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Isotopes, Inc. Radiocarbon Measurements V Milton A
[RADIOCARBON, VOL. 8, 1966, P. 161-203] ISOTOPES, INC. RADIOCARBON MEASUREMENTS V MILTON A. TRAUTMAN and ERIC H. WILLIS Isotopes, Inc., Westwood, New Jersey INTRODUCTION This list presents dates on samples measured at Isotopes, Inc., dur- ing the years 1963 to 1965 and measurements made previously for which sample data has been recently received. The many results which do not appear are withheld pending additional information or at the request of our clients. Procedures employed in sample pretreatment, preparation of CO2, and method of counting are generally unchanged, as are our methods of age calculation. Suitable bone samples are now pretreated by the method of Berger, Harney and Libby (1964). In May, 1965, the three counters and associated electronics previ- ously described (Isotopes I, II, III) were retired after producing well over 2000 radiocarbon dates, geophysical measurements, and ultralow- level C14 measurements. A completely new laboratory was activated em- ploying four new counters. Shielding consists of 31 cm of selected low- background steel, 10 cm paraffin and 2.5 cm "aged" lead. Each counter has its own multianode annular anticoincidence geiger counter. Elec- tronics were designed and fabricated at Isotopes, Inc. The counters have an active volume of 1 L and when operated at a normal pressure of 3 atm, yield background counts of slightly over 2 counts j min, Aox x 0.95 is ca. 18.7 at 24° C. C13/C12 ratios are measured periodically by our mass spectrometry section, but not routinely on samples unless requested by clients. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS It is recognized that data obtained at Isotopes, Inc. -
University of Michigan Radiocarbon Dates Xii H
[Ru)Ioc!RBo1, Vol.. 10, 1968, P. 61-114] UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN RADIOCARBON DATES XII H. R. CRANE and JAMES B. GRIFFIN The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan The following is a list of dates obtained since the compilation of List XI in December 1965. The method is essentially the same as de- scribed in that list. Two C02-CS2 Geiger counter systems were used. Equipment and counting techniques have been described elsewhere (Crane, 1961). Dates and estimates of error in this list follow the practice recommended by the International Radiocarbon Dating Conferences of 1962 and 1965, in that (a) dates are computed on the basis of the Libby half-life, 5570 yr, (b) A.D. 1950 is used as the zero of the age scale, and (c) the errors quoted are the standard deviations obtained from the numbers of counts only. In previous Michigan date lists up to and in- cluding VII, we have quoted errors at least twice as great as the statisti- cal errors of counting, to take account of other errors in the over-all process. If the reader wishes to obtain a standard deviation figure which will allow ample room for the many sources of error in the dating process, we suggest doubling the figures that are given in this list. We wish to acknowledge the help of Patricia Dahlstrom in pre- paring chemical samples and David M. Griffin and Linda B. Halsey in preparing the descriptions. I. GEOLOGIC SAMPLES 9240 ± 1000 M-1291. Hosterman's Pit, Pennsylvania 7290 B.C. Charcoal from Hosterman's Pit (40° 53' 34" N Lat, 77° 26' 22" W Long), Centre Co., Pennsylvania. -
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Volume 10, -u ser . - 1968 Editors EDWARD S. DEEVEY a-- RICHARD FOSTER FLINT J. GORDON OGDEN, III _ IRVINg ROUSE Managing Editor RENEE S. KRA YALE UNIVERSITY NEW HAVEN, CONNECT.IC U l"ii)fl h d IiV r E AT\As g'LyyEi.. R C N, / r..? i.NA .3 8. ComIlient, usually corn ; fOg the date with other relevant dates, for each ,Ttdterial, silil"iiliari ing t e signitic.ance ant Sillpllilt 3't(i"r ing t., t t e radiocarbon t was i' itl ii73kinz 'P;.5 lit;re, i'; till teelmital :i"it.' i°_i , e.g. the iral lthout subscribers at $50.0( * Suggestions to authors of the reprints o the United Suites Geological Survey, 5th ed., Vashington, D. C., 1958 jc.