Stone, shell, or steel? A closer look at butchery implements on St. Catherines Island, Georgia, 2014

Item — Call Number: MU Thesis Tri

Identifier: b7526742

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection consists of theses written by students enrolled in the Monmouth University graduate Anthropology program. The holdings are primarily bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of university requirements for the Master of Arts degree.

From the Collection:

During the fall 2022 semester (in instances where the requisite waivers were received from consenting student authors), the Monmouth University Library, together with the University's Graduate School and Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences, began providing open access to select full-text digital versions of current theses and dissertations through links to the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global website in the Library's Online Public Access Catalog. Links to these open access digital publications can also be found in the "External Documents" section under any conforming titles that are listed among the holdings itemized in the collection inventory for this finding aid.

Dates

Creation: 2014

Creator

Triozzi, Nicholas P. (Nicholas Peter) (1988- ) (Author, Person)
González-Tennant, Edward (Thesis advisor, Person)
Veit, Richard F. (1968- ) (Thesis advisor, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Access is by appointment only.

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Collection holdings may not be borrowed through interlibrary loan.

Research appointments are scheduled by the Monmouth University Library Archives Collections Manager (723-923-4526). A minimum of three days advance notice is required to arrange a research appointment for access to the collection.

Patrons must complete a Researcher Registration Form and provide appropriate identification to gain access to the collection holdings. Copies of these documents will be kept on file at the Monmouth University Library.

Extent

1 Items (print book) : 336 pages ; 8.5 x 11.0 inches (28 cm).

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Analysis of cutmarks on archaeologically recovered fauna can indicate what type of blade was used for butchery tasks. Taking this approach to evaluating tool choices in a multiethnic community has been done elsewhere but remains a relatively unexplored topic in the American Southwest. Meanwhile, shell butchery is severely understudied. This study evaluates cutmarks observed on zooarcheological bone collected from the Mission and Pueblo at Santa Catalina de Guale on St. Caherines Island, Ga. Experimental cutmarks made by stone, steel, and shell are compared to zooarchaeological specimens from contact-period contexts. Results show both stone and metal tools were used in significantly different frequencies in secular and non-secular contexts. Indian navigation of Spanish colonial pressures explains the observed heterogeneity in butchery tool choice. Methods employ experimental archaeology, low-powered microscopy, and geographic information system software.

Partial Contents

Acknowledgments -- List of tables -- List of figures -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Contact and conflict on St. Catherines Island -- 3. Methods and Materials -- 4. Shell tools -- 5. Results and analysis -- 6. Interpretation -- 7. Conclusion -- Appendix A -- References -- Biographical sketch.