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Afetna Point, Saipan
| 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 |
Dixon Boyd
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| Oxford : , : Archaeopress, , 2019 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Afetna Point, Saipan : archaeological investigations of a Latte Period village and historic context in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands / / Boyd Dixon [and three others]
| Afetna Point, Saipan : archaeological investigations of a Latte Period village and historic context in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands / / Boyd Dixon [and three others] |
| Autore | Dixon Boyd |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Archaeopress, , [2019] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (202 pages) |
| Disciplina | 996.7 |
| Soggetto topico | Archaeology |
| 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910794645303321 |
|
Dixon Boyd
|
||
| Oxford, England : , : Archaeopress, , [2019] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Afetna Point, Saipan : archaeological investigations of a Latte Period village and historic context in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands / / Boyd Dixon [and three others]
| Afetna Point, Saipan : archaeological investigations of a Latte Period village and historic context in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands / / Boyd Dixon [and three others] |
| Autore | Dixon Boyd |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Archaeopress, , [2019] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (202 pages) |
| Disciplina | 996.7 |
| Soggetto topico | Archaeology |
| 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. |
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Guam's hidden gem : archaeological and historical studies at Ritidian / edited by Mike T. Carson
| Guam's hidden gem : archaeological and historical studies at Ritidian / edited by Mike T. Carson |
| Autore | CARSON, Mike T. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : Archaeopress, 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 112 p. : ill. ; 30 cm |
| Disciplina | 996.7 |
| Collana | BAR International series |
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Rediscovering heritage through artefacts, sites, and landscapes : translating a 3500-year record at Ritidian, Guam / / Mike T. Carson
| Rediscovering heritage through artefacts, sites, and landscapes : translating a 3500-year record at Ritidian, Guam / / Mike T. Carson |
| Autore | Carson Mike T. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Archaeopress Publishing Limited, , [2017] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (194 pages) |
| Disciplina | 996.7 |
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Excavations (Archaeology) - Guam
Antiquities, Prehistoric - Guam |
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Rediscovering heritage through artefacts, sites, and landscapes : translating a 3500-year record at Ritidian, Guam / / Mike T. Carson
| Rediscovering heritage through artefacts, sites, and landscapes : translating a 3500-year record at Ritidian, Guam / / Mike T. Carson |
| Autore | Carson Mike T. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Archaeopress Publishing Limited, , [2017] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (194 pages) |
| Disciplina | 996.7 |
| Soggetto topico |
Excavations (Archaeology) - Guam
Antiquities, Prehistoric - Guam |
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Substantive evidence of initial habitation in the remote Pacific : archaeological discoveries at Unai Bapot in Saipan, Mariana Islands / / Mike T. Carson, Hsiao-chun Hung
| Substantive evidence of initial habitation in the remote Pacific : archaeological discoveries at Unai Bapot in Saipan, Mariana Islands / / Mike T. Carson, Hsiao-chun Hung |
| Autore | Carson Mike T. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Archaeopress Publishing Limited, , [2017] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (196 pages) |
| Disciplina | 996.7 |
| Soggetto topico |
Excavations (Archaeology) - Northern Mariana Islands - Saipan
Antiquities, Prehistoric - Northern Mariana Islands - Saipan Prehistoric peoples - Northern Mariana Islands - Saipan |
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Substantive evidence of initial habitation in the remote Pacific : archaeological discoveries at Unai Bapot in Saipan, Mariana Islands / / Mike T. Carson, Hsiao-chun Hung
| Substantive evidence of initial habitation in the remote Pacific : archaeological discoveries at Unai Bapot in Saipan, Mariana Islands / / Mike T. Carson, Hsiao-chun Hung |
| Autore | Carson Mike T. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Archaeopress Publishing Limited, , [2017] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (196 pages) |
| Disciplina | 996.7 |
| Soggetto topico |
Excavations (Archaeology) - Northern Mariana Islands - Saipan
Antiquities, Prehistoric - Northern Mariana Islands - Saipan Prehistoric peoples - Northern Mariana Islands - Saipan |
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