*January 2017 Archeology E-Gram*



*NPS NEWS*



*NPS Archeologist Tom Lincoln Retires*

Thomas Lincoln, NPS Intermountain Region Assistant Director for Cultural
Resources, retired on January 3, 2017, after more than 38 years of Federal
service. After receiving an MA in Anthropology from the University of
Montana, Lincoln began his career in 1976 as a seasonal employee for the
USFS in Kootenai NF. His next Federal job also was seasonal, with the NPS’s
Midwest Archeological Center in Lincoln, NE. He worked in Glacier NP, Rocky
Mountain NP, Badlands NP, and Big Hole NB, before joining BOR in 1978,
where he was an archeologist for more than 34 years. During that time,
Lincoln was project manager for the Central Arizona Project archeology
program. For 18 years, the CAP archeology project was the largest cultural
resource management program in the U.S. He became the BOR Federal
Preservation Officer in 2002, functioning as the bureau’s policy chief for
historic preservation, cultural resources management, museum property, and
paleontology.



Lincoln was a principle in initiating the South Park Archaeology Project
(SPArP), an independent and volunteer oriented research program with a
mission to inventory and describe the archeology of South Park, Colorado,
especially focusing on Paleo-Indian and pre-Clovis occupations.   Other
career highpoints also include Lincoln’s time as project manager and “best
boy” (lighting, rigging and electrical foreman in the film industry)
for*Helluva
Way to Treat a Soldier*, an award-winning documentary on the looting of
Buffalo Soldier remains at Fort Craig NHS in New Mexico.



Lincoln’s friends and colleagues wish him all the best for his retirement!


Opening of the African Burial Ground National Monument Library and ArchivesOn
December 29, 2016, the African Burial Ground NM opened a research library
and archives.  The event coincided with the 25th anniversary of the burial
ground’s rediscovery in 1991 and fulfilled a commitment to the descendant
community to return the burial grounds archival materials to the site.

The materials include project records from 1935 – 2009 maintained by GSA
prior to the establishment of the national monument.  Records include
textual documents; excavation records; images; and audiovisual, and
electronic records generated by entities that participated in the
rediscovery, documentation and memorialization of the site.  Many of these
records hold particular significance because the human remains and
artifacts were reinterred in 2003 and are no longer available for study.

The celebration commenced with a ribbon cutting ceremony in front of the
research library, followed by an open house and a symposium/panel
discussion.  The panel discussants were Fatimah Jackson, Professor of
Biology and Director, W. Montague Cobb Research Laboratory, Howard
University; Sherrill D. Wilson, Professor of Urban Anthropology, Manhattan
College, Riverdale, NY; and Sharon Wilkins, Manhattan Deputy Borough
Historian and member of the Harlem African Burial Ground Task Force.



*NPS Chesapeake Bay Indigenous Cultural Landscape Research and Outreach
Through 2016*

In 2009, President Obama signed an E.O. recognizing the Chesapeake Bay as a
national treasure and calling on the federal government to restore and
protect the nation’s largest estuary and its watershed.

The E.O. established a Federal Leadership Committee to oversee the
development and coordination of reporting, data management and other
activities by agencies involved in Bay restoration. One outcome of the
Federal Leadership Committee was the NPS Chesapeake Bay Office, including
an Indigenous Cultural Landscape (ICL) team. The ICL team has coordinated
projects to articulate an indigenous perspective of the Chesapeake
landscapes and communicate this perspective to varying communities.



*Presentations*

The ICL team has made presentations at the DOI Museum, the Virginia Land
Conservation Conference, the NPS Scaling Up Webinar, theCaptain John Smith
Chesapeake NHT *Advisory Council*, and a Virginia Outdoors Plan Regional
meeting.



Deanna Beacham will chair an ICL panel presentation, *Indigenous Cultural
Landscapes: From Concept to Research, Results, Rewards, and the Future*, at
the 2017 George Wright Society Conference, April 2-7, 2017, in Norfolk,
Virginia.



*Publications*

The Rappahannock Tribe ICL report, *Defining the Rappahannock Cultural
Landscape,* was released in December 2016. The February 2016 ICL priorities
report indicates that the York River (including the Mattaponi and Pamunkey
rivers) and the James River (including the Nansemond and Chickahominy
rivers) are likely candidates for future research.  ICL staff have
submitted an article on the ICL program to the George Wright Forum for
publication in the spring 2017 issue. Joe McCauley, Chesapeake Conservancy,
published an article about ICL on the Living Landscape Observer’s blog at
http://livinglandscapeobserver.net/rappahannock-retracing-their-past/.



