Site identification through artifact collector pit survey : lithic use on Broad Mountain, 2019

Item — Call Number: MU Thesis Fal

Identifier: b7929301

Staff Only

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: 2019

Creator

Falchetta, Jennifer (1983- ) (Author, Person)
Heinrich, Adam (1978- ) (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.

Access to the collection is confined to the Monmouth University Library and is subject to patron policies approved by the Monmouth University Library.

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) : 88 pages ; 8.5 x 11.0 inches (28 cm).

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Introduction [excerpt]

The purpose of this study is to document the upland archaeological sites located on Broad Mountain in Carbon County, Pennsylvania ....

The goal of this project is twofold: first to collect as much information as possible about what sites are present on Broad Mountain that may provide additional information about the occupation of the area during the precontact period; secondly this project will assess the method of finding and documenting small, upland archaeological sites through identifying the locations of unauthorized excavations and informant data instead of traditional pedestrian survey and systematic sub-surface testing. Analysis of the artifacts and archaeological sites located on Broad Mountain demonstrates that by comparing small upland sites with larger regional and local sites inferences about lithic use and settlement/subsistence patterns can be drawn despite limited data.

Partial Contents

Introduction -- Environmental background -- Cultural background -- Reasearch design and methodology -- Sites data -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendix.