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Site formation processes at Etzanoa
Carey, Vanessa Wallace, Arland Hoppe, Samantha
Carey, Vanessa
Wallace, Arland
Hoppe, Samantha
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2024
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Artifacts,Anthropology,Geoarchaeological flotations
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Carey, V., Wallace, A., & Hoppe, S. Site formation processes at Etzanoa. -- Fyre in STEM Showcase, 2024.
Abstract
Etzanoa, also known as the Cowley County Country Club Site (14CO3), was occupied by the Ancestral Wichita people throughout the Great Bend aspect, also known as the Lower Walnut focus dating approximately 1425-1700 CE. Wichita State University has been excavating a portion of the site with a high density of domestic features, especially storage pits, since 2016. The four baulk walls, labeled N2E3, N3E3, N5E3, and N7E3, were excavated from the surface to approximately 120 centimeters below datum or CMBD (referring to the line drawn to be 0 centimeters from the lowest point of the surface). By observing and analyzing the profiles of each baulk wall, this project intends to identify areas of anthropogenic (human) activity and stratigraphic (environmental) variation. Utilizing geoarchaeological flotations of samples collected from these walls allowed analysts to recover micro-artifacts, such as lithic flakes or charcoal. Through the analysis of these recovered micro-botanical and material remnants, researchers are better able to understand the depositional history of the locale; for example, the highest density of all artifacts was discovered from 10-40 CMBD, showing a high likelihood of human presence in those layers.
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Poster and abstract presented at the FYRE in STEM Showcase, 2024.
Research project completed at the Department of Anthropology.
Research project completed at the Department of Anthropology.
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Wichita State University
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FYRE in STEM 2024