George W Gill
Biographic Data
| ID | 170597 |
|---|---|
| NAME | George W Gill |
| GIVEN NAMES | George W |
| FAMILY NAME | Gill |
| SIGNATURE | GILL G W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Anthropology University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming 82071 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 47 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Cultural Implications of Artificially Modified Human Remains from Northwestern Mexico
Ceramic and other cultural information, human osteological and odonto-metric data, and information from historical, zoological, zooarchaeological and various geological contexts is presently under analysis. Various kinds of information have been presented regarding aesthetics, ritual practice, diffusion and culture change. The sources for dating and/or relative chronological placement of the sites have been: radiocarbon dates, ceramic and artifac…
Race: The Reality of Human Differences
Whynotthe Neandertals
Some workers have suggested that a hypothetical genetic mutation in an African population less than 100,000 years ago led to a cascade of neurological changes in the human brain that culminated in the appearance of modern language. Language then triggered the socioeconomic and cognitive changes we associate with behavioral modernity and Africans, armed with behavioral modernity, then spread out from that continent, out-competing, displacing, exti…
The Sidney Burial: A Middle Plains Archaic Mortuary Site from Western Nebraska
The remains of a Middle Archaic (radiocarbon dated to 2288 - 2466 B. C.) young adult male and an infant of indeterminate sex were discovered eroding from a road cut near Sidney, Nebraska, and excavated. Associated cultural materials included amazonite pendants that suggest trade routes and (along with fragments of a perforated turtle carapace) represent the earliest regional examples of ornamentation in direct association with a burial. The funer…
Microevolution and the Skeletal Traits of a Middle Archaic Burial: Metric and Multivariate Comparison to Paleoindians and Modern Amerindians
Skeletal remains recovered and analyzed from Archaic and Paleoindian periods demonstrate less pronounced Asiatic/Sinodont features that distinguish them from present day Amerindians. This paper describes the metric and nonmetric traits that link a Middle Plains Archaic male (radiocarbon dated to 2220-2500 B. C.), found near Sidney, Nebraska, to Sinodonts, Sundadonts, and Paleoindians. Metrically, the Sidney male differs from Late Prehistoric and …
The Beauty of Race and Races
Challenge on the Frontier: Discerning American Indians from Whites Osteologically
Throughout much of the western region of the United States the traditional metric method for discerning Amerindian skeletal remains from those of Whites or Blacks, that is, the Giles-Elliot discriminant function approach [2], has simply been shown to be ineffective [3,4]. It also seems to fail at correctly identifying the crania of Black males [19]. The region of the West that produces the lowest percentages of correct placement of American India…
The Bridger Gap Burial from Southwestern Wyoming
A Protohistoric burial situated in a sandstone rock crevice in southwestern Wyoming produced skeletal remains of an old-aged female American Indian of unknown tribal affinities. Both osteological and cultural interpretations were possible from the previously undisturbed grave and its contents. The Protohistoric age is suggested by a Carbo-14 date obtained from burial materials and is also consistent with the preserved perishable material recovere…
Electron Microscopy Of Parasite Remains On The Pitchfork Mummy And Posssible Social Implications
Electron microscopy of strands of head hair from an early historic Wyoming mummy reveals evidence for the presence of Pediculus humanus capitis, the human head louse. The Pediculus eggs are found in high density along the strands of hair. In the case of this mummy it would seem that normal grooming activities had decreased for a substantial period of time prior to death. The parasite data serve to corroborate information from associated grave mat…
A Pioneer Burial Near the Historic Bordeaux Trading Post
During archaeological excavations within the perimeter of a small Plains Indian burial ground, near the historic Bordeaux Trading Post, eastern Wyoming, the grave of a White frontiersman was found. The largestatured skeleton shows evidence of multiple gunshot wounds and other pathological conditions, as well as some well-preserved clothing and additional items which provide valuable cultural information. The skeleton contributes to a small but gr…
Caries frequency in deciduous dentitions of protohistoric Easter Islanders
A Late Plains Archaic Burial From Iron Jaw Creek, Southeastern Montana
A flexed, primary burial from the Iron Jaw Wilcox Site, southeastern Montana, produced a well-preserved human skeleton. The site is from the Late Plains Archaic (1790±50 years B.P.) based upon radiocarbon dating, and the skeleton reveals a pattern of physical traits similar to other Northwestern Plains skeletons of the same temporal span and earlier
