TY - JOUR
T1 - Estimation of WPA artifact collection bias in the East Village at Angel Mounds
AU - Marshall, Joel Michael
AU - Krus, Anthony Michal
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The East Village is a densely occupied area spanning 5,700 m² on the eastern edge of Angel Mounds. The Works Project Administration (WPA) conducted excavations at the East Village from 1939 through 1942. In 2010, the northern boundary of the WPA East Village excavations was relocated, and artifacts were discovered in the excavation backfill. To estimate artifact collection bias during the WPA excavations at Angel Mounds, a sample of backfill was screened and the number and type of artifacts were identified and recorded. From this analysis, it appears that approximately 80 percent of pottery sherds and flakes discovered during WPA-era excavations at Angel Mounds were collected for curation. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]; Copyright of Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology is the property of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
AB - The East Village is a densely occupied area spanning 5,700 m² on the eastern edge of Angel Mounds. The Works Project Administration (WPA) conducted excavations at the East Village from 1939 through 1942. In 2010, the northern boundary of the WPA East Village excavations was relocated, and artifacts were discovered in the excavation backfill. To estimate artifact collection bias during the WPA excavations at Angel Mounds, a sample of backfill was screened and the number and type of artifacts were identified and recorded. From this analysis, it appears that approximately 80 percent of pottery sherds and flakes discovered during WPA-era excavations at Angel Mounds were collected for curation. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]; Copyright of Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology is the property of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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M3 - Article
SN - 2327-4271
VL - 38
SP - 183
EP - 188
JO - Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology
JF - Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology
IS - 2
ER -