*Outreach*

The ICL team members keep a list of anecdotal reports of similar research
or programs; currently, there is no formal way to track this information.
Help their efforts by reporting other ICL research, particularly projects
using the ICL methodology. The team seeks information about presentations,
articles, or other outreach on the concept.



The Department of the Interior presentation is archived at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r8lYx8bzBs .

The Stewardship YouTube channel can be accessed at https://www.youtube.com/
channel/UCq20uo78CZgRS4irDsM5gtA .

The Scaling Up Webinar is on the NPS Stewardship Institute YouTube channel
at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn5PxP_whUU .

*Defining the Rappahannock Cultural Landscape* is temporarily available at
a google drive link at https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_
DUAVEvRNpvZjhfYXVTSWtfOEU/view.

To learn more about Chesapeake indigenous cultural landscapes, go to
https://www.nps.gov/chba/learn/news/indigenous-cultural-landscapes.htm



*Contact:* Deanna Beacham, NPS American Indian Consultant, Chesapeake
Conservancy


*President Obama designates National Monuments with Antiquities Act*
President Obama has used the Antiquities Act to establish Bears Ears
National Monument in southeastern Utah, against the wishes of the state's
governor and congressional delegation, but with the support of
environmental groups and Native American tribes. The president also
designated Gold Butte NM in Nevada, saying that the monuments will protect
some of the country's "most important cultural treasures, including
abundant rock art, archaeological sites, and lands considered sacred by
Native American tribes." The proclamation gives tribal access to the land,
and some hunting, fishing and grazing. The monument designation would not
block existing mineral or oil and gas rights on Bears Ears.


*Court Rules in Favor of National Park Service in Wilderness Cultural
Resources Case*
The Western Washington District Court, 9th Circuit, has ruled in favor of
the NPS in Wilderness Watch v. Creachbaum. Wilderness Watch alleged that
the NPS had violated the Administrative Procedure Act by improperly
interpreting the Wilderness Act. Between 2011 and 2015 Olympic NP had
carried out maintenance on five historic structures in the Olympic
Wilderness. The Court found in NPS' favor on all of the claims and upheld
the park's decision to maintain all five structures. This ruling has
implications for maintenance of archeological sites in wilderness areas,
especially in the 9th Circuit.



The Court defers to a Federal agency’s interpretation if there is ambiguity
in the law in question. The Court found that Sections 1131 and 1133 of the
Wilderness Act created an ambiguity and that NPS interpretation of the
Wilderness Act (that historical preservation furthers a goal of the Act and
that historic preservation work in wilderness could be performed consistent
with the Act) was entitled to deference. The Court concluded that the NPS
interpretation of the Wilderness Act was reasonable.



The Court noted that “This case has implications greater than a record
review typically suggests, as it will influence the Park Service’
management of wilderness areas.”  It agreed with the NPS interpretation of
“historical use” as including cultural as well as natural resources.  It
also acknowledged the NPS position that “the Wilderness Act does not
mandate the decay and eventual destruction of all historic structures in
wilderness, nor does the NHPA require their preservation. “



To read the full decision, go to http://law.justia.com/cases/
federal/district-courts/washington/wawdce/3:2015cv05771/222780/55/



*By Karen Mudar*



*National Park Service** Releases **Cultural Resources Climate Change
Strategy*

The NPS has released the *Cultural Resources Climate Change Strategy* (CRCC
Strategy). The CRCC Strategy sets out the broad scope of cultural resources
in relation to climate change and identifies major directions of action in
cultural resources and climate change for the NPS. These directions in turn
will help shape and support collaboration with cultural resource and
climate change partners both nationally and internationally. The CRCC
Strategy is designed as a companion document to the NPS Climate Change
Response Strategy (CCRS) released in 2010, and expands on topics introduced
in the 2014 Director's Policy Memo, Climate Change and Stewardship of
Cultural Resources.

The CRCC Strategy is available online at https://www.nps.gov/subjects/
climatechange/culturalresourcesstrategy.htm.



*Contact:* Marcy Rockman, Climate Change Adaptation Coordinator for
Cultural Resources, (202) 354-2105; or Kirk Cordell, Deputy Associate
Director for Science, Technology & Training and Executive Director,
National Center for Preservation Technology & Training, (318) 356-7444.