Additional Comment and Illustrations Relating to the Iron Jaw Skeleton
"Additional Comment and Illustrations Relating to the Iron Jaw Skeleton." Plains Anthropologist, 28(102), pp. 335–336
Human Skeletal Populations Of The Northwestern Plains: A Preliminary Analysis
Preliminary analysis has been completed on samples of American Indian skeletons from three museums in Wyoming, and special collections from Montana, Wyoming, northern Colorado and western Nebraska. All 84 specimens come from burial sites within the Northwestern Plains geographical region, and cover a temporal span of approximately 5,000 years. Fifty-four cranial and postcranial measurements, and 47 morphological observations were recorded for eac…
A Late Prehistoric Bundle Burial From Southern Wyomingc
A Late Prehistoric bundle burial from the Stone Fence Site in south-central Wyoming produced partial skeletal remains of a middle-aged male of Shoshonean biological affinities.A total of 19 bone beads were found in the grave. Both osteological and cultural interpretations were possible from the previously undisturbed grave and its contents
A Plains Woodland Burial from the Badlands of Western Nebraska
Late Plains Woodland burial from a badlands region of western Sioux County, Nebraska produced the nearly complete skeleton of a robust adult male. Burial practices and associated grave goods are typical for the Woodland culture. However, osteological analysis has revealed a pattern of physical characteristics for the human skeleton which shows no real affinity to known Woodland populations to the south and east. Rather, the traits resemble very c…
Manifestations of a Conceptual Artistic Ideal within a Prehistoric Culture
Excavation of 19 prehistoric burial mounds at ten archaeological sites of coastal West Mexico produced 245 human skeletons during the summers of 1968-74. These archaeological sites are situated within a coastal swamp known as the Marismas Nacionales which encompasses parts of southern Sinaloa and northern Nayarit. Seventy-nine of the 245 specimens unearthed possess complete or nearly complete crania. Examination of these skulls in addition to 25 …
The Glendo Skeleton And Its Meaning In Light Of Post-Contact Racial Dynamics In The Great Plains
A protohistoric burial from the Glendo Site in eastern Wyoming produced a nearly complete human skeleton of a young adult female. Osteological analysis of the specimen reveals predominantly Caucasoid physical characteristics. A skeleton exhibiting such an anatomical pattern, and coming from a grave clearly exhibiting Plains.lndian cultural affinities, raises interesting but somewhat difficult questions for interpretation
Two Mummies From The Pitchfork Rock Shelter In Northwestern Wyoming
A protohistoric rock shelter burial from the Pitchfork Site in northwestern Wyoming produced two partially mummified skeletons of young adult male American Indians. Preserved clothing, buffalorobes, trade goods and additional cultural items were present. Equally well preserved is the twisted and braided scalp hair of one mummy, andother bodily tissues sufficiently preserved to reveal forms of cultural modification and ornamentation. Osteological …
Whynotthe Neandertals
Some workers have suggested that a hypothetical genetic mutation in an African population less than 100,000 years ago led to a cascade of neurological changes in the human brain that culminated in the appearance of modern language. Language then triggered the socioeconomic and cognitive changes we associate with behavioral modernity and Africans, armed with behavioral modernity, then spread out from that continent, out-competing, displacing, exti…
Human Skeletal Populations Of The Northwestern Plains: A Preliminary Analysis
Preliminary analysis has been completed on samples of American Indian skeletons from three museums in Wyoming, and special collections from Montana, Wyoming, northern Colorado and western Nebraska. All 84 specimens come from burial sites within the Northwestern Plains geographical region, and cover a temporal span of approximately 5,000 years. Fifty-four cranial and postcranial measurements, and 47 morphological observations were recorded for eac…
The Sidney Burial: A Middle Plains Archaic Mortuary Site from Western Nebraska
The remains of a Middle Archaic (radiocarbon dated to 2288 - 2466 B. C.) young adult male and an infant of indeterminate sex were discovered eroding from a road cut near Sidney, Nebraska, and excavated. Associated cultural materials included amazonite pendants that suggest trade routes and (along with fragments of a perforated turtle carapace) represent the earliest regional examples of ornamentation in direct association with a burial. The funer…
Microevolution and the Skeletal Traits of a Middle Archaic Burial: Metric and Multivariate Comparison to Paleoindians and Modern Amerindians
Skeletal remains recovered and analyzed from Archaic and Paleoindian periods demonstrate less pronounced Asiatic/Sinodont features that distinguish them from present day Amerindians. This paper describes the metric and nonmetric traits that link a Middle Plains Archaic male (radiocarbon dated to 2220-2500 B. C.), found near Sidney, Nebraska, to Sinodonts, Sundadonts, and Paleoindians. Metrically, the Sidney male differs from Late Prehistoric and …
A Plains Woodland Burial from the Badlands of Western Nebraska
Late Plains Woodland burial from a badlands region of western Sioux County, Nebraska produced the nearly complete skeleton of a robust adult male. Burial practices and associated grave goods are typical for the Woodland culture. However, osteological analysis has revealed a pattern of physical characteristics for the human skeleton which shows no real affinity to known Woodland populations to the south and east. Rather, the traits resemble very c…
The Beauty of Race and Races
A Late Plains Archaic Burial From Iron Jaw Creek, Southeastern Montana
A flexed, primary burial from the Iron Jaw Wilcox Site, southeastern Montana, produced a well-preserved human skeleton. The site is from the Late Plains Archaic (1790±50 years B.P.) based upon radiocarbon dating, and the skeleton reveals a pattern of physical traits similar to other Northwestern Plains skeletons of the same temporal span and earlier
A Late Prehistoric Bundle Burial From Southern Wyomingc
A Late Prehistoric bundle burial from the Stone Fence Site in south-central Wyoming produced partial skeletal remains of a middle-aged male of Shoshonean biological affinities.A total of 19 bone beads were found in the grave. Both osteological and cultural interpretations were possible from the previously undisturbed grave and its contents
The Glendo Skeleton And Its Meaning In Light Of Post-Contact Racial Dynamics In The Great Plains
A protohistoric burial from the Glendo Site in eastern Wyoming produced a nearly complete human skeleton of a young adult female. Osteological analysis of the specimen reveals predominantly Caucasoid physical characteristics. A skeleton exhibiting such an anatomical pattern, and coming from a grave clearly exhibiting Plains.lndian cultural affinities, raises interesting but somewhat difficult questions for interpretation
Two Mummies From The Pitchfork Rock Shelter In Northwestern Wyoming
A protohistoric rock shelter burial from the Pitchfork Site in northwestern Wyoming produced two partially mummified skeletons of young adult male American Indians. Preserved clothing, buffalorobes, trade goods and additional cultural items were present. Equally well preserved is the twisted and braided scalp hair of one mummy, andother bodily tissues sufficiently preserved to reveal forms of cultural modification and ornamentation. Osteological …
A Plains Woodland Burial from the Badlands of Western Nebraska
Late Plains Woodland burial from a badlands region of western Sioux County, Nebraska produced the nearly complete skeleton of a robust adult male. Burial practices and associated grave goods are typical for the Woodland culture. However, osteological analysis has revealed a pattern of physical characteristics for the human skeleton which shows no real affinity to known Woodland populations to the south and east. Rather, the traits resemble very c…
Manifestations of a Conceptual Artistic Ideal within a Prehistoric Culture
Excavation of 19 prehistoric burial mounds at ten archaeological sites of coastal West Mexico produced 245 human skeletons during the summers of 1968-74. These archaeological sites are situated within a coastal swamp known as the Marismas Nacionales which encompasses parts of southern Sinaloa and northern Nayarit. Seventy-nine of the 245 specimens unearthed possess complete or nearly complete crania. Examination of these skulls in addition to 25 …
A Late Prehistoric Bundle Burial From Southern Wyomingc
A Late Prehistoric bundle burial from the Stone Fence Site in south-central Wyoming produced partial skeletal remains of a middle-aged male of Shoshonean biological affinities.A total of 19 bone beads were found in the grave. Both osteological and cultural interpretations were possible from the previously undisturbed grave and its contents
Human Skeletal Populations Of The Northwestern Plains: A Preliminary Analysis
Preliminary analysis has been completed on samples of American Indian skeletons from three museums in Wyoming, and special collections from Montana, Wyoming, northern Colorado and western Nebraska. All 84 specimens come from burial sites within the Northwestern Plains geographical region, and cover a temporal span of approximately 5,000 years. Fifty-four cranial and postcranial measurements, and 47 morphological observations were recorded for eac…
Caries frequency in deciduous dentitions of protohistoric Easter Islanders
A Late Plains Archaic Burial From Iron Jaw Creek, Southeastern Montana
