank Round -- Figure 53. American Grenades Being Thrown on Saipan (Hammel 2010:32) -- Figure 54. American Military 'Pineapple' Grenade -- Figure 55. American Military White Phosphorous Smoke Grenade -- Figure 56. American M2 60 Millimeter Bipod Mortar Support (Reburied) -- Figure 57. U.S.N. Optical Device (Reburied) -- Figure 58. American Military T-Posts in Buried Foxhole (Reburied -- Figure 59. American Military Barbed Wire (Reburied) -- Figure 60. American Military Looped Tow Wire (Reburied) -- Figure 61. WWII or Postwar USCG Antenna Ground Post and Wires (Reburied) -- Figure 62. American U.S.M.C. Invasion Beach on Saipan (Hammel 2010:9) -- Figure 63. American Bayonet Scabbard and 105mm Shell Canisters (Reburied) -- Figure 64. American Military Shovel (Reburied) -- Figure 65. American Military Mess Kit, Canteen, and Food Packet (Reburied) -- Figure 66. U.S. Vollrath 1943 American Military Canteen (Artifacts 142a, b, c) -- Figure 67. American Medicine Bottle (Reburied) -- Figure 68. Artifact number 69.001, American Rifle Oil Bottle -- Figure 69. American Military Photographic Device in Ammo Box (Reburied) -- Figure 70. American Military Communication Device Batteries and Ammo Box (Reburied) -- Figure 71. Artifact Number 146.001, U.S.N. Spoon -- Figure 72. Artifact Number 70.001, 1941 Jefferson Nickel. Figure 73. Artifact Numbers 143.001 and 143.002, 1944 Duraglass Beer Bottles -- Figure 74. Artifact Number 143.003, 1944 Coca-Cola Bottle -- Osteological Analysis -- 7.1. Assemblage Characteristics -- 7.1.1. Cranial and Mandibular Metric Data -- 7.1.2. Cranial and Mandibular Nonmetric Data -- 7.2. Postcranial Metric Data -- 7.3. Postcranial Nonmetric Data -- 7.4. Dental Metric Data -- 7.5. Dental Nonmetric Data -- 7.6. Dental Pathologies -- 7.7. Skeletal Pathologies -- 7.8. Summary -- Chapter 8 -- Figure 75. Burial 13, right mandible showing bridgework -- Figure 76. Burial 13, left maxilla with crown on M3 -- Figure 77. Burial 68, right mandible with silver crown on M2 -- scooped-out area at root is possible abscess -- Figure 78. Burial 13, left parietal with scorching and hole, likely from penetrating trauma -- Figure 79. Burial 13, inner table of parietal with trauma -- Figure 80. Burial 13, with shrapnel in left ulna -- Figure 81. Burial 13, medial epicondyle is missing -- Figure 82. Burial 57, medial epicondyle is missing -- San Antonio Memories Today -- 8.1. San Antonio Memories Today -- 8.1.1. Methods Used in Compiling these Narratives -- 8.1.2. Presentation of these Narratives -- 8.2. Interviews -- 8.2.1 Interview with Pedro A. Tenorio -- 8.2.2. Interview with Jesus T. Guerrero -- 8.2.3. Interview with Rudy M. Sablan -- 8.2.4. Interview with Frances S. Ramon -- 8.2.5. Interview with Nieves Cruz Ngeskebei -- 8.3. Summarizing these Narratives -- 8.3.1. Pre-war Japanese Era: -- 8.3.2. WWII Combat and Recovery: -- 8.3.3. Post-war American Era: -- 8.4. Conclusions from these Narratives -- Chapter 9 -- Discussion of Research Questions -- 9.1. Spanish, German, and Japanese Periods -- 9.2. WWII and American Period -- Chapter 10 -- Figure 83: Pre-Invasion Afetna Point in 1944 (Courtesy of John Scott). Figure 84: WWII Afetna Point Invasion Beaches in 1944 (Courtesy of John Scott). |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821793203321 |
Dixon Boyd
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Oxford, UK : , : Archaeopress, , [2019] | ||
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