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Current Research in New York Archaeology: A.D. 700–1300 EDITED BY Christina B. Rieth and John P. Hart NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM RECORD 2 The New York State Museum is a program of The University of the State of New York The State Education Department l Office of Cultural Education THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Regents of The University MERRYL H. TISCH, Chancellor, B.A., M.A., Ed.D. ...................................................... New York MILTON L. COFIELD, Vice Chancellor, B.S., M.B.A., Ph.D. Rochester OBERT ENNETT R M. B , Chancellor Emeritus, B.A., M.S. ................................................. Tonawanda JAMES C. DAWSON, A.A., B.A., M.S., Ph.D. ........................................................... Plattsburgh ANTHONY S. BOTTAR, B.A., J.D. Syracuse GERALDINE D. CHAPEY, B.A., M.A., Ed.D. Belle Harbor HARRY PHILLIPS, 3RD, B.A., M.S.F.S. Hartsdale AMES ALLON R J R. T ,J ., B.A., M.A. ................................................................... Binghamton ROGER TILLES,B.A.,J.D............................................................................ Great Neck HARLES ENDIT C R. B , B.A. .......................................................................... Manhattan BETTY A. ROSA, B.A., M.S. in Ed., M.S. in Ed., M.Ed., Ed.D. ............................................ Bronx ESTER OUNG R L W. Y ,J ., B.S., M.S., Ed. D. Oakland Gardens CHRISTINE D. CEA, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Staten Island ADE ORWOOD W S. N ,B.A........................................................................... Rochester JAMES O. JACKSON, B.S., M.A., PH.D. Albany ATHLEEN ASHIN K M. C , B.S., M.S., Ed.D.. Brooklyn JAMES E. COTTRELL, B.S., M.D. New York Commissioner of Education President of The University of the State of New York JOHN B. KING JR. Deputy Commissioner for Cultural Education JEFFREY W. CANNELL Director of the New York State Museum CLIFFORD A. SIEGFRIED Director, Research and Collections Division JOHN P. HART The State Education Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, religion, creed, disability, marital status, veteran status, national ori gin, race, gender, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or sexual orientation in its educational programs, services and activities. Portions of this pub lication can be made available in a variety of formats, including braille, large print or audio tape, upon request. Inquiries concerning this policy of nondiscrimination should be directed to the Department’s Office for Diversity, Ethics, and Access, Room 530, Education Building, Albany, NY 12234. ii Current Research in New York Archaeology: A.D. 700–1300 edited by Christina B. Rieth and John P. Hart New York State Museum Record 2 iii © 2011 The New York State Education Department Published in the United States of America ISSN 21566178 ISBN 1555572553 iv TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Figures ....................................................................... vi List of Tables ....................................................................... vii Preface ............................................................................ viii John P. Hart and Christina B. Rieth Abstracts from April 24, 2010 Symposium .............................................. ix Contributors ........................................................................ xi Chapter 1 Introduction to Current Research in New York Archaeology: A.D. 700–1300 . 1 Christina B. Rieth and John P. Hart Chapter 2 The Carpenter Brook Site, Social Setting, and Early Late Woodland Ceramic Vessel Variation in Central New York ......................................................... 7 Donald A. Smith Chapter 3 Additional Evidence for Cal. SeventhCentury A.D. Maize Consumption at the Kipp Island Site, New York ..................................................... 27 John P. Hart, Lisa M. Anderson, and Robert S. Feranec Chapter 4 Trace Element Analysis of Lithic Artifacts from the Trapps Gap Site ....................... 41 Christina B. Rieth and L. Lewis Johnson Chapter 5 A Small Site in Coxsackie, Circa A.D. 1200: Some Ecological Issues Concerning Its Age and Location ...................................................... 53 Edward V. Curtin Chapter 6 A Middle Woodland Pottery Stamp and Associated Middle Woodland Ceramics from the Indian Hill Site, Wawarsing, New York ........................................ 77 Joseph E. Diamond and Susan O’Connell Stewart Chapter 7 The History of the Collared Rim in the Finger Lakes, New York ........................... 83 Hetty Jo Brumbach Chapter 8 The Death of Owasco—Redux ........................................................ 