Susan:

Michael O'Brien did some experimental work with artifact movements (I think
Lewarch was the co-author) in the early 1980s. . . the monograph was called
"Plowzone Archaeology" and it appeared in a hard-to-find research series out
of Vanderbilt University. . . Sorry, I don't have the exact reference handy.

Hope that helps,

jcb
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----- Original Message -----
From: Susan Piddock <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2000 9:02 AM
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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