Journal of Wetland Archaeology 9 (2009): Sunken Village, Sauvie Island, Oregon, USA
Description:
The Journal of Wetland Archaeology is the journal of the Wetland Archaeology Research Project (WARP).The journal covers all fields of wetland archaeology, from methodology to synthesis and theory and all periods and geographic regions are covered. Volume nine is dedicated to the well-preserved wet site of Sunken Village, on the southern end of Sauvie Island, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. Sunken Village is one of only c.250 archaeological sites in the U.S.A. to have been given National Historic Landmark status. The Sunken Village report is set up in six synthetic sections, starting with a general introduction and then going on to look at physical setting; the archaeological investigations; floral and faunal remains; artifacts; and finally a summary of the ecological, artifactual, and functional context of this newly investigated site.
Table of Contents
Introduction
The physical and cultural background
The 2006 and 2007 field seasons at Sunken Village
Ecofacts - plan and animal analyses
Artefact analyses
Assessing the results of the 2006 and 2007 investigations
References