Archaeological and Osteological Analysis of Two Burial Sites Along Harlan County Lake, Nebraska: Chronological and Evolutionary Implications

Abstract

IS ABSTRACT (Continue on7 reverie it necessary~ ardidenify 0oi 040ck numoer) "" .Three adult females of various ages and one juvenile are represented in the osteological material recovered from site 25HN118. No absolute dates were calculated for this site.-~ Mortuary practices inferred for site 25HNIIS are compared to those of the Valley and Keith focus of the Plains Woodland tradition. Differences in the amount of grave offerings and the frequencies of certain bone elements are an im 'portant indicator of cultural affiliation. The remains of an individual male were recovered from site 25HN174. This site has been radiocarbon dated at 1600 @jllO years before present. 20. 0isTRi3UTION/AvAILAEILI7Y OF ABSTRACT 21. ABSTRACT, SjcURIT'Y CLASSIFICATION C UNCLASSIFE0AJNLiMITED fY n SAME AS RPT C] DTIC USERS Unclassi fied ZTa. NAMr OF ;?SPONSBLE INDIVIDUAL 22t). TE_ 4N (Inciuae Area Code) 22C. OFFICE SYMBOL Planning-Division. Envir-rimental Res. Rr (Pi6) 426-34.02 1 voan-o CC) Form 1473, JUN 86

Prehistoric and Historic Cultural Resources of Selected Sites at Harlan County Lake, Harlan County, Nebraska: Test Excavations and Determination of Significance for 28 Sites

“…Without a clearly defined feature (e.g., mound, burial pit), diagnostic artifacts and radiocarbon assays, the cultural relationship between 25HN118 and 25HN40 cannot be established. Based upon current data, 25HN118 appears to be culturally associated with the Valley complex (Tibesar et al 1984).…”

“…No feature, such as a mound or burial pit, was discernible. Analyses of mortuary practices of the Plains Woodland period led investigators to suggest 25HN118 was culturally affiliated with the Valley complex (Tibesar et al 1984).…”

Experimental study of bone modification by captive caracal (Caracal caracal); a model for fossil assemblage analysis

“…The greater survival of the atlas and axis could be an artefact, linked to their greater recognisability 256 compared to other vertebral remains (Tibesar et al 1989). Upper postcanine dentition was under 257…”