*Four Archeology Sites Among New National Historic Landmarks*

On January 11, 2017, DOI Secretary Sally Jewell announced the designation
of 24 new National Historic Landmarks (NHLs), including 4 archeological
sites.


The *Kimball Village Site*, Plymouth County, Iowa, is an exceptionally
well-preserved, circa CE 1100-1250, Plains Village site. It embodies
distinctive characteristics of early indigenous farmers, settlements, and
material culture that typify early Plains Village sites. This was a
transformative chapter in North American mid-continental history, when
people switched from hunting and gathering and small-scale crop production
to a nucleated sedentary lifestyle based on intensive maize horticulture
and compact villages of substantive timber lodges.


The *Biesterfeldt Site*, Ransom County, North Dakota, is an earth lodge
village site occupied by the Cheyenne Indians ca. 1724-1780. As the only
known representative of that brief period in their history during which
they pursued a horticultural way of life, the site has potential to yield
critical information on history of that tribe and various neighboring
tribes. Biesterfeldt also has the potential to inform us about the
development of Plains Indian culture during a period of intense and
dramatic change.


*Walrus Islands Archeological District* near Togiak, Alaska, is one of the
few remaining places with evidence of human occupation of the Bering Sea
continental shelf when sea levels were substantially lower than at present.
At least 6,000 years ago, the earliest inhabitants of Round Island, one of
seven islands in the district, were marine-adapted and practiced more
generalized settlement and subsistence patterns, including hunting walrus
on the beaches, than previously recognized by Alaska researchers.


*48GO305*, Goshen County, Wyoming, commonly known as “Hell Gap Site,”
contains evidence of repeated occupations by nine Paleoindian cultural
complexes in well-stratified deposits. To date, no other excavated
Paleoindian site in North America contains a record that includes all of
the cultural complexes known on the Plains spanning from between 13,000 and
8,500 years ago. Since its discovery and initial investigation, 48GO305 has
been associated with cutting edge research in Paleoindian archeology.


The National Historic Landmarks Program recognizes historic properties of
exceptional value to the nation and promotes the preservation efforts of
federal, state, and local agencies and Native American tribes, as well as
those of private organizations and individuals. The program is one of more
than a dozen administered by the NPS that provide states and local
communities technical assistance, recognition and funding to help preserve
our nation's shared history and create close-to-home recreation
opportunities.


To read the complete nominations or to learn more about the National
Landmarks Program, go to https://www.nps.gov/nhl/


*From story by **Thomas Crosson*


*FEDERAL NEWS*



*Bureau of Land Management to Cut Solar Energy Program to Protect Cultural
Resources*

The BLM is looking to eliminate a solar development zone in southern
Colorado. The agency has proposed eliminating the 3,822-acre Four-Mile East
Solar Energy Zone due to conflicts with cultural and natural resources in
an area 13 miles east of Alamosa, Colorado. The four solar energy zones in
the San Luis Valley were created in 2012 as a way to streamline the review
process for solar proposals. No solar plants have yet been built in the
solar zones. The agency received input from six Native American tribes with
historical ties to the Four-Mile East zone.



*Bureau of Land Management Sells Oil Leases in Chaco Region for $3 Million
Despite Protests*

BLM has auctioned oil and gas drilling rights in northwest New Mexico
despite protests from Native Americans and environmentalists. The rights
for drilling on 843 acres sold for $3 million on January 25, 2017. The sale
of the parcels had been postponed on three occasions since 2012. The
parcels are all outside of a 10-mile buffer that has been established
around the park. The agency will not release the parcels to the winning
bidders until several protests filed in connection with the sale are
resolved. Critics contend the parcels are too close to Chaco Culture NHP
and that development in an expansive stretch they refer to as “the greater
Chaco area” could damage cultural resources.



