At site at the American River in the Sacramento valley (CA-Sac-157) in
California, artifacts within the first 60 centimeters had been jumbled as a
result of ploughing.  I don't know precisely what machinery was used,
however, ag activities occured at the site from circa 1850 through the
1960s.
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From: Susan Piddock <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Saturday, July 01, 2000 9:35 PM
Subject: Movement of artifacts due to ploughing


>Hi
>     Does anyone know of any articles that look at the movement of
>artifacts such as pieces of ceramics and bottle glass in a field that has
>been ploughed with modern farm equipment?
>       The site dates to 1850-1890 and the adjoining field has some
>artifact clusters plus a few scattered pieces and l was wondering how much
>ploughing actually moves objects around.
>                           Thanks
>                              Susan
>Susan Piddock
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