Interpretation of Prepared Clay Surfaces at Dust Cave, Alabama

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lara Homsey ◽  
Sarah Sherwood
Keyword(s):  
Dust Cave

Paleoindian Zooarchaeology in Florida

2019 ◽  
pp. 160-172
Author(s):  
Rochelle A. Marrinan
Keyword(s):  
Dust Cave ◽  
Ground Sloth

This chapter deals with acquiring food, specifically the animal portion of the diet, in the Paleoindian Period. The authors discuss the historical roots of the sub-field in detail. Locations noted in the chapter include Florida’s Alexon Bison site, the Page-Ladson sites, and Alabama’s Dust Cave. For instance, the zooarchaeological reanalysis of the Jefferson’s ground sloth (Ohio), excavated at the same time as the Old Vero site (Florida), shows clear evidence of butchering.

DUST CAVE REVISITED: A BAYESIAN REANALYSIS OF THE RADIOCARBON RECORD

2017 ◽  
Vol 82 (1) ◽  
pp. 168-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
David K. Thulman
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Bayesian Statistics ◽  
Radiocarbon Dating ◽  
Middle Archaic ◽  
Dust Cave ◽  
Cultural Components

The Dust Cave cultural chronology and radiocarbon sequence is one of the most important in southeastern North America. In their initial interpretation, the excavators were unable to separate the dates of the early and later strata in ways that facilitate their use for defining the associated cultural components. Here the sequence is reevaluated using Bayesian statistics, one additional date, and assessment of potential outliers. The results produce a useable sequence of non-overlapping cultural components (within the uncertainties of radiocarbon dating) that will improve our understanding the Paleoindian and Early and Middle Archaic cultural chronology in the Southeast.

Chronology and Stratigraphy at Dust Cave, Alabama

2004 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 533-554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah C. Sherwood ◽  
Boyce N. Driskell ◽  
Asa R. Randall ◽  
Scott C. Meeks
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Organization ◽  
River Valley ◽  
The Holocene ◽  
Tennessee River ◽  
Tennessee River Valley ◽  
Beaver Lake ◽  
Dust Cave ◽  
Cultural Components ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Habitation Site

Dust Cave (1Lu496) is a habitation site in a karstic vestibule in the middle Tennessee River Valley of Northern Alabama. The cave, periodically occupied over 7,000 years, contains well-preserved bone and botanical materials and exhibits microstratigraphy and intact occupation surfaces. The chronostratigraphic framework for Dust Cave is based on 43 14C dates, temporally diagnostic artifacts, and detailed geoarchaeological analysis. In a broad sense, five cultural components are defined and designated: Quad/Beaver Lake/Dalton (10,650–9200 cal B.C.), Early Side-Notched (10,000–9000 cal B.C.), Kirk Stemmed (8200–5800 cal B.C.), Eva/Morrow Mountain (6400 to 4000 cal B.C.), and Benton (4500–3600 cal B.C.). Microstratigraphic and artifact analyses indicate that the primary differences in the deposits over time relate to intensity of activity and spatial organization with regard to changing conditions in the cave, not to the types of activities. Geomorphic transformations influenced the timing of occupation at Dust Cave, especially the initial occupation. The chronostratigraphy provides a framework for assessing the stratigraphic separation of Dalton and Early Side-Notched materials, the shift in technology from blades to bifacial tools, and the context of detailed flora and fauna evidence. These remains provide unique insights into forager adaptations in the Midsouth from the end of the Pleistocene through the first half of the Holocene.

WHAT’S FOR DINNER? INVESTIGATING FOOD-PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES AT DUST CAVE, ALABAMA

2010 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 182-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lara K. Homsey ◽  
Renee B. Walker ◽  
Kandace D. Hollenbach
Keyword(s):  
Food Processing ◽  
Processing Technologies ◽  
Dust Cave
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