=oscrxwxcn.t Panting ()ihce, $1.75). Volume 10, Number 1 - 1968 RADIOCARBON Published by THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE Editors EDWARD S. DEEVEY- RICHARD FOSTER FLINT J. GORDON OGDEN, III - IRVING ROUSE Managing Editor RENEE S. KRA YALE UNIVERSITY NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT VOL. 1 10, No. Radiocarbon 1965 CONTENTS Il1I Barker and John lackey British Museum Natural Radiocarbon Measurements V 1 BONN H. IV. Scharpenseel, F. Pietig, and M. A. Tawcrs Bonn Radiocarbon Measurements I ............................................... IRPA Anne Nicole Schreurs Institut Royal du Patrimoine Artistirlue Radiocarbon Dates I ........ 9 Lu Soren Hkkansson University of Lund Radiocarbon Dates I Lv F. Gilot Louvain Natural Radiocarbon Measurements VI ..................... 55 1I H. R. Crane and J. B. Griffin University of Michigan. Radiocarbon Dates NII 61 N PL IV. J. Callow and G. I. Hassall National Physical Laboratory Radiocarbon Measurements V .......... -
World Cultures
Understanding Other Cultures…Unity in Diversity Now, more than ever, it’s vital for each of us to understand cultures other than our own, to accept differences in others and to truly love the uniqueness of each individual. In our schools, churches, neighborhoods and communities we are surrounded by opportunities to learn and benefit from others’ cultural traditions. Now is the time to celebrate our similarities as well as our differences. Let’s get started! Changing our perceptions requires some effort on our part. Do we really understand the background and experiences of those around us and are we ready to learn from them as well as serve them? How can we accomplish this in our already busy lives? Simple ways to expand our cultural awareness might include: *Family Home Evening time spent learning about a different country or culture each week. Let the kids take turns teaching about a different country. Sample a food from that country and try a traditional activity. Check out some books from the library to read individually or together. The information listed below may help. Each country submission is as unique as the person from whom it came, and his or her experiences either as a native of that country or as resident. *Young Women/Young Men class and combined activities could include a “Culture Night”, particularly focusing on cultures within the youth group. *Relief Society Enrichment activities could include book groups readings/discussions of books about other cultures,, learning new cooking methods and techniques or having a “culture quiz” to check our own understanding in a fun and interactive way. -
Skyscapes of the Mesolithic/Neolithic Transition in Western England
Skyscapes of the Mesolithic/Neolithic Transition in Western England Pamela Armstrong Abstract: This paper explores the skyscapes of central southern England during the Mesolithic/Neolithic transition. It suggests that those who built the structures known as the Cotswold-Severn tombs embedded architectural details within their monuments that linked to celestial horizon events for both navigational and calendrical purposes. The architectural designs found within the tombs are analysed for evidence of a cultural engagement with landscape archaeology and the sky. This period witnessed a transition between two eras, so this research considers the possibility that there may also have been a shift in the type of skywatching practised by those inhabiting this landscape during this time of change. Introduction The question considered for this paper was, ‘Does the archaeoastronomic record of the Cotswold-Severn region reflect evidence of a transition from lunar to solar alignment?’ The monuments surveyed for this research were Neolithic Cotswold Severn long barrows, much like the one below, known as Crippets (Fig. 1). These are earthen mounds which have been described by Kinnes as ‘the finest group of stone chambered tombs in England’.1 North defines a barrow as ‘a mound, deliberately erected out of earth and other material [...] and having a conscious architectural structure. Usually, but not always, built for burial purposes’.2 Darvill estimates that there are about 500 long barrows in Britain.3 The Cotswold Severn tombs 1 I. Kinnes, R. J. Mercer, and I. F. Smith, ‘Research Priorities in the British Neolithic’ (unpublished report submitted to the DoE by the Prehistoric Society, 1976), p. -