*The Federal Archeologist’s Bookshelf*

*Landscape Scale Archeological Resource Management*

*(So many important articles and documents about managing archeological
resources on a landscape scale have become available recently that the FAB
is focused on a topic this month, instead of a single publication.)*



*In 2013, Secretary of the Interior Jewell distributed Order No. 3330
– **Improving
Mitigation Policies and Practices of the Department of the Interior**. The
purpose of the Order was to “establish a Department-wide mitigation
strategy that will ensure consistency and efficiency in the review and
permitting of infrastructure development projects and in conserving our
Nation’s valuable natural and cultural resources.” Section 4 directed the
Energy and Climate Change Task Force to develop a strategy to “strengthen
mitigation practices so as to effectively offset impacts of large
development projects…through the use of landscape-level planning…”*



*A Strategy for improving the mitigation Policies and Practices of the
Department of the Interior **(2014) *outlines key principles and actions
needed to successfully shift from a reactive, project-by-project approach
to more predictable and effective management of lands and resources.* Many
natural resource programs already employ a landscape level approach that
includes digital data in GIS layers for management of individual resources.*



*The cultural resources section of the strategy, **A Landscape-Scale
Approach to Managing Cultural Resources and Mitigating Adverse Effects on
Historic Properties **(released separately in 2016), identifies points of
intersection with current NHPA Section 106 and 110 practices. Suitably
detailed and complete data in a digital format, (and, in the absence of
suitable information, predictive modeling) are all essential for
integrating historic preservation concerns early in the planning process
and on par with natural resources.*



*During development of the strategy cultural resources section, DOI Federal
Preservation Officers requested that the Society for American Archaeology
develop professional community position statements on four topics relevant
to landscape level management of archeological resources. Reports on three
of the four topics – archeological site equivalency; durability of survey
data; and role of predictive modeling in landscape-level planning – were
repurposed as articles in a special, open-access volume of **Advances in
Archaeological Practice.** (Findings on the fourth research topic,
terminology, contributed to common terms of art across the articles.) **Taken
together, these articles provide context, historical background, and
examples to better understand and operationalize the DOI guidance.*



*Archaeological Survey Data, Quality, Durability, and Use in the United
States** focusses on understanding the assets and limits of present survey
data and discusses ways to improve data collection and use. The authors
identify the shift from paper to digital survey records systems as a major
challenge for full participation in landscape-level planning. More
powerful, widely used, accurate and standardized digital data is needed for
management and research, especially for predictive modeling that is an
important component of landscape-level management.*



*Incorporating Archaeological Resources in Landscape-Level Planning and
Management **explores the ways that archeological data can inform early
stages of regional planning for management and for projects. Authors stress
that digital data is essential for articulation with natural resource
planners, who customarily rely on GIS-based analyses.*



*Values-Based Management of Archaeological Resources at a Landscape
Scale** points
out that it is not possible to easily assess cultural resources across
large landscapes on the site-by-site basis outlined by the NHPA processes.
The authors provide useful examples of ways that CRM projects developed
algorithms to partition survey data into several different classes for
planning purposes. They emphasize that the algorithms formalize informal
decision-trees that knowledgeable archeologists use to make
recommendations, and that the algorithms will be specific to each project
and data characteristics.*



*The utility and necessity of landscape-level regional planning has been
demonstrated through a number of CRM projects, including the BLM Permian
Basin Project and the Dolores Project. The Village Ecosystem Dynamics
Project (VEP) that has successfully used survey data from a variety of
sources to model population growth and migration in the Southwest is an
excellent illustration of the need for standardized and complete survey
data in a digital format. Another good example is the joint BOEM-NOAA **A
Guidance Document for Characterizing Tribal Cultural Landscapes** (2015).
This study used a landscape-scale approach to develop methodology and
guidance for working with tribes to identify locations of tribal
significance. The agencies worked with three tribes in California and
Oregon to develop best practices for respectful exchange of information
organized as GIS layers to protect sites and areas.*



*To read the documents referenced here:*

*Secretary’s Order
3330: https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/migrated/news/upload/Secretarial-Order-Mitigation.pdf
<https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/migrated/news/upload/Secretarial-Order-Mitigation.pdf>*



*A Strategy for improving the mitigation Policies and Practices of the
Department of the
Interior: https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/migrated/news/upload/Mitigation-Report-to-the-Secretary_FINAL_04_08_14.pdf
<https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/migrated/news/upload/Mitigation-Report-to-the-Secretary_FINAL_04_08_14.pdf>*



*A Landscape-Scale Approach to Managing Cultural Resources and Mitigating
Adverse Effects on Historic Properties **available from Dan
Odess,[log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>*



*Advances in Archaeological Practice:*

*Archaeological Survey Data, Quality, Durability, and Use in the United
States*

*Incorporating Archaeological Resources in Landscape-Level Planning and
Management*

