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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 → |
| Reginald Pelham Bolton (1922) | 50 | 5,568 | Original → |
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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…
Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
[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.…
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[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…
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[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 …
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[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 …
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[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…
Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
[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 …
Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
[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…
Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
[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 …
Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] Photograph courtesy New York State Museum. with a slight pale gray mottling. The same colored chert is also revealed by a fresh break on the deeply weathered shallow side-notched point. Redstone Mountain, 6 km (4 mi) …
Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] product. A marked resemblance to this point is seen in a photograph of a fluted point from Lake Champlain, Vermont (Haviland 1981:34). While the material used in manufacture of the latter point was different, there ar…
Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] One shows similarities to trianguloid points from the Reagan Site, a late Paleo-Indian site in Vermont (Funk and Walsh 1988:1-4; Ritchie 1953:249-258). Few similarities exist between the Putnam and Flax Mill artifacts…
Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] that strain from use or during its manufacture caused a 10mm break that followed this flaw, destroying part of the base, edge, and one ear. Damage from modern tillage equipment extended this fracture another 11 mm. In…
Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] point some distance embedded in its vitals before expiring. Perhaps the find spot was in proximity to frequently used or seasonal 22 Spring 1994 No. 107 Jersey, a puzzling single-component site that has produced artif…
Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] Considering the radiocarbon chronology, archaeologists are in agreement that the very late Paleo-Indian tradition in the eastern United States developed into the Dalton tradition. Was the finding of the two points in …
Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] Since a Dalton-like complex has not been conclusively established for the Northeast, Indian populations may have been relatively small at this time. (Funk 1991:9). A corrected date of 9115 B.P. (Beta-32366, ETH5671) h…
Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] The systematic study and reporting of all surface Paleo-Indian finds, no matter how scattered and meager, are very important. They constitute an important class of data that can provide significant information on earl…
Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] I wish to thank Dr. Robert E. Funk for his personal help, expertise, and constructive criticism. Additional thanks to Dr. David DeSimone of Williams College for his excellent information on the glacial geology of sout…
Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)
[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] Power 1981 The Original Vermonters. University Press of New England, Hanover. DeSimone, D.J. 1985 The Late Woodfordian History of Southern Washington County, New York. Unpublished PhD dissertation in Geology, Renssela…