Archaeology of Northwestern Oklahoma: an Overview
ARCHAEOLOGY OF NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA: AN OVERVIEW A Thesis by Mackenzie Diane Stout B.A., Wichita State University, 2005 Submitted to the Department of Anthropology and the faculty of the Graduate School of Wichita State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts May 2010 ©Copyright 2010 by Mackenzie Stout All Rights Reserved ARCHAEOLOGY OF NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA: AN OVERVIEW The following faculty members have examined the final copy of this thesis for form and content, and recommend that it be accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Arts with a major in Anthropology. _________________________________ David T. Hughes, Committee Chair _________________________________ Jay Price, Committee Member _________________________________ Peer Moore-Jansen, Committee Member DEDICATION To my father, my husband, my twin, and the rest of the family iii ABSTRACT This work will compile recent archaeological information about prehistoric inhabitants of northwest Oklahoma, the environments they occupied, and the archaeological studies that have informed us about them. The purpose is to construct an overview of the region that has been developed since the 1980s. Recommendations are offered about possible research objectives that might help tie this area in with larger studies of landscape archaeology, prehistoric adaptations to the area, and settlement systems. The primary contribution of the present study is to compile and make available in a single source some of the important information recently developed for Alfalfa, Blaine, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Grant, Harper, Kingfisher, Major, Woods, and Woodward counties. Studies in this area have added substantial information in the areas of pre-Clovis first Americans, the Clovis and other Paleoindian cultures, Archaic, and more recent inhabitants of the region. -
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EASTERN STATES ARCHEOLOGICAL FEDERATION ALABAMA NEW YORK CONNECTICUT NORTH CAROLINA DELAWARE ONTARIO, CANADA FLORIDA PENNSYLVANIA GEORGIA QUEBEC,CANADA MAINE RHODE ISLAND MARYLAND SOUTH CAROLINA MASSACHUSETTS TENNESSEE MICHIGAN VIRGINIA NEW HAMPSHIRE WEST VIRGINIA NEW JERSEY BULLETIN NO. 24 • MAY, 1965 ·· ·· ·-·--··----------------------:------------------1 EASTERN STATES ARCHEOLOGICAL FEDERATION Page Three Chairman of each Chapter; that this meeting recommend the setting-up of a committee, which may include the Membership Chairman, to re BULLETIN examine and recommend the criteria for membership in the Eastern States Archeological Federation; that the 1965 Annual Meeting be OF THE held at Trenton, New Jersey, November 6 and 7. Kathryn B. Greywacz, Corresponding Secretary, reported that she handled the follow-up correspondence for the 1963 Annual Meet EASTERN STATES ing; prepared and mailed Federation meeting announcements to the Executive Board and to presidents and secretaries of the member ARCHEOLOGICAL FEDERATION societies, and chapter heads; arranged for shipping in bulk Bulletin 23 to secretaries of the member societies for distribution to their No. 24 May, 1965 membership; arranged for printing "An Anthropological Bibliography of the Eastern Seaboard," Research Series No.2, and received 4,000 W. FRED KINSEY, J. ALDEN MASON, copies from the printer; handled all Federation publications and sent Corresponding Secretary Editorial Chairman receipts to the Treasurer. The Federation Directory was revised; mimeographed and distributed, and continual revision was kept up Franklin and Marshall College, University Museum; through the year and officers notified. In the Directory it was noted Lancaster, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa. if societies published bulletins and/or news letters, in addition to the date of the Annual Meeting. -
Measuring Ancient Works