95 John P. Hart v LIST OF FIGURES Figure 2.1. Locations of Carpenter Brook and the villege sites used in this study ............................................... 7 Figure 2.2. The Carpenter Brook deposit during Ritchie’s excavation. ........................................................ 8 Figure 2.3. Reconstructed rims of Carpenter Brook vessels. ............................................................... 9 Figure 2.4. Bear mandible from Carpenter Brook. ........................................................................ 9 Figure 2.5. Clay phallic effigy (probably smoking pipe) from Carpenter Brook. ................................................. 10 Figure 2.6. Changing interpretations of the age of Carpenter Brook. ......................................................... 11 Figure 2.7. Frequency distribution of vessel orifice diameters from Carpenter Brook, Bates, MaxonDerby, and Sackett. 15 Figure 2.8. Frequency distribution of vessel wall thickness values for Carpenter Brook and the villages. 16 Figure 2.9. Scatterplot of vessel diameter vs. wall thickness for Carpenter Brook and the villages, also showing LOWESS smoothing. 17 Figure 2.10. Carpenter Brook sherds with irregular interior surfaces. .......................................................... 18 Figure 2.11. Carpenter Brook sherd with an additional applied layer of clay obscuring the original vessel surface. 18 Figure 2.12. Frequency distribution of decoration height for the Carpenter Brook and village vessels. 20 Figure 2.13. Scatterplot of size (‘height’) vs. complexity (number of bands) of the decoration on the Carpenter Brook and village vessels, also showing LOWESS smoothing. .................................................... 21 Figure 3.1. Location of the Kipp Island site. ............................................................................. 28 Figure 3.2. Plan map of Kipp Island 4 cemetery (Ritchie and Funk 1973:157). ................................................. 29 Figure 3.3. Calibrated 2σ radiocarbon probability distributions for four Kipp Island components plotted against the radiocarbon curve. 33 Figure 4.1. Photograph of projectile points recovered from the Trapps Gap site in Ulster County, New York. 43 Figure 4.2. Map showing the location of the Trapps Gap site and other sites located along the Shawangunk Ridge. 44 Figure 4.3. XRF spectra showing channel counts for lithic artifact (Artifact # 35) recovered from the Trapps Gap site. 45 Figure 4.4. Map showing location of chert sources. ...................................................................... 46 Figure 4.5. Discriminant function analysis results showing five groups identified within the Trapps Gap lithic sample. 47 Figure 5.1. Concentration 23B.1 location in Coxsackie. ................................................................... 62 Figure 5.2. View of the Kalkberg Ridge from the western side of the Greene Business and Technology Park study area. An Indian trail (the Catskill Path) ran northsouth at the base of the ridge. ........................................... 62 Figure 5.3. Concentration 23B.1 excavation plan. ........................................................................ 63 Figure 5.4. Concentration 23B.1, view of excavation block in progress, looking northwest toward Kalkberg Ridge. 64 Figure 5.5. Concentration 23B.1, view of excavation in progress, looking east. ................................................ 64 Figure 5.6. Concentration 23B.1, distributions of total artifact density and brown organic stratum. 64 Figure 5.7. Concentration 23B.1, plan view of archaeological features. ....................................................... 65 Figure 5.8. Concentration 23B.1, detail of inferred shelter area. ............................................................. 65 Figure 5.9. Concentration 23B.1, west profile of Feature 6. ................................................................ 66 Figure 5.10. Concentration 23B.1, stemmed projectile point with base reworked into graver. ....................................... 67 Figure 5.11. Concentration 23B.1, pottery density distribution (right), with feature distribution for comparison (left). 68 Figure 5.12. Concentration 23B.1, fire cracked rock distribution (right), with feature distribution for comparison (left). 69 Figure 5.13. Concentration 23B.1, utilized flake distribution (right), with feature distribution for comparison (left). 70 Figure 5.14. View of corn growing on somewhat poorly drained Kingsbury and Rhinebeck series soil in Coxsackie, August 2010. 71 Figure 6.1. Indian Hill excavation, 1976. ............................................................................... 77 Figure 6.2. Vessel #1. Jacks Reef Corded. ............................................................................. 78 Figure 6.3. Vessel #2. Wickham Corded. ..............................................................................