Afetna Point, Saipan

Archaeological investigations at the Chamorro village at Afetna Point on the southwest coast of Saipan yielded Latte Period burials, ceramics, stone and shell tools, microfossils from food remains, and charcoal from cooking features dating between A.D. 1450 and 1700.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dixon, Boyd
Otros Autores: Walth, Cherie, Mowrer, Kathy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Archaeopress, 2019.
Temas:
Archaeology.
Archéologie.
archaeology.
Antiquities
Archaeology
Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands) > Antiquities.
Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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

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