Measuring Ancient Works Presented by Don Teter, PS ©2015 Donald L. Teter Measuring Ancient Works Cover page illustrations are a Scioto Valley burial mound and skull excavated therefrom by Squier and Davis “I can testify to little beyond the giant Mounds that the Savages say they guard as Curators, for some more distant Race of Builders. I have fail’d to observe more in them, than their most impressive Size, tho’ Mr. Dixon swears to Coded Inscriptions, Purposive Lamination, and Employment, unto the Present Day, by Agents Unknown of Powers Invisible.” Charles Mason, in Mason and Dixon, by Thomas Pynchon The Builders Adena (Early Woodland), Mississippian 1,000 BC – 200 BC 800 – 1600 AD Hopewell Fort Ancient 200 BC – 500 AD 1000 AD – 1750 AD Late Woodland Monongahela 500 – 1000 AD 1050 - 1635 Page 2 of 60 Measuring Ancient Works Page 3 of 60 Measuring Ancient Works Page 4 of 60 Measuring Ancient Works The Armstrong Culture is named for a creek in Fayette County, their mounds are smaller and less complex than the Adena. During the same period the Wilhelm Culture, named for a mound in Brooke County, was prevalent in the northern Panhandle and nearby areas in Pennsylvania. Page 5 of 60 Measuring Ancient Works Hopewell variants replaced the Armstrong and Wilhelm Cultures. The Armstrong seems to have evolved into the Buck Garden, named for a creek in Nicholas County. They used stone burial mounds and rock overhangs for their dead. The Watson Farm Culture, named for a mound in Hancock County, lived in the northern part of West Virginia. -
Ferdinandina: Biography of a French-Indian Trading Community on the Southern Plains
Ferdinandina: Biography of a French-Indian Trading Community on the Southern Plains o ,4- o Cl ,A. : :0 ~4':1/ ~ o a Q 71' <1 :. CI .. ".. FORT RING q 0 D Robert E. Bell University of Oklahoma Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History R.E. Bell Monographs in Anthropology: Number 3, Pages 1-246 2004 ROBERT E. BELL MONOGRAPHS IN ANTHROPOLOGY SAM NOBLE OKLAHOMA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, NORMAN, OKLAHOMA NUMBER 3. PAGES 1-246 1 JUNE 2004 FERDINANDINA: BIOGRAPHY OF A FRENCH-INDIAN TRADING COMMUNITY ON THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ROBERT E. BELL Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History and Departmellf ofAnthropology University of Oklahoma. Nonnan. Ok 73072 USA Corresponding author: Robert E. Bell phone: (405) 321-8099 EDITED BY DON G. WYCKOFF, SUSAN VEHIK, AND MICHELLE BARRY ©2004 Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History ISSN: 1530-7042 Cover design by Patrick Fisher and Don Wyckoff. Text design by Don Wyckoff and Michelle Barry. Formated with Adobe Page maker 6.5 in Times New Roman font. @2004 Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. Preface With this third volume in the Robert E. Bell monograph the 1960s and 1970s led to a different opinion. Studies of series we are most pleased that it is a previously unpublished French and Spanish documents and archaeological excava contribution by the series' namesake. Compiled in the late tions at sites long both sides of the Red River caused archae 1970s, this volume contains 50 years of correspondence and ologists to conclude that French-Wichita relations did in other documents pertaining to very important archaeological vol ve French traders, but not the construction of formal trad sites located along the Arkansas River in Kay County, Okla ing posts. -
The Inkwell Student Media
Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern The Inkwell Student Media Spring 4-12-2018 The Inkwell Armstrong State University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/inkwell Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Armstrong State University, "The Inkwell" (2018). The Inkwell. 244. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/inkwell/244 This newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Media at Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Inkwell by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THEINKWELL35 @INKWELL35 THE INKWELL SINCE 1935 NEWS ARTS CAMPUS VOICES BACKPAGE DEMINK AND MORALES WIN SGA ARMSTRONG MASQUERS PREVIEWS WOULD YOU TRADE YOUR PERSONAL WRESTLEMANIA! ELECTIONS “EXTREMITIES” INFORMATION FOR SOCIAL MEDIA? PAGE 1 PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 TheArmstrong StateInkwell University’s news source since 1935 WEEK OF APRIL 12, 2018 THEINKWELLONLI NE.COM Demink and Morales to