Early British generals faced serious challenges in delivering and storing sufficient provisions for 18 th century British soldiers and colonial militia. This analysis investigates the influence of developed road systems that facilitated delivery of provisions and resulted in distinctive dietary patterning. The comparison of faunal data from forts located on major road systems with frontier garrisons and associated Native American villages like Fort Shirley and Aughwick Old Town, a short-lived (1754-1756) French and Indian War frontier fortification in central Pennsylvania, indicates a significantly reduced reliance on domestic livestock at these more inaccessible locations. These results suggest that road infrastructure heavily influenced military provisioning, encouraged adaptation to frontier living through reliance on wild game, and resulted in varied dietary practices at military installations in eastern North America.

The concentrations of phenanthrene, anthracene, fluoranthene, pyrene, benzo[a]anthracene, chrysene, and hexachlorobenzene (HCB) were measured in spruce needles at 36 sites in eastern Alaska during early spring. Concentrations of each polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) varied by an order of magnitude. Samples taken from near the city of Fairbanks had higher concentrations than samples taken from more rural areas. Anthropogenic activities near Fairbanks are most likely a source of PAHs. Variation in the concentration ratios of isomeric PAHs indicates the relative importance of combustion and petrogenic sources. The relative combustion contribution is largest in coastal samples and smallest near Fairbanks. In contrast, the concentration of HCB varied by only a factor of 2. Lipid content of needles and distance from the coast were the major factors correlated with the concentration of HCB.

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