A flexed, primary burial from the Iron Jaw Wilcox Site, southeastern Montana, produced a well-preserved human skeleton. The site is from the Late Plains Archaic (1790±50 years B.P.) based upon radiocarbon dating, and the skeleton reveals a pattern of physical traits similar to other Northwestern Plains skeletons of the same temporal span and earlier
Additional Comment and Illustrations Relating to the Iron Jaw Skeleton
"Additional Comment and Illustrations Relating to the Iron Jaw Skeleton." Plains Anthropologist, 28(102), pp. 335–336
A Pioneer Burial Near the Historic Bordeaux Trading Post
During archaeological excavations within the perimeter of a small Plains Indian burial ground, near the historic Bordeaux Trading Post, eastern Wyoming, the grave of a White frontiersman was found. The largestatured skeleton shows evidence of multiple gunshot wounds and other pathological conditions, as well as some well-preserved clothing and additional items which provide valuable cultural information. The skeleton contributes to a small but gr…
Electron Microscopy Of Parasite Remains On The Pitchfork Mummy And Posssible Social Implications
Electron microscopy of strands of head hair from an early historic Wyoming mummy reveals evidence for the presence of Pediculus humanus capitis, the human head louse. The Pediculus eggs are found in high density along the strands of hair. In the case of this mummy it would seem that normal grooming activities had decreased for a substantial period of time prior to death. The parasite data serve to corroborate information from associated grave mat…
The Bridger Gap Burial from Southwestern Wyoming
A Protohistoric burial situated in a sandstone rock crevice in southwestern Wyoming produced skeletal remains of an old-aged female American Indian of unknown tribal affinities. Both osteological and cultural interpretations were possible from the previously undisturbed grave and its contents. The Protohistoric age is suggested by a Carbo-14 date obtained from burial materials and is also consistent with the preserved perishable material recovere…
Challenge on the Frontier: Discerning American Indians from Whites Osteologically
Throughout much of the western region of the United States the traditional metric method for discerning Amerindian skeletal remains from those of Whites or Blacks, that is, the Giles-Elliot discriminant function approach [2], has simply been shown to be ineffective [3,4]. It also seems to fail at correctly identifying the crania of Black males [19]. The region of the West that produces the lowest percentages of correct placement of American India…
The Beauty of Race and Races
The Sidney Burial: A Middle Plains Archaic Mortuary Site from Western Nebraska
The remains of a Middle Archaic (radiocarbon dated to 2288 - 2466 B. C.) young adult male and an infant of indeterminate sex were discovered eroding from a road cut near Sidney, Nebraska, and excavated. Associated cultural materials included amazonite pendants that suggest trade routes and (along with fragments of a perforated turtle carapace) represent the earliest regional examples of ornamentation in direct association with a burial. The funer…
Microevolution and the Skeletal Traits of a Middle Archaic Burial: Metric and Multivariate Comparison to Paleoindians and Modern Amerindians
Skeletal remains recovered and analyzed from Archaic and Paleoindian periods demonstrate less pronounced Asiatic/Sinodont features that distinguish them from present day Amerindians. This paper describes the metric and nonmetric traits that link a Middle Plains Archaic male (radiocarbon dated to 2220-2500 B. C.), found near Sidney, Nebraska, to Sinodonts, Sundadonts, and Paleoindians. Metrically, the Sidney male differs from Late Prehistoric and …
Race: The Reality of Human Differences
Whynotthe Neandertals
Some workers have suggested that a hypothetical genetic mutation in an African population less than 100,000 years ago led to a cascade of neurological changes in the human brain that culminated in the appearance of modern language. Language then triggered the socioeconomic and cognitive changes we associate with behavioral modernity and Africans, armed with behavioral modernity, then spread out from that continent, out-competing, displacing, exti…
Cultural Implications of Artificially Modified Human Remains from Northwestern Mexico
Ceramic and other cultural information, human osteological and odonto-metric data, and information from historical, zoological, zooarchaeological and various geological contexts is presently under analysis. Various kinds of information have been presented regarding aesthetics, ritual practice, diffusion and culture change. The sources for dating and/or relative chronological placement of the sites have been: radiocarbon dates, ceramic and artifac…
Archaeology (15 works) · Geography (14 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (10 works) · History (9 works) · Biology (7 works) · Geology (7 works) · Geology (7 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (7 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (6 works) · Osteology (5 works)