Represent Armstrong GABRIEL WILLIAMS With a large and consol- ventions held throughout the STAFF WRITER idated university brings an semester which will provide issue for students when reg- SGA members with ways to The results are in for the istering for classes. Some are be innovative and creative 2018-2019 SGA Elections. not quite sure how to access leaders of the newly renovat- Several students from across WINGS, the new student por- ed student board and equip all three campuses cam- tal, which is required for all them with strategies on ad- paigned for spots for the new GSU students to register for vancing student life on cam- Student Government Associ- fall classes. -
Indiana Archaeology
INDIANA ARCHAEOLOGY Volume 9 Number 1 2014 Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology (DHPA) ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Indiana Department of Natural Resources Cameron F. Clark, Director and State Historic Preservation Officer Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology (DHPA) Mitchell K. Zoll, Director and Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer DHPA Archaeology Staff Amy L. Johnson, Senior Archaeologist, Archaeology Outreach Coordinator, and Team Leader for Archaeology Cathy L. Draeger-Williams, Archaeologist Wade T. Tharp, Archaeologist Rachel A. Sharkey, Records Check Coordinator Editors James R. Jones III, Ph.D. Amy L. Johnson Editorial Assistance: Cathy Draeger-Williams, Rachel Lockhart Sharkey Publication Layout: Amy L. Johnson Additional acknowledgments: The editors wish to thank the authors of the submitted articles, as well as all of those who participated in, and contributed to, the archaeological projects which are highlighted. The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service is gratefully acknow- ledged for their support of Indiana archaeological research as well as this volume. Cover design: The images which are featured on the cover are from several of the individual articles included in this journal. This publication has been funded in part by a grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service‘s Historic Preservation Fund administered by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. In addition, the projects discussed in several of the articles received federal financial assistance from the Historic Preservation Fund Program for the identification, protection, and/or rehabilitation of historic properties and cultural resources in the State of Indiana. -
Ohio Archaeologist Volume 40 No
OHIO ARCHAEOLOGIST VOLUME 40 NO. 3 SUMMER 1990 Published by THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF OHIO The Archaeological Society of Ohio Membership and Dues Annual dues to the Archaeological Society of Ohio are payable on the first of January as follows Regular membership $15 00: husband and TERM wife (one copy of publication) $16.00; Life membership $300.00. EXPIRES A.S.O. OFFICERS Subscription to the Ohio Archaeologist, published quarterly is included 1992 President James G Hovan, 16979 South Meadow Circle. in the membership dues. The Archaeological Society of Ohio is an Strongsville, OH 44136. (216). 238-1 799 incorporated non-profit organization. 1992 Vice President Larry Morris, 901 Evening Star SE. East Canton. OH 44730, (216) 488 1640 1992 Treasure/ Paul Wildermut l. 5210 Coonpath Road NE. Back Issues PleasantVille, OH 43148. (614) 536-7855 Publications and back issues of the Ohio Archaeologist. 1992 Recording Sect. Nancy Monris, 901 Evening Star SE, East Canton. OH 44730. (216) 488-1640 Ohio Flint Types, by Robert N Converse 1992 Exec Sect. Barbara Motts. 3435 Sciotangy Drive. Columbus, Ohio Stone Tools, by Robert N. Converse OH 43221, (614] 898 4 1 16 (work) (6141 459 0808 (home) Ohio Slate Types, by Robert N. Converse 1992 Immediate Past Pies Donald A. Casto, 138 Ann Court. The Glacial Kame Indians, by Robert N. Converse Lancaster. OH 43130. (614) 653 9477 Back issues—black and white—each 1998 Editor Robert N Converse. 199 Converse Dr.. Plain City. OH 43064. (614)873-5471 Back issues—four full color plates—each Back issues of the Ohio Archaeologist printed prn TRUSTEES generally out of print but copies are available from time 1992 David W Kuhn, 2103 Grandview Ave.