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 /

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On June 15, 1944, Afetna Point was called 'Yellow Beach 2' by the U.S. Marines and Army infantry braving Japanese resistance to establish a beachhead before capturing As Lito airfield in the following days. After 75 years, this book presents archaeological evidence, archival records, and r...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Dixon, Boyd (Autor), Tenorio, Brenda Y. (Autor), Walth, Cherie (Autor), Mowrer, Kathy (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd., 2019.
Colección:Access archaeology
Temas:
1944
Excavations (Archaeology) > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan.
Saipan, Battle of, Northern Mariana Islands, 1944.
Fouilles (Archéologie) > Mariannes du Nord > Saipan.
Bataille de Saipan, Mariannes du Nord, 1944.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology.
Antiquities
Excavations (Archaeology)
Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands) > Antiquities.
Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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

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