University of South Carolina Scholar Commons Faculty Publications Anthropology, Department of 2016 Preserving Fields of Conflict: Papers from the 2014 Fields of Conflict Conference and Preservation Workshop Steven D. Smith University of South Carolina - Columbia, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarcommons.sc.edu/anth_facpub Part of the Anthropology Commons Publication Info Published in 2016. Smith, Steven D., ed. Preserving Fields of Conflict: Papers from the 2014 Fields of Conflict Conference and Preservation Workshop. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina--South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2016. http://artsandsciences.sc.edu/sciaa/ © 2016 by University of South Carolina--South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Anthropology, Department of at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Faculty Publications by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. PRESERVING FIELDS OF CONFLICT: PAPERS FROM THE 2014 FIELDS OF CONFLICT CONFERENCE AND PRESERVATION WORKSHOP STEVEN D. SMITH, EDITOR South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology College of Arts and Sciences University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina 1321 Pendleton St. Columbia, SC 29208 PRESERVING FIELDS OF CONFLICT: PAPERS FROM THE 2014 FIELDS OF CONFLICT CONFERENCE AND PRESERVATION WORKSHOP STEVEN D. SMITH, EDITOR South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology Columbia, South Carolina 1321 Pendleton St. Columbia, SC 29208 Funded by: Grant GA2287-13-023 American Battlefield Protection Program Heritage Preservation Services Division National Park Service Washington, DC Southeast Archeological Center, National Park Service Tallahassee, Florida Department of Anthropology University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology College of Arts and Sciences University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 2016 This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of Interior, National Park Service, American Battlefield Protection Program. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Interior. Photo Credits: Unless otherwise noted, all photos and images are owned by the respective authors. ii MANAGEMENT SUMMARY From 12 through 15 March 2014 conflict archeologists and preservationists met in Columbia, South Carolina, to present 54 papers and 14 posters at the 8th Biennial Fields of Conflict Conference. In conjunction with the conference, a workshop was held on the preservation of battlefields across the globe entitled “Call to Action: National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program Battlefield Preservation Workshop.” The 33 papers in this volume are extended abstracts of those papers presented in a popular format. The goal of this volume is to make conflict archeology assessable to the public and raise the awareness of the critical importance of battlefield preservation. iii iv TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword ............................................................................................................................................................. Kristen McMasters ................................................................................................................................. ix Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................................................. xi Introduction to the Volume Steven D. Smith ...................................................................................................................................... 1 From Metal Detecting to a New Museum at Monmouth Battlefield Park: The Story of BRAVO Daniel Silivich ................................................................................................................................... 7 Better Training = Better Battlefield Interpretation: The AMDA and APP Classes Christopher T. Espenshade and Patrick Severts .....................................................................................11 Conservation Through Recognition: Material Culture Research as a Heritage Management Tool for Conflict Sites Natasha Ferguson ..................................................................................................................................17 The Extensive Battlefield of Kalkriese (Varus Battle 9 AD): A Challenge for Archeological Research and Monument Preservation Achim Rost and Susanne Wilbers-Rost ..................................................................................................25 Preserving the Dacian Landscape: Documenting Roman and Dacian Military Fortifications in Romania .............. Jeremy C. Miller ...................................................................................................................................31 Landscape of Conflict in 12th-Century Gwynedd ................................................................................................. Jacqueline Veninger ...............................................................................................................................39 Guns on the Battlefields of Late Medieval Europe: Archeological Evidence for the Origins of Firepower Glenn Foard ...................................................................................................................................47 The Slingstones and Arrows of Unfortunate Outrage: Vazquez De Coronado in the Rio Grande Valley, 1540-1542 Matthew F. Schmader............................................................................................................................51 Rough People in a Rough Situation: Mixton War (1541-1542) and Caxcanes ....................................................... Angélica María Medrano Enríquez .........................................................................................................59 Contemporary Military Concepts as Interpretive Frameworks for Understanding the Conduct of Historical Warfare Nathan H. Ledbetter ..............................................................................................................................65 v Battlefield Protection in Germany and the Lützen Project André Schürger ...................................................................................................................................69 Historical and Archeological Investigations of 1812-1813 Cantonment Saranac, Plattsburgh, New York Timothy Abel ...................................................................................................................................75 Archeology and the Second Battle of Sackets Harbor: Why the Militia Deserves its Due ..................................... Matthew Kirk and Corey D. McQuinn ....................................................................................................79 “I Tremble for the Fate of the Greenbrier People”: Border Conflict in Revolutionary Era West Virginia W. Stephen McBride and Kim A. McBride ..............................................................................................85 Modeling Small Arms Projectile Distribution on 18th and 19th Century Battlefields Garrett W. Silliman and Brandon Batt ...................................................................................................91 A Mnemonic Artifact: A 1777 Cheval De Frise from the Delaware River Battlefield Nicole Wittig and Lawrence Babits ..................................................................................................... 101 Stirring the Hornet’s Nest: Recent Conflict Archeology in Wilkes County, Georgia Daniel T. Elliott ................................................................................................................................ 107 Locating the Lost American Revolutionary Battle of Brier Creek, Georgia Daniel Battle ................................................................................................................................ 113 Revolutionary Savannah or Just Another Ghost Tour? ......................................................................................... Rita Folse Elliott ................................................................................................................................ 119 The Search for Williamson’s Plantation Battlefield Michael C. Scoggins and Steven D. Smith ............................................................................................ 125 A Closer Look at the Battle of Palo Alto: Historic Background Rolando L. Garza ................................................................................................................................ 129 The Archeology of the 1846 Mexican American War Battle of Palo Alto .............................................................. John E. Cornelison, Jr., Rolando L. Garza, Guy L. Prentice, and Michael A. Seibert .............................. 135 Determining Battle Lines: A pXRF Study of the Lead Shot from the Battle of Palo Alto Michael Seibert, John Cornelison, Rolando Garza, Sarah Kovalaskas, and Bruce Kaiser ...................... 143 Skeletal Analysis of Mexican Soldiers from the Battle of Resaca De La Palma Daniel J. Wescott ...............................................................................................................................