*Values-Based Management of Archaeological Resources at a Landscape Scale*

*http://saa.publisher.ingentaconnect.com/content/saa/aap/2016/00000004/00000002
<http://saa.publisher.ingentaconnect.com/content/saa/aap/2016/00000004/00000002>*



*A Guidance Document for Characterizing Tribal Cultural Landscapes*

*https://www.boem.gov/2015-047/ <https://www.boem.gov/2015-047/>*



*by Karen Mudar*



*GRANTS AND TRAINING*


*Online Training for American Indian Sacred Sites Now Available*

A comprehensive online training module for federal employees and
contractors about the importance of protecting and accommodating access for
Native American tribes to places of sacred significance was finalized in
Fall 2016 with assistance from DOJ National Indian Country Training
Initiative, and is now available on line.

The video is a product of an MOU signed by the Departments of Defense,
Interior, Agriculture, Energy, and the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation (ACHP) to improve the protection of and Indian access to
sacred sites through interagency coordination and collaboration.  To date,
the MOU working group has completed: 1) a policy review of all
relevant/applicable laws, regulations and policies; 2) an information paper
for stakeholders outside the Federal government explaining the subject
matter, the MOU and directing where to find further information; 3) A
policy statement on confidentiality explaining the cultural significance of
protecting knowledge and location of these sites from non-tribal members.
The MOU has been extended through December 31, 2024.



To view the training, go to https://www.justice.gov/
tribal/video/sacred-sites-training-video


*NAGPRA Grants Now Available for FY17*
The National NAGPRA Program is currently accepting applications for their
Consultation/Documentation and Repatriation grant programs. Access more
information and the applications through the NAGPRA Grants website:
https://www.nps.gov/nagpra/GRANTS/INDEX.HTM. Deadlines to apply are March
9, 2017 for Consultation/Documentation grants and June 1, 2017 for
Repatriation grants.

*Contact: *Sarah Glass, Notice and Grant Coordinator, National NAGPRA
Program, 202.354.1479

*National Park Service 2017 Archeological Prospection Workshop*

The NPS will offer a workshop on archeological prospection techniques. C*urrent
Archeological Prospection Advances for Non-destructive Investigations of
the Pea Ridge Civil War Battlefield *will be held May 15--19, 2017, at the
Pea Ridge NMP, Benton County, Arkansas.  This will be the twenty-seventh
year of the workshop dedicated to the use of geophysical, aerial
photography, and other remote sensing methods as they apply to the
identification, evaluation, conservation, and protection of archeological
resources.



The workshop will present lectures on operation, methodology, processing,
and interpretation with hands-on use of the equipment in the field. The
lectures will be at a meeting room in Rogers, Arkansas.  The field
exercises will take place at the Pea Ridge NMP.  The park commemorates the
March 7-8, 1862, Civil War battle between Federal and Confederate troops in
northwestern Arkansas.



Co-sponsors for the workshop include the NPS Midwest Archeological Center,
Pea Ridge NMP, National Center for Preservation Technology and Training,
and Arkansas Archaeological Survey.  The cost is $475.00.  Lodging will be
in Roger, Arkansas, at a motel to be determined.



*Contact:* Steven L. DeVore, Archeologist, NPS Midwest Archeological
Center, Federal Building, Room 474, 100 Centennial Mall North, Lincoln,
Nebraska 68508-3873: tel: (402) 437-5392, ext. 141; fax: (402) 437-5098;
email: [log in to unmask] Application forms are available at
http://www.nps.gov/mwac/



*National Center for Preservation Technology and Training Offering
Internships*

Ten-week summer internships at NCPTT provide students and recent graduates
an opportunity to undertake laboratory or field research in archeology,
architecture, engineering, collections management, historic landscapes, and
materials science. Interns are short-term employees of Northwestern State
University. Compensation is based on experience, including academic
experience.  Applicants are encouraged to contact NCPTT, program chiefs to
discuss potential research projects.



Applications will be accepted through March 17, 2017; positions will be
announced in April, 2017.

For more information and to apply go to

https://www.ncptt.nps.gov/aboutus/intern/?utm_source=+
Corrections%3A+Notes+December+2016&utm_campaign=Jan+18+
Newsletter&utm_medium=email



*Contact:* Tadd Britt


*Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory Offers Workshop*

Back by popular demand, the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory
(MAC Lab) located at Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum is hosting a
repeat session of its two-day workshop on May 11-12, 2017. The workshop
focuses on artifact identification, collections management strategies, and
field conservation strategies for archeologists. The workshop is open to
any practicing archeology professionals and graduate students. Because
of limited
space and hands-on activities, each session is limited to 10 participants.
Cost: $120 per participant.

