Veit, Richard F. (1968- )
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1968-
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
An analysis of petalas blade caches in New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania , 2011
Item — Call number MU Thesis Gra
Identifier: b4175555
Abstract
Caches of argillite bifaces, which are often referred to as petalas blades, have been discovered across much of New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, and other Middle Atlantic states. Some of these discoveries are recent; however, many significant finds were made in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Some of the these caches have been previously analyzed; however, many have not. This study employs Geographic Information Systems and detailed analysis of these blades to better...
Dates:
2011
Found in:
Monmouth University Library Archives
Gunflints : 'a chip off the old block' : an experimental approach to the analysis and interpretation of historic lithic artifacts. , 2019
Item — Call number MU Thesis Bie
Identifier: b7930603
Abstract
The primary objective of this study is to understand how the introduction of European flntlock ignition technology with its associated gunflint manufacture influenced Native American lithic technological traditions. Gunflints are an outstanding tool for interpreting cross-cultural relationships, this is owed to their permanence in the archaeological record along with their consistently fixed chronology. Additionally, gunflint assemblages can be inferred as an indirect indication of...
Dates:
2019
Found in:
Monmouth University Library Archives
Trade and exchange of jasper in Central Maryland and Washington, D.C. during the Early and Middle Woodland , 2015
Item — Call number MU Thesis Kni
Identifier: b7636812
Abstract
Throughout the Paleo, Archaic, and Woodland trade and exchange of exotic or highly knappable materials was present throughout North America. One item of trade significance to the Middle Atlantic is chert, specifically jasper. Jasper is iron-rich, cryptocrystalline rock that is deposited in between limestone and/or sandstone, or it originated within gravel deposits from glacial or tributary movement. Access to jasper as a knappable material was from the quarries that are located in...
Dates:
2015
Found in:
Monmouth University Library Archives