An Intrasite Analysis of Agricultural Economy at Early Islamic Caesarea Maritima, Israel

The archaeological site of Caesarea Maritima in modern-day Israel was an important coastal town in the Early Islamic period (c. 636–1100 CE). In this article, I analyze 15 samples of carbonized wood and non-wood macrobotanical remains recovered from two residential neighborhoods to investigate the production and consumption of agricultural plant products. The identified crop and wood taxa are typical for the Mediterranean coast. Wild seeds point to crop cultivation in the vicinity of the site. Plant remains were collected from discrete contexts and are interpreted with associated features and artifacts, revealing cereal processing debris across a series of rooms in a former warehouse. Such a socioeconomic shift in this building, from a storage area to a crop processing space, is detectable by combining this intrasite analysis with the diachronic research previously conducted at the site.

Refuse Disposal and Military Behavior at Fort Meigs, a War of 1812 Military Site in Northern Ohio: An Intrasite Analysis

Schiffer (1972, 1976) and South (1977) have discussed the interpretative implications of various types of cultural refuse which are created during the occupation and abandonment of a site. Excavation at Fort Meigs has allowed the investigation of refuse disposal practices associated with the occupation of the main fortified camp and a smaller supply fort which was built within the larger fort after its deactivation. The material record at Fort Meigs is quantified and compared against South's Frontier and Carolina Artifact patterns and the Brunswick Pattern of Refuse Disposal. An attempt is made to show how the various types of discard, loss, and abandonment activities condition the archaeological record and influence South's artifact and disposal patterns.