Sessions
*Glass*: Mara Kaktins – George Washington’s Ferry Farm
This session will provide participants with basic skills to identify and
date colonial and post-colonial bottle glass, with some time spent on table
glass. The workshop will include plenty of time for
discussion, questions and hands-on experience with the lab’s type
collections.

*Projectile Points*: Ed Chaney, Deputy Director, MAC Lab
This session will provide basic identification, a sorting activity, hands-on
stone tool making, and possibly stone/mineral identification in the park’s
reconstructed Native American village.

*Collections Management*:  Rebecca Morehouse, Curator of State Collections and
Sara Rivers Cofield, Curator of Federal Collections – MAC Lab
This session will focus on collection management best practices for cultural
resource management archeologists and museum professionals witharcheological
collections.

*Conservation for Archeologists*:  Nichole Doub, Head Conservator, MAC Lab
This session will assist archeologists with conservation of various
material types during excavation, including oxygen-free packing techniques.
Participants will also be able to x-ray a sample of their
personal/institutional collections (the object(s) must fit on an 8x14 inch
film), and explore the information that is revealed.

*Contact:* Patricia Samford at [log in to unmask] or call
410-586-8551.


*Gloria King Research Fellowship in Archaeology - Application Deadline
Extended*

The deadline for the Gloria King Research Fellowship in Archaeology has
been extended until March 1, 2017. The Maryland Archaeological Conservation
(MAC) Laboratory is accepting applications for the fifth year of the
fellowship. The MAC Lab is an archaeological research, conservation, and
curation facility located at Jefferson Patterson Park &Museum, the Maryland
State Museum of Archaeology. The MAC Lab is a clearinghouse for
archeological collections recovered from land-based and underwater projects
throughout Maryland and is currently home to 8 million artifacts
representing over 12,000 years of human occupation. All collections are
available for research, education, and exhibit purposes to students,
scholars, museum curators, and educators. The purpose of the fellowship is
to encourage research in the collections.



Students, academics, or professionals (employees of the Maryland Historical
Trust and St. Mary’s College of Maryland are not eligible) may research any
subject in Maryland archaeology and must use collections at the MAC Lab.
Application includes a 1000 word proposal outlining the problem and the
collections in the MAC Lab to be used to address the problem, a curriculum
vita, and a letter of recommendation. Applicants are encouraged to contact
the lab during proposal preparation to ensure that the lab has appropriate
collections. The stipend is $500 a week, with a minimum two week stay and
maximum 5 week stay.

*Contact:* Patricia Samford at [log in to unmask]


*SLIGHTLY OFF TOPIC **Archaeologies of Hair: The Head and its Grooming in
Ancient and Contemporary Societies*
Edited by Steven P. Ashby

This collection of short articles represents an original attempt to bring
together scholarship that is usually divided along lines of specialization
in time, place, method, or discipline. The shared focus of its
contributions is on *hair*: more than an infrequently preserved element of
human remains, but a widespread (and arguably cross-cultural) symbol of
power, of fertility, of identity and the self. Moreover, its care and
treatment using various forms of material culture, and its artistic
representation in diverse media, offer a unique opportunity to examine the
interface between the body and material culture.



Where exceptional taphonomic conditions facilitate the preservation of hair
and associated organic material, the result is some of the richest
assemblages of human remains and associated material culture in the
archaeological record. In contrast, 'everyday' objects associated with
haircare are among the most taphonomically robust, frequently encountered
and recognizable personal items known to archeologists, and provide us with
insight into the making of personal and bodily identities, even in the
absence of human remains themselves.



When studied in an interdisciplinary framework, the interpretative
potential of this material is clear, but such work has been rare. This
collection aims to set a new agenda for cross-disciplinary research focused
on the nexus of human and artefactual remains, by highlighting the rich and
diverse potential of this material when studied through archaeological,
biochemical, artistic, historical, sociological and anthropological lenses.



Surprisingly, Janet Stephens, the “hairdressing archeologist” was not
included in this collection!



To read the original articles, go to

http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue42/6/index.html



To read more about Janet Stephens, go to “Slightly Off Topic” in the
December 2013 E-Gram at https://www.nps.gov/archeology/pubs/egrams/1312.pdf



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